Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 6 April 1939 — Page 18

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SENATE GROUP SPURNS WILLIS’ FRAUD CHARGES

Dismissal of Petition by Full Elections Committee Is Now Expected.

By DANIEL M. KIDNEY Times Special Writer WASHINGTON, April 6 —Dismissal of the Willis’ election fraud charges against Senator VanNuys (D. Ind) by the Senate Privileges and Elections Committee is expected to meet with prompt approval in the Senate when the committee report, which is being prepared today by Senator King (D. Utah), is presented. The dismissal was voted in an executive session of the committee late yesterday and Senator George (D. Ga.), committee chairman, said that it was “unanimous.” A motion of Senator Bridges (R. N. H) to continue the case was rejected, 11 to 2. In a two-hour session, the committee listened to a discussion of the charges by Senator Austin (R. Vt). minority member of the subcommittee charged with studying the 385-page document filed by Raymond E. Willis. defeated Republican opponent of Senator VanNuys, and the Indiana Republican State Committee. VanNuys' Margin 5197 Point by point Senator Austin] showed that there was clearly a| lack of any evidence linking Sena- | tor VanNuys with any fraud. In addition, he presented a report prepared for the subcommittee by Wiiliam Clabaugh & Co. certified pub- | lic accountants here, showing that | if all the affidavits were absolutely correct, only 120 Democratic votes | would have been improperly cast. Senator VanNuys won by 5197; votes, polling 788.386 to 783,189 for] Mr. Willis. | Senator Austin stressed the point that even in the affidavits the evi- | dence offered was only hearsay. So! he joined with Senator King, sub-| committee chairman, and Senator Burke (D. Neb.), majority member, in recommending that the charges] be dismissed. Senator Green (D. R. I.) moved to| accept the subcommittee report and |

dismissing the charges, but Senator!

Bridges moved to amend that mo- the Indianapolis area have enrolled |

tion and extend the time so that] the petitioners could come before

Vote to Dismiss Charges |

Senator Austin voted with Sen- | ator Bridges, but two other Republicans on the committee, Senators Johnson (R. Cal) and Wiley (R. Wis.) joined with the Democrats in voting the amendment down. Senator Green's motion to dismiss the| charges was then adopted without dissent. : Senator Minton (D. Ind.) attend- | ed the committee meeting, but ex-|

CIRCLING THE CITY

Four Male Choruses in Concert— Four Indiana male choruses, two of them from Indianapolis, will sing in joint recital at the Roberts Park Methodist Church Tuesday evening. They are the Apollo Club of New Castle, the Meistersingers of Kokomo and the Christian Men Builders Glee Club and the Pentalpha Masonic Choir, both of Indianapilis. Each group will sing two numbers alone and the combined groups will mass into one choir to sing six numbers.

Expect 300 H. S. Journalists—The Butler University Journalism Department is to be host to 300 high school pupils from throughout the State Saturday, April 15, during the sixth annual Journalism Field Day exercises. Trophies will be awarded individual pupils and for outstanding high school papers.

“Y” to Sponsor Contest—A birdhouse building contest and exhibit will be sponsored by the Central Y. M. C. A. during the week of April 10. Floyd Wilson of the “Y” Boys Department will direct the contest.

Herold Reinecke, agent in charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation office here, today was a little abashed and taking somewhat of a ribbing. Yesterday he addressed the Lions Club at noon in the Washington Hotel and told them about bank robbers and others who take things that belong to someone else. He finished his address, took coat and hat from the lobby, and left for his office. Meanwhile Dr. R. E. Tanner, 909 Merchants Bank Building, prepared to depart and could not find his coat. While he was looking for it, Mr. Reinecke returned, blushing a little, and confessed he had Dr. Tanner's coat. It was all a mistake.

Mr. Ostlund Mr. Pukes

William Ostlund, Webster City, Iowa, and Forrest Dukes, Indianapolis, have been elected editor and business manager respectively of the 1940 Drift, Butler University junior class year book. The yearbook will hold its second annual beauty contest next Wednesday at the William H. Block Co. auditorium. George Diener, present editor, will be in charge.

Fire Loss Declines—Indianapolis’ fire loss for last month was $21,759 less than March, 1938, Fire Chief Kennedy reported today. The total fire loss for March, 1939, was $52,000 compared to ~ $73,759 for March a year ago, the report said. There were 30 false alarms which cost the Fire Department an estimated $1500 in gasoline and wear i tear on equipment, the Chief said.

