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BULLETIN “Carl Miller,” mysterious organiver of the Indiana Society for the Suppression of Vice, is a powerful Vanderburgh county Democratic political boss, The Times learned today from an unimpeachable source.

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By RICHARD LEWIS NOW THAT the 1947 civil city budget has been formally

approved by the city council was made can be revealed.

It is a story of fumbling, down-at-the-heel politics and the domination of the entire budget picture by special groups of interests.

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“ THE KEY individual property owner.

During the three weeks that the budget was debated at city hall,

not a single taxpayer who did not

interest group appeared to voice an opinion. In fact, the Indianapolis electorate was conspicuous by its absence.

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AS A RESULT the citizens allowed themselves to be saddled with the highest city rate in history without any guarantees that municipal

dianapolis today to investigate a “phantom” organization calling it-

Suppression of Vice.” Headed ' by Vice Squad Officer

Dan Hudson, the police detail was| has been dominating c to try to locate “Carl Miller,” sup-| Chamber of Commerce and the railroads.

posed leader of the group which apparently had no headquarters. Mr, Miller is said to have reeruited “special investigators” here and elsewhere in Indiana for a statewide crusade against gaming.| No Clues at Hearing +1

Meanwhile, the cases of seven) men arrested yesterday in police]

Evansville were continued until Saturday. No clues as to the organization's identity or aims were forthcoming from the arraignment in Evansville city court. The “society's” agents didn't show up. They had checked out the night before from the Soaper hotel in Henderson, Ky. Prosecutor Milford Miller of Vanderburgh county said he was studying affidavits against the alleged gamblers. He said if they are

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collected by police officers and not on warrants sworn out by the “In-| diana Society for the Suppression of Vice.” Give Address Here Two of Mr. Miller's “special investigators,” Charles Clark and Michael Gregory, appeared before Judge James Grenshaw in Evansville yesterday and swore out warrants against bookies and “het spots.” Then the “operatives” accompanfed police squads on the raiding party which immediately killed the nerve center of southern Indiana's handbook business by closing Evansville race wire headquarters, Agents of the “Society” gave its address as 325 Bankers Trust building, Indianapolis. But that room is occupied by the Telephone Answering Service. Officials there said “Carl Miller” had employed their services severa] weeks ago, but left no forwarding address because he said he wasn't expecting any calls soon. Agent Keeps Mum In Evansville, “Agent” Charles Clark, refused to describe the organization in detail. He said he knew Mr. Miller, but didn’t know where he could be reached. “We don't call him” said Mr. Clark. “He contacts us. This society was organized to blow the lid off some conditions in this state and it's high time it's done. He desoribed the society vaguely as a “semi-official organization, backed by a religious group.” Prosecutor Miller said he, too, would like to know more about the organization. He said he first learned of its existence (or non-existence), two weeks ago when Truman Wise of Indianapolis contacted him. Mr. Wise, he said, had been offered a Job as investigator for the group and was seeking information on its background. Mr, Wise said he had been offered $50 a week and a “fat expense account” to probe gaming throughout the state. Political Aim Hinted Carl Miller was said to be from Gary but police and other sources there had never heard of him. Officials here and in Evansville likewise were in the dark over his identity. There was speculation over possibility the “society” may be a political agency designed to embarrass either the Evansville Republican administration or the Indiana state Republican administration. There were also rumors that a new “vigilante” society had been founded. None of Hvansville's “big shot” gamblers were eaught in yesterday's raids. Sources there, however, said virtually ali gamblers there had holiday,” and gone over to Dade Park, Ky, to do their betting Ye

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service would be improved.

The budget of $13,788,170 was prepared by a part-time employee of self the “Indiana Society for the|the controller's office who is assistant. secretary to the mayor and a | correspondence school student of accounting. It was altered at the behest of the same group of tax experts which ity finances for years—the representatives of the

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IT WAS approved by five of the nine city councilmen who knew! as one of the largest state fairs in how much they were appropriating but not exactly What is was for. | the nation prepared to open tomorOne councilman was absent on vacation and did not vote and the other | row.

three said the budget was too high

It was fortunate for the council that the tax experts were present, swung hammers, directed truckloads because they knew what the budget was all about if the councilmen!

did not.

