Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 18 December 1946 — Page 2
Threatened Syndicate
Chicago Nerve Center of Group
By ROBERT T. LOUGHRAN United Staff Correspondent oHICAGO Dec. 18. — Federal agents who make gambling investigations their business estimated today that gamblers reaped profits totalling $25 million this season from operation of a nationwide football betting syndicate. These investigators warned that the syndicate's operations threaten to “contaminate” inter-collegiate football. They said the attempt to
bribe members of the New -York Giants professional football team
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was “inevitable,” and warned that similar overtures might be made in the future to college stars. Investigators said the syndicates | nerve center was Chicago. Its lead- | ers, they said, included gambling | overlords who rose to power during the underworld rule of Scarface Al]
Capone.
Estimate Profits The syndicate's profits were esti-| mated by Assistant U. S, District | Attorney Maurice J. Walsh, who has | conducted many investigations into lotteries and other forms of gambling. The estimate of $25 million was termed “conservative,” however | by. Virgil Peterson, sécretary of the Chicago crime commission. Mr. Peterson, & ‘recognized au-, thority on the syndicate's wide-| spread activities and involved out- f growths, said he “wouldn't be at all surprised if attempts have been made already to contaminate college football.” “If not,” he said, “contamination | certainly is a lurking danger.” One serious scandal involving a college team, he said, would shake public confidence and effect “serious damage” to the sport. Organized Tip Service Mr. Walsh, the justice department's gambling specialist in this area, said that as yet no violations of federal law have been uncovered. He said, however, that the syndicate is known to be operating a well-
SEEING -EYE CA T—Mrs, Carolyn Swanson, of Hermosa Beach, Cal., blind a year, is led by her unusual seeing-eye cat,
Baby. The white Persian cat comes when Mrs. Swanson taps | her cane, leads her by walking ahead and mewing.
‘Foothall League Prizes Awarded
Football awards were to be pre- |
at the board meeting today. Receiving awards were:
league;
Northeast Center team
Open league.
in city football competition last fall.
organized tip service. Scouts who are well qualified for
major teams during daily practice)
public.
system” of betting would tend to make star players susceptible to approach by gambling interests. Under the system, bettors wager on the margin of victory.
or three stars on a heavily favored team could reduce the winning mar. gin intentionally without throwing the game and without affecting | their team's record. He said that gamblers havesbeen | “all too active” on college-campuses,
been observed taking bets beneath
he said,
Florida Port Reopens
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. Dec.
on a 10-day cruise carrying 170 pas sengers. start coastal voyages from Jackson
Ayres’
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sessions, Mr. Walsh said, and relay ‘Bring Dad a Blond’ information to the syndicate. This| NEWARK, N. J, Dec. 18 (U, P.). information, he said, is the basis for the odds set by the syndicate on
~Henry believes in Santa Claus.
City Services
sented by Paul Rathert, president | {of the city park board, to winning teams in the city football leagues/ , ro will be dumped into a
The suburban areas. Brookside team in the Capitol City | the Southside Saints and! of community growth and necessary in the planning, many other examples of Municipal league, the Ray Street|the Center team in the Junior league and the Seven Up All-Stars in the areas become apparent,”
More than 500 youths participated
His letter was opened by the post- |
Study Plan To te
Opens Headquarters In Capital Jan. 1
By CHARLES T. LUCEY Seripps-Howard Staff Writer
HINGTON, De Suburban Areas’ WAS 0! c.
Need Told Club
West side businessmen today were studying & program of how to obtain city services for suburban communities put before them yesterday by William H. Book, Indianapolis |
orthodox drive for the presidency | today established Minnesota's Harold | Stassen as the most controversial Republican political figure since [© Wendell and it set off new speculation]
Chamber of Commerce executive | on how far he! vice president, | would get. Mr. Book told the Washington | Mr. Stassen|
Men's club a critical health condition is developing in thickly populated areas beyond city limits due to‘lack of adequate engineering and sanitary practices. He emphasized that this menace | exists in all outlying communities. |
rushed in where Senators ‘Arthur H., Vandenberg and Robert A, Taft declined to tread. He called his shots with
Widespread sickness actually) Mr Stassen | oct startling | threatens, Mr. Book warned: Should | ¢, thrightness and urged “true it break out, it could rapidly spread ||iperalism” on the G. O. P.
throughout the metropolitan area, | he said.
Along the way he condemned the
Logical Answer “The logical answer to this problem is for the residents of the dan- | ger areas to become residents of the | city of Indianapolis and obtain | sanitary sewers and water supply | . hes ington office Jan. 1. : og” ang Slies TWPOFAR: City service hoped to work with senate and
He said the chief objection of sub- 10Use Republicans in developing a |
phony. Speculation in Capital show - his determination
To he
nouncement here .of a bold, un-
willkie, | 7%:
| pro- C. 1. O. Robert Nathan report | 'on wage increase possibilities as a | oooh and most Republicans | {report ever given this country.” He | amend the Wagner act to permit | have developed in labor could be
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|program pegged on such top issues as labor, housing, public health and the welfare of small business.
