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I STAYED in the nose until we were well on the way home, and then crawled back and sat in the copilot's seat beside Chief Collins. The sun came out, the air was smooth, and it was wonderful flying along there over England so early in the morning. Down below the country was gieen, moist and enehanting in the warmth of the early dawn. Earlymorning trains left rigidly straight trails of white smoke for a mile behind them, Now and then we would see a military convoy, but mostly the highways were empty and lonesome looking. The average man wasn’t out of bed yet. Somehow you always feel good being up early in

Inside Indianapolis By Lowell Nussbaum

A COUPLE OF WOMEN stood in front of Ayres’ window in which was displayed a rubber life raft such as is used by the air corps fliers. “Oh, look,” said one to the other, “That must be the kind of boat Knute Rockne was on when he was lost in the Pacific.” Shades of Eddie Rickenbacker! Such is fame, A reader phones to call our attention to the sad fate of a beautiful dummy in one of Block's Illinois st. windows yesterday, She had lost an arm—it lay about two feet back of her—but she didn't let that interfere with her modeling of a magnolia pink dress. The show must go on! ... Out at 16th and Delaware—northwest corner -—reports one of our agents is a sign reading: “Curious coiffures.” So that's what some of the gals we've noticed have been wearing! . . . A large group of spectators stood outside .the Meridian st. window of the light company to watch Mrs. Mae Kinley operate the turret lathe in the War Manpower Commission's U. 8. Employment Service exhibit. Mrs. Kinley, gratified at the size of the crowd, smiled at the onlookers, picked up a piece of metal stock and lifted it to the machine with a practiced flourish, But it wouldn't go in the chuck. She poked and poked, her smile growing feebler and more mechanical as the spectators began to grin. Bhe had worked herself into quite a “stew” before she discovered she had picked up a piece from the wrong pile of stock. It was a good eight-inch larger than the hole she was trying to force it into. She blushed prettily and the spectators enjoyeda good laugh,

Our Alumni Dept.

CAPT. RADER WINGET, who used to be a reporter on The Times back in the late twenties, and for a number of years has been with the Associated Press, has been named a managing editor of Stars and Stripes, in London, according to word received here. Rader entered the army last July and has been overseas with the AMG since last September. . . . Two other former Times men blew into town yesterday.

Kiss of Death

WASHINGTON, May 19.—In the ominous “one-two-three” order of Count-of-Monte-Carlo vengeance, members of the Dies committee have fallen before the voters, creating a new political superstition in the house of representatives, Defeat of a third member— =» Rep. John M. Costello (D, Cal.)— % of the investigating body which has become so obnoxious to the C. I. O. and the New Dealers was the subject of speculation and barbed raillery about the house lobby, A favorite wise-cracking greeting of one congressman to another was: © “Don’t you want to go to the Dies committee? There'll be a few vacancies,”

Too Many Angles

JUST HOW much the C. I, O. had to do with Rep. Costello's defeat in Los Angeles has not yet been made clear, if it was even a substantial factor. The C. I. O. has been taking credit for defeat of another Dies committee member, Rep. Joe Starnes, in the recent Alabama primary, and for the withdrawal of the head man, himself, Rep. Martin Dies, from the Texas primary. The regularity of the defeats is getting on the nerves of house members still to face primaries. This is not so much from the Dies committee angle, for there are only five other members of that body, but from the appearance of new and unpredictable in-

CHICAGO, Thursday.— Yesterday afternoon I had the pleasure of seeing Air Commodore P. Huskinson and Mrs. Huskinson. Dame Rachel E. Crowdy had given him a le of introduction to my husband, and so he came to tea. Air Commodore Huskinson

is the inventor of the 4000 and 12,000-pound bombs now being

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but I didn’t know you were along. I've been asl most of the trip.” : That was Sgt. Pruitt, and I'll tell you more about him later. A jeep carried us back to the locker room where we had left our gear. Then we headed for the mess hall, “We'll have another breakfast now,” Chief said. It was just 7:30 a. m. So for the second time in five hours we ate breakfast. Had real eggs again, too. “It’s a tough war,” one of the boys laughed. But nobody is qualified to joke like that who hasn't been scores of times across the channel coast, in that other world of fighters and flak. And these boys all had. You felt good to be with them. ’

Park Department ‘Self-Help’ Local Projects To Curb Crime.

