Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 19 December 1938 — Page 1
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57 ARRESTED IN STATEWIDE
LIQUOR RAIDS
Five Men and Two Women Are Held Here After ‘Crackdown.’
710 ‘SLOTS’ CONFISCATED
Excise Officers Seize Illegal Alcohol in Eight Cities.
“Cracking down” on establishments allegedly selling liquor without licenses, State Excise officers today had 57 persons under arrest in eight cities. Officials described the raids “as the largest series conducted by the department this year. » A total of 31 Excise officers participated in the week-end drive, which netted seven arrests in In‘dianapolis. At Muncie, where 10 slot machines were ° confiscated, State Police co-operated , with 15 Excise officers. The raids netted 200 gallons of illegal alcohol, 40 quarts of legal whiskey and 50 cases of beer, according to State Excise Police Chief Edward Britton.
In five Indianapolis raids, officers
said, 10 quarts of liquor and five cases of beer were confiscated. Those arrested here are LeRoy Platt, 35; and Nick Selia, 52, in the ° 500 block of E. Merrill St.: Fred Orme, 44, in the 400 block of W. Pearl St.; John Gamble, 65, in the 300 block ‘of E. South St.; Hazel Hilton, 37, in the 2100 block of Bluff Road, and Charles and Grace Denton, on W. Kansas St. All were charged with liquor law violations and their cases continued until next month in Municipal Court. Eleven persons were arrested in Muncie, 24 in Indiana Harbor, six - in Evansville, one in Terre Haute, two in Gary, five in South Bend and one in Richmond. Chief Britton said that the raids were not. conducted against permittees but were made in places allegedly selling alcoholic beverages without licenses.
Slot Machine Owner Draws $250 Fine.
MICHIGAN CITY, Dec. 19 (U. P.).—George Nahas, one of eight persons indicted on charges of owning slat machines, was found guilty : hy a jury and assessed a fine of The ‘jury Sghated less ian two hours.
HEAVY TOLL FEARED IN TURKISH QUAKES
ANKARA, Turkey, Dec. 19 (U. P.). _ —A heavy death toll was feared today in a series of earthquake shocks yesterday in Central Anatolia. Many houses were wrecked and hundreds were homeless. The same area was
devastated last year and hundreds were killed,
AUCKLAND, New Zealand, Dec. 19 (U. P.).—A succession of earth‘quakes occurred through: New: Zealand in the last few days. Buildings ‘were damaged and windows shat‘tered, especially in the South Island. No loss. of life was reported. -
32KILLED, 60 HURT IN S. AMERICAN WRECK
~ RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil, Dec. 19 (U.P. .—Thirty-two were killed and 60 injured last night in a train crash on the Central Do Brazil Rail-
road in the state of Minas Geraes. ‘ ‘The crash ocourred between the stations of Joao Ayres and Sitio, when a runaway freight train struck ‘the express “Rapido Mineiro” which «was traveling from Rio De Janeiro to Bello Horizonte.
DR. ANKENBROCK’S | MOTHER DEAD AT 71
Mrs. Margaret Ankenbrock, resi dent of Indianapolis for many years, died last night at St. Vincent’s Hospital after a brief illness. She was Tl.
She was the mother of Dr. William S. Ankenbrock.
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FORECAST: Fair tonight, becor aing cloudy with probable rain tomorrow; somewhat warmer; lowest temperature tonight about 30.
VOLUME 50—NUMBER 242
their legisialive program. Among
WHITE MAY HEAD INDIANA SENATE
Indianaliolis Man Is Favored As President Pro Tem.; Caucus Starts.
E. Curtis White, Indianapolis, ap-
Senate as Democratic members-
their legislative program. The caucus sessions were pre-
Townsend and Omer Stokes Jackson, Democratic State . chairman, were to speak. With Republicans aparently con-| trolling the House, 51 to the: post of -House minority I was expected to go to Edward H. Stein of Bloomfield, who has served as House Speaker during the last three regular sessions. George W. Wolf of Peru, Democratic Representative from Miami County, appeared to have considerable backing for Democratic caucus chairman of the House. Observers pointed to the fact that Rep. Wolf, who has served in the House since 1935, was the only Democratic candidate to be elected to either house |. in the Fifth District. : Thompson Mentioned This office, however, was expected to be contested by J. Ralph Thompson of Seymour, who has been mentioned in party circles as another strong candidate. Other Senate posts to be decided today are caucus chairman, secretary, assistant secretary, principal doorkeeper and postmaster. Meanwhile, the date for the annual midwinter ‘convention of the Indiana Democratic Editorial As-|. sociation was set for Feb, 11, following a meeting of the association’s executives Saturday. The meeting date had been held open on the possibility that . High Commissioner. Paul V.' McNutt of the Philippines would arrive on his proposed visit to Indigna in time (Continued on Page Three)
URGES SENATE FIGHT AGAINST THIRD TERM
(Earlier Story, Page 26) .
