Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 30 October 1946 — Page 1
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IN FARE CASE
Figures Failed to ‘Show True Picture, Says Federal Witness.
" By RICHARD LEWIS A significant portion of the Indi~ anapolis Raflways, Inc, case for a permanent. 8%+cent fare is based on mathematical fraud, a -federal
ecoriomist told the Indiana publie|
service commission today. He was Dr, Laurence S. Knappén,
on leave of absence as senior OPA |:
economist, to testify as an expert for the state in the rate case.
He branded 12 of the company’s |
b which purportedly demonstrate the need for increased fares, as “distorted and misleading.” Second ‘Bombshell’
Dr, Xnappen's ' testimony this
was the second “bombshell” |
Wwhigh the state has dropped into rate case, It. followed testiinony yesterday of Fred C. Kleinman, Illinois comerce commission chief accountant, t ‘the claimed $14 million railways property is actually ‘worth $4,222,526.15 on the basis of original cost, This aftérnoon, another expert was to take the stand to. attack the company’s case, He is Dr. John Bauer, one of the nation’s leading utilities analysts, who has been brought to testify’ as a witness for the city of Indianapolis by Corporation Counsel Arch N. Bobbitt, Railway Attorney Arthur L. Gilliom twice objected to Dr. Knappen’s testimgny as “time consuming.
But the silver-haired expert, a former economics professor at Rutgers university, continued to rip open the company's statistics In a calm, even voice as though * ‘teach ing ‘a mathematics wlass, Patiently, he explained how one raflways chart purporting to show
a decline in passenger revenue was} so rigged that it gave the impres-}
sion of a two-thirds revenue drop,
coon weedy prina Other charts, he said, were “mathematical impossibilties.”
Dr. Knappen examined one chart |:
Purporting to show national and local transportation trends. To explain it, he gave a brief definition of the logarithmic principle on which it was based. Explains Position Then- he proceeded to explain, in a somewhat pained voice, that the company’s statisticians were trying b multiply zero times zero and get ve. It couldn't be done, he said. Throughout the testimony, Railways President Harry Reid watched: the economist with the expression of a student who hasn't studied the lesson, “By golly,” he boomed afterward,
“I never e¢ould figure out those |
charts anyway.”
GOERING’S NOTES
TO REMAIN SECRET
BERLIN, Oct. 30 (U. P).—The allied control council unanimously detided today to withliold permanently publication of the three pen@illed suicide notes left by Hermann Qioering in his. Nuernberg cell, The announcement said the origPinal notes would be kept secret in the allied control authority's archives, AR other copies were or‘dered destroyed,
2 FLEE U. S. PRISON NEAR TERRE HAUTE
TERRE HAUTE, Ind., Oct. 30 (U. P.) —PFederal authorities today were galled into the search for two prisoners who yesterday escaped from the grounds of the Terre Haute federal penitentiary by swimming the Wabash river, The men were identified as Clifford Hanner, 22, San Francisco, and Louis Midkiff, 23, Hayward, Cal. Guards told authorities they saw the men discard their clothing and jump into’ the Wabash.
YORK FOUND GUILTY OF MANSLAUGHTER
CONNERSVILLE, . Ind., Oct. 30 (U. P.).—Howard Ray York, 36, was convicted of manslaughter charges in the death of Thomas M. Lewis Jr, 27, last June 9, by a jury in Fayette circuit court late last night. Lewis was beaten fatally at the home of York's divorced wife,
TIMES INDEX
Amusements .15 Eddie Ash '.., 8 Aviation .....'1Y
Ruth Millett..11 Movies .......15 Obituaries ....10 Dr. O'Brien... 11 F.C. Othman, 11
ing
G. I. Rights. ., 21 Meta Given... 14
Homemaking In Indiana
polis Inside Indpls.. 11
13 |Stranahan ... 4 7) Washington . | Weather Map. 3
Politics’ ...... 12 Radio ...... ses: 18 Mrs. Roosevelt 11 Scherrer ...., 12 Serial .. Side Glances., 12 Silly Notions.. 11
Sports
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Hoffmann
left on the front row is afother
" Mr. Hoffmann (center) confers
_Mary Masariu, Masariu.
