Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 17 April 1945 — Page 3

TUESDAY, APRIL 17,

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GAMING BARED |

Ex-Sheriff Seeks $10,000

From Rahke Estate.

Numerous sources have offered to buy copyrights on the prosperous “moon” and “lightning” pool ticket businesses formerly conducted here by the late Emil K. Rahke,

. Such facts and figures. on IndiAna's most lucrative and popular * form of gambling were exposed yes terday in Hamilton circuit court at Noblesville. There, former Marion County Sheriff Charles (Buck) Sumner is

pressing a claim’for $10,000 against

the Rahke estate. He contends the money-+is-due him on the basis of a 50 per cent royalty agreement negotiated between himself and the late pool ticket baron. ‘Glad to Sell “Everybody in town wants "the business,” sald Mrs. Rose Rahke, the widow, in referring to her hus- . band’s idle enterprises. “I haven't made any contracts,

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copyrights to the highest bidder. .. But the price would have to be pretfy high.” i The Sumner suit deals largely with past history in pool ticket 6perations, concerning bank deposits made between 1937 and 1942. Evidence revealed that a single pool ticket distributing-firm, directed hy Mr. Sumner, grossed almost $3,000,000 in five years. $2,000,000 Gross ‘Take’ The annual gross “take” of current pool ticket enterprises in Marfon county is now estimated at around $2,000,000 by informed gaming sources. Some dozen widely played pools and lotteries now operating are included in the approximation, In his claim, Symner charged that Rahke had established a separate bank account with a balance of $20,000. The plaintiff is seeking an even split of that deposit. Sumner headed the “No Mean City Sales Co.” which functioned as a distribution system for the ‘ “moon” and “lightning” tickets manufactured by Rahke. Rahke’s jpool ticket printing firms, The Silent Salesman Co. and the Spe~cialty Sales Co., were located at 1121 N. Pennsylvania st. Another $10,000

The Sumner-Rahke organization was ‘dissolved shortly after Prosecutor Sherwood Blue raided all branches in early 1943. Known assets were then divided, but Sumner claims he later learned that another “No Mean City” bank reserve had been created. : He says he obtained $10,000 from this account, but still has another $10,000 coming. He was Marion eounty sheriff from 1930 to 1933 Special Judge Neade Vestal took the case under advisement.

| WOOLLEN NEW HEAD OF LONG TRUSTEES

Evans Woollen Jr. president of the Fletcher Trust Co., was elected president of the Fletcher Trust Co., was elected president of the board of trustees of the Long Junior College for Women, to be built on the Butler university campus, Mr. Woollen replaces Edgar H. Evans, who resigned: yesterday. Other officers are Almus G. Ruddell; vice president; John S. Wright, secretary; Robert B. Malloch, treasurer. Thomas G. Sinclair ‘was elected to the board of trustees to replace Charles Thompson, who previously ‘resigned. The board now is considering the Selection of a dean for the college. —

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Gym: teachers knuckled down yesterday to learn the rules and regulations for the city and The | Indianapolis Times marble tourney now. under way in 150 city, township and Catholic schools. eLarnng the fine points from K. Mark Cowen, city recreation superintendent (right), are Mrs, G. W. Christian, school 47 (left), and Mrs, Elsa T. Williams, school 51.

_ THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES

.'Begin Shelling Keystone of German Defense Line. | | |

ROME, April 17 (U, P.) —Ameri~ |can 5th army troops smashed | {within eight miles of Bologna today | land long range artillery began] shelling the outskirts of the trans-

| sat hub and keystone base of the| ;

{German defense line across Italy.| The U. S. 5th and British 8th] armies had forged an assault arc| almost halfway around’ Bologna. | They were closing in from the | southwest and northeast and all] intermediate sectors. Fifth army forces captured sev-| eral peaks dominating roads into] Bologna in a bitter battle south| and southwest of the threatened city.

were wheeled into position and began lobbing shells into the outskirts of Bologna. German anti-aircraft batteries were the main targets of the aftillerymen. A number were knocked out. But no shells were fired. into the | city itself.

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US, TO PURSUE | NAZIS ABROAD

May Even Defy Treaties to

Punish War Guilty.