WASHINGTON, Dec.'19 (U. P.).— Senator Vandenberg (R. Mich.) today declared that the Senate should express itself against a third term for President Roosevelt. He contended that “silence might be construed' as ‘consent.” Vandenberg’s views conflicted with those of Senate Minority Leader McNary (R. Ore.), who said he felt the Senate should not pass upon the question of a third Presidential term ‘and asserted that he would vote against such a proposal.
-NEW YORK, Dec. 19 (U. P.).— A vice president of McKesson & Robbins, Inc., revealed today that
|Philip Musica, in his role as F.
Donald Coster, president of the drug company, was attempting to purchase 1,250,000 ILee-Enfield Army rifles as recently as last spring in connection with a munitions traffic he had built up as an illicit sideline.
The vice president, Frederick Wingersky, made the disclosure at an attorney general’s hearing shortly after Assistant Attorney General Joseph F. Ruggieri had revealed that McKesson & Robbins operated a former Government munitions warehouse in Montreal from 1931 to 1936. i Mr. Wingersky said that to the best of his knowledge the huge purchase which Coster sought to make never was completed. He said “the Standard Oil Co.-~the English company” was involved in [eo the he deel, but whether as a potential |} lear. buyer or seller he did not ‘make |;
C York World-Tel
Indiana’s Democratic eeislatorsieient met at the Claypool today to organize both houses and decide’
peared favored for re-election as president pro tem. of the Indiana
elect of the General Assembly mel at the Claypool Hotel today to organize both houses and to decide
ceded by a joint luncheon in the Florentine Room for State Senators and Representatives-elect. Governor
the early arrivals
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MONDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1938
Democrats Map Legislative Program
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at the hotel, were left to right) J. Ralph Thompson, Seymour; Judson H. West and Dr. Daniel L. Bower, Indianapolis, and Harry Hill, Edinburg.
GOV. TOWNSEND
NAMES LIQUOR STUDY GROUP
Two Republicans, One Democrat, Two Independents On Examining Board.
{DUE TO MEET THURSDAY
Executive to Warn Against Possible Loss of Control To ‘Interests.’
Governor Townsend this afternoon named a five-member liquor law
licensing, enforcement and regula-
port to the Legislature.
the commission Thursday morning.
Griffin's Oil Gusher Jams
"imes Special : \GRIFFIN, Ind. Dec. 19— The largest traffic jam in the memories of olcest citizens occurred here y3sterday as more than 2000 cars full of people packed all roads leading. to the John C. Cooper farm, near here. Thousands of people drove there to see the oil well . brought .in. last. week.. Tests. completed showed that it was running at the rate of 2568 barrels a day, and because of © the pressure workmen are - having difficulty harnessing it.
30 DEAD AS COLD WAVE HITS EUROPE|
Activities in Spain.
LONDON, Dec. 19 (U. P) ~— Thirty were khnown dead and millions were suffering today as a biting wind swept across Europe, from the Siberian steppes in the worst cold ‘wave in years. The dead included oh in England, ten among Jewish refugees on the Polish-German frontier and elsewhere, six in France and two in Hungary. Subnormal temperatures were reported all the way from the Black land Baltic seas to the Mediterranean and the English Channel. It was 20 below zero in Moscow, 10
of Germany; near zero in northern Italy. ‘Hundreds of thousands of troops in Spain, drawn up for a great of-
fought cold instead.
& BENTSCHEN, {, Poland, Dec. 19 (. P.).—Officials in caarge of a PolishJewish refugee carap on the German frontier reported foday that an influenza epidemic. threatened to develop as a result of a severe cold wave and that 10 -of the refugees had gone mad.
