Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 18 April 1946 — Page 3

PRISED HOLDUP

n Attendant obbers.

staged an armed fending Machine Illinois st., last with drawn guns mployees entered scaping. d guns at Alfred h ave, as he was ‘hey took $20 and rear room, where » flat on the floor, other employees, of 2714 N. Penn» nnings L. Falcon, em st, entered door. They pur: men, cornering orced to. retreat inted a gun and ing them covered. 51, attendant at filling station at e ave, told two him with a gun 0 h—" when they over the money, ed the boss had money and when ey “weren't kidned him, he flung } and walked back hey drove away. ie, 32, of 835 N, id he was robbed ho hailed his cab 1 a gun and re- } money.

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Stark Wants Safeguard Against ‘Manipulation.’ (Continued From Page One)

attorney and I warn the machine now that the eyes of the city of Indianapolis will be upon them May 7 to see whether or not spirit and the letter of the law are being followed.” Yous ap-

Transit Firm on Since Secret

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! green chamber, a through-the-look- |;

had ‘promised to confine its future on busses compared to 6% -cent fare |

5-Foot Shelf of Books |

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extensionb act expires June 30. y Ih that case, Mr. Truman would Mr. Forrestal admitted be faced with the difficult choice igh officers had “gone beyond the |line” he specified last fall when he

pointment, of qualified high school || pupils for the counting work as a safeguard against what he described as “political manipulation” of the tabulations. Suggestion Useless? : He cited a provision in the new 1045 election code which permits émployment of high school pupils who have at least 12 credits for work at the central counting tables] at Tomlinson hall, . This means, Judge Stark pointed out, that any pupil who has at least|} three full years of high school, could | be appointed tq the counting staff. EER A : “In view of what I have heard on i ” the subject, it may be quite useless to make this suggestion,” he said. “Nevertheless I strongly urge Coun- 4 bv Clerk A. Jack Tilson and Mr. Hanrahan, Republican = election] AN SEES commissioners, to use this system. | “I challenge those who ‘ate in : ¢harge to employ high school sen-| fors, ‘regardless of party affiliations! , to count and tally the votes in the! central count May 7.” | : Judge Stark also suggested that/ | | i bank employees and tellers be em-/Discloses Navy Opposition loyed to “correctly tabulate and, 2 | Dy the vole” May Be Settled. plus two sometimes appears to Renews Campaign L equal five and no one is surprised. i | WASHINGTON, April 18 (U. P.).| 1t has been going on for years,| (In a ‘ai betore tue Wayne 1e-| president Truman was confident this case. Public Counselor How- | gion. post Jagt nigh }. Jusge Biark ’ " i lard Batman of Terre Haute started renewed his campaign against “dic- today the controversy over Umifica~ |, boing in June, 1043, when ig Jesus G. O. tion of the armed sarviges Bventiual. he summoned the company to show Ne 8 ¢ ; ly will be settled “satisfactorily. cause why its rates should not If political dictatorship was 4 | wrong in Germany and Italy it is His confidence was revealed by a reduced. wrong in Indianapolis,” Judge Stark said. ' “In Indianapolis, in order to be erm a NN rym Sr! Mr. Truman had a ong. Session, demanded that fares be equalized. to be the choice of the Republican|%" uni SeslOn, yetreraay pA or Democratic political machines} a oa ent which do not even pretend to repre. | Forrestal, Adm. Chester Ww. Numi gent any substantial number of jcinjet of a aval operaions, an Joh? constitution. This was a confisca- | yoters of either party,” he said. jL._Suilive® assistant secretary o ‘tory move, the officials said. “The Republican party machine ~~ 3 éxpects to have a very light primary| Write House press Secretary , 5 on the hatrack in the govervote with little or no public inter. Charles Ross said ater the Presi-| 'c office then. The allies were est in which event the machine con- | dent felt be had a vely satisfac. |p) wondering whether they were: tolled votes will crush any oppo- OY talk” with. the three “officials oo to win the war. { sition. (who have publicly and repeatedly: The years passed. A plain, felt! _ “For a number of years we have OPposed the pian. | hat belonging to Ralph Gates hung | had a prosecuting attorney hate/ Ideas Approved on the governor's hatrack. The war | who was selected by a political ma-| “The President feels sure. az he was over. Enough evidence had | chine,” Judge Stark said. “His rec- always has, that everything is going accumulated in the Indianapolis ord is the best evidence that ma- the work out satisfactorily,” Ross Railways, Inc. rate case to fill a chine rule is bad.” | said. modest five-foot bookshelf. —— There was little outward evidence: prom the quiet commission cham3 |of Mr. Forrestal’s opposition to mer- pers, the case had wound through! RIDDLED OPA BILL {ger when he left the White House. | Marion circuit court, federal dis-| { He repeated an earlier statement jtrict court, federal circuit court of S PASSED BY HOUSE approving the “ideas of unification | appefls and back again. | | ~the closest possible co-ordination | Suspicion, Bugaboo of the services. But, he reniinded : (Continued From Page One) reporters, the desired form of this Five commissions had come {ll because the present CO-Ordination remains to be worked Ihe Mv Betmey = ny a or nis place as public counselor to be succeeded by Glenn Sienker A' new administration sat in the:

