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SHADOWLAND — This picture of a mental patient in Central State Hospital for the insane symbolizes Indiana's plans to bring more light into the shadowy halfworld of mental illness. For decades institutions like Central have fought for funds to give mental patients proper care. Now action is on the way.

Surprise Sprung By Teen Defense

After 40 Years, Indiana Can Help Mentally Unfit

Setup Authorized by Last Legislature Opens Way to Improve Conditions

First of a

series,

By ROBERT BLOEM AFTER 40 YEARS of evading the issue, Indiana is ready to roll ja¢eq’ the closing arguments of the back the shadows that hang over every inmate of its mental institutions.’ teen-agers’ murder trial here. After 40 vears of following the path of least resistance, the state has an agency—the mental health gouncil—and the power to begin and tial. of William Price and Wil-|

eventually tomplete a full-scale, 1

ong-range mental health program.

. Today conditions in Hoosier mental hospitals are little better than |

they were last July when The! Times bared them to public view. - Patients' still are left’ largely to the care of untrained and unskilled attendants and orderlies, « Last week there were 85 who nad] been” ordered committed but for

“whom no institution beds were yet : available,

. lodged in the Marion county jail— ated as they would have been in roads today informed the board of fired.

Two of these were | tre Middle Ages, but only because there | was no other place to hold them. » » 5 THE 1947 general assembly did more to establish a long-range

Two Roads Reject Underpass Pay

Two

Photo by Tim Timmerman,

Witness Supports Accident Theory

AY Use of Site For G. I. Homes

Veterans Committee pushed plans today for the utiliza-' tion of Ft. Harrison as a housing project for veterans.

dividual Legion executives said they | thought such a move practical. |

day in Indianapolis generally for the conversion of the historic fort nto a residential community when the army evacuates it July 1.

as a division. {

lof A.V. 'C., said the veterans group

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Legion Executives Call Move ‘Practical’

.The Indianapolis American

American Legion Sentiment appeared growing to-'

Too Small for Army The army is moving out of the

fort under its new program of ex-! tended training A enough to maneuver units as large;

in areas large! 1

Housing facilities for 2000 families |

will -be vacant there as soon as! pfesént army units leave.

‘attorney and state vice chairman |

Would form a committee Wednesday. This group will study methods by which the fort with its ex-

be turned into veterans’ housing. ¢ “It is the most logical solution to the veterans’ housing problem here we have yet seen,” mented. To Study Operation

A. V. C. leaders said they would

he com-!|

‘fort might be operated.

One was the acquisition of the property from the war assets ad ministration by a non-profit organization either by purchase or lease. The other was outright pur- | chase by a private corporation! which would agree to rent it to! veterans at moderate rents. Spokesmen for the veterans said! they believed that since the fort) was built with federal funds, it; should not be permitted to fall into | the hands of speculators.

authority now exists, to intervene showed. |

Mayor Tyndall housing committee Friday.

COLUMBUS, Ind., March 31.— “surprise” witnesses introduced by the defense today de-!

Earlier, opposing counsel in the

liam Johnson; both 17, of Evans-| {ville, said they expected to .start|

| closing arguments today.

The trials in its fifth week. The defense introduced Joe Heck- | [Fine Anderson, Madisoi comnty en[gineer. Mr. Heckman testified Yhat |

| Trooper. Herbert We Smith was pun officials said today.

la crouching’ position, almost in|

| front of the téen-agers’ stolen. car,

| “The Monon and Nickel Plate rail- ‘when the shot that killed him was

works they would not bear any of | the cost of a proposed underpass | boi E. 11th st. Contstruction of the track eleva-

Aids Accident Contention

ing doubled up in

Non-Profit Group | Has High Priority

Times Washington Bureau WASHINGTON, March 31. Ay non-profit corporation bidding ton Fort -Benjamin Harrison for | housing purposes would have a near! top. priority war assets: administra- | !

Corporation officials are world |

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Police Check

This testimony was in line with |?

the defense eontention that the]

program for caring for these unfor- [tion is part of a project to provide |r puilet fired by Price at the tire

tunates than any legislature in two |an east- west route through the city.|on the state car.

generations. done, but that's another story.