BUREAU PROMISES WARMER AND RAIN
HOURLY TEMPERATURES 6a. m... 23 10 a.m... 30 > 7 .a..m.... 23. 11.a.m.... 35 8a m 24 12 (Noon). 36 9am... 21 1pm 36
Warmer weather, followed by probable rains tomorrow, was forecast by the Weather Bureau today. The lowest temperature tonight will be about 30, the bureau said. Lowest temperature over the weekend was 19 at 8 a. m. yesterday.
Drug Firm Official Bares "Musica Munition~Traffic
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said that thorough investigation of | complaints against McKesson & Robbins, Inc., in Government hands since 1932, would have revealed the fictitious $18,000,000 drug stocks and other. phases of the firm's financial setup. Meanwhile, Brien McMahon, assistant U. S. Attorney General, arrived from Washington to consolidate the investigation by half a dozen Federal agencies into the affairs of the firm. Mr—McMahon said. that evidence discovered after Musica ended his 40-year swindling career by committing. suicide last Friday indicated that illicit traffic in alcohol, which gave him his start as F. Donald “Coster, had been the main source of income in Musica’s later years as well. When Coster was head of Girard & Co. (a hair tomic concern he Swed helore he aught the drug
Rul ral Roads ~
Subzero Blasts Halt TIoOp,
below in Warsaw, 7 below in parts
fensive planned by the: Rebels,
FRANCE WARNS
THE FOREIGN SITUATION PARIS—Bonnet calls Britain certain ally of France. LONDON — Chamberlain fights censure motion. Election tests “peace” policy. (Page 15.) BERLIN—Schacht returns without agreement. WARSAW-—Fascists beaten in town elections. a 8 8 LIMA—Agreement expected on solidarity within 24 hours. Stronger U. S. foreign policy - foreseen. ® ® = LONDON—Jane’s says U. 8. naval building lags. WASHINGTON — U. 8S. may build 45,000 ton warships. Ngee a
TOKYO—Japan- condemns; us . eredits to Chiva.
BULLETIN (Earlier Story, Page Four)
LONDON, Dec. 19 (U. P.). ‘ called on Fuehrer Hitler during debate in the House of Commons today to make a more active contribution to-
ward European peace because ‘of the possibility of war,
uties,
and added:
tory to Premier
her side.
ITALY OF WAR
. =Prime Minister Chamberlain °
PARIS, Dec. 19 (U.P) —Foreign Minister Georges Bonnet, his: voice ringing above the frenzied cheers of | members of the Chamber of Depsaid today that France would never surrender an inch of her territory, anywhere, to Fascist Italy,
“Any surprise move intended to oblige France to .cede territory can
It was an unequivocal, and apparently final answer to agitation in Italy for surrender of French territions in the Mediterranean and Red
Seas ” plainly . as ‘a. mdn. could M.
At the same: time, Minister of
begins its study:
and enforcement. administer.
and dry issu tion, and liquor by the drink. ,
Commission Members .
Republican, of Petroleum,
dependent.
rural population.
law, Expects Objective Study
Prof. Sikes is the director of the Bureau of Governmental Research of Indiana University and now .is serving as secretary of the Governor’'s Tax Study Commission. The Governor said Prof. Sikes Was named because of - his familiarity with the State’s taxing problems. Mr. Murden is a former member of the State Highway Commission. - “Politics: is the ‘last thing that] ought to be considered in this question,” the Governor said. “I have put these men on the commission because I have confidence that they have no interest in the industry itself and will make an objective study.” In asking the group to consider only the licensing, enforcement and regulation provisions of the present act, the Governor said he thought such matters as local option properly were subject only for the Legislature itself to consider. . “The problem here is to investigate the law that we have and make | suggestions on what changes might be needed,” he said.
study commission to investigate the
tion features of the State Alcoholic Beverages Act and to prepare a re-
The commission is composed of two Republicans, two independents and a Democrat. The Governor said he would hold his first meeting with
He said he would make the following recommendations before it
1. That no changes be 'recommended which would ‘enable the liquor interests to obtain control of |. the alcoholic beverage regulations
2. That no suggestions be report-" ed which.would cost too much to
3. That the commission refrain from considering controversial “wet ” such as local op-
Those named were W. H. Settle, Wells
County; Rabbi Elias Charry, Feth El Zedeck Temple, Indianapolis, an independent; . Jesse Murden, Peru, Republican; William Treadway, In- 8 couple, dianapolis, Democrat and former State representative, and Prof. Presley Sikes, Indiana University, in-
Mr. Settle is former president of the Indiana Farm Bureau, is a member of the State Board of Agriculture, and is to represent the State's
Mr, xeadvey now
Rabbi. aShasy is to represent the Governor's
"on the obje y boring states to ig ‘Indiana Jog
Entered as Second-Class Matter , at Postoffice, Indianapolis, Ind.
