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MONDAY, JULY 25, 1988
- JUNIOR GOLF ACES TEE OFF:
J ohn David Is ~ Top Favorite In State Play
Match Action in Tourney at West Lafayette to Open Wednesday.
“U'imes Special LAFAYETTE, Ind. July 25.—A record field of 132 entries were to . tee off today in the 18-hole qualify- * ing round of the Indiana Junior golf tournament at the West Lafayette Country Club course here. The . qualifying Sompel Vien will continue through tomorrow, the 32 low scorers then being paired for
- match play which begins Wednes-
day and ends in the championship :
finals on Friday.
In a pro-junior contest yesterday the team of Harry Allspaw, West Lafayette Country Club pro; Harold Brewer, West Lafayette, former state junior champion; John David, Indianapolis, of the Purdue golf team, and Bob Stafford of Crawfordsville won top honors in a field of 21 teams. :
Favorites Listed
The favored contender for the title won last year by Dick McCreary of Indianapolis: is John David. ‘The long-driving David is familiar ‘with the tournament course, having played on it many times this year. McCreary, now
"over 21 years old, is not eligible to
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compete this season. Others expected to survive early elimination matches includé Sam Bohlin of Michigan City, state high school champion; Dale Morey of Martinsville, former state high school titleholder and now a Butler student, and Steve Rose of Terre Haute, McCreary’s runner-up in last year’s finals. Accurate shooting, rather than long-distance clouting, will be exacted 0 of juni oping to crack the
Softball
Louie’s Markets defeated the Goldsmith Secos, 6 to 3, at Broad Ripple Stadium when J. Ryan pitched two-hit ball for the winners.
The Douglas Theater team defeated the M. U. B. C. team, 12 to 0, behind the no-hit pitching of Gene Simmons. James Beck led the winners at bat with a home run. Teams |- wanting games write Frank Carr, 1547 Massachusetts Ave.
The R. C. Colas would like to schedule games with city teams for Sunday mornings. The Colas have a diamond. Night games are wanted with out-of+stown teams. The Colas have a record of 10 victories and one defeat: rite Earl Stevens, 1438 N. Senate Ave., or call Lincoln 2101.
Standing in the Sportsman’s Store Sunday School Softball League:
En lewood Christian ....s.. Lady of Lourdes Fietsher
] olay Favre pirat Retormed Brookside U.
Bush-Feezle Leagues
Schedule for the Sunday School Softball League games at 5:30 p. m. today:
ixedo Baptist vs. Trinity M. E. at Willar
Wo ruft Presbyterian vs. Emerson Baptist at Brookside 2 Schedule in the Downtown Merchants League at Softball Stadium tonight: Geolke J. Marott vs. Crescent Paper, at
H Pr Wasson vs. Kiefer-Stewart, at 8
Vonnegut Hardware vs. L. 8. Ayres, 9 pom Cook’s Goldblumes pounded three | Anderson Forse Equipment pitchers for 14 hits and a 18-to-3 victory in a State League game at Softball Stadium last night. ' Bud Coffin, Cook pitcher, allowed ithe visitors four hits and struck out 15. He also led the attack of his team with three hits. Two triples by Newt Briner aided the winners who play Newcastle at Newcastle tomorrow night.
7 Em-Roe Leagues Schedule for Monday Night Church League games tonight at
Stout Stadium: Second Friends vs. Salvation Army, at 7
® st. ‘George vs. West View Baptist, at 8 p. Calvary Baptist vs. Olive Branch, at 9 p.
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Results of games played at Forest Park, Noblesville, yesterday: Indianapolis Water Co., T; Walnut
Tink Heit, 14; Noblesville Woodmen, 0. Westfield, 9: ‘Garfield Christian, 8. he Em-Roe State Softball Girls tournament will be held at Forest Park, Noblesville, Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 20 and 21. All teams wishing to enter must mail their list of 15 players and entry fee of $3 to Everett Babb, Em-Roe Sporting Goods Co., 209 W. Washington St., by Aug. 1. The New Era team of Anderson, Hoosier Athletic Club and P. R. Mallory teams of Indianapolis have entered.