Borinstein Heads Committee — Louis J. Borinstein has been named Indiana chairman of a layman's tour to be sponsored by the Union of American Hebrew Congregations. The tour, which begins tomorrow in San Francisco, will bring members of the Union's “Committee of 100” to more than 300 cities in the U. S. and Canada, including Indianapolis and 10 other Indiana cities.

Redecorate Claypool Lobby—The lobby of the Claypool Hotel was a maze of scaffolding today as workmen began an extensive redecorating program, : The entire lobby, including the mezzanine floor, is to be repainted, with similar improvements scheduled for the taproom. This work, including carpeting of the lobby, is to be completed by May 20. After the Speedway Race on Memorial Day, it was reported, similar improvements may be started on other parts of the hotel.

Watch Gone, Man Flees—Mrs. Salome Debill answered the knock at the front door of her rooming house, 139 N. East St., and a man asked if she had time to show him a room. She invited him in, and left the room a moment. When she returned, she told police, a $50 wrist watch was missing. “Did you notice a watch there,” she asked. “No,” he said, edging for the door. She tried to hold him while she called police but he fled. Police were unable to find him.

Columbia Club Enrolls 424—The enrollment of 424 new Columbia Club members during the Club’s Golden Anniversary program was announced today by Benjamin N. Bogue, vice-president. A new tablet listing in bronze the names of members who have collaborated in obtaining one or more new members will be cast April 29. There is still room for 12 more names on the tablet, according to Mr. Bogue.

Married 25 Years—Mr, and Mrs, Clarence E. Coffman, 940 N. Olney St., will observe their 25th wedding anniversary Easter .Sunday with an open house from 2 to 6 p. m. Mr. Coffman, who is 53, and Mrs. Coffman, 52, have spent all of their married life here. Mr. Coffman is a School Board em-

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About five million acres of Indiana land are under oil drilling leases, the State Conservation Department estimated today. Oil drilling operations, for several years confined mostly to the southwestern part of the state, now spread to nine new counties, Virgil M. Simmons, Conservation director, said. During 1938, oil production-in Indiana was estimated at 1,059,025 barrels and gas production at 1,606,000,000 cubic feet. About 50 per cent of the newly drilled wells are classed as “wildcat” or in the experimental stage. Counties in which wells are operating include: Warrick, Posey, Vanderburgh, Spencer, Gibson, Pike, Dubois, Knox, Daviess, Martin, Sullivan and Vigo. Counties in the

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The Belmont Townsend Club 4 will sponsor a supper and card party this evening at the Food Craft Shop, 46 S. Pennsylvania St.

Legion Post Meets Tomorrow— Broad Ripple Post 312, American Legion, will meet at 8 p. m. tomorrow at post headquarters, 61st St. and College Ave. Claude E. Gass is

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Dia J : plage ih the SleCHon. | Nlinois St., with Commander Frank ut Senator King pointed out] E. Hanna, presiding that Senator VanUuys had publicly | — res " condemned the Two Per Cent Club | at its inception and was repeatedly on record against playing politics with WPA. The senior Indiana Senator, who has been seriously ill at home, de- | clined to comment on the dismissal! last night. The C. P. A. report was made by | Frank L. Mansuy and submitted to! Senator Austin with a letter from the Clabaugh Co. stating: “We have tabulated and classified, according to instructions, the number of votes cast and counted for the Democratic ticket which are al- | leged to have been improperly cast.

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The 120 allegedly improper votes thus accounted for were as follows: | “Purchased with money, Lake] County, 1; St. Joseph, 1; Vander-| ol & etc. burgh, 2; total, 4; marked for iden- | «5 |] tification, Vigo, 40; coerced by local | 8 y relief manipulation, Lake, 2; cast by! % 00 a clerk who had not complied with | — Indiana statute regarding illiteracy, ! Vanderburgh, 1; cast on names il-| legally registered, Lake, 2; Marion, | 3: Sullivan, 4; Vandergurgh, 1; Vigo, | 2, total, 12; repeated, St. Joseph, 1; | Vanderburgh, 4: Vigo, 2; total, 7; on names of dead persons, Vander-| burgh, 2; effected by tampering with | voting machines, Vandergurgh, 3; voted upon false residence, and in wrong precinct, Lake, 5; Marion, 19; Sullivan, 5; Vanderburgh, 8; Vigo, 4. total, 41: on names of local voters who did not vote, Marion, 5; Vancderburgh, 1; total, 6; influenced by spring on ballot booth, Marion, 2.” Thus the total allegations of improper balloting by counties listed was Lake, 10; Marion, 29; St. Joseph, 2; Sullivan, 9; Vanderburgh, 22, and Vigo, 48. |

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