WEDNESDAY, DEC.
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etted. $25 Million
Stassen Makes Bold Bid for 1948 Nomination, States Policy of 'True Liberalism’ on Major Issues
[ee not a candidate, and that he
anticipated no campaign in his be- | proposition that per-man produce |
half, The Republican task at hand,
Capital politicians immediately he said, “is exglusively one of now began trying to assess Mr. Stassen's justifying our November victory.”
audacious action, Mr. Stassen
several years.
A high point in the press con-
18. ~— Kb- | hasn't been elected to any office in|ference statement by Mr, Stassen, Some wondered howi{who has demonstrated that he has
warmly his advances might be re- wider sypport from the public than
{ceived by Mr. Taft and Mr. Van- | denberg, Rep. Martin of Massa{chusetts and other Republican lead-|
Some sald if Mr. Stassen had | wished to take such an active part [ir formulation of a G. O. P. leg- | islative program, he had erred in| deciding not to run for the senate! {in Minnesota, Instead, he spon-
sored the candidacy of Senator-
Elect Edward H. Thye.
The other side of the comment
was that Mr, Stassen arises now as one of the few public figures willing |lieves on major (for example—and that this would | {help him with the public. Avoid ‘Moving In’ In contrast to Mr. Stassen’s fearless bid for the 1948 G. O.
to spell out in detail what he beissues—labor, |
from G. O. P. bosses and President- | makers, was his definition of lib|eralism: “I would say that true liberalism 11s a philosophy of life which seeks {the maximum freedom-—social, economic, political and religious free|dom—for the individual man and woman, consistent with the enjoypent of the same degree of freedom by his or her fellow-men."”
Disputes Nathan Report As he saw it, he said, it meant
opposing the two extremes of fas-|
cism and Communism, Mr, Stassen swung heavily on the Nathan report. It said that industry |could raise wages up to 25 per cent {without raising prices. He said he considered it the “most | | fallacious and deceptive economic,
He disagreed with Mr. Nathan's
uvity has increased since the war. Mr. Stassen feared the results of jan inflationary wage-price spiral. He said a general wage increase “of any consequence” in the next six months would be injuries to workers, He expressed a belief that food and clothing prices would begin to decline next year. As highlights of his labor program, Mr. Stassen said he would emphasize the voluntary and shun! the compulsory approach. He favors breaking up monopolies and dictatorships in unions without transfering extreme power to government.
He is for secret ballots by members on strikes and other important! issues.
a secret ballot.
Gates, CI0 Hold
Friendly. Parley
James McEwan, president of the {Indiana C. I, O.*P. A. C, said after a brief conference with Governor Gates today that he “anticipates no serious restrictive or punitive labor legislation in the coming general assembly.” i Mr. McEwan, accompanied by | Walter Frisbie, executive secretary fof the C. 1. O. |council, called on the governor this morning to sound out the prospects [for labor action by the legislature, | Describing. the meeting as the “pleasantest we have ever had with [the governor,” Mr. Frisbie said: “We simply dropped in to learn from the. governor the mood in which he and the legislature will approach labor problems and labor programs, He gave us to understand
He doubted the coal miners|that other problems will top labo {would have struck if there had been in vital tae i 2 ‘
{the Republican policy committee
But, he said, he would oppose! probably would take no stand for or
compulsory arbitration or a court|against labor bills.”
|with power to decide on wages or anything | taking away from any group the He would |
working conditions, or
(ultimate right to strike.
sumer resistance to high prices, On banning the closed shop, he said he believed that if abuses that
now believe that whoever is nom-! charged it was incorrect even in employers to:speak their piece inicorrected it would be better to leave
|inated is almost certain of election | —Mr, Vandenberg and Mr. Taft
ination so far in advance.
some of its simple arithmetic. | He challenged Mr. Nathan's fig-
unsupported by
{labor disputes,
|this issue to contract discussions
For the near future, he would like between management and labor.
announced he would open a Wash- | have avoided any appearance of ures of money available for wage 0 see high continuoys production| “Unusual and unorthodox”, Mr. He said he trying to “move in” on the nom-|rises and sald some of them were with no big strikes, improvement in Stassen called his position as Washany computations the relative wage positions of white- ington began to wonder what would
Mr. Vandenberg said yesterday he in the report or by current statistics. collar workers, and exercise of con- | come of it.
