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touch- with the now uncontrolled dredweight by shippers. Later bid- + xent situation reported today that ding took a downward trend, with Indianapolis is holding the line on hogs 100 pounds and up bringing

rents successfully.

The reporting agencies were the market OPA, working without legal status; _ the Apartment Owners association,

the management

Real Estate board, rents committee and the Owners and Tenants’ league.

Even the OPA, hesitant about a ent ot hogs in 10 years was reflat statement that the “hold;the- PO Unusually high receipts also

line” efforts had

saw nothing especially alarming in| relatively quiet rent situation here!

today. Complaints Robert DeWeese,

ecutive under OPA, said the number of complaints coming in from over the state was increasing slightly but |4, local about the same. Of actual rent increases reported, the bulk appeared |p, to be ranging between 20 per cent This Soesioility 20 Secouig for and 80 per cent, he said, with the] average now running around 59 per

described the

cent,

Mayor Tyndall's rent. committee | (Continued on “Page 3—Column 5)

reported written

an initial flurry, had dropped to a “trickle.” Only five complaints were received in the morning: mail despite the fact tenants had the Independence Day holiday in which

to write. R. A. Franke,

committee, ‘said the bulk of complainfs #ppedred: to have been isolated cases of frittion between land-

lord and tenant clear property for Edward W. Sp

the Real Estate board, described the hold-the-line program as “working.” “IL haven't had a complaint so far “There were bound to be a few, and now that those are]

today,” he said.

out of the way settling down.”

George Applegate Jr. of the board's management division, reported that for the most part owners were accepting the advice

of their managers creasés until the has cleared. The

vision has agreed voluntarily to

limit increases to

‘Adjusting Self’

David Nicoson,

Apartment Owners association, said no rent boosts had been made efin big apartment houses.

fective Many owners of buildings, he said,

association in holding the line. A. E. Wrentmore, president of the Owners’ and Tenants’ league, said

the situation was rapidly.” In many cases,

lease of rents was resulting in the

opening of new

many property owners would be encouraged by a return “supply and demand’ principle to

remodel houses

thereby alleviating shortage to an important extent.

ILLINOIS YOUTH IS

‘DOU

HIGHLAND PARK, Ill,

(U. P.).~Michael

_ » double hero today. He had saved) two persons from

with each hand.

Michael towed Mr. and Mrs. Edward Knowlton, Chicago, to safety yesterday when they were trapped on a sinking sand bar 600 feet out fa Lake Michigan.

The youth held

the hair and clutched Mrs, Knowlton by the top of her bathing suit

while propelling feet, “5

COLLEGE WILL HELP

WIVES OF

ANKLIN, Ind. July 5 (U. P.). ives of veterans registered at Franklin college will be allowed to take one “free” course next term, President W, G. Spencer said today. He said the plan was designed to bring the wives into the “friendly social life of a small college.” ’

Report Price Line Is Being Held Here

FIGHT T0 KEEP RENTS STABLE GAINS SUPPORT

Bulk of. Complaints: ‘Traced Friday 1 receipts, estimated at 17,000. “To Landlord-Tenant * i "Friction. By ROBERT BLOEM

FORECAST:

Indianapolis

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7 v

“¢Suntiy and pleasant today; ‘fair tonight and tomorrow, little change in —

"imes ;

FRIDAY, JULY 5,

City Officials’ |

By RICHARD LEWIS

The road to higher pay for Mayor Tyndall, city councilmen and the city clerk was blocked again today, after being opened a week ago by the ruling of Attorney General James A. Emmert.-

MEAT GOUGING NOW ON WANE,

Hog Bids Off $1 to $1.25 at Local Yards

Hog prices dropped from a $1 to

.$1,25 at the Indianapolis stockyards, | "as buyers "bid for, unusually heavy

against the officials if they at-! tempted to collect salary increases awarded city hall by the last legislature. ~The increases .were 100 per cent in most cases.