The Noble Pharmacy team, for-
merly O. Riggs Markets, won by forfeit from Mt. Jackson Tire & Battery’'s team yesterday. In the afternoon the Pharmacy team defeated Louie’s Markets, 6 to 1, with Brickens pitching one-hit ball. For games Friday evenings or Sundays with the Noble Pharmacy, call RI0519 and ask for Doc. 2
Baseball
The Indianapolis A. B. C's lost a double-header to the Birmin Black Barons, 5 to 2, 5 to 1, at Perry Stadium yesterday afternoon in American Negro League games. Owen, Baron centerfielder, hit a the first inning and the visitors added three more in the last markers to
_break the tie which the A. B. C.s)
effected in the eighth of the opener. Whadley led the Barons in a four-run third frame in the nightcap.
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Shoots Way to Title
Reed Annexes | City Amateur | ~ Links Honors
Beats Pollak by Big Margin In Match Marred by Injury to Fan.
"Bill Reed Jr. of Highland today was city amateur golf champion after defeating Mike Pollak, 7 and 6, yesterday in the finals, over a scheduled 36 holes route. Young Pollak’s game was upset at the
shot struck and injured Leo Fraim,
| a spectator.
At the time of fe mishap Pollak was three down and his control was so shattered that he lost the next four holes and any possibility of rallying” to defeat Reed. Another spectator narrowly missed being hit gt the seventh tee by Pollak’s backswinging club. Reed had won the 1934 and 1936
: : | public links titles and this year’s E | victory is his first since the event
Bill Reed Jr. of Highland added to his long list of laurels by winning the city amateur golf title yesterday.
Mike Pollak was the loser
end. A. C. Gould was second with
GOLFING
R. FP. B. PECK carded a 90-30—60 to win the Empire Life Insurance trophy in the club handicap tournament at Hillcrest over the week-
a 96-30—66, and Dr. Paul Blakeslee,
Snead Takes Chicago Open.
Guldahl Rallies but Loses: By One-Stroke Margin.
CHICAGO, July 25 (U. P.).— Sammy Snead, West Virginia professional and leading money winner of the 1938 golf campaign, is
t. | the new Chicago Open golf cham-
pion. He has shown the way to beat
0 | nerveless Ralph Guldahl at medal
play. Snead blazed into the lead of the $5,000 Open with a record 64 the first day and even Guldahl’s
magnificent comeback in the final round at Olympia Fields yesterday couldn’t shake him from it. Snead’s 54-hole total of 207, only | one better than Gulahl’s, increased | his earnings by $1.5 Guldahl rallied as he had in winning the last two U. S. Open titles and the last three Western Opens. With a 72 on his opening round, he fired back with two 68's yesterday and might have overtaken Snead if the route had gone the originally scheduled 72 holes. A severe storm washed away all firdt round scores Friday. Snead put together rounds of 64, 73 and 70. Guldahl’s were 72, 68 and 68. Five strokes back of Snead in third place was Dick Metz of Chicago.
low amateur. He placed fifth with 70, 73, 71 for 214.
Mike Jacobs Plans Heavy Eliminations
NEW YORK, July 25 (U. P)— Promoter Mike Jacobs announced plans today for a heavyweight boxing tournament from October to April to find the best possible challenger for a June title chance at Joe Louis. Jacobs said that Louis wanted a fight in September, and he expected to complete arrangements for it this week. He said Maxie Baer was a “likely” opponent, but that this match would not be made until he had talked to Louis’ managers.
CALAGRON WINS IN JUNGLE PARK RACE
ROCKVILLE, July 25 (U. P.).— Mike © Calagron of Hammond rocketed to victory in the 200-lap stock car sweepstakes at Jungle Park here yesterday, two laps in front of Chet Russell of Dayton, O. John Van Hoten of Huntington took third, Ed Cottrell of Crown Point fourth and Speed Robbins of South Bend fifth.
COAST PILOT SETS NEW TRACK -RECORD
HAMMOND, July 25 (U. P.)—A new track record of 16 minutes and 36 seconds was established at the local speedway yesterday by Johnny McDowell, Los Angeles, race driver, who won the 25-mile feature event. | Second honors went to Everett Saylor, of Ohio, last year’s central states champion. Everett Rice, Chicago, was third; Ben Musick, Texas, fourth, fand Jim Wilburn, Los Angeles, fifth.