By JAMES F. DONOVAN United Press Staff Correspondent WASHINGTON, -- April- 17.—The state’ ‘department has come out | flatly in favor of means as may be necessary” bring to trial axis war criminals who find refuge in= neutral countries, it was learned today. Many persons desiring trial and punishment for war criminals have been fearful Hitler and his cohorts will find the same kind of havén Kaiser ‘Wilhelm did after the last War, The Kaiser: took refuge in Holland, Holland refused to give him up and he died peacefully of old age to the chagrin of those who had cried, “Hang the Kaiser.” The state department's position was set forth in a letter to Rep. Cecil R. King (D. Cal). Secre-

told King that the state department indorsed his resolution call= ing upon the united ‘rations to

justice. In Line With Truman

The resolution urges the allies dition ih rounding up those criminals who flee to neutral or nonbelligerent nations. Observers believe that the Stettinius letter will give new emphasis to Mr. Truman's statement on the matter yesterday. The new President told a cheering congress that “nothing shall shake our determination to punish war criminals.” Stettinius wrote King that congressionai approval of the resolution is; “much to be desired.” Although the letter declared that the resolution was “in accord,” with the already announced policy of the state department, observers were quick to point out that never before has the department gone on record {as in favor of disregarding extra- | dition treaties in arresting war | efiminals.

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Mutiny in Nazis’ Navy Reported By Stockholm

By W. R.: HIGGINBOTHAM United Press Staff Correspondent LONDON, April 17—8tockholm dispatches today carried the -first authentic reports of mutiny in the German navy, whose revolt in world war I led to the Reich's -capitulation.

The mutiny apparently was on a smal] scale for the observers believed it

may spread as allied armies mov

rest of the country.

The Stockholm newspaper Dagens Nyheter said 12 German sailors arrived at the Swedish port of Stroemstad on the Kattegat aboard a naval patrol vessel and surrendered for internment.

ities they had .overwhelmed their two - officers, locked them up and fled from Norwegian harbor, Dagens Nyheter said. The Swedish telegraph agency |said ‘another German naval vessel, a minesweeper, had arrived at a

lcrew of 17 also asked to be in--terned: = Conditions ‘Appalling’

vided concrete evidence of ebbing morale in the navy, however. . Swiss sources, meantime, reported a growing wave of suicides among minor Nazi party leaders in Germany. A. Zurich dispatch said Gertrude Scholz-Link, leader of the Nazi women’s organization and sometimes called Adolf Hitler's “perfect woman,” killed herself at Constance Sunday. Travelers arriving in Sweden in bomb-devastated = Berlin had broken down completely. Conditions were described as “appalling.” Epidemics were feared imminent because of the disappearance of antiseptics and. other medicants from drugstores. Travelers also told of food, riots and demonstrations.

USE CELLOPHANE FOR CARS WASHINGTON, April 17 (U.P).

thorized for automobile windshields to prevent formation of fog and frost on them.

e pling blows which yesterday shatto. cut off the Baltic coast from the | tered fhe dwindling Luftwaffe by

The sailors told Swedish author-|

tary of State Edward R. Stettinius'Swedish south coast harbor and its|

use all the means at their disposal! There have been several previous |terday by destroying at least 932 to bring #ll axis war criminals to reports in the past year of mutiny | German planes and damaging at in German naval bases, but none|least 373 more for a total of 1305— could be confirmed. The arrival of [the biggest day's bag of the war. mutineers in neutral Sweden pro- | The 8th air force share -of this

A ground, three destroyed in the air

from Berlin said sanitary facilities |

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They need your extra pack of piaying cards. Other tactical tar-| Billings general hospital are (left to right) Pfc. Michael J. Thomas, | gets near the city were bombarded.| Cleveland, and Pvt. William A. Faulconer, Indianapolis. The kibitzers | Pfc. James F. Dore, Chicago; 2d Lt. Virginia | Meyers, nurse, and Pvi. Clyde E. Bish, Detroit. If you have extra | playing cards, take them to your nearest library. :

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| | Allies. Soon to’ Clear Gate- > ‘way to Bordeaux.