PLAN REVEALED
Fidtors Toto Told di $1, 700, 000 Building Work in State. |
Proposed hospital construction to| relieve a critical bed shortage throughout ‘the state, ‘including pe estimated 1000 beds in Indianapolis, | was Sevilsy to Hoosier physicians |
oy addition, those attending the| 97th anntial convention of the Indiana State, Medical association, | were promised a vigorous “state’s | rights™ defense of ‘the principles of | medicine against federal encroachs/ ment, | President-elect Floyd T. Romberger, M. D, Lafayette, who assumes | office Jan: 1, declared he would | carry. to .the public the question of | socialized medicine and prove that | only the individual patient would! suffer from a program of this type.! With $1,700,000 in federal funds becoming available to Indiana next | year for hospital construction, association leaders and state health board officials were prepared with data on the needs of various communities in the state. “It will be a halt to the migra- |
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J; A: NICHOLAS, NYC DIVISION HEAD, DIES
Took Over. State-Wide | ‘Duties Last August.
James A. Nicholas, superintendent of the Indiana division, New York Oentral railroad, died today . at Methodist hospital. He was 56. He had been in. the service of the railroad for 34 years. ! A native of Randleman, N. C., he was a graduate of Virginia Military Institute and entered service with N. Y. C. April 19, 1912, as a rodman, He was successively a resident engineer, assistant engineer, assistant trainmaster, assistant superintendent; terminal manager and Indiana division superintendent. He had served in Indianapolis, Terre Haute and Anderson. He came here as assistant superintendent in 1042 and the following year pie
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HOSPITAL AID |
WEDNESDAY, OCTOB
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Busy in Windup
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Of Juvenile Court Campaign
Busy with ‘the windup of his campaign for election as juvenile court judge on the Democratic ticket, 0, Hoffmann, a meeting of precinct committeemen and women. Seated second from the Democratic
candidate, Lewis (Cap) Johnson, who is running for sheriff,
with a group of precinct workers from the fourth ward, 24th district.
They are (left to right) Mrs. Anastasia ‘Whitlow, Jack Gorman, Mr, Hoffmann, Mrs. Pauline Sims and Mrs.
Two of Mr. Hoffmann's strongest supporters are Mr, and Mrs. Alva. Galley, oldest living voting couple in Wayne township, shown above with him. Mr. Gulley has a record. of having voted in every primary and general election in the last 62 years.
THE TIMES STRAW ' VOTE—
Democrats Show Loss, GOP
Retains Lead in 3 Offices
DEMOCRATS lost ground and Republicans continued (to hold. their lead in three of the five offices in The Times
| Straw Vote today. tabulation. Republican gains were recorded in the battles for congressman, | sheriff and juvenile court.
The results are based on the eight-day
of senator,
I'he biggest Republican gain was eight-tenths of one per cent and other commercial liquor
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| BY GREENLEE
There was no change in the percentage for | prosecutor, The Democrats showed an increase in only one office, that |
ER 3, 1946
ROLE IN EVANS OUSTER' TOLD
Says He's ‘Politician’ ExCPA Head Has Threatened | To Name. |
By ROBERT BLOEM Local politicians jumped the gun | today on a veiled threat that Albert | O. Evans, deposed CPA head, might soon name “a politician and a congressman” who, he charges, “forced” his recent resignation, Pleas Greenlee, Democratic state | | chairman, frankly admitted he was {“the politician” in-the case. | A check of officials in ther gov- | ernment. offices and obsérvers who have been’ watching the fight over {the civilian production administration indicated almost conclusively that “the eongressman” was Ray J. Madden, first district congressman now seeking re-election. Turned Over Complaints Mr, Greenlee, who breathes fire at the mention of Mr, Evans’ name,
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ing over “innumerable complaints” about the CPA to the federal bureau of investigation. Mr. Evans said the FBI angle was not new to him, but that he had been informed the investigation had given all CPA officials a clear bill of health. Mr. Greenlee said the first complaints reached him through the service office of the American Let gion whe Service Head Oscar Brown had received reports that veterans were losing out an building priorities. As the complaints, mostly involving inability. .of vet-
ing ‘while ofthe.