same

of being compelled to accept what : is hess . nyission congress offered or letting the price (8278 them permission to discuss state hot e A new Semis ? control law expire unification publicle, but only as found the rate case baffling an oe nee ! = bothersom Pinal house action came after a their personal views | Dathersame : " 2 RE. f | There was a suspicion that the

frenzied 10-hour session yesterday, Merrill in Washington during which the Republican~—sfeantime; Mr—Forrestal-planned Democratic coalition. went on an to take a long look at the remarks against the old utility bugaboo. | amendment rampage. {of Rear Adm. A. 8. Merrill. com-| The commission moved to get rid | Delay Rejected {mandant of the 8th naval district | of the case. But there was al Just before passage today, the at New Orleans. who especially | matter of $26,000 in costs charge-| house rejected by a roll call vote of Stirred up Mr. Truman with his con- | gple to the company to be collected 370 to 20 a motion by Rep. John E.|tribution to the navy fight against phe commission decided to call!

Democrats had started the case to! get votes as the people's champion

Rankin (D. Miss), to send the bilp| unification. in Railways President Harry Reid’ back to the banking committee! Adm. Merrill. who arrived here and seek a compromise Mr. Rankin’s maneuver blocked any yesirday gor B Sonfereme of senha Held Secret Meeting possibility of an administration COMmMAands. saic on Apri NL Mr Reid-and the - commission-

h + fs. we 1 i move to recommit the bill for con- |the next war comes, we will need the deal In. a secret

ers discussed

vs ‘the finest army and air force in the sideration of a newly-drafted| "cause with a greatly meeting June 11, 1343 Both siaes measure ia reed that there was to be no anak _ weakened navy, submerged under ?8 Ls The rule under which the bill was army control, the fighting will be Publicity on the conterence brought to the floor had provided ? : The commission was to inform

: that there could be only one motion 0 OUr o¥n shores

to recommit BYRNES SELECTS ADVISERS [was to tell only his board of diMany administration supporters, raAQHINGTON. April 18 (U. P.). [rectors what transpired. | voted for final passage, but'it was _gaeretary of State James F.| This was what transpired: pointed out that this did not mean gyrnes has selected Senators Tom! Mr. Reid suggested a six-months that they favored the drastic oonngally (D. Tex.) and Arthur H. trial of a new rate, raising tokens changes written into the bill. There | yangenberg (R. Mich.) to advise'from 6% cents to 7 cents and raiswas nothing for them to do except him at the Big Four foreign min- ing the 7-cent cash fare on trolleys to pass the bill on to the senatesdn jsiars meeting in Paris beginning to 10 cents—to conform to bus rates hope of changing it there. | April 25. {This was a new angle. Mr. Bat-| Meanwhile, Mr. ‘Bowles and Mr.| ——— ipa———————— Porter denied rumors they would! resign in protest against the house! action,