PARIS, April 17 (U. P), — The {main Nazi resistance on both sides {of the Gironde estuary on the [French Atlantic coast was broken [today and remnants of the German. | garrison of 20,000 were fleeing under I= into the northern tips of two pockets for a final stand. It appeared only a matter of pos= sibly 24 hours before the allies clear the estuary gateway to the port of Bordeaux. U. S. 8th air force heavy bombers rocked the German concrete casements and gun emplacements with . a heavy weight of bombs for the third straight day yesterday. Warships also bombarded the area, In some sectors when the French tanks moved up for action after the | bombing, huge numbers of Germans | streamed from the underground emplacements to surrender. French Zouaves completed mopping up in the battered seaside resort of Royan, except for the fort fand a few snipers. :

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38TH AUXILIARY TO MEET The Indiana Women’s auxiliary to lthe 38th division will meet for {luncheon at 12:30 p. m. tomorrow in the home of Mrs. Charles Schaefer, {5006 College ave. :

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1305 German Planes Are Smashed in Record Raids.

By LEO S. DISHER United Press Staff Correspondent

LONDON, April 17. — American war planes roared over Germany again today, following up the crip-

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destroying or damaging at least 1305 German planes. More than 1000 Fortresses and Liberators with 850 Mustang and Thunderbolt fighters as escort attacked rail targets and an oil storage depot in Czechoslovakia and {rail centers around ‘Dresden. { The U. 8. strategic air forces, {having officially completed their strategic. bombing mission, sent the 8th air force into action over Ger{many again, presumably following | up yesterday's devastating smash at | German planes on the ground and other tactical targets.

Biggest Day's Bag They administered the coup de grace to the German air force yes-

was 724 planes destroyed on the

and 373 damaged. Eighth .air force losses were 19 fighters and three bombers. Most were destroyed on the ground in raids from Munich to Prague. , e Hundreds of R. A. F. planes operied the new all-tactical phase of the air war last night and early today with a series of raids on German targets all the way from the Baltic to the Czechoslovak border. R. A. P. Lancasters with an escort of Mustangs attacked German

Baltie entrande to Stettin bay in support of the Red army. “Other bombers hit railway targets on either side of the German-Czecho-slovak border in support of thé American 1st and 3d armies Still a third British force hit Ber{lin itself, caught in an AmericanBritish pincers. R. A. F. Mustangs shot down six German night fight ers near Berlin, Only one Lancaster was lost in all the night raids.

EVENTS TODAY

Lawyer's association, luncheon, Washington hotel, 12:15 p. m. Indianapolis ¥ Men's Club, International, meeting, Central Y.M.C. A, 12:15 p.m National Association of Women, meeting Columbia club, 8 p.m,

EVENTS TOMORROW

Junior Chamber of Commerce, Washington hotel, 12:15 p.m. ¢ Professional Men’s Forum, dinner meeting, _ Columbia club, 6 p.m.

ligion. Outdoor Dining show, Co., auditorium Parent-Teacher association of school Dad's night meeting, 7:30 p. m Co-operative club, luncheon club, noon, Indianapolis public schools, home economjes and physical education departments, meeting, Indiana World War Memorial,

william H. Block 32,

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4 p.m. Vietory chapter, International Travel. Study Club, Ine., meeting, Lincoln hotel, 8 p.m.

MARRIAGE LICENSES

Paul James Wright, 1226 N, Illinois: Bernice Imogene Wells, 2147 N. Delaware. Lawrence Harry Wisd, 3709 Fletohér; Maran Norwood Gardner, 322 E. Towa. Earl. Hollett Wehmeier, 4026 N. Illinois; Mary Ruth Moran, 1925 N. Pennsylvania. Robert Ernest Ward, Linden hotel; Dorothy Pay Terrill, 3319 E. 13th, Albert L. Turner, 825 N. East; Betty Jean Storms, 510 Park. ., Hollis Wilbur Thomas, Camby; Nancy Lucille Settle, R. R. 1, Camby. Clarence L. Smith, 6140 Norwaldo; Norma Jean Cramer, 324 E, 23d, .~ Joseph Claude Shillington, 730 N. Sheffield, Margaret Frances Sustarsick, 721 N. Ketcham. John Lee Posey, 1909 N. Capitol; Vivian Smiley, 856 Torbett. James G, Pierce, Camp Swift, Tex.; Caro= lyn Elizabeth Feasey, 1437 W. 34th Maurice R, Phares; 247 8. State; Alma BE. Bartlett, 710 N. Bast. James Robert Ottinger, U. 8. army; Elizabeth Lowe, 1768 Brookside ave. James Jacob McLean, 3022 N. Gale; Agnes J. Cone, 3022 N. Gale. Richard Roland Morrow, 321 Kenmore rd.; Mary Virginia Rolfe, 1408 N. Gale. James Elmer Fakes Jr., Tipton, Margaret Joan Henderson, Tipton. Otto William Melloh, Pt. Harrison: Loretta Mae Sturges, 738'u; Massachusetts, Robert Porter Jay Jr., 130 W. 64th; Dorothy Helen Bigeiow, 1812 N. Capitol. Elmo E. Jaggers, 1709 Rochester; Betty, J: Tingle, 1805 Exeter, - : Andrew Jackson, 133 8. Illinois; Claudia Frezzell, 1504 Cornell, , 1505 N. Delaware; Eliza8. Lockburn,