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: C IN ALL fairness, it should be stated that Larry Parsons, who preraids fomented by the “society” in| pared the budget, is listed as assistant secretary to the mayor so that he can draw a salary of $6000. Actually, he manages the controller's

office ankl between times serves as erans housing project.

merce and Walter Horne of the widely recognized " EJ » THEY KNOW more about the looking after the interests of their little fellow, too. But John Doe, taxpayer, had no| representation although he foots the bulk of the tax bill Where a special interest group was involved, like the insurance companies, a spokesman Was invariably on deck to harangue the

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ORGANIZED labor was represented and organized property had the inside track. Only the individual home owner was missing. Mr. Horne, whose organization represents the tax interests of the railroads, was moved to protest on behalf of the small taxpayer that the rate was too high, - » »

POLITICAL shenanigans behind

City Controller Roy E. Hickman, an anti - organization Republican, handed the organization Republieans on the council a hot potato in the form of the original $15,000,000 budget estimate. Then he sat back to watch them juggle it. Mayor Tyndall was out of town. » » ” ONE DAY the organizational Republicans got their heads together at a private luncheon and agreed that the proposed $2.40 rate had better come down. It looked like a bear trap. They didn’t know whether it was justified or not, but they did know that it was bad medicine for next year’s municipal election. The controller and his chief-of-staff, Mr, Parsons, were not invited to this meeting. 4

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Fire Razes Turkey ' Run Shelter House

The largest and oldest shelter house at Turkey Run State park was destroyed by fire today, the department of conservation reported. Fire fighters battled the flames from the wood structure for two hours.” The fire was attributed to careless picnickers who were believed to be using one of the shelters fireplaces. ! ‘ Superintendent O. H. Engle said it would cost $8000 to replace the shelter house.

WORKERS STRIKE ON AUTO EXPORT

Nash - Kelvinator Closes Wisconsin Plants.

DETROIT, Aug, 20 (U, P.)~ Nash-Kelvinator| Corporation announced today it had been forced to close its Wisconsin plants, idling 12,000 workers, because of an “unprecedented” refusal by some employees to work on cars for export. R. A. de Vlieg, vice president in

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charge of manufacturing, said “we are not negotiating because there is

stoppage and we really don’t know what the next step would be.” The company charged that some of the workers, “under pressure” of the C. I. O. Auto Workers Union, let cars with right-hand steering and leather lining ride down assembly lines without working on them. “This would quickly have caused an assembly line pileup and made junk out of thousands of dollars worth of cars,” De Vlieg said, “so we closed the parts and service plant and the Nash body plant in

to budget making in Indianapolis

It also should be stated that Carl Dortch of the®hamber of Com-

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“auld gang” take a beating at the hands of the Anti's over the tax rate. So the budget came down.

How much do automobile parts cost? How much is a health director worth? What is the cost of maintenance per lineal foo}, yard or mile of the city’s streets? ' » » » WHAT 1S the condition of the sewer system? Haw is the garbage reduction plant doing and what is its cost breakdown? How many clerical employees at city hall work and how many loaf? How many policemen should Indianapolis have? How many firemen? Is the recreation program adequate? Are health services ade-

» » » NOT A councilman knew the answer to those questions on any scientific cost-production basis. Republicans, with the exception of A. Ross Manly of the South side, were involved in a factional fight in which the budget was simply a weapon. Democrats went along in making alterations which they.admitted pulling out of thin air. :

» » ¥ THE DEMOCRATS voted agaitist the budget to clear their decks for the city election next year. ‘The Republicans who voted for the budget had no alternative, since it was their responsibility to see that the city is financed enxt year. In voting the huge appropriation, they took the word of the department heads, Mr. Dortch, Mr. Parsons and Mr, Horne that the expenditure was not overly padded and would be sufficient. But they don't know and some of them admit it,

5 PLANES QUALIFY FOR THOMPSON RAGE

Hoosier Flies 343 MPH, Trials Continue Today.

(Earlier Detalls, Page 2.)

