Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 18 December 1940 — Page 10
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STATE WITNESS
“Freed in Killing, She Is to Testify in Hawkins Murder Trial.
NEW ALBANY, Ind. Dec. 18 (U.{
P.).—Introduction of a surprise
.-state. witness was expected today :
in the trial of Milton Hawkins, 24,
Mumfordville, Ky., on a murder :
charge.
Yyea-old Jeffersonville taxicab driver. His case was venued from Clark Circuit Court where a murder charge against Clementine Littrell, 17, Livermore, Ky., Hawkins’ alleged accomplice, was dismissed yesterday. The girl pleaded guilty to a delinquency charge and was sen-| tenced to four years in the Indiana Girls’ School. Girl to Testify Clark County Prosecutor. Homer D. Smith, who is aiding in the Hawkins’ prosecution,
said dis-|$ 1
missal of the murder charge meant |
the girl could be used as a witness | against Hawkins -without giving | testimony incriminating herself. i
Prosecutor, indicated she would be | the State’s No. 1 ‘witness in its] attempt to trace ‘today the move-| ments of the accused at the time! Davis was found slain.
Hayden Trial Set
Trial of James Hayden Jr, 21,| Mosleyville, Ky., also indicted for the killing, also venued from Clark Circuit Court, will be held upon | completion of the Hawkins case.
the Luttrell case, a jury was impaneled to hear Hawkins’ after dismissal of 130 special venireJen Vio objected to capital punishment.
570 PUPILS APPEAR
|E. 46th St., were to become actors Concurrent with developments in| this afternoon for the annual school pagean, “Peace on Earth, Good Will trial [to Men.”
given at 2 p. m. in the school auditorium for the P.-T. A.
Janres Worrell (left), Juanita Hamp and Willard Munson practice | on the organ in the William H. Block Co. auditorium for a party to Frank E. Lorch, Floyd County be given Friday and Monday evenings at the store for children dressed
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DENIES CHARGES IN MEDICAL CASE
J. R. Scherer Practiced by Methods Ruled Legal, ‘He Says.
J. R. Scherer, drugless physician whose license revocation was asked yesterday in. a petition filed with the State Medical Board, today declared that the charges alleged in the petition “are unfounded.” He declared that he had engaged in only such practices as taught “by the schools I attended and as have been ruled by the Indiana courts as being legal practice for naturopathic physicians.”
Immorality Charged
The petition, filed by Toner M. Overley, manager of the Better Business Bureau, charged that Mr, Scherer was guilty of gross immorality within the meaning of the Medical Practice Act by giving and prescribing certain drugs and performing surgery allegedly not permitted by his licenses. Mr. Scherer denied -Mr. Overley’s allegation in the petition that he obtained his licenses fraudulently. He declared that he obtained his license by court order after the State Medical Board had been informed three fimes and had failed to.show up each time.
Cites Court Ruling
Answering Mr. Overley’s charge that he had performed a tonsilectomy, Mr. Scherer asserted that a court had ruled at Anderson several years ago that “it could be done.” Mr. Scherer also answered Mr. Overley’s charge that he used “fraudulent devices and machines” by saying he used a heartometer for diagnosis of heart conditions just the same as many medical doctors.
DE GAULLE GROUPS TO HEAR.OF SURVEY
NEW YORK, Dec. 18 (U. P,).—A mass meeting will be held Friday at Carnegie Hall by the France For-
‘lever Group, followers of Gen. De
Gaulle, at which time the results of a six months study on means of defeating Germany will be revealed. Zugene J. Houdry, president and founder of the group, said that in his estimation the war could be won without the United States entering. Industrial co-operation was all that was needed of America, he said.
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Also on the program will be Betty Jo Conley and Frank Bradford, dancers. Santa Claus, standing beside a 30-feet high Christmas tree, will present each child with a candy cane.
2 DIE AS PASSENGER TRAIN HITS FREIGHT
SALT LAKE CITY, Dec. 18 (U. P.). — A Union Pacific passenger train pulling into the Union Station here today crashed into -the rear of a standing freight train. Two trainmen were killed. They were: : WILLIAM FLOYD McCUMBER, freight brakeman. : C. N. WILLIAMS, freight conducor, George C. Rogers, also a trainman, was injured. ’ Officers said Mr. McCumber and
Mr. Wililams ‘were seated in the caboose.
SUSPENDS ‘TAVERN PERMIT FOR 30 DAYS
The Alcoholic Beverages Commfssion yesterday suspended for 30 days the permit of Manuel Loraine to sell alcoholic beverages at the P. & M. Bar, Pine and Washington Sts.
“The license was suspended because of charges of sale of liquors to intoxicated persons and. allowing employees to commit assault and battery on customers, Commission officials said. The Commission’s actions resulted from an altercation in front of the tavern on. Thanksgiving night in which Hampton Williams, 33, of 1201 Stadium Dr. said he was beaten over the head by employees of the tavern, immediately after he had left the bar with a friend. The Commission held a hearing on the charges - against Mr, Loraine last week.
