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State Police Look Over Confiscated Clermont Gambling Equipment

j : “Here's how it works.” . . . Lt. David L. Laughlin points out the markings on a dice table to State Pol table was part of equipment confiscated in the raid on the Clermont gambling house last night.

UNION, OPERATORS BEGIN NEW TALKS

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they provided only a shadow of normal service. 5 The freight blockade was tighter. : Industries already were beginning to be crippled. The American Meat Institute predicted a meat famine in four days if the strike continues The chief White labor mediator, R. Steelman, met heads of the two striking railway

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unions, the trainmen and the en-

gineers, and representatives of the railroad managements. For the present, his sessions were confined to those two" groups. A committee representing 18 nonstriking rail unions was called into yesterday's long, but futile negotiating session. The negotiations were moved from; the White House to the Statler ho-| tel. Steelman held out “hope” that a settlement could be reached to-| day, but few shared his faint op-| timism. President Truman reviewed the erisis in his usual Friday morning cabinet meeting, which lasted long-| Secial Club, Inc., to a waitihg truck. er than usual. He cancelled a téntatively scheduled news conference] on grounds that he did not want to talk about the rail strike while] negotiations were under way. | Before the formal negotiations | began, Mr. Steelman met for an| hour with A. F. Whitney and Alvanley Johnston, heads of the two striking unions. There was no indication that the two sides were any closer to agreement than they were yesterday. Mail was piling up. A national embargo on everything but letters weighing 16 ounces or| j less was expected soon. Many postmasters throughout the country already had put the embargo into effect locally. Big Mail Delay There was certain to be a big delay in moving much of the letter mail The postoffice department said ft was moving what mail it coyld with whatever facilities were available. That meant trucks and planes

instead of trains. The ODT today issued a special order to railroads to give priority to mail on trains that do move, removing passengers to make room for it, Mr. Steelman's new negotiating sessions began at 11:30 a. m. White House Secretary Charles GG’ Ross said there had been no overnight developments in the situation as far as he knew. Cant’ Make Forecast

Asked whether the President planned to go directly to the people about the strike, Mr. Ross said: “I

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A little surprised by it all . . . At the extreme left J. E. Thornton, said to be head of the gambling house, is taken off guard. The other men allegedly operated gaming tables. .

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On the way out ., . state troopers carry a partially dismantled roulette table found in the Chesterton

SEEK INJUNCTION TO PREVENT DIGGING

An injunction suit filed by Mar- | ion county commissioners to prevent the ‘Gradle Brothers’ Construction Co. of Carmel, Ind. from digging ,on land near 38th st. and Kitley ave. will be heard at 9:30 | a. m, Saturday in Hancock county | circuit court. | The commissioners charge the | | firm violated a zoning ordinance by| converting farming land into a swamp without ‘obtaining permis. | ston, The company is moving fill! dirt needed in construction of Big | Four railroad elevation over Shade-| | land ave, | Residents of Lawrence, Ind. will | | join the protest, asserting that cre-| | ation of the swamp will prove an| | added health hazard.

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'ATOM PLANT: MISHAP | INJURES WORKERS

| LOS ALAMOS, N. M., May 24 (U. |P.).—An “accident” injuring “a {small number of persons” at the

tory was disclosed today in a brief ‘announcement from high ‘officials (of the project. Dr. J. M. Bradbury. laboratory director. ahd Maj. Gen. Leslie R. Groves, director of the Manhattan project, disclosed jointly that the wccident occurred Tuesday. The statement made no mention yf the nature of the accident.