By SHERLEYX UHL

+ Every backyard and every empty lot is a potential playground and every willing neighbor a potential playground supervisor, according to the new wartime recreation theory announced by Park Superintendent Paul V. Brown. 2 This “home rule” method of spurring organized recreation as a delinquency preventive will enlist the participation of children and parents alike. Its theme is “do it yourself” and the park department will assist in a purely advisory capacity. Today Mr. Brown announced formally that “the park department is

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the attentive bridegroom spending every possible minute at her side.

7 4 Cpl. Horace John Ferguson Jr.

. + » the attentive bridegroom was at her side.

Mrs. Juanita Ferguson . . . the blushing bride was on her way to recovery.

Corporal and Bride Start Honeymoon in Hospital

Cpl. and Mrs. Horace John Ferguson Jr. were honeymooning today . . . the blushing bride still confined to her hospital bed and

Call for Joint Conference Expected Over

Reduction of Benefit

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inal Upper Chamber Measure.

WASHINGTON, May 19

(U. P.).—The senate today

was expected to demand a conference with the house on the “G. I bill of rights” which it passed two months ago and yesterday received back from the house in considerable altered form.

The house sharply reduced unemployment compensation

The former Miss Juanita Margaret Huffman and Cpl. Ferguson were married yesterday afternoon in the sun room of Ward B-2 at

encouraging ‘ neighborhood self-help programs. Persons desiring to provide additional playground space in their respective neighborhoods are asked first to consider the possibility of acquiring permission to use idle property suitable for-conversion into play areas, . . . The next step is w organize informally and agree upon some sort of supervision volunteered by the neighbors themselves.” “This supervision should not be rigidly regulated,” Mr. Brown said. “Let the children express themselves, Sometimes kids can enjoy

One was John Thompson, now public relations director for the Ford Motor Co. John gave a talk before the Advertising club yesterday at the I. A. C. The other was Lt. Bill Myers, the photographer, A flying instructor at the Blackland A. A. F., at Waco, Tex., he is home on an eight-day leave. Bill says one of his fellow instructors there is 2d Lt. John Allerdice, the Shortridge athlete. , . , Mrs, Maybelle C. P. Mayer, secretary of the George J. Mayer Co., has tried everywhere to find a small phonograph—the hand-wound type—to send to her son, Pvt. George J. Mayer II, in Iceland. Her son writes that the boys can buy records but have no means of playing them. She'd like a small, easily portable one, and is willing to pay a good price. Her home phone number is HU, 2569.

Most Embarrassing

TUESDAY WAS a bad day for a couple of the city's most ardent exponents of safety first, They are Wallace O. Lee and Charles Mosier, chairman and safety director, respectively, of the C. of C. safety council. Mosier, Lee and Bill Williams of the na-

ticna] safety council were eonferring Tuesday noon 'of Pleasant st. where it dead-ends| The presentation of the faculty when Wally became too vigorous in his gestures. He into the railroad yards have indi-|service men’s plaque will be held leaned Back in his swivel chair and found himself cated their intentions of doing|at 9 a. m. in the main office. Re-

themselves more in a wooded lot {than they would on an especially equipped playground.” New Levee Playground The new levee playground on W. New York st, sponsored by the

the City hospital, where she is recovering from critical injuries received in an automobile accident May 7 in which her parents and five other TECH AW AITS persons were killed and three more i {critically injured. ! Only last night did the bride {learn that her parents, Mr. and {Mrs. Roger E. Huffman, 538 N. | Berwick ave. were dead. Silence Gives Answer | Speech by Cmdr. McCOY, .; want to ask you a question.” i ¥ she said to her husband. “If I'm Bataan Hero, Will Climax [ight don't answer.” | Then she asked, “Are my mother Monday Program. |ang father gone?” . Pe was silent. Technical high school's 28th Su-| CP, Ferguson was preme day celebration will be held |while classmates at Washington Monday on the campus. {high school, and had set their wed- | ior ding date for May 18 at Ft. Jackson, | incl th \ The p rogram ncjudes the senior ‘8. C., where the bridegroom is staclass presentation of two stone | +i ned.

2 WIVES AVER HE LEFT BOTH

Go to Police Station Arm-in-Arm to Charge | Bigamy.

