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By DONNA MIKELS HOLDING THE whip hand isn't all it's cracked up to be, especially if the whip holding becomes an everyday—sometimes twice a day—job. Vincent Rand says so and he's the guy who should know. He's been holding—and cracking—the whip 80 often the last five weeks he's becoming flog-foggy. The: reason? Rand is just Rand in real life. On the stage he's that meanie of all meanies,

whip-snapping, moustache twirling Simon Legree in "Uncle Tom's Cabin.” » » »

FOR THE benefit of you-all

aren’t familiar with the classic play, "Uncle Tom’s Cabin” is not a tourist resort.

It's a greatly exaggerated oldtime play on the evils of the Southern slave practice. Every character in the play is either unbearably good or unbelievably bad and the author, Harriett

S-h-h -- Keep Quiet, But Simon Legree And Uncle Tom are Good Friends

. . . he gets paid for being a heel.

Beecher Stowe, outdid herself in creating the villianous Simon Legree. He's so darn mean that his name has come to be synonomous with everything evil, hardhearted and cruel » » » THAT'S WHERE Mr. Rand enters the picture. He's portraying the lowdown snake in a New

Vincent Rand

has a hard time convincing the

York company now touring the middle west and in Indianapolis this week-end. And sometimes he does such a credible job of it he

audience he's just playing. Matinees, fog instance, cause even the scroungy Legree, to cringe. These matinees are usually crowded with kids who are apt to be rather intolerant with the actor, » n o

TO THEM he immediately personifies a cross between a truant | officer and an astigmatic umpire | and they keep drowning out his lines with “Kill the Villain” and other less complimentary remarks, “It’s sometimes discouraging,” the plump Rand alias Legree admits. “After the show they storm the door for autographs and they sometimes. continue their shouts even after the play is over.” As a matter of fact, after you

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outh plant, where they found two half-mile-long assembly lines riearing completion but no cars being

produced, ; K. T. Keller, president, told the press delegation that he could not say how soon the first of the lines would start operating, but he said that the plant eventually would be able to turn out a car every 20 seconds or 180 every hour. Neither company has worked out its price schedules. Like the models of other comvisited by the newsmen— Packard—Hudson’s 1946 look a great deal like the + version except for a ‘newlystyled front. Two-toned bodies and two-toned upholstery were featured among the ears coming down the assembly line. One Line Operating A. E. Barit, Hudson president, said that the company expects to produce 10,000 and 12,000 cars by the end of the year, at present, only one of its assembly lines is operat-

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and two shifts are employed, the output will be about 950 cars a dav.

reduced flow of component parts due to strikes in its suppliers’ ts, The automobile men were re. future models in anything but broad general terms.

STOLEN CAB DOES BUSINESS AS USUAL

Police didn't have to look very long for a cab reported stolen by Jack Higginson, 2803 Indianapolis ave, last night. A few minutes later they found the cab doing business as usual being driven by Earl Wooten, 29, of 1551 Bundy pl. Wooten, who was charged with vagrancy and driving without operator's license, had a passenger in the stolen cab when police found him, He said he had already made $4. RADIO FOMENTS REVOLT BATAVIA, Oct, 20 (U, P)~—~Na-tionalist-held radio stations today ialied on | on Indonesians to tear down Dutch flag: and wage a “holy

war” in Java.

TIMES INDEX

« 4| McGaffin ... Frank Aston.. 6 Ruth Millett, Carnival 6 Mrs. Milner, 8 Churches 8 Movies 4 1 Music 4 Obituaries

Fred Perkins, 7| : Radio

$983,000 Pledged In Fund Campaign

Pledges for the United War and Community Fund's victory

campaign yesterday jumped to $983,186.07, or 54 per cent of the goal, J. G. Sinclair, campaign

chairman announced. If the goal $1,821,000 is to

be met before the drive ends

Tuesday night, however, the campaign's 4000 workers must bring in $837,813198 more in pledges, he added. Many big gifts from corporations and mercantile establishments have not yet been reported, Mr. Sinclair explained. These are expected to come in Monday, making the next to last report a record breaker.

WALKOUT HAMPERS CHICAGO LOOP HOTEL

Compromise Ratified in

beverage act.