OLEVELAND, Aug. 20 (U, P).— Six planes today had qualified for the speed events of the National air races, five of them for the Thompson trophy event and one for the Sohio trophy race. The qualifyfoe speed trials were continuing toay. Best time racked up yesterday was nearly 400 miles an hour set by Jack Woolems of Niagara Falls, N. Y. He flashed around the 30mile course in his red P-39 Aircobra at 302.728 miles per hour, The first accident of the air races occurred yesterday when pilot Robert A. Swanson of Cleveland badly damaged his P-51 in a forced landing. The plane will be out of competition for the $55,000 in race prize money. Mr, Swanson was unhurt. First to qualify yesterday was James C, De Santo, Parkersburg, W. Va, at 241 miles an hour in a P-38. His speed qualified him for the Sohio trophy race. Other qualifiers included Alvin M. Johnston, Niagara Falls, N. Y., 348 M. P. H. in a P-39; Howard C. Lilly, Rocky River, O, 346 M. P. H. in a P-63; Bruce E. Raymond, ‘Hammond, Ind, 3438 M. P. H, in a P-51; and Woody Edmundson, Lynchburg, Va, 334 M. P, H. in a P-51. ? '

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OPENING NEAR, WORK AT FAIR 1S SPEEDED UP

3000 Workmen Kept Busy Putting on Finishing Touches.

Last-minute preparations at the 216-acre Indiana fair grounds were proceeding at a furious pace today

About 3000 workmen pushed, saws

of arriving livestock, hung flags and bunting, shifted huge sections of farm machinery, and did a thousand other chores to provide a delightful and educational eight-day program. To accommodate a myriad of automobiles that will begin swarming at the gates at 6 a. m., city and state police have arranged for street and road markers. Highways Marked All state hifhways leading toward the fair. grounds will be marked near the city limits to show the best routes that will provide an even flow of traffic into the grounds. Traffic from the northwest, northeast and north will be routed across 71st st. to College ave., then south to 42d st, then east to the gates, where state fair officials promise the quickest entry. Vehicles from the east and southeast will be routed north on Arlington ave. to 38th st. and west to the grounds, while southern traffic will be directed over Fall Creek blvd. Western Indiana visitors will be routed via Lynhurst dr, 16th st. and Burdsal pkwy.

Ist in 5 Years

The first state fair in five years, promising to be the gayest yet, will be loaded with hig-time entertain. ment, as well as the. usual educational features and 4-H club activities. Additional facilities have been erected to accommodate the fairhungry populace. The Coliseum has been enlarged to seat approximately 11,000 persons at the Saturday night frolic featuring Hoagy Carmichael, Indiana’s own radio and screen musician, and Olson and Johnson, comics. The mile racetrack will be the scene of six days of harness racing by nationally-known drivers. The grandstand has been repainted. A crew of workmen have been working many days to clear the fast track of stones likely to bruise the hooves of Chestertown, Hambletonjan winner, and other great trotters] and pacers scheduled to race. Grand circuit racing prizes will total $95,000, 100 Radio Stars

Others who will appear with the Olson-Johnson, Carmichael fourhour show are 100 Hoosier radio stars from various parts of Indiana. Two sizes of merry-go-rounds and plenty of side shows are being assembled by the Johnny Jones exposition. Food will not be forgotten. Signs will cover the landscape, advertising the nearest hamburgers, hot dogs, corn-on-the-cob and other state fair delights. Flowers and vegetables for exhibit began arriving today and will .continue daily throughout the eightday event. Judging in 104 classes of domestic arts already was underway, red and blue ribbons being affixed to clothing, rag rugs, quilts, toys and needlework of all kinds. Cakes, pies and other delicacies of Hoosiér housewives will not arrive until tomorrow.

15 GERMANS SEIZED AS SPIES FOR RUSSIA

U. S. Agents Uncover Ring At Stuttgart.

FRANKFURT, Aug. 20 (U, P).— U. 8. headquarters announced today that counter-intelligence agents had arrested in Stuttgart 15 Germans in what was alleged to be a Soviet spy ring. Intelligence officers said all 15 of the Germans ranked higa in esplonage . activity and their leader was one Walther Kazmarek. The arrests followed nine months of work in which the sgents used various devices of detection including recording machines and undercover German informants,

McREYNOLDS FUNERAL TODAY ELKTON, Ky., Aug. 20 (U. P.).— Funeral services were to be held this afternoon for the late Jdmes Clark McReynolds, former supreme

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Plans for Self-Destruction Told in Letter to Parents.