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eymouth Derby, Ft. Harrison; Margaret ae Riley. 402 E. 28th. John H, Daniels, 215 N. East; Mary Catherine ery, 616 E.. New York, Ted Lindsey Canada, 2055 N. Illinois; Irene Ivy, 2955 N. Illinios, Bradley rs Gilbert, 724 Blake, s Beatrice Armstrong,

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National Association of Sheet Metal Dis- | David, Joan Stewart, at Methodist tributors, board meeting, Claypool hotel. | James, Charlotte Lee, at St luncheon, | Edsell,

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DEATHS

Girls

| Raiph, Clarice Amos, at St Virgil; Frances Robbins,

Francis at Coleman at Methodist, Leon, -Leah Slack, at Methodist Vincent's Annell Toombs, at St. Vincent's James, Justine —Bohannan, at 1832% Howard, Boys Francis Frandis. Carl, Vivian Oliphant, at Cijy Melvin, Mollie Pottorff, at Cbleman William, “Helen Ferrill, at Methodist Aaron, Miriam Gibbs, at "Methodist, Hosea, Louise Holder, at Methodist Amos, Mary Louise Moore, at Methodist Thomas, Violet Rady, at Methodist. Bernard, Mary Rosner, at Methodist, Porter, Helen Wallace, at Methodist, Keith, Barbara White, at Methodist Howard, Verna-Kathryn Golliher, at Vincent's.

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Ruth Ludwig, at St, Vincent's,

DEATHS Mary Jane Howe, 85, at 37 8. pneumonia, Gunkel, 2,

Ronald Neel acidosis. Martha E. Stone, 73, at 1420 Carrollton, arteriosclerosis. Adda Ganter, 82, at chronic myocarditis. Robert Adams, 2 months, at 403 Hanson bronchopneumonia. Evelyn Anthony, 50, at 2141 Highland pl, myocarditis. Harry Kenneth Reed, 66, at 3563 N, Kenwood; acute myocarditis John Lee Sallee, 70, at 2011 N. La Salle, cardio vascular renal, Tillman Burlin Boles, 69, at 227 renal 2609 E.,

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Spring, cardio vascular Martin Hopf, 71, at uremia. Carrie Smoot, 77, at 45 N. Mount, chronic myocarditis Lida Wilhite Brown, 72, at 118; Shelby, cerebral apoplexy. John Frick, 69, at City, arteriosclerosis. Pamela Kay Baker, 19 months, at B8t. Vincent's, acute cardiac dilatation, William J. Merl, 39, at St. Vincent's, carcinoma. Marcia Guthrie, 55, at 3037 Park, tuberculosis meningitis. Joseph Probsel, 74, at Methodist, monary edema. ' Alice K. Griffith, 60, at City, lobar pneu-

onia. David William Poster, 91, at 2460 N. . New “Jersey, coronary thrombosis Louis Handorf, 48, at City, cerebral hemorrhage. attie ©. Sands, 62, at ‘Methodist, acute myocarditis. Jane Bray, 80, at 1101 8. Senate, bral helorrhage. i i

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artha Moss, apt, Ceara : : nl flliam MeGuffey, 54, at . Methodist, Carl Ray Blakey. 1618 Norman; Betty V.|Frank. T. -Molntire, 88 city, p I i) rman; y V. ank- T. tire, , ab City, lobar Coliiman, 1613 Edgecomb, ich. pEnumonis. is T oar] oF s rion Staver, T4, at 3613 E.]

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