{urban residents to such a plan is | that of increased taxes, but indi- | cated the revenue gained by the city through annexation of the | suburban areas would not match the actual cost of the improved services for the areas. He warned of the danger of a sanitary system which is not integrated into the system of the entite metropolitan area, citing as an example the case of a small municipal corporation at the city | limits, : Sewage System This municipality plans to acquire a sewage system in the near future. he said. When they do, the drainage
| stream which passes through other “In studying the whole problem
serious need for the extension lof city services to these outlying
Mr. Book | declared. “The whole problem has been studied by competent engineers
‘and community planners, both here | {and in other communities where a! similar situation exists,” Mr. Book |said. “No better answer has been a "
‘Equipment Is Stolen
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for as
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always
HAH Gift rom Ayres’ Means Wore
*parlay cards” distributed to the
Mr, Walsh said that the “point
office, which opens all of Santa's mail, For himself, Henry asked only |
From Fire Department
What a pair of turnout pants is
an air rifle, asked a fur coat. For his daddy: “Please bring my daddy a shapel
For his mother, hé the ordinary {guess today.
citizen could only At any rate, 11 pairs]
Thus, Mr. Walsh pointed out, two
hiring students to distribute the fen Ww." Vi parlay cards. Gamblers aiso have in chaise of Mrs.
the stands at many major games,
18 (U. P).—The first post-war passen- Ine er ger service out of this port will be Lynhurst Masonic temple. inaugurated tonight when the S. 8S. Northland sails for the Caribbean A refrigerator fleet will
ville to northern ports about Jan. 12.
Will Sing from the Street Floor Baleony
blond about, 5 feet 2 inches tall”
Y of them, provided during war days [by the office of civilian defense, |
,
Organizations
have been stolen, fire department officials said. The theft was discovered en pumpers fro four fire stations, lo-
of Pythias, will Pythian and auxiliary societ Wm. Friday at the lodge hall, lleview Pl. of Mrs. Charles Rogers, Lottie Edwards; ‘Mrs. Ro | Isenthal and Raymon
assisted Shelton, FPrani White.
an Briggle
by Mrs. Gladys Sparks, Mrs. WilHam Hall, Louis Harshbarger and Wi liam Hall
Prospect chapter 452, O E 4 p. m. tomorrow in the
meet at | Prospect st. and. State ave. {mas program will follow.
will hold a Christmas
men Circle wills card party at 1
LOMOrrow at =| Food Craft Shop,"
m .of P. building. The East Park Methodist Church Wom en's soclety of Christian .- Service w hold a Christmas party at 7 morrow at the church,
Officers will be installed Dee Bethel 11, Order of Job's Daughter be held at 8 p. m, in the Pe M sonic temple, the ceremony will hon Miss Mildred Cadwell as the new quee
’ princess junior princess; Pat Moore, guide, a Joan Guston, marabal.
Indianapolis Lodge 13, B P.O mas party at 1:30 Antlers hotel Bach child will recet three gifts and a Christmas stocking. Corinthian chapter 4568, hold an initiaton at temple, 2515 WwW
OE 8, 8 p. m. today in 1 Washington st M ferson
Jackson, worthy patron
Castle Hall of Arion Lodge 254, Knights CAted at 1445 W. Michigan st. entertain daa aasRoL | N. Belleview pl, 523% N.!and 2320 N. Olney st, were Brought Entertainment is "or. Bho. | to the shop at 1024 Sanders st.
m- | ing will be conducted by Jo-|
Gift exchange is - ladys Bocas as. | turnout coats, water buckets, elec
nail | 3 Firms, Town Told
A Christ-
The ladies auxiliary of Lynhurst chap-| E. 8
’ din Sud party at noon tomorrow in the Of pollution
Ramona Grove, ow reme Forest Wood- | {board against old a public bene industrial firms,
p.m. to- palities.
» by was To {comply ; International Harvester Co.,
entertain 280 needy children with a ar p. m. Monday in the
Pearl Rodgers is worthy matron and Jef-
IN INDIANAPOLIS
537 2101 English ave.
k| be repaired. | Other articles stolen ‘ included |
tric hand lanterns, steel helmets, “i first ald kit and rope.
en
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To End Pollution |
Final orders for the abatement | have been issued by | (the state stream pollution control | three Indianapolis
In addition, the town of Speedway {has been cited, along with a number in1 (of other Indiana firms and municly,
| William H. Roberts & Sons dairy | given until Dec. 1, 1947, to or Mpy~ 1," 1047, and Republic Creoes S0ting Co., Dec. 1, 1947. Speedway officials |until Dec, 1, 1948.
Airline Official Dies
CHICAGO, Dec. 18 (U. P.).—R E. Pfennig, vice president in charge he | Of eastern operations for United Air rs. | Lines, died here last night after a | three-month illness. He was 58.
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‘money to Mr, B
help the senato debt owed his Terry testified. Mr, Terry said