Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 24 June 1940 — Page 2

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STATE DEMOCRATS START POT BOILING

Headquarters of Three Gubernatorial Candidates Hum; “Indiana Convention May Vote on Third Term;

Parity Convenes

, By NOBLE REED Indianapolis took on the atmosphere of /a convention city today as candidates and delegates began arriving for the State Democratic Convention at the Fair Grounds

Thursday. Pre-convention activity

quarters of the three candidates for the Governor nomination

despite continued rumors of a move to draft Federal Security Administrator Paul V. McNutt to head the ticket.

Backers of all three gubernatorial candidates, David M. Lewis, Marion County Prosecutor, R. Earl Peters and Lieut. Gov. Henry F. Schricker, were claiming gains among delegates over. the week-end, indicating a close contest unless a bandwagon stampede develops Wednesday night or Thursday morning.

Third Term Discussed

Party leaders indicated that a

special resolution may be presented to the convention, urging President Roosevelt to accept a third-term nomination at the national convention at Chicago, July 15.

This sentiment developed as the

result of Mr. McNutt’s declaration

for a third term in Washington re-

cently, thereby withdrawing himseif from the Presidential picture unless

Supported

Here Thursday.

centered around the head-

HOWARD COUNTY AUDITOR IN RAGE

Raymon Gilbert Enters Contest for Secretary Of State.

The Democratic Central Committee of Howard County has placed the name of Raymon Gilbert, Howard County Auditor, in the Secretary of State race. Mr. Gilbert was nominated for a second term as Auditor in 1936 without opposition and was elected by the largest vote ever given:

When Francis Oden, 4401 Bethel Ave, was a boy his hobby was raising mice and guinea pigs. He continued the hobby through

by Hobby

Times Photo.

Francis Oden . , .. turned a hobby into a business, Raises Guinea Pigs and Red, White and Blue Mice in 'Zoo'

Mr. Oden had a little color trouble this year—the red mice refused to provide a ‘sufficient number of offspring for the stripes. He in-

THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES

KILLER SUSPECT ESCAPES POSSE

Jameson Empties Revolver At Officers in Fight; Stolen Car Nearby.

CRAWFORDSVILLE, Ind. June 24 (U. P.).—State Police and Montgomery County authorities today searched this vicinity for John Paul Jameson, 28-year-old Roachdale convict, accused of slaying Howard M. Priest of Indianapolis, last May 27. Jameson escaped yesterday from a party of police, led by Capt. Otto Biederstedt, Sheriff Harold Roth and State Parole Officer William Purdue at a cabin near Sugar Creek. : When ordered to surrender, Jameson emptied his revolver at the raiders, and then fled into the heavy foliage. The officers fired

ently none took effect. In the shack where the convict had taken refuge police found a suitcase containing Jameson's clothes

Priest was slain with a similar bullet. A Buick sedan stolen from Joe Wolfe, 4290 N. Illinois St., Indianapolis, stood nearby. The day-long search was directed on the ground by State Police. Lieut.

Arestz of Purdue University directed the posse from the air. Priest, shot through the heart, was found near an Indianapolis gravel pit. Powder burns indicated that he had been shot at close range and five $10 bills were still

in his pocket.

A first- degree murder indictment was returned against Jameson two

about 40 shots at him, but appar-

area census manager, This represented a gain of 34,003 in 10 years, compared with a gain of 22,009 for Indianapolis. Gains were reported. for township in the county, Lawrence which had a 293 loss.

each except Mr.

| Knight said that the drop in the|

number of troops at Ft. Harrison more than accounted for the difference. Complete : census figures for all townships and towns of the County follow: CENTER TOWNSHIP 1940 1,182

1930

Beech Grove . 980

Indianapolis Woodruff Place 1,450 FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP Beech Grove . : 58 66 LAWRENCE TOWNSHIP Castleton 231 Lawrence 1,079

PERRY TOWNSHIP

1,216

840

Ray Hinkle, while Capt. Lawrence}

Beech Grove ....... 2,664 2.506

and a suppiy of 32-caliber shells. | Indianapolis 'Southport

WARREN TOWNSHIP

Indianapolis 12,793 | Julietta ea Warren Park 164

WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP

Crows Nest .. 112 Highwoods Indiananapolis North Crows Nest ... Meridian Hills Ravenswood ........ Rocky Ripple ....... Shooters‘ Hill ....... Shore Acres .......s Spring Hill ........,

79 28 ..: 35,923 35 167 391 315 19 12 avid 28 22

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A preliminary 1940 census total|16,284; lof 456,669 was announced today for Marion County by W. A. Knight,

project.