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ing the role of a husband with two

from the state reformatory. His arrest followed a complaint by two women, who came into the police station last night arm in

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West Side Civic elub, is one offshoot| benches for the foyer of Stuart| The railroad tickets were bought; selves married to the same man

'of this philosophy.

one which would clear a 40-acre 'area adjoining School 21 and turn| it over to the pupils. W, Michigan] Street Civic club. members have! already renovated a Coleman park} community house. | | Other community-sponsored en-! | terprises are in the making. School {25 on E. Maryland st. is seeking | additional playground facilities on (its own accord. The Indianapolis Church federation is preparing] elaborate plans to develop a huge! downtown play district. |

| Folks living in the neighborhood

. ) and 82d st. sent her to the hospital of honor plaque; a horse show, a with crushed -legs and hips, double-header baseball game and] ! a band concert * Furioagh Arranged | The climax will be the public/] CPL Ferguson had already armeeting at 8:15 p. m. when Cmdr, [ranged for a 10-day furlough. He| Melvyn H. McCoy, Tech graduate | Tushed home, and yesterday, just! and naval officer who escaped from |Pefore the wedding, his commander a Jap prison camp in the Philip-|88ve him a wedding present of a pines, will tell of his experiences.|10-day extension. The meeting will be in the gym- The double-ring ceremony was nasium, under the sponsorship of Tad by the Rev. George Arthur the Tech Alumni association. Frantz of the First Presbyterian # | church, of which both are members. Will Present Plague The sunroom was filled with bou|quets of carnations, gladioli and (Summer flowers, and the women pa~{tients in the neighboring ward were

flat on his back with his feet up in the air, as the something for themselves in that becca Taggart, managing editor of the quiet, reverent wedding guests.

chair gave way, “Ah ha, a new hazard to warn the neighborhood. Actually, Mr. Brown |the school paper, will present the

The bride’s main worry had been

public about,” quipped Wally, Mosier thought the hopes to arouse the self-interest of plague to Hanson H. Anderson, an entirely feminine one. Her face

incident was funny. And then, that evening his turn came. After picking dandelions in the moist ground. Charley went to the garage to change from his work shoes back to his good shoes. He sat on a coaster wagon close to his car fender while performing the operation, As he straightened up, he gashed his forehead on the car's license plate. As a result, he's wearing a big bandage on his forehead and trying to explain it away. . .. Max Zankl, supervisor of group annuities for the Metropolitan Life Insurance Co., has been offering a couple of horses free to anyone wishing them. The horses, Max says, come wandering over his lawn, out in Wynnedale, every day. And they're so tame they won't “shoo.” Instead of scatting, they just come up to him, thinking Max is offering them a tidbit. And he hasn't the heart to hit them, He says he has no idea who owns them.

By Thomas L. Stokes

fluences seemingly. at’ work among the voters, of which the C. I. O. is the most clearly recognizable. Rather than, the Dies committee angle which, it was reported, ‘was not stressed, some Californians here ascribed Mr. Costello's defeat to his opposition to the administration on numerous votes in the house. As they saw it, Democrats were rising up against a member who had failed to follow the administration.

Voluntary Purge

TAKEN WITH other recent developments, it begins to appear that a voluntary “purge” is going en here and there by Democrats against those who have been bold in opposing the administration. This is borne out, contrariwise, in the success of those New Dealérs who have made so much of their support of the administration—Senators Pepper in Florida, Hill in Alabama, and Downey in the California primary, for example. . Conservative Democrats, who though they sensed a conservative swing, are having a rough time of it. The C. I. O. seems to be an important factor where it is fairly strong and can organize, and it seems to be spark-plugging this “purge.” Congressmen who count usually on a small primary vote which will bring out only the regulars for whom they can account

fairly well, are learning that a new and vigorous |

element with an economic stake, even if much in the minority, can upset the orthodox calculations. . Some members, still awaiting tests at the polls, are shaking their heads dolffully over their wirepulling to bring war plants into their districts, wondering what the workers may have in store for them, ‘

By Eleanor Roosevelt

; When one has so little time at home, it is hard to see that the things which must be done are done, so that the house can be used when it is needed. On the 19th of this month, the June issue of the Woman's Home Companion is publishing an article describing the program on “Education for Democracy” which has been used so successfully in Springfield, Mass. The article was written by Helena Huntington Smith after she visited nine schools in Springfield.’ ¥ In Springfield, they have not preached to their

|the whole South side, where ex-| | panded playgrounds are most | needed. Envisions Remedy

The park superintendent doesn’t expect to build anything like an imposing addition to the regular park system through this emergency program. But he does enjvision a remedy for the acute detlinquency problems demanding im-. mediate attention. Community self-help is the best alternative to actual park department construction and operation of play areas, Mr; Borwn believes. In | some spots the park board might furnish swings and see-saws, but ‘an improvised soft ball diamond is better than nothing, he points out. Park directors will engage in the {enterprises only to the extent of “keeping a roving eye” on emer{gency playground activities in their (respective districts and giving advice wherever needed. The plan, however, requires family participation. “We'd like to see every back{yard a playground,” Mr. Brown says.

