Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 19 December 1939 — Page 10

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STEPHENSON ON WAY TO PRISON

Return to Noblesville Next Month Likely; Plea for Writ Denied.

NOBLESVILLE, Ind. Dec. 19 (U. P).—D. C. Stephenson, former grand dragon of the Indiana KuKlux Klan, started the trip back to the . Michigan City State Prison early this afternoon to resume his life sentence for murder. He was accompanied by Sheriff Joe Newby

of Hamilton County. Stephenson had been in the County Jail since last September while his attorneys conducted a se-

ries of legal maneuvers designed to|

obtain a new trial for him. He is expected to be returned her during the January term of court when he is expected to testify at a hearing on his petition for a writ of error in connection with his original trial,

Gentry Denies Writ

This petition is based on the claim that Stephenson was prevented from | testifying at his trial for fear of | threats against his life by fellow] klansmen, and never has been able]

to present his story of the death of Madge Oberholtzer. His appeal for a writ of habeas corpus to stay his return to the prison was ended summarily yesterday when Judge Cassius M. Gentry in Hamilton Circuit Court scheduled a hearing on the writ and promptly overruled the motion,

Makes Personal Plea

Stephenson dramatically appealed to the Court for relief from the life sentence, but Judge Gentry interrupted him and said that his statements were based on what had hap- | pened in previous hearings and that | it was a matter of record. He refused to listen further. Counsel for Stephenson said that the decision on the habeas corpus petition would be appealed to the State Supreme Court.

EMPLOYEES TO VOTE ON PENSION SYSTEM

WILMINGTON, Dec. 19 (U. P) —1 Donald D. Davis, President of Gen-

eral Mills, Inc, announced today that the company’s stockholders have approved the contributory employees’ pension system recommended by the management and the

board of directors. The system will become effective

Jan. 1, 1940, and will be submitted |"

immediately to the employees for their consideration.

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00D PAROLEE RECORD SHOWN

State’s Survey Reveals 92 Per Cent of Those Freed Observe Rules.

s) ? They Ask

Tech High School pupils who “search the corridors” for news for the three Indianapolis papers, are seen here checking each others “scoops.” They are (left to right) seated: Jane Mottern, Jean Kercheval and John Shirley; standind, James Jackson and David Patrick.

Ninety-two per cent of all State Prison inmates granted paroles in the last four years have ‘made good,” the State Clemency Commission announced today. The report was based on a special survey made by the Commission of paroled convicts’ records since Jan. 1, 1935. The survey showed that of 423 prisoners granted paroles in that period, 248 completed their probationary period without getting into any trouble, and that all of them

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BRISTOL—Mrs. Eliza A. Survivors: Husband, Arthur: Nettie Garver; brother r Victor D. Smith, 74. Survivors: Wife, Glenn; daughters, Mrs. Fred Fluetsch and China Smith; son, Carlton; sister, Mrs. W. Kestetter; Smith.

brother, Amos

CHESTERTON—George Cole, 70. Survivors: Sons, Hubert, Clyde and Valentine; daughters, Mrs. Elmer Blanchard, Mrs. Donald DeHaven and Mrs. James Smith; brothers, Fred and Dan Cole; sister, Mrs. Ada Freer. COLUMBUS—Miss Josephine Survivors: Sister, rs. ugene brothers, Frank and L. B. Stuckey Miss Achsa Cox, 77. Survivors: Sisters, Mrs, Alfred Catlin and Miss Lizzie Cox; brother, Lucius T. Cox. Mrs. Amanda L. Norman, 75. Sons, William and Rastus; sister, Mrs. Carmichael; brothers, Samuel, Allen, war dand Martin Walker. EDINBURG—Calvin W. Wilson, 64. Survivors: Wife, Lucy: brothers, James, Claude, George and Algiers; sisters, Mrs. Norma Watt and Mrs. Oma Harrison. ELKHART Christ Lewis Clausen, 48. Survivors: Wife, Mamie, daughters, Geraldine, Dolores and Helen; brothers, Peter, Carl and John. Fred Carl Schroeder, 64. Survivors: Stepchildren, Mrs. Martha DuCharme, Mrs. Adeline Jernigan, Mrs. Meta Lusz, Dr. William, Fred. Gus, Paul and Henny Rosenaeu. EVANSVILLE—MTrs, Nancy Heim, 79. Suryhyors: Son, ria; daughter, Mrs. Ruby oll.

