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PINT-SIZED Saul Rabb tried his best to be colorless, retiring. He literally shrank from public view. He succeeded for a time, even as an Ohlo State. university student in the early .20's. But a man's environment often catches up with him. It forces an adjustment, effects a gradual change in his personality. This happened to the 44-year-old judge of newly established criminal court 2. Destiny forced mdny unique experiences upon him in the years that followed his collegiate days. Many of these incidents turned the public Spotlight on him. Not the least of these was the sensational WAC murder case of 1943, wand: The case was thrown into his Tegal lap while he was serving as chief deputy prosecutor. One hot August day, while Prosecutor Sherwood

+ Blue was out of town, Cpl. Maoma L. Ridings was slain in the Claypool hotel. Her death came under.

* mysterious eciréumstances that steadfastly refused to yield a. solution after clues were sifted by investigators. With all eyes upon him, Chief Deputy Rabb and ohe of his deputies established headquarters in the nfurder room. They remained there a full 24 hours,

"s,examining the room and secretly interviewing sus-

pects in thé ghastly atmosphere.

Manual High School Graduate

DURING ,THE spectacular inquiry, the chief

deputy received five Confessions in one day.

INEXPENSIVE JUSTICE—Judge Saul Rabb spent

only $18 to remodel a basement courtroom,

Horn-Tooting

——— — : WASHINGTON, March 8.—Our literary congressmen finally got over their buck fever (it's no easy thing to say nice things about yourself and still sound modest) and finished their book. It is good not only for throwing at cats, propping up doors, decorating the parlor table (the cover is a beautiful cerise), but—if you've got the time to’ search for the epigrams and witty sayings—for reading. It's the new congressional directory, greatest bargain of the book printing business. Nine hundred pages, excellent paper, superb printing, $1.25 per copy. Each senator and representative has penned his autobiography with care. With no further ado let us thumb through this exciting volume, compendium of heroism, book of which Horatio Alger could well have " been proud:

Calls Himself Runt

G. W. (RUNT) BISHOP, the lawgiver from Carterville, 111, calls himself “runt” in his own life story. He tells how he tried successive careers as a tailor, coal miner, telephone linesman, and professional baseball player before he turned to lawmaking, His only fault as a historian is one of omission; he doesn’t say one word about the fact that he is the only congressman who designs his wife’s dresses. He just designs ‘em, though. He seldom has time to sew ‘em. Rep. Helen Gahagan Douglas of Los Angeles has two professions. She says she is a stage star and opera. singer. Her neighbor, Congressman Donald L. Jackson, Santa Monica, says his profession is press agentry, though he uses the more dignified term, public relations.

Senator Glen Taylor, Idaho, errs, I think, in

“lot of his officia¥.wofk in his private office. He found

. county maintains far its prosecutor,

|Last year he was named chairman of the 12th ward—

“x all my life, I never talked to more crackpots, " Saul ‘Yecollects. An Indianapolis native—his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Moses Rabb, still live at 1311 .-Union st—the new appointee is a Manual high school graduate, His first time away from home was when he was 15. He won a trip to the Cincinnati zoo for increasing the ecirculation of his paper route. The first city-wide 1. Q. test in the public schools found young Rabb winning 11th place. One of six children, he had not considered college. * However, his father read a newspaper article advising that the gifted should have the opportunities at college. Consequently, Saul was sent to Columbus, O. He was to live with an_aunt, His father had decided Saul was too shy and callow to attend college under more independent surroundings. He stayed at-Ohio Sta.e 1%; years, returning here to spend one semester at Butler. Then an interest in law blossomed. It was to yemain his consuming interest more than two decades later,

Evades Handshakers THREE YEARS AT Indiana law scliool netted him an an LL, B. degree. In 1926, the young attorney moved into the State Life building and started looking for clients. He still occupies the same office; where his law library always has been one of his principal interests, When he served, as a deputy prosecutor, he dd a

this library “considerably supertor- to the one the

Most persons think of Saul as an astute politician of long service-to the Republican party. Actually, he has been a precinct committeeman only five years,