{only Governor Gates and Mr. Reid

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PE oo Fans See Tribe's Opener

minute radio appeal for defeat of ! this “frightening threat”—estimated (Continued From Page One) | As they say in the army, Victory that elimination of subsidies would | {fleld was well “policed” for the add $70 a vear to the food bill of Dind the top row of seats, and at ,..asion, Batting and fielding prac- | the average family. {810 p. m. traffic was snarled briefly 1, was accomplished early so the He agreed with price chief Paul In the aisles and ramps. groundkeeper could give the Porter, who called the measure | oon. diamond a’ good manicuring. At] “repeal of price control.” Logan Gets Big Hand game time there shouldn't have. But even as Mr. Bowles was, The 8S. R. O, sign also.was out In peen a stray pebble in the infield. | speaking, the house—in a turbu- both dugouts. When the teams The scoreboard was dolled up with lent session that lasted until almost |gathered on the foul lines for the the United Nations flags, and the 10 o'clock last night—plastered the opening ceremonies they stretched enlarged pressbox was illuminated bill with amendments against which | from home plate to first and third with amber lights. administration forces were helpless. | bases. A quick calculation showed | a. -n’»sn Senator Homer E. Capehart (R.|28 Indians and 34 Mud Hens in the! Peanuts, Popcorn v Ind.), a bitter critic of OPA’s “un- | lines, Big Paul Derringer was in-| All the typical baseball smells realistic and production-choking | troduced from the Indianapolis bulligere there—the aroma of roasted policies,” said he didn’t think the|Pen where he was getting in his|peanuts, - popping corn, burning senate would be “quite so drastic.”|final practice pitches. An unofficial|cigars and cushions fresh out of He is a member of the senate bank-{survey showed that the biggestimoth balls. These were augmented ing committee, now holding hear- round of applause game when the from time to time when the breeze

Fares Must Go Up to, Get Busses, Railways Says ,

A new bus . . . to buy these, Indianapolis Railways, Inc., says fares must go up.

man had tried to reduce the bus fare to 7 cents to conform to the

ing-glass sort of place where WO (,xen rate. applicable -to busses.

icountants, made.

moved the onus of a threatened

{rate cut. White House official after the navy| He asserted that the 10-cent fare |; first move to get a rate increase.

stead of assertions.” {criminatory agatnst-bus patrons. He | commission, which was on the of- | fensive. .

The company came in armed with | 000 costs and the commission was the 14th amendment of the U. 8S.|satisfied.

ithe case should never have enry Schricker's five-galion hat !opened in the first place, Commis~ - ision Secretary Sam Busby advised

{and prepared.” . On Sept. 15, 1945, the company ' got iis experimental rate. It was

i slightly lower than the one which

{10 cents cash fare on all vehicles

1 pany stood to lose $130,000 a year

| tual amazement, the company and

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{how it would work out. i

‘switched from

ying on the offensive, the company |

| tell why she did it,” said. Mr. Iturbi,

THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES — ‘STEVE’ ON WAY oc BACK TO PRISON

{ ville, Judge

Ex-Klan Head's Appeal on if wit Habeas Corpus Dissolved. (Continued From Page One) f {Stephenson by the sheriff. Sheriff an organized

. | Fo jon,” prisoner because the habeas corpus} TOubdation

Deputy Attorney General Karl] Stipher, who accompanied the guards to Noblesville said Stephen-: son greeted them at the door of the! sheriff's home, asking if he pou LiEviouS bids help them, He said they asked Ste- | home phenson to summon the sheriff, oo ic ong which he did. It*'marked the second time within, two weeks that Sheriff Michelfelder| had refused to part with Stephen-: 4 son. For the same reason, he refused to release the ex-Klan dragon to State Prison Warden Ralph Howard. . t Stephenson's trip back to Michl-|

early 20's

gan City today climaxes his year-| long from tenced to life in 1925. He was 8¢-| yur between Oberholtzer of Indianapolis. | Contending' he was crossed” and his trial prejudiced by the Ku-Klux Klan,

Dr, Wade D

Offensive Meeting in '45

Stephenson| war Russia

of venue from Judge Gentry in Noblesville, After much legal spar-

rolley cash fare: and make the

Switch Was Made The commission okayed the deal, ubpect to analysis by its own acThe switch had been

As a result of the secret meeting, ndianapolis Railways, Inc., had re-

The company had made

From that time on, it was the

merger opposition to “testimony in-ion streetcars and trolleys was dis- company, not the public service ‘