frorunsdiomns in untortinfin. =
Cites Frankfort Case Among the instances he recited in his office this morning was a case at Frankfort ere a veteran was denied permissfon to remodel the upstairs of a garage building he owned into four apaftments. Another veteran was the victim of a “stop order” on remodeling of showroom space. for a car agency—his post-war business venture, A food distributor at Terre Haute was denied materials for warehouse expansion, Mr. Greenlee charged, while construction of a midget race {track continued without CPA interference.
He cited a letter from a Lafayette judge in connection with a gam- | bling upheaval in that city. . The| | judge charged that while veterans iwaited for housing and for ma- | terials needed for their business, gambling interests were able to remodel their establishments into {lushly appointed casinos.
Entered
said he had no hesitation in turn-|
erans to obtain materials for build-|
U. S. Seeks to
| Mr. Greenlee, himself, made no | charges against Mr. Evans, but said |
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RADIO SUIT BY DRYS SEEKS §15 MILLION
‘CBS Accused of Favoring Whisky Distillers. |
LOUISVILLE, Ky. Oct. 30 (U. P.) ~The National Temperance and Prohibition council sued the Co- | lumbia Broadcasting . system for | $15 million damages in federal court | today. They charged C. B.S. broadcast time to church and prohi- | bition forces but had sold it to liquor | | interests to "glamorize wine and beer drinking.”
lion, “a surplus built up by C. B. 8.’ be impounded by" the court for use|
in broadcasts for. the “public in-| terest.”
| rolling stockholders and {Schenley distilleries as defendants, land charged that “choicest radio | time” had been sold to S8chenley in-|
credited to Sheriff Albert C. Magenheimer, Other Republican increases | terests.
were Albert J. Beveridge, 0.5 per cent, and Judge Mark W. Rhoads, 0.4.
The broadcasts, it alleged, would
The lone Democratic increase was the 0.1 per cent earned by M. Clifford (Continued on Page Column 4)
Townsend. ~ » y ~ ” THE EIGHT-DAY tabulation showed these percentages: Republicans Democrats Senator :.........Jenner ............:..56.7 Congressman’ ,... Beveridge ...... Shona 36.0 Ludlow °, Prosecutor ....,.... Bar 2. hare 63.3 Sullivan ,.... Sheriff .......... Magenheimer .;...... 63.2 Juvenile Judge ... Rhoads ...........00. 48.7 Hoffmann
Democrat votes decreased 0.7 per cent, per cent in “split” tickets,
- As shown in the above “box-score,” Sheriff Magenhéimer is only one-tenth of one per ‘cent ‘behind Superior Judge Judson L. Stark, who has led the Republican ‘candidates from the start of the straw vote.
Louis Ludlow continues far ahead of the Democratic ticket. The stra represent a ‘prediction of the official election Nov, §
of
Sarnavarnen 64.0) today that the war department has | +-36.7| requested it to defer approval of the
Johnson ........ vee. 388) army air corps’ proposed aroundcarsiannat 51.3| the-world flight. of B-29's pending
Straight Republican ballots were up 0.2: pdr cent and straight | further study of plans for the flight. There was an increase of 0.5
ote is offered as a public service feature “¥ does not . lcan "submit . Segiled plans.
APPROVAL OF B-29 | FLIGHT DEFERRED
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 (U. P.) —
State Department Press Officer Lincoln White said the department recently received a letter on the project from the war department, But a few days later, he said, war department officials requested that “no action whatsoever” be taken regarding required state department
approval until air corps technicians
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as Becond-Class Matter at Postoffice malanapoiie. Ind, Issued dally except Sunday
“On Pay of |
How Not to Grow Our Own Criminals
(AN EDITORIAL) R: several weeks, The Times has been presenting
factual evidence of the breakdown of the probation system for delinquent children of Marion county.