orensts: “weer “{itended - for “the

_ GROCERS SAY

Few Food os se gs{siocomrs who would normally BN ota itake office next year. der” th ah New: a Bil x pe Taw, rR oe

ficials will remain in office an extra By DONNA MIKELS _

year, Chain stores and more than 90 per cent of the independent grocery stores in Indianapolis were holdifig down prices on the ‘bulk of their merchandise with renewed vigor today, spokesmen for the stores declared. Scattered instances of price gouging, which has been growing since the end of price controls, were on the decline, as the ax of re-estab-lished OPA price controls hung over the food industry. Price chiseling on meat was less common today, with most meats up| little more than 10 cents above OPA levels. There were scattered instances of exorbitant prices, but for the

ttle price also took a slight drop i she cattle markedly was! ) steady and active, ‘compared to’ a | slow hog market. Cattle receipts [wae 1800. . - Hog trading opened slow, with a agencies in close) few early purchases at $17 per hun-

Mayor's Pay Doubled This, contended the association, is no reason why they should collect the increases, even though the at-

tgrney general ruled they could.

around $16." The- high when the

closed Wednesday was year, the increases doubled the

mayor's salary from $6000 to $12,000 annually; doubled the pay of councilmen from $600 to $1200 annually, except in the cases of the council president and finance committee chairmen, whose pay was tripled to

$17.25. ers | Movement Heavy - division of the] : n | The shipment of hogs to the Ine

the mayor's fair] y , dianapolis yards was heavy, and in

Chicago the heaviest Friday ship-

(Continued on Page 5—Column 4)

PAROLEE'S GUN

were reported at other middlewest{ern yards. <The rush of hogs to the market | partially was the result of the holi{day interruption of trading, which

been successful,

Continue | threw porkers that ordinarily would most part increases were termed regional rent ex- | pave been sold yesterday into the| reasonable.” Friday trading. “Hog Price Drops : The big reason for the rush,| Another factor influencing a ” :

owever, was believed to be farmers’ situation as reaction to the possibility that OPA controls might be re-established.

downward tres’ on meat was the drop in hog prices at stockyards today, as farmers rushed porkers in before OPA .controls might be | put back into effect. Representatives of the A. & P,i Kroger and Sistiiare Shale said long police record was sought for stores would mal n ceiling prices, | > on all products, at least until néxt | {questioning by deputy sheriffs to week. H. C. Hagelskamp, secretary of the Indiana Retail Grocer and Meat association, declared association | members, about. 90 per cent of the grocers in Marion county, are either selling at or below ceiling. Even grocers who hiked prices in the early OPA-less days now have rolled

FOES OF OPA

Bitter Senate Bat Battle Hinted 7’ °° of public opinion,

Over New Bill. «Fear Agitation With ‘the passage of an OPA bill | WASHINGTON, July 5 (U. P).—~ {possible the grocers are “leaning Senator Robert A. Taft (R. 0)

over backward” to avoid arousing today marshalled formidable forces | consumer agitation for controls. to battle a new administration-_

Many dealers are either selling at back ceiling or dropping below the OPA : 3. De in Sed Lil} Shuck woule revive Opa top prices, Mr. Hagelskamp said. |commitied to a penal institution OPA foes predicted the new price{ He pointed out to most dealers |ODIY twice, -escaping once. Twice prefight in the senate would be more | few more weeks of near-the- mar- | viously, he escaped from police, recbitter than the last. gin selling would mean less harm O0rds show. It will begin as soon as the bill {than a couple weeks of quick profit, Emergency Treafment is called up for senate debate— |Which would bring another year of | Young Odom was in fair condieither today or Monday. price controls. Mr. Taft and his bloc again will| Grocers who are increasing prices taken following emergency treattry to end price controls on meat, beyond a reasonable margin also ment at City hospital. poultry and dairy products. are running into heavy resentment | . Deputy sheriffs were told that Republicans Back Fight from Susiomers, nd prom iter Hue a frequent visitor at the| : grocers, e association has as om home, was sleeping on the tk Tharge of he Span x a its members not to hike prices and | floor as the youths prepared to play measure was approved, 13 to 5, last has remonstrated with those who|in a “foxhole” in the front-yard. night by the senate banking com- did. | Hazel’s pistol was removed quiet- | mittee.