City hospital district, In 1934 he was a candidate for judge of superior court 5. This is his entire career in party affairs, ’ He plans to resign the party posts. “It isn't right for ime to hold them and be a judge,” reasons the boyish-appearing Mr. Rabb. Perhaps his outstanding personality traits are his frankness and simplicity. He talks freely and informally. He doesn't pussyfoot around a controversial subject. He doesn’t hesitate for dramatic effect, a disease with many public officials. His old-time characteristic shyness seasserted itself briefly last Saturday, however. When news spread that Governor Gates had appointed the studious Saul, the usual crop of party faithful sought him to wring his hand. He evaded them and went to the sectional basketball game instead. He sat with vivacious 17-year-olds, who neither recognized him or cared. He was just another “square,” (By Kenneth Hufford.)

By Frederick C. Othman

— HR Pass-the-Biscuits- Pappy O’Daniel of Texas. He says nothing about “his entry with his hill-billy band into politics, Senator Homer E. Capehart of Indiana, the big fancy-phonograph man, proves himself a master of understatement. He says that he is a farmer and manufacturer. - : Rep. FP. Howard Herbert, New Orleans, makes sure his constituents pronounce his name right by telling them how. Call him a-bear, he says. The new senator from Baltimore, Herbert R. O’'Conor, writes the longest autobiography; 54 lines about himself. Rep, Clarence Cannon of Missouri says all he wants to say about Cannon in this one sentence:

Longest Term of Service

“ELECTED TO longest consecutive term of service of any representative in history of Missouri.” The only honorary Sioux in congress is Rep, Karl Stefan of Norfolk, Neb. - The redskins call him Pah-Hug-Mon-Thee. He says this means “leader man.” The ancestors of Rep. James J. Heffernan of Brooklyn, N. Y., were among the Irish piodeers who settled the place before the war of 1812. Senator William Langer of Bismarck, N. D,, says he is the only person ever to be arrested in any Englishspeaking country for filing an affidavit of prejudice against a ‘judge. Rep. Carroll D. Kearns of Farrel, Pa., lists himself as a nationally known concert artist and conductor .of instrumental and choral groups. Senator Tom Connaily of Texas is the only man in the book who doesn't teil when he was born. An oversight,” hey, senator?

Or as you may have gathered, it's a book for any-@

body's library. Ill not spoil it by telling any more

ignoring his faithful guitar. So, too, does Senator of the plot. Yr » On Cuff Notes By Erskine Johnson HOLLYWOOD, March 8.—Mickey Rooney is already from now. There are seven doors in the picture,

plotting his third marriage—to a blond radio actress. van Johnson and Evie Wynn are Acapuico, Mexico, bound for a belated honeymoon. Sudden discovery: Beverly Hills boasts an intersection of Gregory and Peck (roads), Walter Pidgeon, not Spencer Tracy, will do “Cass Timberlane: = Former Secretary of State Byrnes may et a liaison job with the movie producers association. : Cary Grant isvso interested-ih-Goldwyn Girl: Karen

X. Gaylord that he calls her mother once a week to

see ‘how she’s doing on that South American tour. Hollywood reconnaissance: which Virginia Mayo wears in weighs only three-and-a-half ounces, the telescope.)

Richard Opens 7 Doors

JOAN BENNETT will think out loud, a la “Strange Interlude,” for her role in “Secret Beyond the Door.” Radio Actress Colleen Collins, who hag impersonated Joan on the air, speaks Joan's mind on the set.

“Out of the Blue” (Brother,. pass

room and record her own thoughts. Joan's leading man is Michael Redgrave, the Brit-

ish importation. He's tall, combination of Charles Farrell and Sonny Tufts.

Producer-director Fritz Lang is'keeping his fingers

crossed that “Open the Door, Richard,” will-be for-

gotten by the time the flim is released six months

We, the Women

GETTING married Is a fairly ‘simple business—

from a legal standpoint.

Getting unmartied is much more complicated. Just how complicated many young couples don’t realize until they are already in the divorce courts

fighting over such problems as property settlement, “-alimony, custody and support of children.

who are “talking divorce.”