By ROBERT T. LOUGHRAN United Press Staff Correspondent CHICAGO, Aug. 29. — William Heirens, 17, confessed triple killer, told his parents in a letter made public today that while held on suspicion of murder he made many plans and two actual attempts to commit suicide. The letter, written by the youth in his county jail cell while authorities were trying to obtain a confession from him, was disclosed by State's Attorney William J. Tuohy. The letter was seized by jailers and never was mailed.

Wanted to Gouge Eyes In it, Heirens, confessed slayer

at police headquarters this morning, his partner, Thomas Williams, 1648 Arrow ave. was implicating him in a long string of holdups.

Could 'Beast’ Be a Fugitive Test LabDog?

By ROBERT J. CASEY

Times Special Writer ANON, Ind, — Some angles were given the search for the mysterious beast of Lebanon today when it was pointed out that |the Pitman-Moore Pharmaceutical Co. has a biological laboratory at Zionsville, only 15 miles from the scene of the beast's depredations. Scientists in this laboratory have conducted numerous experiments to determine the reactions of dogs and other animals to serums, vitamines, hormones and such. ~ » “ A FEW of the better informed curbstone biologists who loiter about the hunting preserve of Harry McClain of Indianapolis, who has been

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his eyes out. He also wrote of saving 32 aspirin tablets which he intended to take in a single dose, and of planning to starve himself. In his letter he told of not .eating for a period, but authorities reported that he had taken nourishment all the time he was in custody. Aware of Abnormality He wrote that he invented the fictional character of George Murman, to whom he attributed his| many crimes, Authorities had believed that Murman was a manifestation of the youth's split personality. Heirens also wrote that he. was aware of his abnormality which led him to commit burglary and murder. He tried to overcome his criminal urges, he wrote, by “dating girls.” The letter, addressed to “Dear Mon and Dad,” was revealed as three prominent psychiatrists prepared a report on an exhaustive

attempting to trap the beast, be-

of 6-year-old Suzanne Degnan and ioe that the Lebanon monster two women, told of trylng to tear| i pn wel) be a large dog suffering open scalp wounds suffered when he! from an overly stimulated pituitary was seized, and of trying to gouge!

gland or drug-induced schizophrenia. Mr. McClain poo-poohs the idea. Public interest in the beast that “eats cows and cries like a baby” is increasing in central Indiana, ~ » ~ ANNOYED technicians at the Pitman-Moore plant deny that they have lost any dogs, particularly any dogs that might want to walk miles to bite cows in Lebanon. Reports of albino squirrels, whitetailed deer and chicken hawks seen in the vicinity are similarly discounted. Like most of the fauna hereabouts they have never been known to cry like babies.

.Suspects Seized in Homes: Police Find Small Arsenal:

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Police today said they had solved eight holdups, includ-

ing one at the Marott hotel, records of past arrests. One of the pair admitted his companion.

1639 Ingram st.

After trailing the suspects for several weeks, Detectives Monroe Bettner and Charles Burkett trapped Barrick in his

bed at home at 2 a. m.

They confiscated two pistols, a rifle and several cash

boxes from his room.

Williams was arrested an hour later. was found a revolver he admitted taking from a watchman at the U-Drive-1t, 201 N, Alabama st., in one of their stick-

ups. Williams admitted he and

at the Marott hotel last night after slugging the night clerk,

Robert Goodale, 42. The pair

ufacturing Co. of $300 last Friday. 11 Previous Arrests At juvenile police headquarters, Williams had a record In January, 1942, he was arrested four times within a month on vehicle taking charges. On one of these he was finally committed to the Indiana Boys School, but he escaped from that institution six months later,

of 11 previous arrests.

He had previously been

from shooting in the city limits to shoplifting. In 1940, his While William L. Barrick, 1639 Ingram st, hungrily ate a sandwich i}, or hrought him to police headquarters for a lie detector test, allegedly because she suspected him of stealing from

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HEIRENS SUICIDE

HOG PRICES OFF UP TO $4 HERE

‘Trend Here Opposite to Rest of Nation.