Power Strike,

By UNITED PRESS Service employees of the Palmer

House, 23-story Loop hotel, went on

strike today after union officials and attorneys for the management failed to reach an ‘agreement on wages for elevator operators after negotiating all night. Workers who did not report for the first day shift were elevator operators, bell boys, waiters, bus boys and maids. All are members of the Miscellaneous Hotel and Restaurant Workers union, A. F. of L. Meanwhile, a compromise settlement of the wage dispute against Consumers Power Co. was ratified today by the Battle Creek local of

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REPORT PERON MAY BE

TARGET OF NEW COUP

BUENOS AIRES, Oct. 20 (U, P.). —Unconfirmed rumors circulated widely today that a move was afoot by Argentine military and naval elements to stage another coup against the, supporters of Col. Juan D. Peron. The move was said to be backed by the Campo De Mayo garrison, which was the center of the original move which led to -Peron’s ouster, which was followed by the strong man’s spectacular comeback two days ago. According to this version troops from Campo De Mayo actually left their barracks in a move on Buenos Alres but were turned back when Argentine air forces opposed their movement. : This followed a demonstration outside the downtown offices of the U. 8. embassy at which a group of 100 supporters of Peron booed and

RECORDS SEIZED

Names of 1088 Daily Play-

POOL CUSTOMER

ers Found; 30 Arrested.

Books containing the names of approximately 1088 “regular customers” in daily pool and gambling enterprises were confiscated in one of a series of gaming raids last night and early today. Thirty persons were arrested on a variety of gaming charges as police continued their crackdown on city gamblers. The tell-tale books were among

the loot confiscated in a raid on the Indianapolis Union Print Craft Bowling Association, 315% N. Delaware st., last night. Police arrested Walter E. Meyers, 5840 N. Keystone ave, manager of the club, on charges of keeping a gambling house and violation of the 1935

Ten men who were in a poker game in which William Richey, 50, 1614 Churchman ave. was said to be dealer, were arrested on charges of visiting a gambling house, Richey was charged with keeping a gambling house and gaming. Police said the club had no liquor license but that seven men, none of whom had regular membership cards, were drinking at the bar. Thirty men and four women were in the club at the time of the raid, Among confiscated articles taken to the police property room were a box of football parlay tickets and a high stack of pool tickets and “rundown sheets.”

‘Daily Ticket Holders’

Record books taken in included one with 585 names of “daily ticket holders.” The other books contained 156 names, 131, 100, 59 and 57 names, respectively, all of persons who had signed for tickets daily. The case was scheduled to come up this morning in court room 4. Capt. Joseph Stutesman and Lt.

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3 U-BOAT CREWMEN SENTENCED TO DEATH

HAMBURG, Oct. 20 (U. P.) .—Five German U-boat crewmen were convicted today of killing survivors of the Greek ship Peleus when their submarine torpedoed it, and three were sentenced to death. One of the Germans convicted in a four-day trial by a British military court was sentenced to life imprisonment, and one was given a term of 15 years. This was the first trial of Germans accused of war crimes in submarine warfare.

WASHINGTON

A Weekly Sizeup by the Staff of the Scripps-Howard

one year.

period, advanced training to

WASHINGTON, Oct. 20.—President Truman's plan for universal military training goes like this, insiders say: Four month's training for each young man instead of

Training to be done in summer months only, so that it will not interfere with schooling. Basic training only to be given in this required

basis in national guard, R.O.T.C.

Military men perfer year's continuous training but believe this compromise plan will be original plan might not. It would cost much less (summer uniforms only, no heating of barracks shorter term payroll). It would demand minimum sacrifices from

Washington Newspapers

be on more or less voluntary

Caughran Says Evidence

report quoting Mr. Emmert as say-

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1945

Entered as Second-Class Matter at Postoffice Indianapolis 9, Ind, Issued daily except Sunday

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In Daylight Holdup

DENIES END OF VOTE PROBE IS A 'VINDICATION'

Was Insufficient; Hits Remarks of Emmert.

By SHERLEY UHL U. S. District Attorney B. Howard Caughran today denied that Atty. Gen. James A. Emmert and “some of his associates” were “completely vindicated” by a recent decision to abandon the 1944 election probe. The district attorney said his statement was evoked by a news