Want to Avoid Battle {ly,” the Vaughn boy declaring” he| Mr. Taft had been working with

Earl Hopping, president of the In- | hough! X yas 3 tap gun. the committee all week to reach an |dianapolis retailers group, said he) aze] ter the shooting. His acceptable compromise. But when organization is anxious to ward Off eri has been violated, dep he was out-voted in the committee | renewal of food controls because * Sherigte Ssgerted, by possession show-down, he decided to carry the | just would mean we'd have this : e pistol, as well as being away issues to the senate floor. whole battle to fight over again next ¢| from Brownsburg, where a condi- | He was backed by a goodly num-

year { tion-of parole required that he stay. ber of Republicans. They promised

| Meanwhile, a search of police and a crashing assault against pro-OPA He said his store and other stores | court records reveals Hazel's police | forces led by Senate Democratic

affiliated with his group would fore- | { record as follows: go markups to which they feel] Leader Alben W. Barkley (Ky.. Sept.- 25, 1940—Arrested as Mr. Barkley predicted eventual

Has Police Record. to buy, since a rollback to June 30 prices {would force them to sell at a loss

complaints, after | day after a 9-year-old West side boy was shot accidentally by a playmate yesterday. The parolee, Eddie Haeel, is said to be owner of a g32-caliber pistol with which Richard Odom was shot once in the abdomen by his friend,

9-year-old Norman Vaughn, son of

TAFT RALLIES

chairman of the

or of efforts to Odom home at 3255 Mars Hill st.

er OCoUPANCY.

ger, president of and: Mrs. James Odom.

convict, deputy

time he was 12, Hazel has been things are just

chairman

to delay rent innational picture management di-

15 per cent,

president of the

small apartment are following the

“adjusting itself he said, the re-

space, He said

a they're entitled, in order to “hold | y, venile delinquent -~when he ad-

the line” against a general 100d mitted ransacking parked autoHee ib Released by juvenile aid| r e most part, He was made a ward of!

| (Continued on Page 5—Column 1)| the county welfare department in

———— ee — { July, 1942. FIVE DAYS OF HEAT | | Nov. 1, 1942—Arrested as a burglar, AWAITING HOOSIERS (Comtinted on Page 5—Columa § Hoosier weather the next nve| TRAFFIC WILL $1 STOP {days will be hot, the local Dea FOR COMMUNITY SING

said today. Cloudless, sunny skies will hike| Ay trafic will stop at 17th and the temperature tomorrow and Sun-| Brogdway between 6 and 9:30 p.m. day. The mercury will remain from| Tuesday, at which time the Third Christian church will hold a com-

2 to 4 degrees above seasonal nor- { munity sing.

mal through Wednesday. The works board granted per-

to the

| mobiles.

(Continued on n Page 4—Colu 4—Column 3) wholesalers | divisien.

ROME IS CROWDED FOR GANONIZATION

First American Saint to Be Created Sunday.