Council's Proposals Are | Expected to Draw Protest.
WIDOWS AIDED
Pension Proponents Heard but Get No Support.
By LEE G. MILLER Times Special Writer
WASHINGTON, Dec. 19.—A potential old-age pension of $127.50 a month for a 65-year-old couple was
put forward today by the Advisory Council on Social Security as its answer to the Townsend plan, the General Welfare Federation, the $30-every-Thursday people, etc. Such a sum would exceed the $60 a month per person sought by the {General Welfare Federation in its
eral Welfare Act.” (This group, however, would start pensions at the age of 60 instead of 65, would finance them entirely with a. general tax, and would pay equal pensions to all). The Townsendites hold out for $200 a month per person—$400 for a couple—a maximum objective. The $30-every-Thursday group would pay $30 a week to an elderly wife as well as to her husband— a total of roughly $250 a month for
All these groups are expected to protest that the $127.50-a-month figure is a theoretical maximum, payable only where the husband has earned at least $3000 a year all his life. The usual pension would be far less. | Further, the Council recommends that the while schedule of payments bé scaled down. unless the national income rises sharply.
newly revised version of the “Gen-|
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PRICE THREE CENTS
HEALTH PLAN WILL BE GIVEN
California Doctors Vote Approval of Group Insurance Project.
Chairman Josephine Roche of the Federal Committee on Health’ and Welfare Activities said after a White House conference today. that. President Roosevelt will send a special message to Congress on the national health program. Miss Roche’s committee recom-. mended a Federal appropriation of 50 to 65 million dollars for the first .year of a proposed Federal health program which would include: Extension of public health service. More adequate maternal and chil health service. Increased hospital facilities. : Medical and hospital care for recipients of public welfare and low income groups. Insurance against wage loss because of disability. General medical care, with wide |S latitude left to the states.
California Plan Gets 4 9-to-1 Vote of Approval
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 19 (U. P). —California doctors pioneered in state-wide medicine today. It has approval of the American Medical Association. Their ruling House of Delegates of the California Medical Association voted nine to one, after three days discussion, for a low-cost health insurance. They made their
But the recommendations do take long strides ‘toward ‘the «Townsend is for Fudoral contributio : J con ution of one-third or the cost, instead of requiring employers and: workers to foot the whole bill, 2. Indorsing the principle of “un-
earned” ‘pensions, insofar as wives, widows. .and orphans ' of - insured workers would receive benefits. (The maximum pension under existing law is $85; the Council would allow . (Continued on ‘Page Three)
CARDOZO EULOGIZED BY SUPREME COURT
imporiant Tax and Utility Cases to Be Heard.
Navy Cesar Campinchi announced that 340,000 tons of new French
the end of 1942 in a drive to bolster the Empire defenses. The figure included tonnage already under. construction. The Chamber was debating the Foreign Ministry budget. It had been Sxpegl ted that Left Wing elements, if hone other, would attack the Government as regards its pol icy. M. Bonnet .disarmed his expected critics. He spoke boldly and
MARKET IRREGULAR AFTER EARLY RISE
NEW YORK, Dec. 19 (U. P.)— The stock market turned irregular today after a rise led by aviation
warships would be laid dowh before
Many issues_which had registered early gains sagged to small net deAviation issues held part of gains ranging to more than 2 Points
forcefully ‘sfid ended:
dignity and her grandeur.”
