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VETERAN KILLED IN GAR CRASH

Youth, 17, Home on Furlough, Accident Victim.

(Photos, Page Two) A 17-year-old Pacific war veteran home on furlough was killed instantly in a truck-auto accident northeast of Indianapolis this morning. A 75-year-old pedestrian also was killed here last night, The dead are: Pvt. Richard Jones, 1, of 2506 Lancaster ave, George J. Probst, Dudley ave. Pvt. Jones was killed instantly when a car he was driving on U. 8. 67, near Shadeland dr., was struck by a tractor-trailer outfit driven by Warren E. Smith, Portland.

injured. At City” hospi two of! them, Leslie Massingale, 23, of 2720 Forest Manor, cousin of the dead man, and Fred Williams, 22, of 2949 Adams st., were treated and released. A third passenger, Richard Hanson, 26, 646 Massachusetts ave., is in fair condition. Car Knocked 100 Feet The. car owned by Mr. Williams and driven by Pvt. Jones was almost out of gas and the soldier was pulling off to the edge of the road when the accident happened. The truck, also heading toward Indianapolis, struck the passenger car in the rear. The car was knocked more than 100 feet south on 67 and about 30 feet off the highway up Fairview dr. The truck swerved and hit a tree, knocking ‘it to the ground and continued into a fleld. The driver was not injured, deputy sheriffs who investigated said. un Mr. Probst was fatally injured when he was struck by a station wagon in the 5500 block on Madison ave. last night, He died of a orushed skull shortly after the accident. Entered Navy When 15

The station wagon, driven by G. ©. Prosser; 45, Louisville, Ky., struck the pedestrian as he was crossing the avenue, The driver was not held. Pvt. Jones, who entered the navy when he was 15 years old and was discharged after being wounded at Saipan, enlisted in the army in January. He was to report back to duty tomoirow. He is the grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Massingale, of the Lancaster ave. address, with whom he made his home. Other su ors are his father, Gilbert Jones, troit, Mich.; his mother, Virginia Morris, 351 N, East st.; a sister, Miss Norma Jones, 14, and a brother, Don Andrew Jones, 19.

Boy, 3, Killed in Crash Near Seymour

SEYMOUR, April 17 (U, P.) —A 3-year-old boy was killed and four other persons injured last night when a truck and an automobile eollided three and a hall miles southeast of here, The boy, Wayne Kerkof, was killed and his parents, Mr, and Mrs. Robert Kerkof, Columbus, suffered minor injuries. Two other passengers were also injured,

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TIMES INDEX

Ruth Millett. 14

Amusem’ts 10-11

Ask Me ..... 15| Movies ....10-11 Eddie Ash ... 12|Music ....... 24 Books ....... 9|Dr. O'Brien .. 17 Business .... 20| Obituaries ... 14 Comics ..... . 25|F. C. Othman 15 Crossword ... 13| Radio ....... 25 Editorials .., 16| Mrs. Roosevelt 15 Fashions ..., 19|Scherrer ..... 16 Forum ...... 16{Science ...... 15

'Straphangers' Transit Rates

Indianapolis Railways rate case

years’ business, The straphanger has an equity

INDIANS TO OPEN SEASON TONIGHT

1946 Game at ‘Victory.’

¥ By EDDIE ASH Times Sports Editer Presenting a team made up of a mixture of players who have performed here before and some who are not only new to Indianapolis but- are new to the American association, the Indians are to make their 1946 regular season bow at Victory field under the lights to-

night. The “play ball”. signal will be] given at 8; 430, after brief opening game ceremonies, and the Redskins and Toledo Mud Hens then| will square off in the A, A's 45th | season, Both managers, Bill Burwell of the Tribe and Don Gutteridge of] Toledo, are American association products and the latter still is playing at third: base. The masterminding business is new fo Gutteridge. It's his managerial debut after coming down from the St. Louis Browns. He is a former Columbus Red Bird. Burwell is a former Indianapolis ace pitcher and he gained big minor league managerial experi-

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WIFE SLAIN, JAILED Gl GETS FURLOUGH

Granted Ft. Harrison Leave After Triple Tragedy.