It Isn't the Simplest Way

ia “THERE'S no type- casting complaint from Howard

That lacy bathing suit

After the film's completion, Joan will go into a dubbing

blond, and handsome, a

Now comes a much needed book for the couples Jacques Bacal and Louise Sloane call their new handbook the “ABC of Divorces E

raise and answer the questions about husband and. a wile should carefully con-, Seeing Wak divorce is the Tapes”, es out that it might be’ about as easy

and Mj. Redgrave opens all of them. It always happens department: Fred MacMurray and Ava Gardner reported for work in “Singapore.” They had never met. Director John Brahm introduced them. The camera started to roll. Fred took Ava in his. arms, kissed her; and whispered, “Darling, I've Joved you all my. life.”

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Duff. On'the air he plays Detective Sam Spade. He'll make his film debut as a convict in Mark Hellinger’s new movie, “Brute Force.” A Hollywood producer, according to a story making the rounds, turned down a fdirly good screeri play on the premise that it “vasn’'t true to life. “Reel five,” he complained, “takes place a year after the opening of the picture, and the heroine still has the same servants.” Van Heflin denies that he's an inveterate scene stealer. * “I've never deliberately stolén a scene in my life.”

It just looks that way because he’s such a terrific]

actor.

“But,” he blushed, “I did steal a scene from myself :

once. In ‘The Strange Love of Martha Ivers.” Some people thought that coin-fingering trick was to steal scenes. It wasn't, It was to illustrate the drama of a. gambler's adept fingers, But I forgot and used it from habit in a scene where it wasn’t necessary, and stole the scene from myself,”

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of Divorce” no couple could really believe that get~ ting uniarried is as simple as getting married.

Divorce Is Difficult Problem

80, the husband and wife who have already let the word “divorce” enter their quarreling and bickering would’ do well to spend an evening With a good ‘book—the “ABC of Divorce.” - “Couples who run away from marriage are frequently people. who don't like to. face dimou problems. Well, divorce is a difficult problem, 400. And -if they can understand that beforé their marriages are already in the divorce courts, some of them

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For a time when the days get

YOU WELL remember How, up tothe twenty-second

. .green, The days are gettin’ long and

And purty soon, * Some lazy afternoon, ’

THERE COMES a day

But say,’ That's not a time at all to me

When Nature tears the times

Sing a song, a song, a song

PERFUME-freighted breeze, Blossom-laden trees, Clover to your knees, Pollen-burdened bees,

_ The sun! And the daytime isn’t done

H: HO! Sing a song, a song

The days got short and shorter, Like they thought they'd orter, . But now, here.in March, it's seen, : y "Bout time the Irish are a-wearin’ of the

The sun is settin’ up and stronger,

You'll hear the symphony. of Gices In the blossoms of the linden trees.

When middle March seems middle May,

When Days Get Long

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And helps the little flowers to start, By puttin’ in, between the dawn and dark, The sunshine and the meadow-lark.

For the time when the days get long!

While all around we have the sun! The sun!

'Bout time you think it's purty well begun!

Year Like We Had in

Paul T. Ulman, assistant state the ground was frozen this week.

Last year. at this time some farms ers were already plowing their land. But there will be no early spring this year like in 1946. Because of its frozen state, little water was received into the soil. Precipitation Lower In fact the February precipitation, which means rain and snow, was the lowest for a February in history and the weather bureau records date back to 1883. There was just a third of an inch. If we would have a couple of months like February, it would be bad news for farmers, However, there was a third of an inch of precipitation last week-end. But it still isn’t enough. Weatherman R. M. Williamson's records shqw that the total temperature reading for - February showed ‘an average of 7 degrees below normal, compared to other ‘Pebruaries. Since Feb. 1, right up to yesterday, there have been only six days when the temperature has been above normal and that happened in the middle of the month, 8 Degrees Daily The situation has been about the same since March 1. So far this month: there has been a ‘otal deficiency of 46 degrees, an average of eight degrees a day. Look for a little’ warmer trend for the next

few days, says Mr. Williamson. As cold as it has been, there have

THE MOON SHIP, because of

formance on the homeward journey. Their speed is now decredsing; of re-crossing the. earth-moon line,

Now they have passed.it and their speed 1s Increasing. . The earth is in

control, ”

v ” ” OFF to one side is Polaris; there

|is the Dipper pointing the way. In

the dpposite direction is the Southern Cross. Over here is the star Sirius and the constellation. Orion. Yonder is Venus. ‘All seem” like distant friends. Ahead is the earth pulling them ‘homeward. The travelers again experience the perpetual day of space. Je The earth now half fills the visual angle. They are moving toward the evening side, in the orbit which at Tyaighl would {bring the ship to take-off