In contrast to advancing prices in other midwest markets, livestock prices fell sharply at Indianapolis | stockyards today. Hogs dropped as much as $4 per hundred pounds, cattle declined $2, calves $1, and sheep 50 cents. Receipts in stockyards and 12 {major midwest markets fell far under yesterday's as trading began to return to normal,

Receipts Top Yesterday

Receipts at Indianapolis, however, were more than 600 animals above yesterday's total. After two months of heavy trading without OPA ceilings a gloomy picture of a real meat famine was forecast today by producers’ associations, packers and the department of agriculture, “We will be short of meat for the next 12 months and very short for the next 60 days’ said H. M. Conway, of the National Producers association, Another association spokesman sald that there was less confusion today than there was in the past weeks and the situation probably would straighten out.

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Moral Victory

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By Dawson in- Token Fight

Claiming a moral victory, Attornew James Dawson, one-man ad-

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VALID "SUGAR STAMP LIST IS CORRECTED

The district OPA office here today issued a corrected report on validity of sugar stamps.

Spare stamps 9 and 10 will be good through Oct. 31... Stamp 49 will

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versary of Indianapolis Railways, Inc, was undecided today’ on his next move in a continuing controversy over the use of discontinued

metal, tokens. He was stymied yesterday in superfor court 4 when Judge Walter

, . | Pritchard refused to dissolve an Stamp 51 becomes good Sept. 1|order restraining Mr. Dawson from and will be valid until Dec, 31.|attempting to use the tokens.

The restraining order was issued Aug. 21 at the request of fthe street-

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incite ‘riot and interfere with publie transportation.” Judge Pritchard declined to rule on the railways firm's petition for a temporary injunction until after the supreme court had decided a pending rate case. The supreme court has been asked to consider a recent ruling by Circult Court Special Judge Horace Hanna restraining the public servfice commission ffom enforcing & four-tokens-for-a-quarter fare ordet on the utility. . With Judge Hanna's order, Indianapolis Railways, Inc, instituted

a three-tickets-for-a-quarter tage.

They were identified as Thomas S. Williams, 19, of 1648 Arrow ave., and William L. Barrick, 21, of

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also robbed the Karpex Man-

arrested on charges ranging

his own home. He appeared in Juvenile court five times under the

Democratic administration of Judge Wilfred Bradshaw. His term at the Boys’ school was his only commitment, Barrick had been arrested four times previous to 1943, when he was committed to the Boys’ school on an auto theft charge. He was re-. leased after six months to join the navy, However, he never enlisted. Barrick had been seized twice on vehicle-taking counts, once for shooting in the city limits and once for stealing from a downtown department store. Williams also said he and Barrick had forced a bystander into his own automobile Tuesday night near a pharmacy at 4306 E. New York . st. The victim, Robert Amick, 20, 3365 N, Colorado st, was released after the duo learned he wasn't the

druggist. Admits 8 Holdups In a written statement, Williams admitted to police that he and Bar~ rick had committed the following holdups: Shell Oi] Co., 2848 N. Meridian ob, Aug. 8. Coombs drug store, 20th and Dearborn sts., Aug. 13. Karpex Manufacturing Oo, 1488 E. 19th st, Aug. 23. . The U-Drive-It, 201 N, Alabame st, Aug. 2 and 232. : Park Drug Store, Grant ave. and BE. Washington st., Aug. 8. Leroy H. Langdon, a druggist, 739 Campbell st., Aug. 21. Marott hotel, 28th and N. Me« | ridian sts., last night.

OPA ‘BRASS’ DROP IN FOR ‘SPASMODIC’ VISIT

OPA “brass” from the regional headquarters at Cleveland were in Indianapolis today conferring with State Administrator James Strickland and William Burns, personnel chief, Ofmcially, their visit was described as “one of these spasmodic dropins.” The visitors are A. W, Rugsegger, deputy regional adminis« trator; his assistant, Hobart Bogart, and John Dowling, regional civil service chief, Their visit, while officially for no particular reason, coincided with the OPA's automobile black market war and the price agency's intensive preparation to cope with an an--ticipated meat blackmart next month when meat ceilings become effective, .

HALF MILLION CARS LICENSED DETROIT, Aug. 20 (U, P.).~Less than half a million new passenger cars were registered during the first half of 1946, statistics released by automotive experts revealed today.

‘Beautiful 6-Room Ranch-Type— John Strange School District

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