* “The French Government is resolutely determined to .defend the. French patrimony and not to allow anyone to wound in any way her
in Douglas. Chrysler eased to 81%, off %.
ican Smelting, Anaconda, ican Telephone, Santa Fe, Du Pont,
WASHINGTON, Dec: 19 (U. P.) — The Supreme Court today agreed to hear important cases involving basic rules of utility valuation for rate making purposes and the right of a state to tax salaries paid by Federal Government instrumentalities. These ‘were the principal actions announced by the Court at a brief session devoted largely to eulogies of Justice ‘Benjamin Cardozo. After announcing its orders for the day the Court took a holiday recess until ‘Jan. ‘3. ‘No formal decisions were read today. Today’s Court action included: Accepted: the appeal of the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission from a lower court decision holding the temporary rate provision of oe .State Public . Utility. Act invalid. Agreed to consider the right of New York State to tax salaries paid Employees of Federal agencies such
Small losses were noted in Amer-|as the Home Ownetrs Loan Corp. . Amer-
Agreed to hear the fight of 19 coal companies to avoid -making
General Motors, Kennecott, Radio, public ' confidential cost data subStandard Oil of Indiana and West- mitted to the National Bituminous
state the first in this country to: take such action. The progtem wo will become operative with days, they said. Subscribers will be provided with unlimited medical and limited hospital service. They may choose their doctors and hospitals. Initial memwill be limited to wage earners with annual incomes of $2500 and under. The cost will range from $2.50 to $2.65 a month. A family rate will be offered later, Membership of doctors is optional, but since all county units subscribe to the plan, their co-operation is thus practically assured, Doctors will be paid according to the number of “units” to his credit on the books of the Health Insurance Corp. Value of the units, to be determined according to classifica‘tion of service, remains to be fixed.
Similar to A. M. A. Plan, Dr. Fishbein Says ;
CHICAGO, Dec. 19 (U. P) ~Dr. Morris Fishbein, spokesman for the
bership
today that the health insurance plan adopted yesterday by California physicians is similar to a low-cost health insurance plan approved in September by the association’s house of delegates. He believed the Utah Medical Association last week adopted a plan similar to that in California and said New York and Wisconsin groups were considering plans. “The A. M. A. delegates approved a plan for voluntary nonprofit cash indemnity insurance against the cost of sickness for people of the low income group,” he said. “The California plan falls within this pattern. ” .
Indiana Proposal Based
On Sickness Insurance
The California plan for state-wide subscription medicine, differs materially from that under consideration for Indiana, Thomas A. Hen-
10 CONGRESS
WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 (U.P.).—~|.
American Medical Association, said|
Budget Passes Easily
Deputies rose and cheered wildly. Any idea of opposition collapsed. There was no more debate and the Chamber at once adopted the Foreign Office budget. M. Bonnet made three main points in his speech: 1. That France would fight Italy rather than surrender any terri-
tory. ; a : 2. That France and Great Britain * (Continued on Page Four)
HAHN ‘CONFESSION’ CLEARS 4 MURDERS
NEW YORK, Dec. 19 (U. P)— The New York Daily News published today the first of two. copyrighted installments of the Death-House confession of Mrs. Anna Marie Hahn, Cincinnati poison murderer electrocuted at Columbus on Dec. 7. In it Mrs. Hahn confessed that she poisoned not only Jacob Wagner, for whose murder she died, but also three other men. The News said ‘that she left the confession with her lawyers, and that “it was penned by her own hand.under the eyes of the death watch in the final hours before she tottered, halfconscious, over the last mile.” The confession gave the names of the victims as Wagner, 78-year-old retired er; Albert Palmer, 72-
Just One More Week... and Hundreds of Children Still in Need'of Warm Clothing
Already - requests than it is believed possible to fill
Jamal} or even;
year-old railroad oatenhian; Glsoige :
Coal Commission. (Continued on Page Three)
So far this winter, the weather has been mild but the odds are against it continuing that way. Even some of the warmer days have been too cold for badly clothed children. If more severe weather comes, those children will either have to stay home from school or will become ill and need hospital attention.