This series has been designated “How to Grow
Your Own Criminals.” It
children who passed through juvenile court and on te
serious crimes,
We believe the key to this situation lies in the faulty probation system in juvenile court, as it is
reveals typical. cases of
administered by Judge Mark W, Rhoads.
JU DGE RHOADS is on the bench because his fellow~ | politicians who made up the machine slate of the G. O. P, party four years ago told him he could have
that job or none, judge.
He wanted to be a superior court He took the juvenile court job, admitting no
special qualifications for it. Nor has he progressed much during his ihcumbency, judging from the record of “How to Grow Your Own Criminals” and a scanning of the people he has working for him—in dealing with the community's most precious
asset, its children.
More than half the members of his court staff are active Republican party workers, some of them holding official G. O. P. jobs in addition to their court work. There's one big reason the probation system is
breaking down.
We believe in the probation system. But it must be a probation system that rehabilitates and follows through, not one which grows criminals. And we don't believe political workers are the type for the vital
responsibility of seeing the
. * » NE reason we support opponent, Joseph O.
system work.
» . » Judge Rhoads’ Democratic
Hoffmann, in the Nov. 5
election is that Mr. Hoffmann has promised to take the
court gut of polities.
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Bet
And $he-Demceratic conmty *chalfihn-has: promised”
to keep hands off juvenile court, to permit Mr. Hoffmann to operate it and its probation system without the interference of political obligations. For the sake of the children, Mr. Hoffmann should be elected. The issue is more than that of politics or
personalities.
Mr. Hoffmann's strength lies, not in his
particular qualifications for the post he seeks, but in the pledge that he will surround himself with able professional workers. And his party backs his pledge,
which means even more.
If Mr. Hoffmann is elected, it will be by the parents and other independent voters who appreciate the weakness of the present court and who believe in nonpartisan conduct of this judicial guardian of the welfare
of our youth.
'Grab Ball’
From Molotov at UN Session
By ROBERT
J. MANNING
United Press St Correspndent
FLUSHING, N: Y, Oct. American policy”
30.— was to be placed pio the United . Nations general threatened to clamp an embargo
“very important declaration of
assembly by U. 8. Delegate Warren R. Ausfin late today. U. 8. delegation sources said the American declaration will not be | a : Sirent answer to the address by Foreign Minister V. M. Molotov. How- |
t will constitute a statement of American policy on JJuegtions brewery workers.
HA by Mr. Molotov. It was understood that the Amer-| ican policy will constitute an Stor) to “take the ball away from ® rather than to reply a oe speech point by point. Former Senator Austin’s address {has been subject to substantial re- | vision in the light of Mr. Molotov's | proposal for world disarmament and | his sharp criticism of American and | {British policy. Greece Favors Disarmament
DEMOCRATS 10 HT BACK IN 8 P. M. RALLY
Townsend Is Chief Orator | “At Meeting Tonight.
| The biggest Democratic oratorical
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West Coast Shipping Peace: Hopes. Fade, Quiet Rules M Allis-Chalmers. *
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UNtHES Frees The Wh chi has decided “ permit reopening of the A. P, of Is United Mines Workers wage cons tract. On the , west. poast, “prospects faded for settlement of the costly shipping tie-up. : In the third major labor develop
ment, - non- striking workers, guarded by :250 Milwaukee ‘policemen and deputies, went fo Shale Jobs at the Allis - Chalmers plant. For the _— time in three days they were unmolested by strikers. Economic conkiderations overshadow the legal dispute involved in the mine .cafe,. a source sald today in Weshingtan: This official denied thas political’ considerations were involved in the decision. However, administration advisers have gelt that any decision taken would have political’ repere cussions, Conditions. Changpd According to this source, the ade ministration believed that U. M. W, President John L. Lewis was ene titled to reopen the contract bee cause of changed conditions, The government had not expected to retain control of the mines so long After seizing, them last May. : Since May, the cost of climbed and othet « {88 well as Mr, Lewis, ' notice of new wage the offing. Government officals want to head off strikes over those démands, if possible, According to the United Press informant, the government decided to ignore the legal dispute over whether Mr. Lewis could reopen the contract, thus overruling Sece retary of Interior J. A. Krug.