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In Case You Didn't Know, Ground Was Frozen 2 Feet

There Will Be No Early ‘Spring This ;

1946

By The Weather Editor *

entomologist, found out how deem

He was driving north on Road 37 just outside the city limits when| he saw gas-company workmen digging to repair a gas main. He stopped and found that on bare ground the soil was frozen to a” depth of two feet. Where there was a sod covering, the ground was frozen, 12 inches.

been several signs of spring reported. James Clark, another assistant state entomologist, - reported he saw pinhead-size® mites, an eight-legged animal, in a field off Road 67, north last week. He was stooping over to examine some shrubbery if you're curious about how he happened to see them. : Still another assistant sfate entomologist, John Favinger, saw: about 24 crocuses above the ground some as high as 2% inches, in his yard at Whiteland. Paints County Jail I might report here that Sheriff Al Magenheimer has been spring house-cleaning, painting the inside of the county jail a nifty white—

all but the base of the walls, which are painted tan. This is because

‘the jail's mop slingers arent as

careful as they should be; he said. Over the state, the continued cold weather has been severe -on unprotected winter crops. A report from Daviess eounty says that the top of the wheat Ras been frozen off, but that the stools are green. The snow cover helped out some. Over large northern areas the snow cover has kept winter grains in good condition. Fruit buds are dormant and ' there has been no damage except to ‘Some peach buds in southern counties. They have been sowing a little clover seed for the past week in southern Indiana.

181 million in impounded’ revenue

|able the Indiana attorney general

SATURDAY, MARCH 8 1947

Transit Firm's |; Rate Hearing i Is Recessed

Delay Granted Until March 25

Indianapolis Railways’ battle for

and a permanent 8% cents token rate has been recessed in circuit court until March 25, Special Judge Floyd W. Burns granted tha. recess yesterday to en-

to reply to the contention of Rail« ways President: Harry Reid that: ONE: The company cannot pay for 75 busses and trackless trolleys

funds. - TWO: It cannot. make financing

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unless the temporary 8% cents rate is made permanent. . » THREE: Unless it can the vehicles, service will deteriorate to the point where the present company can no longer stay in business. Seek Permanent Injunction The company is seeking to make rmanent the temporary injunction under which it raised token rates from 6% to 8% cents Aug. 12, Under the temporary injunction, the company was ordered to place in escrow the difference it collected between the new and old fares. This sum totaled $980,471.50 on March 5. Since it is accumulating at the rate of about $145,000 a month, it will total well over $1 million by the time the circuit court suit is decided. The injunction action grew out of the refusal of the Indiana public servicé commission last spring to

Defying the commission, the utility sought a temporary injunction, which was granted in ‘August, and immediately hiked the fares. The attorney general, representing the commission, appealed to the state supreme court, At the same time, the company moved to make its temporary injunction permanent so that it can collect the impounded million and maintain the 8% cents fare. Would Force Refund Attorneys for both sides are looking toward the state supreme court decision on the injunction appeal for the answer to the company’s future fares. Should the supreme court rule the temporary injunction invalid, attor-

unless it receives the impounded

allow the company to raise its rates. h

Decaying Vines Add

the blueprints, around the home of 7707 N. Meridian st.

spite of ‘poor soil. They decided it was better not to urry up their lawn only to have the grass die in another year. To sow the seed on cement-like soil would waste hours and dollars. So that first summer in May they planted soybeans. “We fed all the rabbits in the neighborhood that year,” Mrs. Feightner recalls.

cig A 2 AS THE beans grew in spite of dry weather and poor soil, they absorbed nitrogen from the air and deposited it into the ground. In September the decaying bean vines, ploughed under, added both plant food and all-important water absorbing ud to enrich and loosen the tight clay. Grass seed sown that fall germinated and flourished in cool moist days to make a good lawn before winter.