GOAT RACES ON CARD
‘ Goat races will be held at Belmont Stadium tonight at 8 o'clock as a preliminary to the softball game between the Ajax Beers and Fashion Cleaners at 9 p. m. The goat derby is owned and . Elise Lucas v
Wilford Wehrle, Racine, Wis., was |,
® with an 82-15—67; J. E. Shewmon, 38-21—67; R. W. Hebson, 97-30—67, and J. F. Jones, 92-25—67, were Rem for third. Ken Yates captured the low gross witha 72 while J. L. Thibodeau fired a 75 and Clark Espie a 78. One of the tournament’s outstanding fea- | tures was on the 12th 155-yard hole | where Fred McNelley holed out his tee shot for an ace. His ball hit the green three feet from the cup and then rolled in. He was playing
.| with Bill Binder, J. C. Thibodeau
and W. S. Freeman. ” ” os OU BOLA won the ball sweepstakes tournament at Highland with a par 70. In the Class A net division James Hamill was first with a 78-8—170. Al Ostermeyer won the low gross with an 81 in Class B and William Moyer took the net with an 80-12—68. In the Class C, J. P. Tierman was low with a 92 and George Jones won the net by firing an 82-21—66. Lou Bola’s round was an unusual -one as he fired 18 consecutive pars. never once being over or under par. The last time this feat was accomplished was three years ago by Neal McIntyre,
4 ” ” N the mixed two-ball foursome at the Country Club Mrs. C. Morris and V. M. Ray won first with an 24. Mrs. Rosamond Jordan and Harry Reisser won the net division with an 85-16—69. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Dean, Mr. and Mrs. Ike Cummings and Mr. and Mrs. D. Gallahue tied for second with net 70s. Dick Lee won the Edmund Clark trophy with a net score of 76-9—67. Ike Cummings and W. T. Rarrender were second with net 69s. ”» td » HE 54-hole medal play tourna- . ment for the Carl Walk trophy at Woodstock was won by Charles Greathouse with a gross 250. George Kuhn was one stroke behind with a 251. In the net, Harry Atkins was first with 203 and Van Smith secoud with 204. George Stark, Woodstock pro, toured the course in 33-34—67, the first under par score on the course for some time. Stark’s score would have been much lower but he missed several short putts
for birdies. 2 s o
T Meridian Hills in the Sweepstakes tournament Jack Ochiltree ran away with first honors in the net division when he fired an 84 with a 22 handicap to give him a net 62. Richard T. Hill was second with a 78-13—66, E. E. Swanson, third, 89-22—67. and John Spiegel and Austin Clifford were next with net 68s. Alan Sweetser, Bill Diddel and Don Ellis tied for first in the gross division with 76s.
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Team competition under the auspices of the Indianapolis: Women’s Golf Association will be resumed at Highland today. Highland and Woodstock are leading |m with 211% points each. Hillcrest has 21 points, Broadmoor, 20, Pleasant Run, 17%, and Meridian Hills, 6.
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Players intending to enter the national amateur qualifying trials at Meridian Hills Aug. 30 must notify U. S. G. A. officials in New York before 5 p. m. Aug. 12, Clifford E. Wagoner said today.
/ A greens clinic will be conducted at Highland today, by the Indiana Greenskeepers Association with the Indiana Golf Association and the Indianapolis District Golf Association paying the expenses. Dr. John Monteith of the greens section of the U. 8, G. A, Washington, D. C., will be assisted ‘by A. J. Nghe of Milwaukee and Prof. Scarséth of Purdue. Anyone interested is invited to attend.
WYATT PAYS FOR TEMPER Whitlow Wyatt, Milwaukee pitcher, | teaches a Sunday School class.’ Recently he was fined $25 for {ossing glove the stands in K
ged | his
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has been opened to all city amateurs. 4 ‘The new champion played a consistently fine game in the morning’s 18 holes, gaining a two-hole margin in the first nine and retaining it through the back nine. He was one stroke under par with his 71 and two strokes under Pollak’s medal card.
Repeats With Birdie .