Julius Ambrose, 79. Survivors: Daughter, Mrs, Harry Anderson; brothers, Thomas and Willis, Louis C. ost, 72. Survivors: Wife, Eunice: daughters, Mrs. Katherine Oftring and Miss Mary Yost, sisters, Mrs. Mamie Howell and Mrs. Theresa Muller; brother, | Michael. | Francis Joseph Jones infant. |vivors: Parents, Mr. and Mrs. | Jones

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Survivors: Wife, Elizabeth Petri;

| sisters. | FRANCISCO—James M. Hussey, 82. Sur{vivors: Wife, Isabelle; daughter, Mrs. Elza | McConnell; brother, Joseph; sister, Mrs Charles Skelton | GARY Mrs. Elizabeth Cullen, 70. Mrs. Annette Sanko, 46 Survivors: | Husband, Andrew; son, Henry; brothers, Edward and Harry Kramer; sisters, Mrs. Lucille Foley and Mrs

er. Mrs. Caroline Maicke, 81. Survivors: Husband, Carl: sons, Edward Charles, | Herman and Otto; daughters, Mrs. Emma

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STATE DEATHS

William Walters. |

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Gertrude B. Glover, | Survivors: Husband, Frank, daughter, | | Miss Beatrice Glover; three brothers; three |

Loretta Bomgart- |

have jobs, some of them supporting families. Only 18 «of those paroled were re-

| GRIIme Smith; ssiter, Mrs. Emma Sitzenstock. Judith Ann Kachur, 16 months. vivers: Parents, r. and Mrs. Kachur; brother, John Jr. Survivors: Two two brothers. Mahala, 53. Survivors:

sons, Carl Jr, and Daniel; sister, Mrs. Hannah

Sur-| were declared delinquent in their

| parole reports and have not been heard from. The remaining 143 still are mak|ing regular reports on paroles. The Commission granted paroles to two more prisoners today. They were Cleo Etheridge, sentenced to 10 years from Madison County five years ago Yor armed robbery, and Joseph Wise, sentenced at Evansville Feb. 28 to one to 10 years for burglary. The parole petition of an Indianapolis prisoner, Elmo Rollins, sentenced to 10 years for auto banditry in 1937, was denied.

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| Husband, Carl; | daughter, Lucille; | Meislbar. HELMSBURG-—J. W. McDonald, 62. Suri : Wife; daughters, Mrs, Wililam R. Mink and Mrs. eRoy Tutterow. sons, | Ev t, Archie and Donovan. | HENRYVILLE—William Thomas, 87. Sur- | vivors: Son, Roy, daughter, Mrs. Blanche Singleton; sisters, Mrs. Mae Morgan and | Mrs. Anna Smith: brother, Ernest. | LAGRANGE-—Miss Annabelle Sidener, 16. | Survivors: Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ray Side- | brothers, Clark, Paul sisters, Alice and Mary Jane. Mrs. Edna Shultz, 57. Survivors: Husband, Chancey; daughters, Mrs. Robert Briggs, Mrs. Alyin Batchelar, Mrs. Forrest Rauh, Misses Florence, Talitha, Louise, Vivian and Phyllis Shultz; Lewis; sister, Mrs, M. L. Pontius. Mrs. Catherine Bassett, . Daughters, Mrs. Corvin Putt Cora Church; sons. Charles, Edward Bassett. MICHIGAN CITY—Clemens A. Higg, 78. Survivors: Wife, Otilie; daughter, Mrs. Fred Grossman. Bruno Leshinski, 63. Survivors: Brother, Louis; sister, Mrs. William Cochran,

MT. VERNON—Clifford Melton, 39. MULBERRY—Miss Harriet Kutz,

NEW CASTLE—Mrs. Clara Elizabeth Vogel, 51. Survivors: Husband, Joseph; daughter, Elizabeth: sons, Norbert and Ant ony: sisters, Mrs. Andrew Butz, Mrs. John Veerkamp, Mrs. Edward Henninger, rs. Bernard Veerkamp and Mrs. William | E. Martin; brothers, George and Clarence Hardebeck.

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son, ———————————— WAIT FAIRBANKS’ WILL HOLLYWOOD, Dec. 19 (U. P.) — Douglas Fairbanks’ will is going to be filed in Los Angeles Probate Court within the next two weeks, | his family was informed today by | his New York lawyer, Dennis F.

O'Brien. How large an estate the actor left was not estimated. He is believed to have amassed well over a million dollars as an actor and as a member of United Artists Corp.