ing, “From our position the entire matter has been completely vindicated.” Mr. Caughran explained that the justice department termination of the election investigation “simply means there was not suffiicient evidence to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that any one or more persons deprived or conspired to deprive citizens of the right to vote.” Attorney General Emmert had also said that no one in Indiana had been disfranchised because of race, creed or for not paying his poll tax. Charges Irregularities To this, District Attorney Caughran retorted: “Mr. Emmert knows there never was any suspicion any one had been deprived of the right to vote because of race, color or creed or for not paying his poll tax. The theory of the entire investigation was that thousands of citizens were deprived of a ballot because of their political affiliations and for no other cause. “While it filled to disclose satisfactory evidence on this point,” Mr. Caughran continued, “it did disclose overwhelming evidence of gross irregularities in the office of the Marion county clerk in connection with the registration preceding the November election and with failure to allow qualified citizens to vote.” The district attorney also charged Mr. Emmert had countermanded a ruling of the state election board based on official election regulations. The original investigation was launched by a U. S. senate sub-com-mittee here after state Democrats accused Republicans of deliberately conspiring to disfranchise Democratic voters by muddling registration regords and issuing opinions conflicting with official elections rules. District Attorney Caughran said that at the conclusion of the senate sub-committee hearing here, “I shared the expressed opinion of both the senators who formed the sub-committee to the effect that

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TWO-YEAR-OLD BOY IS ABANDONED HERE

Police Quiz 2 After Child Is Left in Terminal.

An 18-year-old girl and a taxi driver were being questioned today

in connection with the abandonment of a tow-headed tot in the Traction Terminal bus station here. Held on vagrancy charges for investigation were Mabel Overton, 18, of 1132 N. Tacoma st., and Shelby Handlon, 25, of 838 N, New Jersey st. The 2-year-old boy was found

wandering around the station by an

auxiliary policeman early today. He was wearing an army dog tag marked “Joseph N. Handlon, 20507269," with the next of kin as “J, S. Handlon, Noblesville.” He told police that his name was “Joe.” Three girls said they saw Miss Overton take thé baby to the basement and leave him, police said. Miss Overton is said to have admitted having the child in her custody for a time during the night but, said she was caring for him at the request of a taxi driver. According to police, she said the driver had asked her to hold the baby until he returned with the person who had placed the child in his care. He never returned. Police later arrested the taxi driver at Singleton and Raymond sts., and brought him into headquarters for investigation. The baby was taken to the Juvenile detention home,

COULD AFFORD 2 WIVES DETROIT. Oct. 20 (U. P).—

Col. Duckworth Given New Post

Col. James W. Duckworth, left, as he assumed command of Lawson General hospital, Atlanta. At the right is Brig. Gen. William L. Sheep, former commander of the hospital.

HEADS HOSPITAL IN ATLANTA, GA.

Local Doctor Transferred From Topeka, Kas.

Col. James W. Duckworth, native of Indianapolis, today assumed command of Lawson General hospital in Atlanta, Ga. Col. Duckworth was commanding

officer of American prisoners of war in the notorious Cabanatuan prison camp in the Philippines. He

succeeds Brig. Gen. William L. Sheep, Elizabeth City, N. C. Gen Sheep, who organized Lawson hos-

pital in 1941, is retiring after 36 years of service in the army medical department. A cousin, Marvin E. Curle, 3921 N. New Jersey st. said Col. and Mrs. Duckworth stopped in Indianapolis last week on their way to the colonel’s new post. They visited here last June before he took command of Winter General hospital in Topeka, Kas. Treated Filipinos

Col. Duckworth, who was released by the Rangers from Cabanatuan. last Jan. 30, organized a general Hospital at Bataan at the outbreak of the war. During the siege he refused on order to evacuate and leave his patients. Later, at Camp O'Donnell, he supervised the treatment of 15,000 sick and wounded Filipinos during a six-month period following the fall of the islands, and before he was shifted to Cabanatuan, Col. Duckworth practiced medicine in Indianapolis before joining the army in 1917, after which he served in France with the 4th division. Other cousins in this city are Mrs, Jay H. Hedges, 22 W. 3th st. and Col. Glen Crawford, Spink Arms hotel.

TRUMAN BECOMES 33D DEGREE MASON

WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 (U. P.). ~ President Truman last night received the 33d degree of Masonry at

a secret ceremony in the Scottish Rite temple here, The first President to receive the degree, Mr. Truman was among 348 men to receive the highest rank in Masonry. Others included Gen. H. H. Arnold, chief of the air forces; Lt. Gen. Ben Lear, former chief of army ground forces; Secretary of Agriculture Clinton P. Anderson, and Lt. Gen. James H. Doolittle.

5200 G.I.'S COMING HOME

TOKYO, Oct. 20 (U, P.)~More than 5200 officers and men of the 5th, 7th and 13th air forces will be flown home soon in a mass flight of 650 Liberator bombers from Okinawa, the Philippines and Japan to Mather field, near Sacramento, Cal.