Pollak won the afternoon’s 18th hole when Reed was short with his second shot. The Speedway shooter
was again 2-down. Reed scored a birdie on the 128-yard par three 23d hole, as he had done in the morning, for a 3-up lead, which he held at the time of the accident. The cards: Morning— 3 534 345—37 524 544—36 635 514—38 Par In sui.vinnivnssnce 534 353 413—35—72
Reed 354 533==35-—"T1 Pollak 443 443—35—73 Afternoon—
Reed Out ....co0000.000 Pollak
The pair were finalists from a starting field of 147. ‘It was the second year the tournament had been sponsored by the Indianapolis Public Links Association. Prizes were awarded by J. D. McClure, association president, and George Petersen, following the titular match.
Dempsey Is Boss
SEATTLE, July 25 (U. P).— Freddie Steele, Tacoma fighter, was a slight favorite today on the eve of his middleweight title bout with Al Hostak of Seattle. The 15-round fight, scheduled for
tomorrow night in Civic Stadium, will be refereed by Jack Dempsey. The 22-year-old challenger was an unknown when Steele beat Babe Risko here two years ago to win the world title which he has defended successfully five times since. Hostak has a powerful right which has helped him score #5 straight knockouts. He has lost only one fight-in 70 starts in his five-year boxing career. !
Where £0 Go
TODAY— Tennis—State tournament opens at Highland Golf and Country Club. TOMORROW— . Baseball—Indians vs. Red Birds, . Perry Stadium, 8:15 p. m. Water Polod-Rhodius vs. Willard Garfield vs. Ellenberger. Garfield pool. 7:30 p. "Eton ado ms avolil vs. Frank
d Sines matches. Sports Arena, 8:30
Teania—State or omament: Highland Golf and Country Club. WEDNESDAY—
Baseball—-Indians _ vs. Perry Stadium, 8:15
Golf—First annual tqurnament, Hiller
Tennis—State in Highland Golf and Country Club. THURSDAY— Baseball—Indians _ vs. Perry Stadium, 8:15 Tennis—State lournament. Highland Golf and Country Tub. FRIDAY—
Horseshoe Pitching — Tournament opens at Diamond Chain courts, Kentucky Ave. and West St
Tegnis—Sigte Tournament, Highland Golf and Country Club. SATURDAY— : Tennis—State Tournament, Highland Golf and Country Club. SUNDAY— Baseball—Indians vs. Colonels, ry Stadium, 8:15 p.
Golf—Selection of Indianapolis Public Links team, Coffin
oo Birds,
Shriners golf
Red Birds, p. m.
Per-
tate tournament finals, Highland Golf and Country Club. Riviera. Club tournament opens.
WAYMAN BREAKS 50 STRAIGHT IN SHOOT
Eugene Wayman led the skeet shooters at the Capitol City Gun Club yesterday by shooting a perfect 50. Others scores:
50- farset event—Hanshew, 46: Crawford 45; Betmer, 44; Miller, 8 McKinnon nd Coiner, 53s; Barlow. 41: Myers and Matthews, 40s: Smith, 39; Pemperiy, 38; Bite 36; Sheets, 35; Zerfas, 34; Ball, TerA Pind ‘Melton, 30s.
100-target event—Christie and Beanblossom, 97s; Adkins, 96: Black, back and Martin, 94s: Stahl, 93; Hollinger, 92: DeWitt, Canterbury Jr.. 71, and
_ | Miss Osborn, %
BLUES LOSE VANCE IN YANKEE SHIFT |22
NEW YORK, July 25 (U. P). — The New York Yankees today sent Pitcher Joe Beggs to their In tional League farm club in Ni
With Beggs’ release, they recalled Pitcher Joe Vance from their Kansas City. Ameriotn Association club. Vance, who started the season
in St. Louis today or tomorrow.
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JOB PROMPT, OLEANING SERVICE ~ | Just Call BE. 4100
0. M. LEONARD,
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eighth hole at Coffin when his tee |
lost the next hole, however, and,
In Title Battle
| St.,
with the Yanks, will rejoin the glub | ;
67 ARRESTED
11 Hirt in 20 Acciderits|
Here; Death Car Driver Still’ Hunted.
Traffic took three lives in Indiana this week-end, but 11 persons hurt in 20 accidents here escaped serious injury. Officers made 67 arrests Here, charging 19 persons with speeding, four with reckless driving, and thie with drunken driving.