neys doubt that. the company’s case for a permanent restrainer could succeed. Such a ruling by the supreme court woyld immediately force the company to refund the millién 'dollars to holders of yellow coupon. receipts which the corthpany has been issuing with three - for - a - quarter ticket strips. Couldn’t Make Down Payment Mr. Reid and other company executives made it clear in circuit court yesterday that from their viewpoint continued operations de{pend upon their use of the revenue in escrow and the new rate, Mr. Reid told Judge Burns that the company’s deficit would not permit it to make even a 25 per cent down payment on the 75 new vehicles on order. Noted at the hearing yesterday by both sides and by Judge Burns was |the presence of Attorney James |Dawson, who is heading a civic movement for the purchase of the utility by the city. During Mr, Tretton’s lengthy recital of the company’s equipment, Judge Burns interrupted the witness to request: “Will. somebody please wake up Mr. Dawson? He ought to hear this.” Mr. Dawson said he wasn't asleep at all... “We couldn't make the down payntent,” he said. I doubt if you could get ahybody to take deferred payment paper unless they felt we could pay the installments, and the company cannot do that under the 6% cents rate. £

precision take-off, has followed the

master chart. The pilot and navigator are at ease as to the ship's per-

they are moving toward the point they roll the ship 180 degrees about

its axis. They are now in the neutral plane and have minimum speed.

THEY TURN the ship so that it is” traveling stern first and turn on the power ‘Jet until the meter shows a reduction in speed of one mile per second. They then sturn the ship so that it 1s headed in the direction of their velocity. In this they are guided by the master chart. The mass of the ship has now been reduced over onehalf since take-off, owing to the discharge of mass through jets. The ship will now enter the earth's atmosphere at a. lower level.

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“Now every year, we fertilize, reseed bare spots and roll the lawn,” says Mrs. Feightner. “We don’t water it in summer. It gets brown inh “ary Weather, but“:a8 soon as rains come it gets green again. The main points are to keep grass well fertilized and keep weeds out.” "n ss =» THE FEIGHTNERS will do their spring reseeding of bare patches soon. “Seed sown on top of the snow may wash if we get a quick

Kooken Named To Police Board

Formerly Headed

Training School Goverrior Ralph Gates today appointed Donald Kooken, Indiana university faculty member, to the Indiana state police board. A former member of the state police department, the new appointee fills the vacancy of Clarence Gramelspacher, Jasper, whose term Spi Thursday. : . Kooken, well known in state oe KOH circles, formerly had charge of the state police training]. school. He resigned about a year ago to take the position at the university where he has been teaching in tie criminology department.

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. ITS IN FINE PRINT Robert (Buc) Wittig that tell the difference between ‘bargain a while his pal Watlleg/waits patiently. -

Soybeans Loosen Earth, Enrich Soil for Grass

And Plant.Food fo Lawn

“I'VE SEEN only one piece of ground that's worse than this,” said the expert. He was looking at an acre of packed clay, labeled “lawn” im

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Mr. and Mrs. Harold C. Feightner,

thaw. But if it’s son on frozen ground then with a thaw theres moisture right there to get it started. 16 mist Bot IV. out. ney it begins to germinate.”

WHEN TO" roll sous Towa? 5 Feightner says, “A tell when his lawn doesn't he walks over it—that's a If you roll a yard when is too moist you do more good. It Packs do like

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Margaret Truman To Choose 3 Songs

Symphony orchestra, on:whose program the President's daughter will appear, said the choice had been narrowed to four possibilities. They were: -“Ave Maria” by ~ Bach-Gounod; “Falanana Bambin” by Sandero; ‘“Serinata” by Tosti and “Cielito Einda,” a Mexican folk song.

oK $17 illion Budget ATLANTIC CITY, N. J., March 8 (U. P.).—The eastern area confer ence of the Presbyterian chureh in the U. 8. A, last night approved 8 =

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emeritus professor of physics stories take such a jourinto scientific literature,

describing in semi-technical language the problems of mechanics and navigation and. the surprising reactions of the rocket ship's

they begin to observe details, The accelerometer begins to give indications of retardation in speed. They begin to notice a sensation of ya in the direction of their veocity. They are entering’ the earth's atmosphere. J e edge of the earth's night is. passing below theni. The sensation of weight is ing¢reasing. ‘The radar shows a height above the earth's

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