Bright Fall Day Awaits Motorists

ABOUT 30,000 sets of recaps will tury Indiana highways into 8 post-war speedway. tomorrow with the weatherman predicting ~—he never promises—a nice warm day. Spectacul a r color unsurpassed in the history of Injana awaits Hoosler tour - ists who will drive to na~

annual l-. exhibition

in Brown county. State parks officials expect from 10,000 to 15,000 persons in Brown county alone, with an equal number expected to visit other state. parks. Southern Indiana steals the fall show and Clifty Falls, Spring Mill, McCormick's Creek and Turkey Run compete with Brown county for the glory. Even northern Indiana is holding its own, however, with record attendance at Dunes and Pokagon parks. With fair weather today and temperatures rising by tonight, there's high hope for an Indiana fall week-end that you write home about.

LOCAL TEMPERATURES

6am..... 43 10am 59 Ta.m.... 4 11 a.m... 62 8am..,. 47 12 (Noon) .. 64 a.m... 53 1p. m 66

Be Left Off Rolls.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 (U, P.) ~~ The senate finance committee todav proposed tax cuts which would save business and individuals a total of $5,620,000,000 next year. Whether taxpayers get that much relief, however, depends on senate and house acceptance of the committee’s 1946 tax cut bill, There is some prospect that the cuts will be scaled down before the bill becomes law. The house last week approved cuts totaling $5,350,000,000. The treasury recommended a $5,175,000000 program. The senate committee made drastic changes. Principal features of the bill approved late yesterday by the committee included: Individuals — A tax saving of $2,648,000,000. About 12,000,000 low-

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their three children, Beverley, 6;

sons by 7 o'clock,

Did You See Cross on the Moon? Look Again Tonight

If you only see “the man in the moon,” look closer! For last night five Indianapolis people saw covering the entire face of our golden satellite—a perfect cross. As Huston Ruble, R. R. 7, Box 487, was coming home from work at 5:45 p. m., he saw his wife, Mrs. Catherine Ruble watching the big, low-hung Indian summer moon with something of awed

Following her glance upward, he saw it, too-the distinct shadow of a medium dark cross. Also peering intently toward the “new heavenly body" were

“Look closely tonight,” said Mr. Ruble; “it may be there again --but the time seems to be important because last night it had

Barbara, 8, and J. Alvin, 4

Crucible offices and warehouse, 308 W. Maryland: st, Monday from 3

SENATE GROUP CUTS MORE OFF TAX BILL

12 Million Persons Would

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today after she was struck b man's gun about 10:30 a. m, ‘Miss Helen Brosnan,

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her, to run away. Ope bullet struck her in ing the spinal column, and the

extremely critical condition.

pursuers,

CRUCIBLE STEEL EXPANDS PLANT

Invites Businessmen to View $300,000 Equipment.

A $300,000 expansion in’ stocks and facilities of the local office of Cruicible Steel Company of America was announced today by Roy Slaughter, manager. Details of the expansion will be given to between 500 and 600 Indianapolis business and industrial executives at an open house at the

to 10 p. m, The Crucible executive management in New York “has expressed great pride in the company’s active participation in the industrial growth of Indianapolis and surrounding territory over such a long period of years,” Mr. Slaughter said. Other Equipment Planned “They are giving tangible expression of their faith and confidence in the future industrial growth of the territory now comprising Indiana, parts of Illinois and Kentucky by an announcement of further expansion of stocks and facilities, and : also an enlarged staff of specialists, metallurgists and cutting tool designers, “A program is now under way for the installation of new racks, cranes, sawing equipment, lighting and new types of steel to meet the needs of peacetime production.” At Monday's celebration, a buffet supper will be served and the company's products exhibited. Howard J. Btagg, member of Crucible’s technical staff, will speak on “An

Tool Steel”

Rebels Take Over

Venezuelan Rule

CARACAS, Oct. 20 (U, P.).—A provisional junta headed by Romulo Betancourt took over the government of Venezuela today and announced it would rule until free elections could be held. Betancourt, secretary general of the Socialist Democratic Action party, took over the presidential of~fice of deposed President Isaias Medina. Disheveled and unshaven after 36 sleepless hours, Betancourt