A 22-year-old soldier serving an A. W, O, L. sentence in. the Ft. Harrison disciplinary barracks was rushed back to his home in Linden, N. J., after his wife was one of the victims of a triple slaying. The soldier, George Warne, who had an “excellent conduct” record since his imprisonment, was given

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Eddie Ash . . . ‘Mr. Baseball’

Eddie Ash, our own Mr, Baseball, will have his. usual seat in the Victory - field” presshox this evening as the Indians open - their season against Toledo. Tomor- » Tow “~~ and for the rest of the season — his v colorful and Mr. Ash authoritative ace counts of the Indians’ games will be carried on The Times. sports page. Incidentally, Mr. Ash today predicts how they will finish this season in the American

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Ponder Why Should Go Up

This is the first of a series of articles analyzing the issues in the

By RICHARD LEWIS Swaying homeward on an overcrowded trolley, the faithful strapYhanger might well wonder why Indianapolis Railways, Inc., him to pay more for his transportation after completing a record five

is asking

in the service, even though it is

provided by a private monopoly. His nickels and dimes finance it.

That gives him the right to demand efficient service. It also gives him the right to be told more about the company's appeal for an emergency rate increase than the company is telling him in its advertising. He has the right to know, for example, that during the war, the

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stock. This percentage returns is disputed by

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year; stockholders received a 20 per cent dividend on basis of the stated | value ‘of the common stock, The| company paid another dividend at the same rate in the first quarter of this year. On each $10 share, the stockhold-

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PRESIDENT INDORSES 2 DAYS-A-WEEK DIET

Says Plan Would Show U.S. How Europeans Eat.

WASHINGTON, April 17 (U.P). —President. Truman indorsed as a wonderful idea a proposal to have this country go on a drastically retricted diet two days a week in order to help starving people of the world survive. Mr. Truman indorsed the plan when he was asked at a news conference how he felt about a suggestion that America on one day a week go on a diet similar to the present average European diet. The President said he thought it was a wonderful idea and that he would like 0 make it two days a week for as long as the food emergency abroad exists.

that it would be good for the American people to know how Europe is eating. He added that enough food is

satisfy the needs of the starving people of the world.

SCAN PLANTS HERE

LOCAL TEMPERATURES

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of the state last night, Locally,

killing effect.

down to 27 at

South Bend and Paoli. Horace Abbott, county. agent, said the frost here last night was the heaviest he had seen this season. The weather bureau, in its weekly weather and crop report, said some fruit tree blossoms and buds were

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the company, 20 Per Cent. end These. the war en-

abled the company to start paying dividends for the first time since it acquired the utility in 1932, Last

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wasted every day in this country to

Anxious gardeners today examined their plants for possible damage from the heaviest frost of the spring season which blanketed most

the frost was not expected to cause much damage, since the temperature here fell only to 34. However, elsewhere in the state the frost was ‘expected to have a

The lowest temperature was reported at Chambers City, where the white blanket, was. accompanied by a freezing 25. The mercury went Columbus, 28 at Wheatfield and 29 at Terre Haute,

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 17, 1946

As YS STREET CLEANERS END

Mayor, Workers Come. to Agreement on FourPoint Proposal.

The three-day-old street cleaning strike was’ settled at noon today. “All men will return to work tomorrow morning,” the mayor stated. At a meeting with C.1.O. and A. F.of L. leaders, Mayor Tyndall authorized Luther. E, Tex, street commissioner, to present a fourpoint proposal to the budget committee this fall. The proposal calls for: ONE: Seniority rights. TWO: Forty-eight hours a week pay to prevent discrepancies in salaries because of inclement weather. THREE: Recommendations from Mr. Tex and “others” to the council | that superintendents grant six-day] vacations provided the rest of the working force could maintain operations. In addition employees would receive six days sick leave annually. FOUR: Recommendation to the budget committee to grant an hourly increase of 15 cents “across the board” with overtime provisions. “Mr. Tex is authorized to post |

rages.” In the first conference between the striking union and the city executive, the mayor said: “We're just where we were before the strike." He signed no contract with the union, although recognizing the grievances of the employees. The mayor emphasized that these men would have to “fight for wage increases when the budget committee meets this fall.” Originally scheduled as & meetof union and non-union employees only, this morning's confer-

3DAY STRIKE

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this verbal agreement in all ga-| ti

ence was attended by Powers Hapgood, regional C. I. O. director; and President Pred Marshall, and Secretary Emmet J. Williams, leaders {of the A. F. of L. teamsters local | 135: Mr. Tex, Arch Bobbitt, city| corporation attorney, and nine rep-| resentatives of employees.

45,000 Facing Ford Layoff

DETROIT, April 17 (U. yo Ford Motor Co. today announced | it would lay off 45000 automobile | workers tonight because of short- | ages of steel and component parts. Company officials said the shutdown would be of indefinite duration. They said the steel shortage was aggravated by the nation-wide | coal strike. It was the third shutdown by Ford since Feb. 1. because of steel shortages. The company lost the entire month of February because of the steel strike in January. Ford plants were closed three weeks ago for a seven-day period because of the ,shortage of cold rolled sheet steel.