MINUTE MAN FLAG RAISED AT WARREN

Pupils at Warren Central high school this morning celebrated the | hoisting of the Minute Man flag, | climaxing a contest on war bond | and stamp sales between boys and | girls at the school. | ‘Mary Eloise Wulf, president of {the Warrenette club, led the girls {to victory while Earl Click headed {the boys’ group. Miss Wulf was as{sisted by Jeanne Curry, newly- | elected president of the Warrenette | club for next year. In charge of bond and stamp sales, totaling $16,000 this semester, were Vaughn Wood, teacher, and

rold, Kenneth: Gatewood and Ed Huber, pupils. Marilyn Masterson raised the Minute Man flag, symbolizing 90 per cent Participation the month of April. The Minute Man flag for regular was raised over Lawrence grade school in ceremonies at 9:30 a. m. today. ¥ The flag, purchased for the school

was presented to Principal Samuel Negley by Guy M. Peters, Lawrence postmaster, :

Attorney Lloyd Claycombe spoke, color guard participated.

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Thomas Holcomb, Mary Ann Her- |

by the school in stamp sales during!

war bond purchases by all pupils}: by the Parent-Teacher association, |

and the Ft. Harrison band and|

GREENBACK PARTY |

principal. was badly bruised when she was At 11 a. m. the stone benches for brought to the hospital, but by yesStuart hall will be presented by terday she was a beaptiful bride. John Christ, senior, to Mr. Ander- She wore a lace nightdress, a peachson at a program in the Stuart colored lacy bed jacket and a rose tower. {and gardenia corsage, and holding Walter Carnahan of Purdue uni- a little lace handkerchief. versity will speak at a mathematics| Others at the ceremony were Cpl. conference at noon in Room 300, Ferguson's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Stuart hall. {H. J. Ferguson, 234 N. Belle Vieu At 2 p. m. a double-header base- Place; his brother, Robert; the ball game will be played between |bride’s aunt and uncle, Mr. and Mrs. Muncie and Tech, and at 2:30 p. m.|Charles Price; her special nurse, the concert band will play in the Mrs. Donald McCartney, and Dr. stadium. |{Kennéth G. Kohistaedt, assistant The horse show at 3 p. m. in the hospital superintendent.

Sn SE elon T0 SPEAK ON SMALL BUSINESS

sell Sands of the faculty is manager Senator James A. Murray of

and members of the Indianapolis Saddle club will have entries. Montana, a champion of small business, will speak at the luncheon meeting of the Lions club Wednesday in the Riley room of the Claypool hotel.

The senator has introduced a bill to aid the return of small business concerns from the “dizziness of controlled economy back to normal.” Members of the small business committee who will accompany him here for a three-day visit are Senators Robert A. Taft, Ohio; Claude Pepper, Florida; Samuel D. Jackson, Indiana; James M. Mead, New York, and Tom Stewart, Tennessee. Senator Raymond E. Willis of Indiana and Governor Schricker will attend the luncheon. An open forum discussion of the proposed legislation will follow Senator Murray's address.

Up Front With Mauldin

Peace Prediction

Off, Ford Sorry

DETROIT, May 19 (U. P.).— Henry Ford said today that he is sorry that information which led him to believe the war would be ended tomorrow has proved incorrect, ’ * Interviewed by a Chattanooga, Tenn. newspaperman March 19, Ford said then that he believed the war would be over in two months. Commenting on this prediction today, the industrialist said: “I had information at that time that led me to believe the war would or could be over within two months. I am sorry, as a lot of other people must be, that it is not over.” .

Most recent hall; the Arsenal Cannon presenta- her trousseau was ready. Then the and that he had deserted both. | “self-help” project to crystallize is/¢jon of a faculty servi men's roll "WO-car collision at Allisonville rd.| Wife No. 1, Mrs. Pearl Harding,

Terrell, 516 E. St. Clair st., showed records that she married Terrell in 1933 and that they have three children. . . A Week's Courtship

Mrs. Stella L. Terrell, 23, of 1015]

N. Oxford st., produced papers proving that she was married to Terrell last Wednesday after a week's courtship. Wife No. 1 said her husband came home yesterday after being out all night and announced he was going to Illinois to work. Wife No. 2 said that when Terrell left her yesterday he announced he was reporting immediately to Pt. Harrison for induction into the army, and that he would telegraph her $25. Begins Investigation

When the money failed to arrive, wife No. 2 said she began an investigation and found that he was not being inducted into the army. Last night she located wife No. 1. They compared their marriage licenses and went to the police station forthwith. The missing husband came home to wife No. 1 later and police were there waiting for him.