ROME, July 5 (U. P.).—Thousands of pilgrims from all parts of the world streamed into Rome today for the solemn canonization Sunday of Mother Cabrini—the first American to attain sainthood. The Vatican secretariat of state announced 400 nuns of the Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, the|

into apartments, the housing

BLE HERO’

July 5 15, was

Farrell,

drowning — one

Mr. Knowlton by »

iE OF TRIURIES” ROCHESTER, Ind. July 5

himself with his

LOCAL TEMPERATURES (U.

order founded by Mother Cabrini,| 6a. m..... 64 10am... 81 |P.).—Eldon Schultz, 20, Rochester, already had arrived, Ta. m,... 69 11a m..... 82 |died yesterday from injuries reMother Cabrini was bern in Italy| 8a. m..... 75 12 (Noon)., 83 |ceived a week ago when he fell on VETERANS and became a naturalized" American.| 9a. m-.... "9 1p.m.... 84 [a boat on Lake Manitou,

Mysterious ‘Lights’ Over Bacon's Swamp Baffle Residents of North Side Section

Is it a comet, or local radiation|Bacon’s swamp last: night,” she re- | close to the ground in plants.

ported.

Mrs, Ferguson. 14 Forum ..:.....12 G. 1. Rights... 21 Meta Given ...14

2 v Lfrom. the atom.bomb . . . or super- . | Fireflies are the only phosphores- | TIMES INDEX man? : Supe “Possibility that the “lights” might -cent- animals—in— the region and] ~Larry Parsons, deputy city con- ‘ be a‘ searchlight was discounted, | they too small to be seen at any roller, began ’ ‘locking for the ad- ' North side residents around) he said, when they saw no beam | distance above the ground,” he} ditional money” today for the enAmusements ..15/In Indpls. ..., 3|Bacon’s swamp at 56th st. and Key- from the ground. | stated. {tire job. It was pointed out, rails Eddie Ash ...16|Indiana Saga..12|stone ave, were puzzled today over| Describing the “mystery” as a| A comet or shooting star trom | Would not be removed from the Bacteria ......11|Inside Indpls..11|the “mysterious phenomenon of the|“strange light in the form of a |the sky? area to be resurfaced. Boots .......+.20| Charles Lucey.11|sky.” ; : comet that danced in an irregular| “No, a comet travels too fast to! ppm, Ned Brooks. ...18|Ruth Millett. ..11| Speculation over the natire of|circuit” above the swamp, Mrs.|be seen this close. to the earth,’| RENAMED INSTRUCTOR Business ......18| Movies ....., .15| “yellow lights” bobbing in the sky|Perkins stated she had never seen |said Emsley W. Johnson Sr. presi- Times Spesial’ Classified ..18-20(Obituaries .... 9{above the swamp last night ran|it before last night, dent of the Indiana Astronomical] BLOOMINGTON, Ind, July 5.— Comics .......21/ Radio ..... ...21/from phosphorescent, glows and a| “We saw ‘it’ around midnight 4nd | society. A comet is out. of sight in| Dr. Marshall W. Stedrns, instructor Crossword ....18| Reflections ....12|swamp fire to astigmatism. it dispersed shortly thereafter, " she | a fraction of a second. in the department of English at In- _ Editorials .....12|Serial ...-... .. 8) Anyway the neighborhood was said. “Probably imagination or the|diana university, said today that he Fashions ...... 14|Side Glances..12|treated to some free “fireworks” Phosphorescence from the swamp? | firework display from Meridian|had been reappointed in—that—ea-

Mrs. J. C. Perkins, 5535" Rosslyn ave, asserted today. “Some house guests and 1 saw a yellow msleor-type git. rovetiany. wf

ser 3 * aid afin i a 5 J : i i : i .

“No, phosphorescence doesn't glow that high” said C. M. Paimer, Butler university professor of-bot-

Hills Country club,” he pointed out,

Sports...... 16-17 Radiation from the atom bomb?”

Washington ..12 Women's ":... 14 World Affairs, 12

Pay Increases

Again Blocked

The Indianapolis Taxpayers as- | sociation said it would file suit |

The association gentended. the dnat

Granted by the - assembly last |

= An 18-year-old parolee with a

Mr. ahd Mrs. Porter Vaughn, 3555] ¢ Mars Hill st, as the two boys played “cops and robbers” in front of the

The Ogom boy ia the son.of Mp -

Hazel has proved a difficult pris oner to hold and even harder to sheriffs recalled. With a record extending from the

| tion at Riley hospital, where he was/| _

Do you, feel-any ill=effects? Have from Herman B Wells, president of Phsphioremence ramaias you had that histions feeling lately? the, university.