Of these, 36 were found guilty in |:
Municipal Court today and fined a total of $85. Judge Pro Tem. J. Sidney Stein suspended an additional $323 in fines and cests. Meanwhile State Police continued
their hunt for the driver of a car |}
which crashed and burned on Road
52 near Trader's Point Saturday,
killing Miss Mildred Munday, 20, R. R. 17, Box 64. The driver is Kyle Blazer, R. R. 17, Box 131, believed to ‘have wandered away from the wreck dazed. Accidents in the State brought death: to: Clarence Pearson, 44, of Attica, killed instantly -in a wreck in a fog .on Road 41 near Aftica; Joseph A. Wall, 76, killed when struck by an auto on Road 224 east of Huntington, and George Ghindes, 63, hit by a truck at Terre Haute.
Seven Hurt in Crash
Among the ipjured here ‘were seven hurt when an auto driven by Walter Richart, 19, of R. R. 3, Box 118, crashed into the rear of a taxi in the 6000 block on W. Washington St. Treated at the City. Hospital for head lacerations and bruises were Mr. Richart; Stephen West, 42, of 415 S. Harding St.; Lou Blevins, 32; Mrs. Jane Smith, 39, and Miss Thelma Smith, 21, all of 945 W. Raymond St. William Rowe, 19, of Ben Davis, was sent to the Methodist Hospital with cuts and bruises and Donald Blue, 23, of 2407 W. Washington St., was treated by a physician Deputy Sheriffs arrested Mr. Richart on a charge of reckless driving. Ray Rees, 42, of 1314 Spann Ave., the taxi driver, was not held. A car driven by Homer Bailey, 31, of Greenwood, ran over 13-year-old George Steel's right foot while the boy was playing in the 100 block N. Illinois St. The boy, who lives at 13212 N. Noble St. was injured when Mr. Bailey parked at the curb.
Cycle Rider Injured
Paul Webster, 15, of 4936 Hovey St., was treated by a physician for head and neck injuries after his bicycle had been struck by a car driven by Clara Marie Parker, 23, of 1202 E. 52d St., as she turned into her driveway. Buck Martin, 24, of 320 N. East was charged with drunken driving and failure to have a driver’s license after he had driven his car into elevation supports at Southeastern Ave. and the Pennsylvania Railroad. Hewas treated at City Hospital for an injured back and head lacerations. : Injured in a headon motorcycleauto crash a mile west of Philadelphia near Greenfield on Road 40, R4y Dougherty, 27, was in a critical | condition today at Methodist Hospital here. Three others, one Mr. Dgugherty’s 14-year-old nephew, were hurt less seriously in the crash.
Attica Man Killed as Auto Hits Bridge
ATTICA, July 25 (U. P.) —Funeral arrangements were being made today for Clarence Pearson, 44, of Attica, who was killed instantly when his car struck a bridge rail in the fog on U. S. 41 seven miles north of here. Willard, his brother, was injured.
Retired Teacher Hit By Auto, Killed
Times Special HUNTINGTON, July 25.—Joseph A. Wall, 76, taught school for 51 consecutive years in Huntington, Whitley and Wells Counties, then retired. Saturday, he alighted from a poultry truck and started to walk across Road 224 east of here. He was struck and killed instantly by a
car driven by Richard Wilson, farmer living near Peru.
Terre Haute Man Struck By Truck Dies
TERRE HAUTE, July 25 (U.P). — Funeral services were being arranged today for George Ghindes,
163, who died last night from in-'
juries suffered when struck by a truck. He received a fractured skull,
| BIRTHDAY OBSERVED
BY NIRA NAMESAKE
PHILADELPHIA, July 25 (U, PB). — Nira Collins, named for the now invalidated National Industrial Recovery Act, celebrated her fifth birthday today. Jobless for many months, her father, Christopher J. Collins Jr, found work shortly before the child was born and named her in: honor of the NIRA, which then was starting to function. President ‘Roosevelt wrote from the summer White House at Hyde Park, N. Y., fo Mrs. Collins that he had heard with “sincere pleasure” pig the “tribute you have paid to . effort toward industrial Los:
i covery. ”
a a LOOGOOTEE YOUTH DROWNS LODGOOTEE, July 25 (U. P.).— _| Arnold Carrico, 21, drowned in a "| lake near here on the farm of Dr. | Leo Gootee yesterday while swimwhen he was in the center of the lake .and his young brother-in-law, ie could not swim, ran here for
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Politician
I'imes-Acme Photo.