Cat Keeps Own Secret of Magic In Hiding Out

CATS SOMETIMES do some strange things but a Persian feline owned by Patrolman Chas, Haines, 4927 Caroline ave., has become the No. 1 mystery performer of them all Patrolman Haines said his pet had been missing since last Saturday and that he had spent most of five days looking for it when a neighbor, Walter Weber, 4329 Caroline ave., reported hearing “meows” constantly around his home. The cat’s cries seemed to come from under the Weber porch. So Patrolman Haines set to work tearing out the foundation, but no cat could be found. = » =

SEARCHING the house further, the “meows” were traced to the attic. They opened a ceiling door and found the feline too weak from hunger to walk. “We searched the whole building trying to find a hole where the cat could have gotten into the attic. but found none” Mr. Haines said.

SCHRICKER SPEAKS AT WINSLOW TODAY

Gov. Schricker visited southern Indiana today and will climax his trip by speaking tonight at a Kiwanis banquet in Winslow honoring A. J. Heuring, new president of the Indiana Democratic Editorial asso-

and State Conservation Department Director and Mrs. Hugh A. Barnhart, the governor lunched at St.

\ |Meinrads’ abbey at Ferdinand.

Later, the party visited the Lin-

{coln memorial at Lincoln City. It [was Gov. Schricker’s first visit

benefits from a maximum of $25 weekly for 52 weeks approved by the senate to a maximum of $20 weekly for not more than 26 weeks. In addition, it rewrote the senate’s loan provisions, which provided for a guarantee of loans for investment purposes up to a total of $1000, the money to come from veterans’ administration funds, Loans Guaranteed The house provided for government guarantee of 50 per cent of

| wives, Wilbur R. Terrell, 31, was in|loans up to $2500 for the purchase | jail today, charged with bigamy or construction of homes, farms and He is 20 and she is 17. They met and violation of his recent parole | business property. Interest for the

first two years would be paid hy the government, and the loans would be obtained through private lending agencies. Other major provisions of the house bill are the granting of a maximum of $500 tuition for four years of education in approved institutions plus $50 monthly living allotments ($75 if the veteran has dependents), and recognition of the veterans administration as a war agency second only to the war and navy departments in priority rights,

Vote Is Unanimous

After inching through six days of debate on the voluminous bill, which represents the most extensive veterans’ legislation ever placed before congress, the house late yesterday sprinted forward to pass its rewritten version with a unanimous vote by the 387 members present. According to veterans’ administration estimates, the bill, as approved by the house, provides benefits totaling $6,510,000,000 for servicemen and women of this war. Originally sponsored by the American Legion and the Veterans of Foreign Wars, the house-revised

these organizations. Educational provisions precipitated most of the house debate, but just before passage the stipulation which disqualifies striking veterans from unemployment compensation touched off a heated exchange. Attempts by Rep. Marcantonio to lift the ban were swiftly defeated by a standing vote of 122 to 28.

Simplified Tax Bill Vote Set for Today

WASHINGTON, May 19 (U. P.. —The senate scheduied debate on the tax simplification bill for today with prospects that it would approve before nightfdll the measura designed to relieve 30,000,000 taxpayers of computing tax returns after this year, The senate flnance committee made only technical changes in the house-approved measure. Under the bill all persons earning wage§ or salaries up to $5000 a year and having no other income—an estimated 60 per cent of all taxpayers—would be relieved of computing their income tax. They would have the option of signing a declaration of earnings, dependency status and withhelding from their earnings, and the internal revenue department would do the computing.

U. S. MUST PROTECT INTERESTS—TUCKER

LIGONIER, Ind., May 19 (U. P). —James M. Tucker, former Indiana secretary of state who is campaigning for the Republican nomination for U. 8S. senator, believes the United States must fight just as hard to keep peace after the war as she is fighting now for victory. Tucker told G. O. P. state convention delegates and party workers yesterday that “America must protect her own interests at all times.” “We must face the post-war period realistically and face the facts squarely,” he said.

HOLD EVERYTHING

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