1946

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PRICE FIVE

eneral Raps May "In 'Phantom’ Quiz

Colember Sits Up and Blinks at Jack Watson

“No, no, don't shoot me,” said Clown-to-be Jack Watson of Columbus to his litgle cousin Robert |

{

SHELBY STREET ¥ WORK ORDERED

11.7 Miles to Be Resurfaced; Railway to Help. |

the

City Engineer Thomas R. Jicobi | to draw plans for resurfacing Shel-

{by st. from Fountain square to the | Belt railroad at a cost of $11,400 to the city. This move came as & “compromise” meastre with the Indianap-| olis. Street Railways, Inc., after officials of the firm disclosed they| were “20 to 30 years ahead in track Wou removal.” lum According to a 1936 agreemen with the city the transit- firm is Ted

it.

red

abandoned track annually. Railway to Pay $6600 The railway company will pay the city $6600 in sharing the cost of resurfacing the track area in| the 1.7 miles job. This payment comes from an agreement to award the city $500 per street mile: of track removed, plus $9.40 per rail ton. Harry Reid, president of the railway firm, also offered under this scheme to pay $11,000 to resurface more than five miles along Virginia ave. and Shelby. st. The city is] withholding further plans of additional resurfacing along Virginia ave. until it can “find the money.” Additional Funds Sought

Mr. Jacobi estimated the total expenditure for resurfacing the entire area on which motor busses | have replaced street cars this spring | {at $25,000.

fell

of ¢

of t real

| pacity for the 1946-47 academic) | year. He was notified in a letter

“How de I look,” Jack said as he peered into his | hand mirror. Jack made up just half his face so that the contrast would show in this picture. He hopes to be with a circus as next season rolls around.

rounded by heavy,

supposed to remove two miles of | full-cut | knee

| shouldered awning- patterned coat, | | Atop his head perched a hat with a 16-inch brim. Rope-like red hair

Jack's

Young Artist Is Determined

Alleged Oivner: 3 of Weapon Loertx. Sister Kay Loerts sees nothing sad in the situation as she kneels and laughs at the situation.

bread and butter comes from his art work. He has developed a new medium which he believes he works in alone. His drawings are free hand scissor work with piece after piece pustey atop the other.

To Take to Road as a Clown

By VICTOR PETERSON Times Siaff Writer

COLUMBUS

unashamed look of youth.

Ind.. July 5.—Youngsters' eyes popped wide open and ’ their. jaws dropped today. Oldsters cast envious glances and stared with |

No one was quite sure what was going on. Perhaps the man they were The works board today ordered gawking at was lest. Anyway he was wonderful to behold. The man was deadly pale. An inhumanly large red mouth was turned

up in a perpetual grin. Above the mouth was a little lo horn growing out of |

a bulbous red nose with |

Happy but sad eyes were surblue bags below, | eyebrows above.

Shames Zoot-Suiters

Not even the zootiest zoot- wm

ld parade the streets of Cobus in his outfit. . The man

t| wore two-tone red and white shoes;

and white striped socks; short, blue “pantabaloons”; a length, tight-fitting, wide-

down to his shoulders.

Columbus was having a pre-view

oming attractions.

Jack Watson, not many years out

he knee-pant stage, is about to ize a boyhood ambition . .'.

(Continued on Page 4—~Column 1)

Have a Cigar

~@ It's on Rod Ruggles, the

proudest man in the world today . .. the big event has happened , . . he's a father.