" The importance of baby kissing in politics is not underestimated by Wrestler Man-Mountain Dean. Dean, who has announced his candi-
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for the Georgia State Legislature from Gwinnett County, thought
he would try his hand at it, but the youngster apparently didn’t like
his beard.
Half of Those
Aided by FHA
Had Income Under $2500, Claim
Approximately half the families which purchased "homes in 1937 through the Federal Housing Administration had an annual income of less than $2500, R. Earl Peters, Indiana FHA director, announced today. Ninety per ‘cent of families used less than one-fifth of their income to make their monthly payments and more than 60 per cent used less than one-sixth, Mr. Peters said. About half of them paid $30 a month or less, and one-sixth paid $20 or less. . “The salary bracket appearing most often ranged between $2000 and $2500,” Mr. Peters said. “Sal-
aries between $2500 and $3000 ap-
plied to about 13 per cent of the borrowers, while those from $3000 to
$3500 accounted for approximately |
12.5 per cent. Applauds FHA Results
“Those figures prove that FHA is fulfilling one of its chief purposes to place home ownership on a safe basis for : families whose incomes are not large enough to withstand
the hazards of home ownership un-
der the old method of financing. “They show that benefits of home purchase under the insured mortgage plan are going largely to those for whom the Congress passed the National Housing Act. “By and large, not many of these
families could make the large pay-
ments formerly required for home purchase.” Mr. Peters said that Congressional action in granting exemption from tax on undistributed profits of rental housing corporations which insure mortgages under the Act
FIRE FIGHTERS GAIN ON PAGIFIC GOAST
Change in Weather Aids Men Battling Forest Blazes.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 25 (U.P.). —Increasing humidity and lowering winds today aided the army of men fighting the worst forest fires in 20 years in the three Pacific Coast states. Authorities reported that 19 fires were burning in Shasta County, California, alone. Oregon’s worst fire, along Smith River, was reported slackening and crews -eontrolled it on some fronts. Two other serious fires in the state, at Valsetz and Hillsboro, also were reported under control after burning several days.
COURTENAY, B. C, July 25 (U, P.).—Forestry officials reported today that 1600 men were gaining ground in their fight against a forest fire on Campbell River which has burned over more than 130 square miles of territory, destroyed a fishing resort and several rural communities. The fire still threatened the coal mining and logging towns of Courtenay, Campbell, Cumberland, Bevan ahd Campbellton. Forest ‘department officials said, however, these small settlements might be spared if present favorable conditions continued.
POSTMASTERS PLAN 70 BOOST HOOSIER
NEWCASTLE, July 25 (U. P.)— Indiana 10th District postmasters will be host to all members of the State Postmasters’ Association at an all-day meeting to be held at Henry County Memorial Park Aug. 7, it was announced today. The meeting is to be in the form of a tribute to I. A. Smoot of Salt Lake City, -Utah, national president of the organization. Plans also will be formulated to sponsor the
election of George Purcell, Bloom- |
ington, as national president at the next meeting.
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should stimulate building by these companies. He said that there is less than one thousandth of one per cent delinquencies throughout the State out of a total of more than 11.000 insured mortgages accepted by FHA.
HARLAN TRIAL NEARING CLOSE
Verdict in Mine Conspiracy Case Expected Late This Week.
LONDON, Ky., July 25 (U. P.).— The Harlan labor conspiracy trial neared an end today as attorneys for 55 defendant coal companies and individuals prepared to offer final testimony and answer Government charges of wholesale witness buying. » The trial, one of the greatest legal battles in American history, entered its 11th week today. Indications were that the verdict may be expected by the end of the week. Attorneys said the case may be given to the jury by Thursday. The Government is attempting, through criminal prosecution, to enforce the National Labor Relations Act in the “bloody Harlan County” coal fields. The defendants are charged with having conspired to
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bargain collectively. Based on Old Law The labor act provides only civil but the Government has based its prosecution on an 1870 statute which pro-
of citizens. Final arguments probably will be started tomorrow. ‘Attorneys have agreed informally to limit closing arguments to six hours for each side. Former Federal Judge Charles I. Dawson and Forney Johnston, Birmingham corporation lawyer, will make final arguments for the defense. On the Government side will appear Asst. U. S." Atty. Gen. Brian McMahon, head of the criminal division of the Department of Justice, Welly Hopkins and Henry Schweinhaut.