Mr. Reid agreed to pay the+«$26,.-

In fact, the commission felt that been

the governor in a memorandum. Inform the Public? . The operators of the utility, Mr. Busby commented, had been subjected to “much ill-advised publicitv.” If the experimental rate was adopted, advised the secretary, the public should be informed through releases “carefully studied

Mr. Reid had suggested. It was eight tokens for 35 cents,

and two-cent transfers for the first transfer between through hnes. Mr Reid and company officers told the commission that the comin revenue on the basis of this rate, which, in view of increased costs, was sacrificial

They Were ‘Amazed’ The three-months trial period ended Dec. 15, 1945. To their mu-

the commission learned that: ONE: The company collected $141,334.97 more revenue than {t had taken in at the old rate in the previous three-month period. Instead of losing $131,000 a year, it stood. to gain $5,000 on the basis this rate TWO. The trial rate actually! vielded $1750 a day more than the! - old rate and represented a rate in-! crease of a haif-cent per passenger. | The filed a petition to: make the ‘rial rate permanent, This done. two. months. after the rate went into effect, !

when company apparently realized! . i

ututy

WAR trial

the

responded with a new petition de-| manding an i above the}

increase trial rate on the basis of a financial! emergency. { Whether the emergency exists or not is what the commission 1s now; trying to determine by public! hearing | TOMORROW: The main argu- | ments for and against a rate increase,

DAUGHTER OF ITURB LISTED AS SUICIDE

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she attempted suicide at her father's New York home, “I cannot understand it

Tatlored Coats Suits 1 cannot ; Dresses

Dobbs Hats

near collapse from grief. Police said she left no note, .

ings on a bill to extend the price Indians’ veteran Bob Logan was in-|earried in smoke from the smoulder- i Handbags control act a full year | woduced. ing dump on W, 16th st, Investigators said Mrs, Hero fired a | a 4 a Nu a : S43 | illfolds “ ’ | the first shot into the bedroom OPA Murdered Wearing a pink bautonniere for| Both ‘teams were so anxious. to a! ty ne test the -wea-| Gloves “You have murdered the OPA’ the occasion, Al Schlensker. Tribe get at their work that the an- |, ppargil.y aves shouted Rep. Adolph Sabath (D.|secretary, was in charge of the "re-| nouncer couldn't squeeze in both ! The tragedy climaxed an ev ening | Jewelry 111). The controversial amendmentssgame ceremonies, After the intro-| starting lineups before Derringer | 5 hohe ith Mz. urhts rece] were added to the bill, |ductions, the color guard marched i 3 i o} . . : = Blouses lin 1 left field |threw in the first strike. As a re-{apperg Bellester, and two of Mrs. Others warned that the bill, by in from left field, past home plate sult the Indians played in ANONY- | ero's friends. Mr. and Mrs. Riche) Sweaters allowing price increases, would and to the flagpole in centerfield for! mity until their first turn at bat. |a.4 Weil Mr Yourbl said be and! bring a new rash of strikes asthe flag-raising. Then 77-year-old| oy 9 Miss Bellester layed the piano to- | Lingerie. Forkers Sougas Higher pay 10 mam. Yuan age, ¥ho Das missed) ‘Whe's Plaving Tonight?’ getlier and ne daughter had ap- | Handkerchiefs tain thelr Wving standards. | 38 jssooiation opener, threw ou Without tickets or cash, several peared in excellent spirits when he) Their fears appeared to have / 7.» young fans soulfully looked at the left to take his niece home, ar Shoes i strong grounds In Dluago. im A mathematically-minded trio de-|'eft-field wall and considered their . Mrs, Hero's daughters, Narua Sportawear Reuther, president o e C. I Oded to count the peanuts in their| chances for making that an en-' Teresa, 9, and Maria Antonia, 8, United Auto Workers and the MAN ogpective sacks. One had 20, with, trance. But they finally decided were in the Tturbl nursery at the Tofletries! Who led the long strike Against|,, empty hull; the second had 32,|the attempt would be useless, time of the shooting. Twice she : General Motors Corp., ainey, he while the third man was high, with] w vn bad battled in court for their ecusthreat of another wage pattie {37 and an extra peanut already And, of course, there was the fel- | yody, orice with her estranged husprice “controls are Nited. |shelled, . [lew who had been using something hand, New York Concert Violinist 3 “Things are going very badly | : oH » ¥ more than clothes to Keep him Stephen Hero, 30, and ‘later with ; hii now,” he said, “and if they contmue In tHelptands were members of warm. As the teams took the field, her father. ? i : : to go as badly, we'll be kicking Andersop high school's state ¢ham- he looked up and inquired: “Now, = Funeral arrangements dor Mrs. | ; : oi on General Motors’ doors again.” 'pionship basketball: team. . .|who's playing tonight?” [Hero will be comple day. 0x : reef : or op % £ € I be completed today. ~

