Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 27 February 1947 — Page 5

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ment's Indianapolis headquarters where the questioning took place. “third degree questioning is contrary to law apd defeats the purpose of established mw.” It was reported that defense attorneys ine the trials of Price and Virgil Johnson, which. start Monday before Circuit Court Judge George Long at Columbus, planned | to use the cornfield - slugging | charges in an attempt to have the confessions ruled out of the evidence. The lawyers were to confer today at Columbus, Decline Comment o0uve police officials at Indianapolis declined to comment on the alleged cornfield beating but emphasized again no third degree methods were used when the confessions actually were made.

Price and Johnson are charged with first degree murder for the slaying of the policemen who was shot, when he stopped them for routine questioning near Shelbyville last December, Two teen-age girls, Vera Hornbech and Mary Ruth Ward are to be tried latér for the crime.

Streptomycin Aids Rare Tuberculosis

OAKLAND, Cal, Feb. 27 (U. P). ~The “wonder” drug, streptomycin, has cured a case of milary tuberculosis, a rare type of the disease from which no one ever has recovered, the navy reported today. : Physicians at Oak Knoll naval hospital here said that the man whose life was saved was Pfc. Raymond J. Berry, 20, Colorado Springs, Colo, ‘a marine veteran of the Pacific war. “Today he is completely free of symtoms,” the navy said. “He looks well, feels well and weighs 166

four as “apparent” party members.

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Mr. Lucia actually identified only

He named them as Max: Maker, Samuel Guthrie, Harold Johnson

and Tavy Kyisberg, : “All thse hn apparently were members ‘the Communist party and apparently were qngaged in the party line in the shop,” Mr. Lucia sald. pry. 08 Mr. Lucia sald another union committeeman, Owen Lambert, spent - considerable time trying to

Rescue 9 Men - Off Sinking Ship

NEW YORK, Feb, 27 (U. P.).— The successful rescue of the entfte crew of nine men from a sinking fishing schooner was accomplished today, ‘The rescue was made in storm-lashed waters off the coast of New Jersey by the: SoconoyVacuum tanker Calusa. - “Have taken nine men off the schooner Catherine L. Brown. Schooner still afloat but sinking fast. Proceeding to New York,” was the terse message radioed from the Calusa.

Charges Reds Had Access | To A-Bomb Feeder Plant

get union members to join Communist organizations and to subescribe to left-wing publications, Doesn’t Recall Vote

tion authorizing the telegram to Mr, Truman about giving the honib to Russia, Mr. Lucia was unable to give the vote. “Everyone voted yes” he sald. “One corner of the room Was packed with Communists and fellow travelers who shouted down dis senters or booed them.” . Mr. Lucia said he ran against John Warchaw, another union official, on an anti-strike ticket and thought he had won by at least 90 votes. But when the ballots were counted, he said, he had been defeated. He said he was not permitted to watch the election count, UERMW Denies Communism Meanwhile, top officials of the United Electrical Radio and Ma~ chine Workers (0. I. O) angrily denied a congressionl charge that thei runion was overrun with Communists. Appearing before the senate labor committee in opposition to pending {labor legislation, union President |Albert J, Fitzgerald and two other 'officers said charges of communism had heen raised against their union by “powerful employer interests’

The tanker rescued the men by maneuvering alongside the stricken

took the nine men off by passing lines between the ships, the coast guard reported.

NEW YORK, Feb. 27 (U. P.).— A stubborn Brooklyn-born sea captain who refused to give up his ship, was credited today by the Bernuth Lembcke Co. with saving their tanker, the Royal Oak, from sinking off Gallera Point, Ecuador, The shipping company reported that after all hands had been taken off the tanker which exploded and burned yesterday, the captain, Edward Page, and four crew members returned to the ship and brought

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the fire under control.

| vessel in dangerously high seas. It

only because it followed “demo|cratic” practices. They said the union gives equal {rights to its members, regardless of | skill, age, sex, nationality, color and religious or political beliefs. However, Rep. Richard M. Nixon (R. Cal.) said the house un-Ameri-can acfivities committee had decided the union was “one of the No. 1 Communist infiltrated unions.”

RECORD DIMES FUND Times State Service LEBANON, Ind. Peb. 27.-0Ool-lections in the annual Boone county March of Dimes totalled $1188.51. The total is 30 per cent above last year and considerably above prévious years, Howard K. Tanselle of

Concerning adsption of a resolu-|

Governor Has No Objection to Changes (Continued From Page Ome)

was for a good purpose,” he said. “I do not see any point in. taking the monopoly: away from the politicians and placing it in the hands of the big breweries and’ distilleries. “However; if it's true, as they say, that this amendment may destroy the whole bill, I'll withdraw it. Aftér all, the bill would still perform its primary function of getting beer out of politics.” It was assumed the chief purpose of the caucus was to ask the literally dozens of Republicans who have turned against the bill: “Why did you switch?” The Governor probably also wanted to learn what steps could be taken to regain enough sup-’ port to pass the bill. Effect of the amendments in question were: ONE. Ta prohibit any form of monopoly in the liquor or beer business by making it illegal for a distiller or brewer to refuse to sell his product to anyone who wanted it, This was Mr. Hostettler's amendment. . TWO. To keep county and dis trict party chairmen out of the liquor business altogether. Rep. Jess C. Andrew (R. West Point) added this clause. Lobby at Work Meanwhile, the powerful beer lobby announced via its grapevine that if the bill comes up for house vote in its present form, it will be killed. * : Without - the Hostettler amendment, administration leaders say, the bill would have escaped the storm now about to descend on it. They feel the Andrew amendment loses a few votes for the measure, but not enough to -be decisive. It was understood the governor and Mr. Henley conferred with Mr. Hostettler last night to find out just who and what is behind his amendment.

Lebanon, county chairman, said.

It was also indicated that if Mr.

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to let the bill . the house—to : : rap EA be amended in ‘senate in favor i the GAlE “as {a * of the beer in a Rvs Known to favor the bill “as is,"

Democrats indicated they tb withdraw their support’ rm

A spot check of several known 2 opponents of the Seven) in its amendments are withdrawn, current form further indicated -the bill probably would pass if the “Hostettler amendment is withdrawn. Meanwhile, chief proponents of

New Trial Sought the reformer wondered if they op y i 3 hadn't made a mistake when they ; had the bill removed from the cal~ ] S dying :

endar yesterday. i « Their own check indicated about | BEDFORD; Ind. Feb. 27 (U. P). =Petition for a new trial was on

45 Republicans favored the bill as it stood. A Times poll showed the.bill | file today for Earl Fry, 60, serving a life term in state prison in con-

would have received at least 10 Democratic votes, probably 12. This | nection with the 1945 slaying of his fact was known to Republican | wife, leaders. : In a suit filed in Lawrence Mr. ‘Henley, however, apparently | circuit court, Fry charged that he wanted to be sure he could count on | was denied due process of law. He 51 votes needed to pass the bill | claimed the shooting of his wife from the Republican side. was accidential. Many legislators belleved Mr.| His wife, Dora, was killed at her Henley had the bill removed from| Bedford home April 21, 19045. Fry the calendar because he didn't want| was sentenced Oct. 2, 1945, by it “passed by the Democrats.” They| Special Judge Grant Rogers of Pranklin, During the trial he

believed a point of party prestige was at stake, pleaded self defense, saying he was If the Democrat vote was needed | fighting for possession of a rifle when {it discharged.

to pass’ the measure, moreover, it

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