HOOSIER REGAINS HIS LOST CITIZENSHIP
| Christian Fell, 86, received his certificate of U. S. citizenship shortly after he came to this country from France 66 years ago. He established his home at Auburn. Fire destroyed the home and] the certificate. Mr. Fell went to the County Clerk. record of his citizenship, he was told, had been destroyed when fire razed an old building in which numerous records were kept. So Mr. Fell reapplied for citizenship. Federal Judge Thomas W. Slick granted the application.
200,000 persons
prevent miners from organizing to
vides prison terms for intimidation
FT. WAYNE, July 25 (U. P)—|
TIN3TPERSONS
A CRIMINAL, BAR TOBE INFORMED
200,000 Potential Killers Residing in Nation, Lutz to Report.
One in drety 37 persons in the United States now is a criminal and ow living will commit murder before they die, Philip Lutz Jr, Criminal Law Enforcement Committee chairman, .is to report this week to the American Bar Association meeting at Cleveland. He is to report, too, that crime costs in the country increased 6.2 per cent in 1937 over 1936 and that a major crime is committed in the country every 22 seconds. “Our crime rate is seven times that of England and our murder rate 20 times that) of England,” his report reads. “Today the United States has ithe greatest prison pop= ulation to total population of any country in the world. “It must be remembered that under the spirit and form of our Government, 100 per cent enforcement is not possible. By increass ing the powers and number of officers, by decreasing the safeguards against accused persons, and by limiting our freedom of regulations, we could easily bring about a better record of enforcement. Yet our committee feels that, as a general proposition, action along such lines would be unwise.”
Exhorts Bar to War
Upon Intolerance
CLEVELAND, July 25 (U. P.).— The American Bar Association opened its 61st annual convention today with President Arthur T, Vanderbilt, of Newark, N. J, exhorting the nation’s lawyers to meet the “challenge of intolerance” by perfecting judicial administration. Mr. Vanderbilt, ° delivering his: opening address of the five-day convention to an estimated 5000 delegates, warned them of a ‘“world« wide struggle for economic freedom,” and declared that “reason and common sense seem to be in danger of being crushed between the upper and nether millstones of ‘conservatism’ and of ‘liberalism.’ ” He said the organized bar must mobilize a united front to perfect the processes of judicial administration, “in both our traditional courts and in the newer administrative tribunals.” he said, by fighting for the “maintenance” of the courts’ and tribe unals’ “independence and integrity.”
. World Divided
“The entire world seems to be dividing into two classes,” Mr. Vanderbilt said. “One believing that whatever is, is right; the other believing that whatever is, is wrong.” He said that people who hold a philosophy of intolerance “fail to realize that it necessarily precludes intellectual freedom, religious free¢dom and political freedom.” Pointing to the association’s ree sponsibility for “improving the administration of justice” to help save democracy, the bar president warned: : © «All of the unreasoning destructive forces that wrought such havoc io the courts and to the profession a century ago are at large again, some of them in aggravated form.” Describing the constitutional courts system as “the bulwark of individual freedom,” Mr. Vanderbilt deplored what he termed the “sorely tried” faith of the American people in their courts. He blamed “inexcusable delays” in perfecting plead=ings, bringing cases for trial and decisions based on “ouPmoded tecinnicalities, occasionally by judiciai inefficiency, or, even worse, by judicial bad manners.”
STATE TO GET ROAD,
pa snot
Bids on nine bridge, grade separae tion and road projects are to be re= ceived by the State Highway Come mission Aug. 26, T. A. Dicus, chairs man, announced today. The projects, costing $901,000, ara to be located in Scott, Sullivane Parke, Jefferson, Warrick, Adams, Grant, Howard, Miami, Wabash, Madison, Hancock, Wayne, Knox, Blackford, Hamilton, Delaware and Huntington Counties.
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You ARE INVITED
To Attend a Public Open House at the New Indianapolis Railways Shops Building, 1150 W. Washington Street, From 2 P. M. Until 9 P. M. Next Sunday, July 31.
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