Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 24 June 1943 — Page 17
START TO PROBE. DETROIT RIOTS
Gov. Kelly: Orders Further ;
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Relaxation of ‘State * . Emergency.’ DETROIT, June 24 (U. P)—
Governor Harry F. Kelly ordered E
"Monument (on the Circle) Proves to Be ‘Must’ for Visitors in City
further relaxation of his emergency|
proclamation today as ‘nearly normal” conditions prevailed and a four-man fact-finding committee
explored causes of Detroit’s race
riots which took 31 dives. The committee, appointed by Governor Kelly, sought to determine whether there was sufficient evidence for calling a special grand Jury for a thorough inquiry of the rioting, the worst racial disturbance since the world war. The governor lifted all restrictions in outlying Oakland and Macomb counties and extended the Wayne county (Detroit) curfew from 10 p. m. to midnight. He also granted permission for sale of liquor in Wayne county from 7 a. m. to 10 p. m. Since Monday's rioting there has been an absolute ban on sale of alcoholic beverages.
wii Conditions Calm
‘Kelly's new order, indicative of generally calm conditions, came as authorities sped prosecution of more than 1300 persons arrested. during the riots. : “ Today's supplementary order left in ‘effect bans on public assemblies carrying of firearms. It moved closing time for places of sement from 9:15 to 11 p. m. .permitted their opening at: 6
#Kelly said the easing of restricA /tions was prompted by a “rapid return to nearly normal conditions” énd was made 6n the recommendation of military, state and local officials. Urge Flag Display He urged a ‘generous display - of the American flag . . . to raise the morale and -restore the peace of mind of the xood citizens of Detroit who may take comfort in the knowledge that théy.are under the protection of the greatest free and democratic nation in the world.” The death toll Tose to 31 last night when two white men died of injuries. They were James Kenny, 40, who was beaten while delivering milk Monday, and Frank Frostman, 68, who suffered a fractured skull when hit with a brick.
Berlin Radio Calls Disorders ‘Revolt’
By UNITED PRESS The Berlin radio last night called the race riots in Detroit a “revolt” and said that the United States was attempting to hide an “abusive social situation” by blaming a legendary fifth column for the uprising.
¥* NINE BIKE RIDERS
STOPPED BY POLICE
Launching a campaign to protect bicycle riders and prevent them from causing traffic accidents, police yesterday and last night ordered eight boys and a girl to report at the police traffic school ‘Tuesday night. Four of them were atcsed of riding bicycles without lights. Five others were accused of riding double, permitting another child to
ride on the handlebars.
The police are distributing pamphlets of 10 safety rules, issued by the Indianapolis safety council, to bicycle riders,
Clouds High overhéad '.: . , stores, people, traffic and streets’ far below.
This is Massachusetts ave.
from. the top of the ménument in the Circle. An elevator or 330 steps bsing you to a glass balcony from where you can see the heart of Indianapolis.
OLD ET WIDELY KNOWN
Many Don’t Know It but There -Is-a Museum in The Basement.
This is another article in a series on landmarks: of -interest to newcomers.
By THEO WILSON The newcomer hits Indianapolis and the first thing he hears about, is the Circle and the first thing
‘he sees is the monument.’
You have to find out where the
Circle is before you do anything else, if you're a newcomer, because everytime you ask people for directions, they’ll tell you the place you're looking for is near the Circle,
or north of the Circle, or on the|
Circle, or off the Circle.
So you find out where the Circle’ is, and right there is the towering| §
Soldiers and Sailors’ monument, with its fountains and massive architecture.
Has National Fame
If you're. from out of town, you
probably heard about the monument before: you came here, anyway, because it's a ‘well-known memorial, visited ‘ by ‘thousands of tourists. Only ‘5 per cent of its visitors come from Indianapolis. Nearly everybody can . tell you that there's a glassed-in observatory on top of the monument where you can get a bird’s-eye-view. of the ‘downtown section, but there are many who don’t know that in the basement of the building there’s a collection of 7000 war pictures, dating back to Valley Forge. If youre interested in statistics about’ the monument, talk to Albert A. Henry, the cashier and custodian for the past six years, who can roll dates and figures around
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One of Indianapolis’ - most distinctive landmarks is the Soldiers and Sailors’ monument on the Circle, towering hundreds of feet over the downtown streets, visited by thousands of sight-seeing soldiers
and civilians.
‘| fidence,’ | election indicated today.
When you come down, you. walk down the basement steps to’ the
| picture gallery, and if you have any
Mnterest in the country’s past” history, you're in for a really good time. The walls are linai with old pictures, newspaper clippings, and mementos of all the wars and. insurrections from the revolution through world war 1. Some of the pictures are in swinging glass frames, and a sign near these appeals to the sight-seers: “Don’t slam the frames,” it reads. “It breaks the glass.”
Civil War Pictures
The civil war pictures are among the most fascinating. The pictures are distributed all over the winding basement walls
# |and through the alcoves and in va-
* From the glassed-in balcony on top of the monument you get this
view of N. Meridian st. with autos and people looking like a miniature
toy city. The street is
2841; feet below the observatory.
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4. Representatives from over 20|°
foreign countries come to see: it each year. And, ther to finish, Mr. Henry has cards on which you read: that
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the glassed-in balcony is 231.2 feet above ground, the entire monument is 314% feet high, the - Victory statue on top is 38 feet tall, and the plaza surrounding the menument is 342 ft. 7 inches in diameter. The monument was designed to honor the soldiers and sailors and marines of all wars prior to the world’ wars. Inside you can take the elevator, operated by George Washington Carroll, to the top, or you can walk . + and from the balcony you can see all of the city’s downtown landmarks, and the main streets radiating like spokes from the hub of a wheel.