AUTO KILLS PEDESTRIAN
TERRY HAUTE, Ind. Dec. 18 (U. P.).—An unidentified man was injured fatally today when struck by an automobile driven by Hershel A. Ranssy.
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40 DESTROYERS ORDERED BY U.S.
$8,300,000 Allowed Also for Expansion of Nation's Shipyards.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 (U, P.}).— Navy Secretary Frank Knox has announced award of contracts for construction of 40 additional destroyers at an estimated cost of $253,384,875. At the same time he disclosed contract awards for the expansion of several shipyards at an estimated cost of $8,300,000. Mr. Knox said the destroyer construction utilizes tonnage left over from the total recently authorized by congress.
He revealed in his announcement yesterday that there had been several cancellations and reallocations of previous contracts for destroyers and cruisers in an effort to achieve
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construction. Of the 40 destroyers which are to be built, four will be ‘constructed at Quincy, Mass, by the Bethlehem Steel Co. which also was allotted $800,000 for additional facilities. Bethlehem also will build three destroyers at Staten Island and receive $700,000 for additional facilities there; seven destroyers and $1,500,000 for expansion at San Francisco; and six destroyers and $1,250,000 for new facilities at, San Pedro. Bath Iron Works, Bath, Me. will build six destroyers and get $400,000 for expansion. Federal Shipbuilding & Drydock, Kearney, N. J., will build six destroyers and receive a maximum of $2,250,000 for additional facilities. Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Co., Seattle, Wash., received contracts for five destroyers and $1,400,000 for expansion. Navy yard allocations: Boston, four destroyers; Philadelphia, two; Norfolk, Va., two; and Charleston, Ss. C., two.
ARMY OPTIONS FARMS FOR PROVING GROUND
MADISON, Ind., Dec. 18 (U. P.).— Approximately 30 per cent of Jefferson County land to be used for an Army ordnance proving ground is under option, Government agents reported today. Farmland covering an area six miles square has been optioned, with the general attitude of the land-~ owners co-operative, agents said. Thus far no farms have been recommended for condemnation proceedings. Tt was indicated, however, that evacuated farmers are being forced to find homes in neighboring counties because of a jump in price of farmland close to the proving ground. More than 100 farm families who moved into the area from Kentucky in the last 25 years were said to be trekking back to their nafive state.
HOLY CROSS COLLEGE PRESIDENT IS NAMED
SOUTH BEND, Ind. Dec. 18 (U. P.).—The Rev. Fr. Thomas A. Steiner, provincial -of the Congregation of Holy Cross, announced today the Rev. Fr. Christopher J. O'Toole had been named president of Holy Cross College, Washington, D. C. ; Fr, Steiner said Fr. O'Toole would succeed the Rev. Fr, William J.
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 (U. P.). —The U. S. Army Air Corps has made available a transport. plane «to carry James Phenix, injured CCC youth in Letterman General Hospital, San Francisco, t8 his home in Montgomery, Ala, for Christmas. Request for the plane, which will be fitted up with necessary medical facilities, was made through the Federal Compensation Agency. ee ———t————
N. SIDE TRAFFIC ‘REFORM URGED
Restricted Parking Seen as Remedy-for Bottle-Neck On Meridian.
The Safety Board today took another step toward solving the North Side rush-hour traffic jam by proposing to ban parking on N. Meridian St. between St. Clair and Fall Creek Blva. at certain. periods. The proposal was made yesterday afternoon, approved by the Board and sent to the City Council for its consideration. The original recommendation was made by Police Chief Michael F. Morrissey. Under the plan parking would be prohibited on the west side
of Meridian St. from 7 a. m. to 9 a. m. and on the east side from 4:30 p. m. to 6 p. m,
Other Limits Proposed
Board members said a second ordinance sponsored by the Board and to be introduced to the Council will limit parking on the west side of Meridian St. between St. Clair
and 16th. Sts. to 1% hours from 9 a. m, to 6 p. m. and limit parking on the east side to 11 hours between 7 a. m. to 4:30 p. m. Chief Morrissey said both measures are designed to eliminate a rush-hour traffic “bottleneck” on the north-south thoroughfare. ’ Also in connection with the parking problem, Safety Board members lauded strides made in the police department system of fix-proof parking sticker administration,
lections from sticker fines at $2 each
stickers were issued to motorists during the period and 23,458 motorists paid their fines. Collections totaled 89.3 per cen, a new high.
Ten to Get Fire Jobs
The Safety Board also approved a list of 80 men certified by the merit board as eligible for appointment to the Fire Department. At least 10 will be named as probationary firemen. In the Police Department, the Safety Board approved recommendations of Chief Morrissey for the reduction in rank of four acting detective sergeants and one active police sergeant to grade of investigator. The active detective sergeants reduced are Donald Bushong, Thomas Naumsek, Allen Steger and Ralph Bader. John Foran was the acting police sergeant who was made an investigator.
PARKING CALLED HAZARD Cars parked or being parked were reported to be the greatest traffic hazard to commercial vehicle operators ‘at a meeting of the Inter-fleet Safety Contest’s board of inquiry
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