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SEVEN SEIZED | IN CLUB RAID

‘State Police Crash Clermont Night Spot, Quiz Patrons. (Continued From Page One)

Thornton, 48, of 1822 Talbot ave. said by state police to be manager of the establishment, and his assistant, R. 8S. Thomas, also of the Talbot ave. address. Five others, whom troopers said were manning gambling equipment, were Edwin Hartlage, Jeffersonville; William H. Phillips, Louisville, Ky.; Jack Ryan, Cincinnati, O.: C. B. Stevens, Louisville, and Jack Selby, Texas, State police said they left the prisoners and a truck load of confiscated equipment in the custody of Hendricks County Sheriff Oscar Bradford. They said the men were to have been confined to the Danville jail. Sheriff ‘Not Sure’

This morning, however, Bradford said he “didn’t think” they were in jail. Asked where they were, he explained “I just got out of bed and I'm not sure. Queried as .to whether they had ever been in his jail he said “I (don’t think they ever were.” He |sald he “thought” they had been {booked and released, explaining:

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—~Acme telephoto When the railroad strike hit the crack Western Pacific's Exposition flyer at the little desert town of Winnemucca, Nev, ils passengers were forced to take busses sent from Boise, 1da., Salt Lake City, Utah,

and Reno, Nev, on to Reno. taken on to Reno by the train crew, month-old daughter, Glenda, Hayward, Cal, from Indianapolis has been a mess, and now this.”

A BREF WORD ABOUT SWIHMING TRUNKS

A troop carrier, a part of the train, was Mrs. Glenn Vaughn and 9said, “My whole trip

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seniors of the Indiana university journalism department by Prof. John E. Stempel, head of the department. Miss Whiteneck will receive a cash award from the Indianapolis chapter of Theta Sigma hi, sorority for women in journalism, and Mr. Fournier's name will: be engraved on the recognition cup of Sigma Delta Chi, fraternity for men in journalism. Others to receive awards are Miss Ruth Ann Hamilton of Indianapolis and Stephen G. Savage of Salem, who will be awarded scholarships by Sigma Delta Chi for being in the upper 10 per cent of journalism graduates.

‘SEAWAY AGREEMENT CALLED ‘EVASION’

| WASHINGTON, May 24 (U. P.. —Senator Wallace H, White (R. Me.) has charged that a resolution authorizing completion of the St. Lawrence seaway by executive agreement is “a bold evasion of constitutional procedure.” He sald it would eliminate the senate as a treaty-ratifying agent. Senator White made the charge yesterday in a minority report on the resolution filed with the senate | foreign relations committee,

won't make any forecast on that.” In response to another question, | Mr. Ross said the President's speech | before the governors’ conference in| Oklahoma City next Monday is] ugtill on the schedule.” He had not | heard of any plans to cancel the conference. | Mr. Steelman started with sepa- | rate meetings with both sides, but expected to merge them quickly into 8 joint conference.

Asked about a rumor in New York (by spelling the final word—"“sema- |

that the strike had been settled, Mr. Steelman said: “I would appre. ciate it if whoever has that information would pass it on to me.” No Meeting Seen

He did not expect the negotiating eommittees to return to the White! House at any time today. Settlement efforts snagged on

LOCAL SPELLER | visit Smithsonian _ institute, Mellon art gallery, the Pentagon | “As far as I know the state police

LOSES IN FINAL

‘Mendacious’ Trips Bill Frazer in Washington.

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phore.” In the 28th round, Leslie Dean, 12, of Hawthorne, N. J., was eliminated on “ascetism.” The contest lasted 2's hours. The children displayed less strain during that time than their teachers and chaperones who crowded the National Press Buflding auditorium,

| building, They also were to witness | released them on their own recogni'a movie, “The Last Bomb,” which |zance.” the war department has shown only | State police, however, said they to restricted personnel. had no krniowledge of the men being His first day. in Washington yes- released. They explained that after terday was one of the most ex- they put them in jail, they became | citing he has ever experienced. the responsibility of Sheriff Bradford. | Flying here in the 2l-passenger| Asked if the gambling equipment “Sky Hawk” of the Trans-World had also’ disappeared. from his jail, Airlines, Bill and his escort was | Sheriff Bradford replied: “I think met by an Indiana welcoming party | I still have it— I did at 2 o'clock headed by Senator Homer E. Cape- | this morning, anyhow.” | hart, Bill was the only Indiana con-| Prosssutor. in Dark

testant. | Lindol Lawson, prosecuting atEn route he was the cent : ® € center of} torney of Hendricks county, said he

attraction of the picked crew and | . the passengers. His boyish enthu- | didn’t know that there had been a

siasm at experiencing his first air- | Tid in the county or thai there plane ride and seeing. the West were any men charged with gaming.