‘TROUSER’ THIEVES PLAGUE NORTH SIDE

Burglars who specialized in men’s| trousers plagued North side resi- | dents during the night. Thieves who entered the residence of Mrs. Louise McIntire stole a pair of men’s trousers, a shirt and ladies’ apparel, Mrs, McIntire] reported. | Burglars who attempted to oy ter the residence of William Strong, 3528 Graceland ave, and were|

This is the automobile that state police charge Howard Pollard used in connection with the butcher

slaying last week of Leland Paul Miller, Pollard was captured in Kentucky last night.

DENIES PLEA IN|

0PA CONVICTION

Rejects Senators’ Appeal for Auctioneers. By DANIEL M. KIDNEY

Times Staff Writer | WASHINGTON, April 17.—Both| Senators Willis and Capehart to-|

day received identical letters from Attorney-General Tom Clark turn-| ing down their pleas for clemency, §¥g

{for the two northern Indiana auc-| | tioneers sentenced for OPA viola-| ions. | Mr. Clark informed the senators) that he will make no recommendation to President Truman in these cases at this time. The senators had sent letters to the President appealing for clemency for Harold M. Steiner and Jonas A. Miller. A similar plea was made by Governor Gates and Rep. Robert A. Grant (R. Ind.). The latter also received a letter from Mr. Clark turning down the plea. Sees No Justification

of, Howard, ..Capt. The attorney-general’s “letter to Pollard’s six-day hideaway while police sought him in connection with} Pollard’s

the senators follows: “In view of the record with respect to the trial and conviction of both Mr. Miller and Mr, Steiner, I do not feel that the department would be justified in submitting their cases to the President at this| time, nor, as at present advised, un- | til they have been committed and | have been considered by the United | States board of parole. “Federal prisoners become eligible for. parole when they have served one-third of their sentences. These

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LIZTON WOMAN IS | BURNED TO DEATH;

Husband of Fire Victim in Critical Condition.

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“We ran away i, we were scared. , , . My husband will plead Leland Paul

| not guilty because he didn't do it.”

Such * was 22-year-old Frances Péllard's explanation

the torch-dismemberment slaying of

Leland Miller,

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Her eyes flashing resentment, Pollard's brunet ‘wife said her batent acter.”

“spent all day at home Thursday.’ (Miller's torso and severed hands and foot were discovered in fires at| Ladoga and Advance Thursday.) Became ‘Frightened’ “We had gone to sleep Thursday | night when somebody called us on| the phone. They told us Miller had, been killed.” She said her husband became “frightened” because he realized police would accuse him of the murder. (Pollard, possessor of a long | police record, was shot by Miller during an argument last May). Following the tipoff telephone call, she said “somebody” came to the house at 1512 Spann ave, and] ‘picked us up.” She denied they| | had ever used the suspect Oldsmo- | bile owned by Pollard’s father, Homer Pollard. Police said the car| contained blood and kerosene

| stains when found abandoned yes-

terday at Dillsboro. Head for Kentucky

Mrs. Pollard said the car with

Pearl Clounce, 18, was burned to its unidentified driver, Pollard, she

death early today when fire broke) out in the kitchen of her home here. Her husband, Robert Clounce, 21, was reported critically burned and |

and their 4-year-old son “headed [straight for Kentucky.” She said

| they had stayed at the Nicholasville

farm house “three or four days.” The boy, she added, was later

was taken to a hospital in Indian- [returned to Indiana and now 1s

apolis. . The couple's 6-month-~old | baby was burned slightly. Two other occupants of the house,

Mrs. Jessie Adams, owner of the hadn't

| double residence, and a young | | brother of Mr. without injury as flames completely | destroyed the structure. Neighbors reported the flames broke out shortly after 5 a. m. in| the Clounce side of the double. Des | tails of the blaze were not learned

to earry off Mr. Strong's trousers. | ing used to start the cook stove for

|the front yard of the home, minus | belt and wallet containing $61.

FOR FROST DAMAGE | The trousers were later found in| preparation of breakfast exploded.

There was no estimate of prop-|

| erty loss.

SOUTH HADLEY, Mass, April 17 (U, P.).~E. Arthur Ball, wealthy Indiana manufacturer, arrived here by plane today to aid in the widening search for his daughter, Dorothy, 20, Mount Holyoke college student and heiress to the multimillion dollar. mason jar fortune. No further word had come from

the missing undergraduate since she encountered a cousin on a New York street yesterday and told her she planned to return to South Hadley today.

daughter to vanish.