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se was referred to “Judge Mount of Tipton. - : ‘Following a hearing at Nobles-

| phenson’s retrial plea. Stephenson { then hastily filled his habeas corpus

Petition for Freedom i- While In Noblesville, since Janu(ary, 1945 Stephenson has directed | | Michelfelder refused to release his Of his release,

. {and thousands of petitions circu- | action wasn't settled. lated. Now going the rounds are!thoroughfares hadn't been “touched

I petitions requesting Governor Gates for over 55 hours.” ito pardon Stephenson. Stephenson,

where he claimed he was “framed” when he

| turned against the Klan after or- | ganizing it in the midwest back in

U. S. RUSS WAR

| EVANSVILLE, Ind, April 18 (U, attle for freedom, waged|P).~An Evansville college history oblesville where he was sen- professor today predicted a world | district

cused of the death of Miss Madge | pygsia within “10 or 25 years "

“double- 50 for Russia to recuperate and [ment from the city.” put herself in shape for

sought a retrial on the murder|,gjjtically exhausted now, he said down the 58 miles of staté-main-' _ Senator Homer E. Capehart (R,

charge. |at a Student assembly tained streets throughout the city . : ! mbiy. street Y Ind.) late yesterday introduced Venue Change Asked “The United Nations is ex- {at night. | bill to authorize the Indiana PR The state demanded a change|periencing birth pangs and its] Patel cars, equipped with brooms | Toll Bridge commission to build a

growing pains are. yet to come,” and dustpans, will tour the city on! bridge across the Ohio river a$ Mr. David said, . "5

STRAUSS SAYS: : fodidinn wil a

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h several jurists deas special judge, the Cleon

Mayor's Committee Acts as,’ Strike Is Ended.

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Mount rejected Ste-

Judge Gentry,

campaign in behalf |B. Tex stated that his crews were

oritiive the "Liberty Inot waiting for new plans, but were Ras Jere aise | scouring the streets today aller the

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NEW GOVERNMENT IN GREECE FORMED

ATHENS, April 18 (U. P)—~ Constantin Tsaldaris foday formed & new Gréék government Include ing’ all parties of Royalist leaning but excluding the anti-Royalist national political union, Mr, Tsaldaris himself retained the

| However, he said the crews would who had meade 38; (necting additional trash for freedom, enjoyed |De8in collecting a onal tras of Sheriff Michelfeld- accumulated from the citizens’

interviewed | cleaning homes-and yards beginsympathizers, He ying Monday.

Sweep by Districts With Meridian and 16th sts. as demarcation points, the crews willl portfolio of foreign minister as well sweep up the city by districts, as premier. A leader of the proe The northwest section of Indian-{monarchy Popular party, he sues apolis will be cleaned April 22 and ceeded Panayotis Poulitsas, whe 23; northeast, April 24 and 25: formed a short-lived coalition gove southeast, April 26 and 29, and ernment alter the recent Greek [ southwest, April 30 and May 1, elections, : Arthur W. Grayson, stale sub-| The new government represents - superintendent, revealed political elements which have 208 that his state highway cleaning! members in parliament out of a teams were prepared to “go all out, total of 364. The national politionl avid said it would take now that we can get certain equip-{union refused to participate,

| ASKS STATE BRIDGE WASHINGTON, April 18 (U.P),

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10-25 YEARS?

the United States and

another | His department is economically and | and

rents a sweeper flusher employed in washing!

{their daily runs and patrolmen are' Cannelton. *

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