308,656 297.127lern Indiana’s most historic ground,

11,143 | |

County Population 456,669, Gain of 34,003 in Ten Years

12th, 11,611;

19,366; 15th,

13th, 16,673;

18,268; 14th, 20,682. Seventeenth, 18427: 18th, 12 193; 19th, 13.871; 20th, 16, 420; 21st, 19,503; 22d, 1,811; 23d, 14,949; 24th, 13,016. Total, 386; 170.

GARY CLUB TO BUILD

LARGE YOUTH CAMP

GARY, Ind, June 24.—Seventy acres of land have been purcl:ased by the Good Fellow Club for a youth camp designed to take care of 2000 boys and girs annually. It is expected that it will take tw. or three years to complete the The site is on northwest-

Baileytown, where in 1822 he first white settlement in this region was established. Swimming, fishing, canoeing : 1d

|usual recreational facilities will be 222 available as wall as provisions for

all kinds of land recreation in the camp proper.

16th,

| MONDAY, JUNE 24, 1940

METHODISTS BUY HOME FOR BISHOP

Methodist Bishop Titus Lowe is expected to occupy the new Episcopal residence at 4014 N. Pennsylvania St. about Oct. 1. The purchase lacks only the approval of the Indiana Conference’ of the church, which will meet at Roberts Park Church Sept. 19 to 22. The Northwest Indiana Conference and the North Tndiana Conferlence, meeting in ‘May and June, approved the purchase, which was arranged by a committee headed by Dr. John G. Benson, Msthodist Hos= pital superintendent, and the HallHottel Co., Inc. local realtors. Bishop Lowe is the first Methodist bishop to have a residence here since 1923. The first Methodist. Episcopal residence in Indianapolis, at 1035 N. Pennsylvania St., was occupied in the 1850s by Bishop Edward Ames. That house is to be remodeled soon as an office building.

HOOSIER KILLED BY PUMP SULLIVAN, Ind., June 24 (U. P.). —William M. Malone, 32, oil field worker, was Killed yesterday when he was caught in the belt of a pumping machine.

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the President declines to accept.

A Democrat in the county. He the years and when the depfession [tends to use guined pigs to fill in Party leaders were still speculat- 3 y y P : pig

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days later by the Marion County | Williams Creek .....

ran 226 votes ahead of President Roosevelt, Mr. Gilbert is 48, is married and has a 6-yvear-old daughter. He is an ex-service man and is treasurer of the Fifth District Demo- ‘| cratic Central Committee.

The Howard County Committee placed his name in the Face to | block | Republicans of that area in the election, members said. Glen Hillis, Republican.nominee for Gov-

ing upon Mr. McNutt's national convention plans regarding the Vice Presidential place on the ticket. The former Governor may make known his position in the national picture during the convention here Thurs-| day. Caucus on Delegates

Special importance is being attached to the convention keynote address by Mr. McNutt, whose remarks are expected to dominate the

party’s procedure in Indiana during the next four months. ernor, is from Howard County, as

Meanwhile, party leaders were!is Forest Harness, Republican Concaucusing on the selection of Hoo- | gressman from the Fifth District. sier delegates to the national con-| Richard James, Republican nomivention, ‘nee for State Auditor, is from the! The delegates-at-large, to be Fifth District. selected by the entire convention, | are expected to be Governor M. out regular organization prt in Clifford Townsend, permanent con-|any pre-convention faction. vention chairman; Frank M. Mc-| Several days ago party workers Hale, National Committeeman and talked about the possibility that ormanager of the McNutt-for- Presi- | ganization leaders might “ditch” the dent campaign; Senator Sherman Senator in favor of Governor TownMinton and perhaps State Chair- send but this move bore no earman Fred F. Bays. Mayor Reginald marks of official sanction. Sullivan is expected to be one of, In the Governor contest, the two Twelfth District delegates. Peters’ backers today claimed new Twenty-four of the state's 28 support from Lake County following delegates to the national convention! a Peters-for-Gover nor rally at Anwill be selected in district caucus gola yesterday. meetings Wednesday night. Each of | One of thé speakers:at the meetthe districts will elect two. ing was Frank Martin, Mayor of Little has been said among party Hammond, who is regarded as an.