(List of Donors, Page Three, Editorial, Page 18)
HIS is the last week to make any contribution to The Times Clothe-A-Child this year. It's the last chance this season for Indianapolis to provide warm clothes for school children who do not have them now. Depending on how large the contributions are this week will be the number of children still inadequately clothed. there have been more
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[| Lukin Satufday night you can help this campaign. You may do so in one of the fol« lowing ways: 1. If you wish to shop with a child personally, call Riley 5361 and make an appointment to meet a child ‘at :Clothe-A-Child headquarters, 206 Ww. Maryland St. ‘2. If you want The Times to act for you, mail a ° check to “Clothe-A-Child, The Indianapolis Times.” Experienced shoppers will do the rest. 3. Or you can join with others in your office, plant, club, church, team, fraternity or so- . rority. Select a committee, let us know how many children you desire to clothe. The Social Service Department of ‘the Public Schools checks the list to determine the neediest Shilgren: and to eliminate the possible duplication
of clothing gifts, The cost of 1 he e ia Filion 3 tor wot 8
Public health physicians and school teachers have said that the difference’ between healthy children getting an education and sick children occupying hospital beds yary of often is merely the difference between children well 1 clothed and badly clothed. 2 In theory, at least, no one in this communitygoes hungry. But there is no established, fullwes pestny thet pulkte ta Business to see, thal no school child goes quately clothed. - Families on direct ‘and even sonie of the larger ones on work. relief find, in ‘spite of all economies, that the Bdges for clothing is woefully
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SOCIAL SECURITY CHA $127 PENSION PROP
Advisory Group Asks
Inclusion of Five Million More.
URGES 1940 DATE
Increase of Minimum 4 In Early Years ' Suggested.’
(Editorial, Ps Page 18)
23’ that President. 5 Soar | send: to Congress: early in Ji pie n special message dealing with proving the Social Security. Act. Presidential . Secretary fag T. Early said the message : deal with extending ‘the coverage the act and strengthening its proe visions. : At the same time, Mr. Roosevell will transmit to Congress the special report of the Advisory Committee on Social ‘Security, which was made public today. The committee said that if the Federal Government bears one= third of the pension program’s cos it believes the 47 million dollar res serve fund authorized under security act “will be kept wit much lower limits.” i The committee, composed of ‘28 business, labor, industrial and edus cational leaders, made other sweeps ing recommendations for changes in the Social curity Act, amended since” it was passed in 1935, but did not urge an Increase! in the present pension scale, W. ranges between $10 and $85. One council member filed a sepa= rate statement criticizing some. of the report's: ‘provisions,
13 Million May Be Added
. Council recommendations were: . 1. Payment of benefits to seamen: employees of national banks 1 90 | banks which aré members of. the: Federal. Reserve System, employees: of nonprofit religious, ol and educational institutions, farm and domestic employees: latter groups would be oh within the program’s scope by J 1," 1940 but not unless their par “js administratively joi sible.” .The council proposed that a stamp system, similar to those utilized in Europe, be: employed keep track of itinerant workers. |
2. Initiation of studies to deters mine if 13 million self-employed: should be blanketed under the act. 3 3. Payment of old-age benefi : beginning Jan. 1, 1940, instead Jan. 1, 1942. vies 4. Increase of a ge oldbenefits payable in the early 1-358 of the system to afford the recipies
{ent “at least a minimum subsistence
income,” instead of the presently authorized $10 monthly minimum.
Propose Widow Benefits
‘, 5. Barly old-age benefit payments should be enhanced by paynient 0 a supplementary allowance on bes. half of an aged wife who reaches 65 years of age equal to 50 per cent of the husband’s benefit payment. Wives entitled to benefits on their own account would be ineligible-fo¥ the special benefits. To be eligible, the marital status must exist befor the husband reaches 60. 6. The widow of an insured works er, following her attainment of age 65, should receive an annuity of aps proximately three-fourths of her husband’s annuity. A marital status, however, mus ve existed prior to. the husband’s ching of 60 years of 'age and oné year. preceding his death. 7. Payments of benefits for ore phaned children, to be financed outi (Continued on Page Three) :
OLD CHARGES AGAINST BANGS ARE DROPPED
HUNTINGTON, Dec. 19 (U, P.) == Mayor Clare W. H. Bangs ceased t0 worry today about seven prosecus tions which have been pending against him from as long ago as 1933. They were dismissed by Burr H. Glenn, Huntington County Pros= seating Attorney, who will retire” an Three of the cases charged slar der and four alleged criminal through Bangs’ newspaper dries the time he was engaged in a battle with the Northern Indiana Pow Co. in the effort to obtain a munici= pal light plant for the city. During this time he served several month in his own jail for . contempt
| court. The Supreme Court last yeas
put an end to the dispute.
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