Other Industries Affected
He said it was decided to settle the question on the basis of what was best for’ the country and the miners. Mr. Lewis had made it plain that the miners would quit digging Friday or Saturday if the government refused to reopen the wage clause of the contract. The official indicated it was hoped to evolve ' a pattern for settling other wage increase demands. Pilots Offered Compromise Other developments were: ONE: A government mediator presented the A. F. of L. air lines | pilots assdciation with a compromise plan to settle its strike against Trans-World Airlines. TWO: A. FPF. of L. teamsters
{on all rail shipments including food {into Pittsburgh as an outgrowth of the union's dispute with C. I. O.
Bh REE: The §. 1.0. United Automobile Workers announced at Dee juros that it would include 200 supe | pliers of automobile parts in its campaign for cost-of-living wage increases In the shipping strike, the C.I.0. marine engineers broke off negotin« tions with West coast ship owners after failure to agree on the issue of union security, Another striking union, the C. I. ©, longshoremen, {filed a $6,200,000 suit against Pa-
Greece became the first nation to blast of the election campaign will icific ‘coast waterfront ‘employers for
posal in the assembly, Thanassis Aghnides, Greek dele-| gate, recommended international |
| control to, make disarmament effecThe suit also asked that $18 mi}- | |tive and sanctions against any na- a mass meeting rally starting at 8
/tion which violated the disarmament. convention. N. J. O. Makin, Australia, making the first reply to Mr. Molotov's
Tomlinson hall tonight. Several thousand Democratic
| workers will jam the auditorium for |
p. m. with a program of speeches | by .both state and county candidates, The principal speaker will be M.
The suit also named C. B.S, con- speech, branded Russia's charges|ciiorq Townsend, Democratic can- |
refused | | support Russia’s disarmament pro- echo through the timbers of old ‘alleged failure to pay . retroactive
| ages due Bue Sines Oct. 1.
TWO. BOYS ARRESTED FOR STEALING AUTO
Two boys, 14 and 15 years old, were arrested by state police near |Avon last night when they were caught in & stolen car, While the boys were at the juve
that revision of the veto rule would| 4idate for the U. S. senate, who will! nile aid division office for questions
undermine the United Nations as, tine the party's position on na- ing,
“serious and totally unjustified.” Mr,
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WINTER’ TO STOP SHORT OF INDIANA
Cloudy, warm weather was predicted for Indiana today and tomorrow as experts expressed belief that the state will escape the]
the northwest plains today at a speed of 30- miles an hour. Meteorologists predicted the cold front would lose speed and die out as it approaches Chicago tonight. Hoosiers can expect humid and windy weather today, with little change tomorraw, the local bureau reported,
LOCAL TEMPERATURES
fam... 63 1W0am...."7 Tam 62 lam... 73 8am,.... 65 oon) .. 7 Ham... 6 Micioe TN
Makin revised his prepared | |
tional and international affairs, Expected to Answer Charges
He is expected to answer some of the charges being hurled at the
Democrats. by William E. Jenner, |
Republican senatorial nominee, Sharing the ‘speaking ' program! with. Mr. Townsend will be Arthur] J. Sullivan, Democratic candidate for prosecutor; Chalmer Schlosser,
| Democratic candidate for judge of | Townsend ,......... 433/The ‘state department announced |wintry Masts that howled out of Superior court 1, and Mercer Mance,
| Democratic candidate for the legislature, * A half-hour of campaign ballyhoo will precede ‘the to get under way at about 8:30 'p. m. with Mr, Townsend sched uled to start his address over a radio hookup at 9 ps'm, The committee in charge of the rally program is headed by Norman Blue, speakers’ bureau chairman, assisted by Judson West, Albert Thayer, Miss Mildred Cooke, Joe McClafferty, George Doyle, les McCormack and Daniel J.
ing expected
the 14-year-old prisoner es | caped out the front door, The automobile in which they were riding was listed as having |been stolen from Ralph Ray, 400 N, | Peiaware st.
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