_@Be sure to read BOOTS

AND HER BUDDIES. - @ Page 20.

| best-loved

an | ambition which according to Amer- | Symington said: ican folklore is supposed to be har- |

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GRAVESIDE TRIBUTE PAID T0 ERNIE PY

| assistant Wor Secretary Praises Hoosier Writer.

By Scripps-Howard Newspapers IE SHIMA, July 5—A moving tribute to the memory of “America’s war correspondent” — Ernie Pyle—was paid by W. Stuart assistant - secretary - of Pyles

Symington, war, during a visit to Mr, grave here today. Praising the late Scripps-Howard columnist’s stories of the G. I, Mr,

“Thanks largely to Ernie Pyle, the American serviceman of world war II is now immortal in all his bravery, his simplicity, all his dreams and all his longings, more fully than the serviceman of any other WAr, “Ernie Pyle himself occupies an in history, He! the civilan who, in

enviable place

stands for

J uniform’ or out of uniform, fought

to insure the victory of the United States and enemies whose treachery and aggression brought the whole world to war. “No one Knew G. than-did Ernie. ; “No one loved him better. No one wrote more tenderly of his unheroic life. And no one pleaded more honestly and more convineingly for his rights—for the right of fair treatment while in the service, for the right of fair treatment and fair rewards after the service, and for the right of opportunity to live Mm ’'a world. freed from the

I. Joe better

nightmares of future wars.” TE

WENT BEY

‘| department in behalf of p

propaiety in getting things done.”

asked Gen. Campbell if his

her allies over those|"

House Leadef ie ‘Time in Contract Probe.

WASHINGTON, July 5 P.y.—An army , the senate war investig committee today that Andrew J. May (D. Ky) w “beyond the limits of, priety” in intérvening with the wa

war contractors. The statement made by Col. Slezak was read into the mittee’s record by Maj. Gen, ri H. Campbell Jr, former head army ordnance, Gen, Campbell himself that Mr. May—who is chairman & the house mili affairs © tee—subjected him to behalf of a mid-western e empire” that received ‘millions

“I should not have had to my time on such a business’ Campbell said bluntly, “It fair to the war depaftment. Reads Slenak's © : story of steps taken in March, “to protect the department this pressure.” ‘ In telling it, he read into record Col. Slezak's comment Dr. Garsson “uses Congres May considerably, and Cong 082 man May goes beyorid the limits o

. Slezak, who was also in & Oa ordnance office at time, made his comment in a .te phone conversation with Maj. C Thomas J, Hayes of Gen. Of bell’s staff, i Gen, Campbell said he was intre duced to Dr. Garsson by Mr. Mi and that he su gave D Garsson a letter of introduction { Gen, Thomas 8, Hammond, arm ordnance chief in Chicago. Telephoned About Contracts. In addition, he said, one of hi subordinates telephoned about contracts for Batavia ti Products, Inc. Batavia, Ill, one d the so-called paper empire with which Dr. Garsson was filiated. Gen. Campbell said that May 1, 1943, Mr. May called hi and asked him to “jump” Hammond. The general said he not pleased at the entire situati {and at the pressure to which | was subjected. a Campbell said "it vas to “have one little co ingled out for business” because | | might give the impression that t

mmo

war department “was favo somebody.” Committee Counsel George

1943, conversation with Mr, May | him to feel he was being “sub to political pressure.” “Well,” replied the general t ly, “I was talking with a high officer of the country.” “Is that why you got hot unde the collar?” asked Chairman Jam M. Mead (D. N. Y.). “Yes,” Gen. Campbell sald, “

(Continued on Page 5—Column

BODY RECOVERED FT. WAYNE, Ind, July § (U. P ~Services were arranged today fi Vincent McClintock, 18, Ft. Wi whose body was recovered fro Hamilton leak near Angola yes day. The youth drowned Sunday.

Brick Veneer Suburban Home Northwest of Speedway Ci

Very convenient. to Ind “Country club, this urban residence is ideally for a golfing enthusiast ar ily that loves the ouidoge ®