Miss Helen Brosnan, 45, Struck By Two Bullets, in Critical -

A prominent Indianapolis churchwoman was near death

45, of 1934 N. Meridian st., was shot when she tried to flee from an armed bandit at 614 She had parked her car there as she started to collect rent from properties she owned in that section. A man described by witnesses as a 22-year-old medium built Negro attempted to take Miss Brosnan’s purse from He fired two shots as she got out of the car and tried

was taken to St. Vincent’s hospital where she is in an

Police compiled a description of the hold-up man, who fled in the rear of Walker's theater where he evaded his He took Miss Brosnan's purse. The man was said to be young, dark-skinned, weighing about 170 pounds and about it five feet eight inches tall. Wit-

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‘the abdomen, possibly séver« other hit her in the leg. She

— nesses said he acted as if he might be drunk. He had thick long hair, brushed back over his head and was wearing dark trous-

ers with small red flecks in them and a black coat, " - Sister of Hotel Man The squad which answered the call and four additional deteetives, siarted combing the sta for css. of the gunman, :

Shortridge high school, she a ; and an active member of the a Peter and Paul Cathedral, Miss Brosnan 1s the daughter of James Y. and Johanna Brosnan,

Unele well Known

Her sister, Miss Nora G. Brosnan, who died several years ago, was a teacher in Indianapolis public schools for many years, She has one sister. who is a nun in Olden« burg, Ind, and another who is serving with the Little Sisters of the Poor in San Francisco. Another brother, Daniel W. Brosnan, a retired merchant, is living in San Francisco and a sister, Miss Bridget Brosnan, resides at the °F Meridian st. address. Her uncle, Timothy W. Foran, was a well knowrpmerchants before retiring. She has two nices, mary Frances Boyle, employed at Danner Bros, Inc, and Marjorie Boyle, who works at the Catholic Community center, and two nephews Robert Boyle, Indianapolis, and Capt. John Boyle, in the army.

HOOSIER GRID TEAMS PLAY 7 GAMES TODAY

Hoosier college ‘football teams were involved in seven games today and two of the contests were home~ ‘coming attractions, one on the 1o« {cal gridiron at Butler against the Manchester Spartans of North Manchcester. Members of the Hoosier Big Three were out of the state, and one, Purdue, was en in the “game of the week” at Ohio State in Columbus. The Indiana soudlers were In a Big Ten encounter at Towa City and Notre Dame was to clash with the Panthers at Pittsburgh. Like Purdue, Indiana and Notre Dame are un. defeated although I. U. has one tie on its record.

told the United Press: “The situation is completely under

terior.” All but a few dozen prisoners arrested in the swift revolutionary coup by Venezuelan army units will be liberated by nightfall, Betancourt said. The leaders of the uprising said Medina “resigned” after ordering government forces in the interior to cease resistance. Medina himself was reported variously a prisoner of the rebels, | in refuge at the British embassy,

with a force of loyal civil guards. Rebel leaders had vowed he would | be captured “dead or alive.”

IS ASSUMED BY .RFC

WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 (U. P.). | ~The Reconstruction Finance Corp. will take over the huge task of selling surplus consumer goods on Nov. 5 but there will be no basic change in the method of Gispemal of surplus property. President Truman n an executive order last night took ‘away from

to RFC the disposal of items gen~erally sold in retail transactions. They include automobiles, farm and gonstruction machinery, office fur-

control, both in Caracas and the in-!

land in flight toward the interior |

SURPLUS GOODS SALE

the commerce department and gave |.

The DePauw Tigers were to ring {down the curtain on their abbreviated season at Oberlin, O., Prank« lin was host to Earlham in a home= jcoming on the Grizzlies’ campus and Ball State invaded Valparaiso.

3 UNHURT AS PLANE HITS WIRE AND BURNS

BEDFORD, Ind. Oct. 20 (U. PJ. |~Three Kentucky men were alive | today after a lucky escape from an {airplane which hit a 2300-volt high {line and burst into flames. Ray Betzholdt of Louisville and | two Frankfort men, E. H. Davis and | C. B. Roberts, were the lucky trio. | They were making a forced landing because of engine trouble yesterday when their plane struck the power line. All escaped without { injury.

HOUSE VOTES TO GIVE JOBS TASK TO STATES

WASHINGTON, ©ct. 20 (U. P.), ~Prepsident Truman's 2l-point legislative program . was jolted again today by a house vote to res turn the U. 8. employment service to the states, Wis With the senate already on record in favor of the shift, 4 house voted yesterday to turn Ul back to sate te administration in