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Appearing hopeful rather than worried, Mr. Ball expressed - belief that the accumulative strain of class work under the handicap of almost’ total deafness may have Saused his

Ball Heiress' Father Joins Hunt for Missing Denizhier

at the home of her parents on E. Maryland st, Mrs. Pollard said her husband been working steadily because railroading, his occupation,

Clounce escaped | had been slackened by the coal

strike, She also disclosed Pollard's neck, creased last year by a bullet from Miller's gun, often “bothered” {her husband. . In his Kentucky farm hideout, | Pollard sat around and “rested and

frightened away by Mrs. Strong’ s| officially, but the fire was believed | played gin ‘rummy,” Mrs. Pollard screams, returned a half hour later| to have started when kerosene be- | said.

BEDROOM BURGLAR SLUGS WOMAN, FLEES

Police Search rch. North Side Areas for Assailant.

Police searched North Side areas early today for a burglar who en-

| tered the bedroom of Miss Garnett

Sink, 37267 N. Meridian st, and struck her on ‘the head when she screamed. Miss Sink said she was awakened by ‘a noise at the window and presently saw a man standing near her bed. She said when she moved and started to scream, he “hit me on the

head with: something and jumped

out the window.” Outside the window, police found $2000 worth of war bonds that had been stolen earlier from the bedroom of Mrs. -Loretto McDonald in another apartment at 3736 N. Meridian st. . ‘The assailant apparently dropped the honds ‘as he fled from Miss Sink’s asartment. Mrs. McDonald

said the bonds were faken from a

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9-MONTHS LIFE T0 OPA FAVORED

House Tentatively Votes for, Extension to March 31.

(Another Price Control Story, Page 20)

WASHINGTON, April, 17.40, P.). —The house today tentatively voted {to extend the price control act to March 31, 1947, instead of June 30,

| 1947, as asked by the administra-|

tion, The March termination date was approved by teller vote of 171-144. It was proposed by Rep. Jesse O. Wolcott (R. Mich.). He said the new congress should have opportunity early next year to determine whether OPA had carried out congressional mandates on how it should operate. It was expected that administration supporters would seek a roll call vote later in an effort to get a full year’s extension when the bill is up for final approval. Prior to acting on the Wolcott amendment, the house defeated an

amendment by Rep. John Elliott Rankin (D. Miss.) which would have terminated the program Dec. 31.

Chairman Brent Spence (D. Ky.)

{of the banking committee opposed

the March 31 termination, He said an extension of only nine months would disorganize OPA, cause its personnel to leave, and destroy its influence.

Dodges Police | Bullets, Flees In Airplane

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo,, April 17 (U, P..~Police in surrounding states were warned today to be on the lookout for an ex-army pilot who escaped police under fire and fled in a- stolen airplane. A state police broadcast described the man as Vernon Simpson, 21, who previously had escaped from the Wichita Falls, Tex. jail. He had been held pending removal to the ‘Texas penitentiary on a burglary conviction.

Simpson last night dodged police ot

bullets here after he and a companion, Billy Gene Cauble, 19, also of Wichita Falls, had been arrested on suspicion of robbery, Cauble, -who was apprehended, told officers his companion had intended to steal a plane at Jefferson City. Instead, Simpson ‘showed up at Columbia, 35 miles north of here in

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{when returned “here this moming. He will be taken later to Lebanen { Where the murder warrant is filed, The warrant, state police gharyes Pollard with severing Miliands and arthritic foot, ha victim died as a that act. Miller's charred found in a flaming cabin at Ind, Thursday, after his hands and foot were salvaged from a brush five at Advance.

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Indianapolis said he slept on the WAY, Capt. O'Neal doubted whether any persons would be charged with aecessory after the crime, although Pollard is believed to have obtained aid from relatives in fleeing. No charge was placed against his wife. Walves Extradition Arrested last night at the home of his uncle, William Xasley = Nicholasville, Ky. Pollard waived extradition. His capture by Ken-

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HUSBAND GIVES UP AFTER BRIDE'S DEATH

DETROIT, April 11 (U. P).— | James Stewart, 43, was held without bond on a first degree murder charge today following his surrender to police ‘24 hours after his bride of a month, Margaret, 33, was found strangled in their St. Olair Shores home. Rumpled and haggard, Stewart refused all information with the tight-lipped comment; lawyer.”

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