CROP FEARS EASED BY GOOD WEATHER
WASHINGTON, June 24 (U. P.). —The weather bureau today eased somewhat the fears of short crops
‘| with the most favorable weekly . | weather report this year.
Food administration officials warned against too much optimism, pointing out that crops are just entering the critical growing season and that continued {favorable weather will be necessary if normal yields are to be obtained. The weather bureau said that on a nation-wide basis the past week “bought the most favorable agricultural weather of the season to date,” enabling farmers to regain part of the ground lost by previously unfavorable: conditions.
GREEKS NAB 500 ITALIANS LONDON, June ‘24 (U. P.).—Five hundred Italian soldiers, includin:® 18 officers, were captured by Greek patriots during a 52-hour battle near the town of Siatista in western Macedonia, a spokesman for ‘the Greek refugee government said to5.
rious partitions. Among the most interesting are those from the civil war. One huge picture-map, in a taded-gilt frame, is of the “Andersonville Prison Camp, Sumter, Ala., as it appeared Aug. 1, 1864, when it contained 35,000 prisoners of war. Drawn from memory by Thomas ‘O'Dea, late pvt, Co. E, 16th Reg. Maine Inf. Vols.” It’s dedicated to relatives of those who perishéd at the prison camp. Features of the huge center map are numbered and explained in margin notes, and there are some grim little border pictures, also captioned. One shows “Modes of Punishment — Stocks, Buck and Gag, Ball and Cham, Hanging by Thumbs.” Another is “The Dead at the Gate—a Daily Occurrence.” There's. one showing the dying prisoner's last thoughts, “the little ones at home.” Old newspaper pictures of world war 1 already look like ancient history, but in both these and the civil war stories you read about phases identical with those of the present war—home nurses, sending boxes to the front, saying goodby to the servicemen.
Fence Saves Dog
From Life Trial
FRANKFORT, Ky., June 24 (U. P.).—Jack, a big German police dog who was to have gone on trial for killing two sheep, frisked and frolicked at home today—in a well-fenced yard. Dowling Stewart, the farmer who accused Jack of the crime, punishable by death in the state gas chamber, agreed to withdraw his charges if his owner would keep him tied up. Jack’s mistress, Ella Mason, defended the dog’s innocence, but agreed to keep him under close watch at the farm where she is employed.
FEAR MOUNTAIN LIONS SAN FRANCISCO, Cal. (U. P)— Owing to the man shortage caused by the war, California is in danger of being overrun by mountain lions, according to :the state fish and game commission. It reports only 41 lions were killed during the first four months of the year against
106, the average for the same period of the 30 preceding years.
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| There are large photos of the] Circle and the monument, gaily | decorated and black with people
assembled : to welcome home the! boys. after world war 1. A similar photo shows how Indianapolis said goodby to members of the Rain-| bow division. -Spanish war pictures, lists of! Hoosier heroes, G. A. R. department, commanders, scenes of the Russian | revolution—you can take your, choice for browsing. | Leaning against one of the col-| umns is a framed piece of informa-, tion especially interesting. It gives' the ages of the Union soldiers—25 were 10 years old, 225 were 12 years old, 1523 were 14 years old, 844,891, were 16 years old, 1,151,848 were 18 years old, and the largest. group, 2,150,708 were under 21. The rest were older. : At the cashier’s desk is a sign up for the duration. The monument used to be a photographer’s para-| dise, with tourists by the thousands, flocking to take pictures of the city, from the tower. But now, as a re-| minder of world war 11, you can read: “No6 pictures from top of] monument. Cameras must be checked at desk.” od
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EIRE'S ELECTION
Early Count Shows Votes Seay for Present
Government.
DUBLIN, June 24 (U. P.).—Erie voters returned the government of Prime Minister Eamon De Valera to power with a strong vote of conreturns from Tuesday's
Three key members of the opposition ‘Fine Gael (United Ireland)
.| party were beaten, among them
Gen. Richard: Muleahy, a party vice president. De Valera’s Fianna Fail party held a majority with over half the vote counted for the lower house of parliament. Both the major parties lost ground slightly to the farmers and labor. parties. The nation’s neutrality was not an issue since practically all candidates agreed it should be continued. De Valera’s administration, which took office in June, 1938, was attacked mainly on nationaly economic questions such as handling of the price, wage and food supply
problems.
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Volunteers Urgently Needed to Mail N ew Ration Books
Three and one-half million ration books for Hoosiers must be mailed at the rate of 80,000 per day. This big job must be done by patriotic volunteer workers.’
needed . .. it's pleasant, easy work.
IF YOU can give a few hours one day or more a week, report to the OPA MAILING CENTER, third floor, Century Bldg., 36 S. Penn. St.
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LOS ANGELES, June 24 (U.P.
—Fast = new-type Liberty, ships. now being built will carry their own helicopters : for" protection against ' submarines, Rear Adm. ‘Howard L. Vickery, vice chairman of the U. 8. maritime commission, said today. The first experiment with such an arrangement will be made next month, he. said, with addition of a 40x40 flight deck to a ship now under construction at Baltimore. First models will have the small deck: constructed on the stern over the cargo hatch. , Helicopters already have been flown from tankers, Vickery said, “and there seems to be no-reason
why they should not work on Liberty ships.”
RASPBERRY CROP LARGER
LAFAYETTE, Ind, June 24 (U. P.) .—Indiana black raspberries will veach their peak this week with a larger crop than anticipated be-
cause of favorable weather conditions, berry association managers in southern Indiana reported today.
They also said the picking of early -
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