Virginia hills from the sky resulted | F1® said he “supposed” they would

in many companion riders and the | P¢ arraigned “sometime today.” |crew acting as guides. Bill's biggest | A juke box played “Laughing on

union demands for rule changes,| Young Frazer was awarded a $50 which were described as the “most prize. important issue.” The railroads| Television cameras of the Nationand 18 other brotherhoods accepted, al Broadcasting Co. were grinding but the trainmen and engineers re- away as Bill stood before the microjected Mr. Truman's compromise phone and received his last word proposal. for a $1,48 a day pay raise from Dr. Harold F. Harding, probut no rule changes. | essor al George Washington uni= Willing to Settle | versity a the eapital.

The engineers and trainmen are| Fifteen other contestants of the willing to settle for an 18 per cent 29 who started in the national con-

raise. with a minimum boost ofl test at 9:30 a. m, were still in the $1.44 a day. But they are holding, running when the Indianapolis out for some rule changes which| Times Spelling Bee winner was mean more money to the workers. eliminated. Hours after the strike began| “I guess I got reckless,” Bill said, there was no evidence of violence.|“but I feel relieved now that it's But army troops. stood ready to|over.” earry out all necessary orders to| The first contestant spelled down safeguard life and property. The| was the Detroit representative who federal bureau of investigation excitedly put two “c’s” in the word watched for any violations of the | across. The second competitor Smith-Connally anti-strike law or| eliminated,.a girl from Washington, any law prohibiting trespassing on| D. C, spelled “once” “‘wornce.” federal property. ! | An indication of the tension was "The Smith-Connally law actually evident with such misspellings as does not prevent a worker from | “lier,” for liar and “epidamic” for striking, but provides penalties for epidemic. The Indianapolis entry anyone encouraging or inciting a|had previously spelled words more work stoppage in an. industry that difficult than the one which elimihas heen taken over by the govern- nated him, : : ment. . : oo This afterisoon all of the partici-

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thrill en route was in winning a two-hour checker game over Dr, | Oliver W. Greer of Indianapolis, who is director of services - for crippled children in the Indiana department of welfare, Wins Two Prizes In a preliminary spelling bee of | scientific words at Science Service | headquarters, Bill won two game | prizes by mastering words such as “dehygeronate.” He also was taken on a tour of the capital. Last | night he attended a banquet for all the contestants and -their escorts in the Willard hotel, where he Indianapolis champion is stayng. Interviewed by newspaperdom’s outstanding writers, photographed by Life magazine ‘photographers and otherwise the center of interest, Bill's only description was “this is super . , . this is neat.” The Mutual Broadcasting system broadcast the finals from 9 a. m. to 9:08 a. m. and from 11:30 a. m. to 12 noon, Indianapolis time. WIBC was to broadcast the chain program in Indianapolis but cancelled it for a. special strike broadcast, : :

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{he Outside, Crying on the Inside,” as the troopers headed by Capt. Robert A. O'Neil raided. the club. The raid was ordered yesterday by |Col. Austin R. Killian, state police superintendent. From the outside the ‘one-time dance hall -on—Ind, 34 looked run{down and deserted. On the inside, | however, police found ornately | furnished lounge rooms, a large |gambling room and private dining | rooms, all complete with soft lights and deep carpets. Three entrances, one with a pane of “one-way” glass and another with a “peep-hole” barred the way to the plush interior. Dismantle Tables Police said the game operators reacted automatically as the raid started, _ dismantling expensive, equipment. so it wouldn't be damaged. Seized devices included baccarat, chuck-a-luck, dice, roulette and blackjack tables. There was very little money on the tables, police said, but there were many chips for high denominations still

on the boards. A parking lot to the north of the building was filled. : - ETRE, ST . - i any 3 - Gt , . i J A v4

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