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Fat Profits From 'Parlays'’

By ROBERT T. LOUGHRAN United Press Staff Correspondent

CHICAGO, Nov. 21 (U. P,).—~Members of a gambling syndicate which got its start in the hey-day of Al Capone.are pocketing fat profits from widespread gambling on college football games, a Chicago anti-crime

leader reported today.

Virgil Peterson, secretary of the Chicago crime commission, charged that betting on football “parlay cards,” spreading among college and

university students during the current season, was a “viclous racket” definitely in the hands of the old Capone syndicate. As Mr, Peterson's charges were made, the University of Illinois disciplinary committee at Champaign was considering the answers given by three students to questioning on their parts in distributing the cards on campus.

Many Involved A committee member gave. an implied admission of the widespread natufe of the gambling. The member asserted the three students would get by with only a reprimand “because there are so many involved that we can't punish everybody.” University authorities declined to disclose the students’ names. 4 Authorities here said it was known that students on some campuses act as agents for distributing the cards. They said that some could make as high as $100 or $150 a week on their 20 per cent of the “take” on the cards.

employ other students as runners, some sourcés said. Maurice J. Walsh, assistant U. 8. district attorney in charge of the criminal division, said he found in an investigation of “parlay card” gambling that railroad conductors, students, clerks, newsboys, I's, and many other persons in direct contact with the public at all times acted as agents.

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score results, saying it carried a threat of ultimate peril to the amateur, collegiate sport. John Pendergast, commissioner of police in Chicago, said his officers were doing what they can to stamp out the “racket.” He pointed out that the plant and equipment of the “parlay card” dealers is easily concealed. Driven from one district of the city, they can go to another,

Keep 20 Per Cent of Receipts The current drive against “parlay

Some students. have built the card” gambling at the University of

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Illinois began last week after Gene Shalit, Morristown, N. J. sports columnist for the student newspaper Daily Illini, said he knew “about 15 card hustlers on the campus.” He said all but one got their cards from a Chicago syndicate and were allowed to keep 20 per cent of receipts. While Al Capone no longer has a direct voice in the enterprises which he once dominated, several of his lieutenants have remained active here. Others who were mere hang-ers-on—but apt pupils — of Capone, have put their prohibition-day train-

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Six Indianapolis sportswriters will select the winner of the “B” blanket at Butler university's Blanket Hop, Sigma Delta Chi pre-Thanksgiving dance, The annual dance will be held from 9 p. m.-to midnight at the Mu« rat Temple. Gold footballs will be awarded to all seniors, with the most outstanding to receive the blanket. Sports writers who will select the winner include J. E. O’Brien, The Times; Angele Angelopolous and Chris Hamkemeier, Indianajolis

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CLARK HEADS GOP WASHINGTON CLUB

A nominating committee of’ the Washington Township Republican club has selected a slate of officers. The slate includes Alex Clark, president; William- Elliott, first vice president; Mrs. Georgia BShideler, second vice president; George F. Kleder, third vice president; Robert Bosson, treasurer; Mrs. Margaret L. Wyatt, secretary, and Robert Rutherford, legal counsel, Members of the nominating committee are Robert Fessler, chairman; George Denny, Mrs. Lola Kellogg, Mrs. Ina Stebbing and C. Tom Johnson, The club also adopted a project for sponsoring oratorical and debating contests among students of Broad Ripple high school and Butler university.

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Times State Service WASHINGTON, Nov, 21 —Former Secretary of Agriculture Claude R. Wickard, now head of the Rural Electrification Administration, returned to his Westchester apartments this week after undergoing a minor operation at Doctors hospital. During his few days of recuperation he expects to devote some time to his new task as president of the Indiana State Boclety of Washington he said. Mr. Wickard named as fellow officers for the 1046-47 social season the following: : Ma). Gen. Lewis B. Hershey, selective service head, vice president; Mrs. Esther Costa, secretary, and Charles A. Baird, treasurer. Named. to the executive commit tee were Senator Homer E. Capehart, Mrs. Madge Ballard, Mrs. Nellie Stevens, Dr. R. R. Sayers, Arthur J Bergman, Daniel M. Kidney, Douglas Whitlock, William B. Shattuck and Don Hogate. First event scheduled is a Sunday afternoon tea for Senator and Mrs. It will be a farewell tribute to the senior senator and his wife to be held at the historic Lord Baltimore house Dec. 8. A congressional reception and dance has been scheduled by the society at the Statler hotel Jan. 18. This will be a welcome back for returning congressmen and greeting for the newcomers, including Sena-tor-elect William E. Jenner. If elected majority leader, Rep. Charles A. Halleck will be a special honor guest. Later in the season it is planned to display, if possible, such Hoosier talent as Hoagy Carmichael, Evelyn Tiner and the recent hit comedian from Ft. Wayne, Herb Shiner.

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THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES

Football Racket Syndicate Revealed

Old Capone Gang Pocketing

Scene Sef by Tiff For Wedding Bells

SOUTHAMPTON, Eng., Nov. 21 (U, P.).—~Eighteen years ago an English boy named Leonard Wil liam Naylor mimicked the Amer~ ican accent of a 15-year-old girl he heard talking in the yard next to his home, The tiff they had over that was patched up and théy became friends. When Lucille Greenham of Detroit, went home after visiting relatives here, she began writing him. Three years later she visited here for a short time, and saw him again. Today after a courtship of 18 years conducted by mail, Mr. Nay~ lor and Miss Greenham were married at St. Martins church within one block of the house where they first met. She arrived yesterday from the United States.

RATS OUTNUMBER

MANILA'S PEOPLE

Times Foreign Service MANILA, R. I, Nov. 21.-Ma-nila's .rat population is now estimated at 6,000,000—or five. rats per citizen. : U. 8. military authorities are urging the Philippine government to take drastic measures to curb the spreading pestilence. Not only is rat control necessary to preserve the health of U, 8, soldiers and Filipinos alike, but also to conserve food which is in short supply, according to army medical authorities here, As one officer told the writer, “the rats have the civilians backed against the wall.”

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