leaders regarding rumored machine! jorganization man in Lake County. opposition te the renomination of! Mayor Martin pledged his support

Senator Minton. His only . an-|to Mr. Peters. nounced rival- for the Senatorial! Other speakers at the rally inNomination is Perry Easton of In- cluded Albert Stump, one-time! napolis, who is said to be repre- Democratic candidate for senting old-age pension groups with-|Senator.

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hit six years ago his hobby became his business. They're used in medical research.

Mr. Oden’s kasement zoo contains some 2000 guinea pigs, uncounted red, white and blue (no; fooling) mice and a monkey who has Jittle use for the pigs. The mice have one big day each year—the Fourth of July — when they're placed in a, wire form, made

to resemble an American flag, where’

they scamper back and forth to give the impression that the flag is waving. i sounds complicated, but it work

RED CROSS WAR FUND TOPS $57,100 MARK

The Indianapolis Red Cross Chapter’s war relief fund reached $57,100.31. The largest new gift was $192.45 from employees of the office of the Indiana WPA. Other gifts included:

Central Indiana Coal Co., $50: R. N, Peterson, $25; Hillman’'s, $10; Beth El Zedeck Sisterhood, $10; Works Board employees, $50: Baltimore & Ohio Railroad traffic freight department employees, $12: W. T. Grant Co. employees, $10; Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Crane, $25. Young Democrats of Marion Pann, $10; Ready Mix Con-

crete Corp. H. B. Marks Co., $10; Standard Nut Margarine Co. employees, $39.50; Peerless Foundry Co. employees; $50.50: Indianapolis Star composing room employees, $90; information and D. S. A. departments of the Indiana Bell Thelephone Co., $85; Loyalty Group insurance employees, $29. Raymond Cooper, $50; Schwitzer-Cums= mins Co., $50; two seventh district clubs | affiliated with the Indiana Federation of Clubs, $16.25: Mrs. G. A. Miller, Mrs. Ella Underwood and the Garden Study Ciub, $10 each; $22.50 through Mrs. G. A. Karns, land $11.50 through Mrs. Charles Rollison.

{the holes when he puts the device lon display at the annual festival of Post 276, American Legion, next month. The guinea pigs are easiest to! lcare for, being content to chatter ‘back and forth in pig language and eat’ Mr. Oden “out of house ‘and home.” There are a few rebels, who run about the basement floor in full freedom because, Mr. ' Oden explained, “they're pretty hard to catch so I justi let them go.” Mr. Oden has perfected a system (of watering his pigs which requires {little effort on his part but a great heal of co-operation from his charges. Bottles filled with water are fastened on the outside of the cages with a copper tube running inside the cage. To get a drink the guinea pigs suck on the pipe and out comes the water.

SEEK REFUGE HERE FROM BRITISH ISLES

Mrs. Helen Caperton Metcalf, formerly of Indianapolis, and her three children have arrived from England as war refugees.” They are living near the farm of her brother, | Woods Caperton, Carmel.

| Mr. Metcalf, a member of a anti-

remained in Lon(don. Mrs. Metcalf returned on the U. S. liner Washington with her T-monts-old boy Nicholas, and her two daughters, Patricia, 12, i Susanne, 8. :

| parachute unit,

Grand Jury. Officials said Jameson violated a parole from the Indiana Reformatory in 1938 and that he has a criminal record dating from 1924.

ARGENTINE AIR ROUTS READY

MIAMI, Fla., June 25 (U, P.).—|

Pan | American Airways will start daily plane service from Miami to Buenos Aires. Argentina, July 1, airline officials announced today.

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First, 10,882; Second, 20,214; Third, 18,634; Fourth, 14,652; Fifth, 13,366; Sixth, 19,423; Seventh, Eighth, 15,850.

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