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APOLIS TIMES

Deadly Aerial War Near, Rickenbacker Forecasts

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 19 (U. P).|

—London, Paris, Berlin and the!

other great cities of warring European nations are doomed to destruction “as soon as the nations finally are aligned diplomatically,” believes Capt. Eddie Rockenbacker, America’s foremost ace in the

World War. Capt. Rickenbacker predicted the annihilation of the British fleet by the Nazi air force if the Germans decide to pursue such a course. “Three or four planes attacking a battleship may be shot down,” Capt. Rickenbacker said, “but when she planes start coming over in waves, it's just a matter of percentages.” “Evenually, we will see London, Paris and Berlin destroyed by gas and fire caused by planes, but 90 days after aerial warfare really starts the trained pilots of both

sides will go back to trench and dugout, with only occasional aerial bombing.” The World War ace, who brought down 26 German planes in 1918, estimated the average expectancy of war pilots at 30 days, once aerial warfare starts in earnest. “But it will be worth it,” he said, ‘not to the pilot but to his military

forces, because in those 30 days his power of destruction will .be enormous.”

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CALUMET BUILDING OF I. U. DEDICATED

Times Special EAST CHICAGO, Ind, Dec. 10. —President Herman B Wells of Indiana University dedicated the university’'s new Calumet Extension Building here last night, expressing the hope it would meet the education needs of the community ‘“efficiently and economically.” About 2000 persons attended deSO erelionies held in Roosee g chool and ins new building, . a i “The fast growth of new demands being made upon the public purse, many of them motivated by the very commendable desire to increase the security of our people,

has made it increasingly importan for the educational system to operate with maximum efficiency,” he said.

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Capt. Rickenbacker anticipated an alliance of Germany, Italy, England and France to fight Soviet Rusgia eventually, and urged that the United States stay out of the combat at all costs. “If the United States goes in,” he said, “we will have to maintain a standing army over there for the

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OAKVILLE—Mrs. Martha Ann Symons, 72. Survivors: Son, Joyce, daughters, Mrs. Minnie Utt and Mrs. Lula Phillips; brothers, Harry, Theodore and Arle Saniels

OHIO RIDGE—Joseph O. Gross, 81. Suri Wife, Bessie; daughters, Mrs Bertha Stine, Mrs. Mary Rutan and Mrs. Gladys Williams; sons arl and Kenneth. OWENSVILLE—MTrs. Lelah Spore, 50. | Survivors: Husband, J. Horace; sons, Rob{erts and Gerald; daughter, Mrs. James Cunningham; sisters, Mrs. Carl Ponzer and Mrs. James McGregor: brothers, Porter, Paul and Roy Short, PRINCETON—Mrs. Nancy Ellen Lownsdale, 81. Survivors: Husband, Thomas; | daughters, Mrs. W. H. Lindy, Mrs, William | Satins and Mrs. Turner Hightower; son, aul. RUSHVILLE—Robert fant, Survivors: Parents, | Cornelius B. Oster Jr. | SEYMOUR—Fred A. Schleibaum, 51. SurV Mother, Mrs. Anna Schleibaum; wife, Mary; daughter, Mrs. Cilfford Osterman; brothers, Albert and John; sister, Mrs. Henry Hoevener.

SOUTH BEND-—Mrs, Frances Poer, 35. Survivors: Husband, Scott; mother, Mrs. Susan Clemenz; sisters, Mrs. Ivan Dagler, Mrs. Pauline Penny and Mrs. Glora Snatchz. \

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75 NAMES DRAWN FOR GRAND JURY

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| persons to be examined preparatory |to selection of a new Grand Jury lon Jan. 2, | The new Grand Jury which under (the law must be chosen the first business day of the court at the {first of the year, will be known as (the January term jury and will serve until next June. Judge Myers also ordered the {drawing of 100 prospective jurors for petit jury service. | The present Grand Jury, selected last July, will go out of office on (Dec. 30. Its work includes a sixweeks investigation of Center Township poor relief.

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ROOSEVELT GREETING

| | | | WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 (U.P) .—

President Roosevelt said in his an-| nual holiday message to the Army |

and Navy that this year had witnessed the “greatest peace time de- | velopment of our armed forces for the defense of this country.” | | “I am sure that the people of the Untied States are conscious of an! added feeling of security, and that [they join with me in congratulations | and thanks to the officers and men | | who have worked so hard and so effectively to bring this about,” Mr. Roosevelt said. “I send to each of {them my personal wishes for suc-| ‘cess and happiness in the New Year. | | May it be one of peace and pros-| perity.” | DRIVER HELD Police here today held Richard Drummond, 30, of 51814 N. Pine St., on charges of intoxication, driving while under the influence of liquor, and having improper lights on his car, following an accident in which his car struck a truck parked in the 600 block, S. East St.

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