Funds have been provided to] build a néw hospital for the insane in northern Indiana and ‘a new psychiatric hospital here in Indianapolis. A program was made possible for the maximum training | of certain types of mentally handicapped children through use of | public school facilities. n ” ” TOPPING the list of general ac- " eomplishments was unification of | authority and concentration & re-

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‘Homemaking -21 World Affairs 16 -

[Roosevent ave. under "the 'Nicke | Plate and Monon tracks. The board ordered its attorney, O. B. Hanger, to investigate the | distribution of _construction costs. | | Railroads usually bear 20 per cent fui city and county the remain- |

The state had

It ‘alo left much un- yo wid connect 11th st. with contended the trooper had stood to 1 the side of his car.

Two drawings by Mr. Heckman

supposedly fired by the trooper were|

| introduced as evidence.

Another witness, Dan Stine, 80- |

year-old Columbus» gunsmith,

scheduled t6 follow Mr, Heckman |

ee board members said the rail | | (Contiuued oh Page. 9—Column 5)

roads refused to participate in the] program because of an old agreeiment with the city. Before con- | struction of the 10th st. underpass [in the. early 1900's, the -city agreed {to bear the total cost of the grade | separation. The projected track - elevation would | cost Indianapolis an estimated $400,000, acgording to city |

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Mercury in 30s

Forecast Today

LOCAL’ TEMEERATURES

Atrusements 12 Inside Indpls. 13) | enaineers, 6am... 31 0am... 52 Eddie Ash 5 22 Dan Kidney A 8 eT —— am..... 38 ita. m..... 55 Boots .........26 | Ruth Millett . . Whitman, Ex-Governor | 82 m.....43 12 (Noon).. 5 Business ...... 11 Movies - 2 Of New York, Dies Sam... 40 pm..... 58 Carnival ...... 16! J. .E, O'Brien 2 ‘ ; . Classified ..24- 26 | Obituaries % i NEW YORK March 31 . P). Continued warm weather with |temperatures in the 50s were preCamics ..... wal. C. Othman 15] | —~Charles 8. Whitman, 78, one- ~time | c Wo dicted by the weatherman for toOrosewon 11 30 Radio ..... J. 27 racket-busting prosecutor of New |day and tonight. JRaderialy 1vi. 18] {Mrs. Roosevelt 16 York City and former Republican | A high of 47 degrees was recorded Forum ia 6 (Senerrer- 1 g | Governor of New York, died Sdt- here . yesterday. The temperature Meta Given n "a1 | Sport. das 29.23 | jurday night after a hear’ attack.. |had dropped 10 degrees at 6 a. m, \ Met ) . heh a 8: vues ra He first gained fame as the prose- | today. 0. YWOn, ; omen’s jcutor who convicted Police ‘Lt.| Showers were predicted for the

Charles Becker for-the slaying of | (north portion of the state tonight

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ALLY FAMO A FOR FINE FOOD Herman Rosenthal, a notorious, FA 3 hn, SE OhloAdy. Gaapler duly 16, 1913.

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with rain in the central and Sout

jo rooper might have been killed acci- | Stark Awaiting Reports

| dentally when he stepped -in front Prosecutor Continues His Investigation Of Tow-Truck Shakedown Charges

Police today contiued to check

fe the line of fire of a bullet| lion annual “pool” take.

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spokesmen said the Legion has nat yet considered the possibility, but in-

| titioners against the trolley fare Charles Feibleman, Indianapolis | increase,” James M. Dawson, at-

torney, today announced his candidacy for the Republican mayoralty ‘nomination.

{with no clique,” he said.

sent the average citizen.”

sistence on riding a car on an out- | lawed token.

{of graft from the police department No municipal agency or county and declared he “would make no “deals” with politicians in his camin the sale of .the fort, a check|paign.

disbanded his !school, diana Law School, he is a member It reported that at least 11,000 of the Indiana and American Bar families in Indianapolis were liv-|associations, South Grove Golf club, inadequate and the Indianapolis Public Links quarters. association, at 1320 N. Delaware st.

IN MAYOR RACE—James M. Dawson, attorney, becomes | candidate for Republican may-

oralty nomination,

Connell, wife of Forrest McConnell, well-to-do Dupont resident.

Trolley Fare Foe Out for Mayor

James Dawson Enters. Republican Race As a spokesman for “64,274 pe-

He explained that he would rep-| resent. specifically “the “interests! of the ‘straphangers” in the May 6 primary election. “Otherwise, I shall be ‘aligned “I shall strive only to continue to repre-

Ran for Prosectuor

Lockman Trial Hears Kin of

Mrs. McConnell

|—The state today continued ito weave a ‘web of circumstantial evidence around Murs.

| Lottie (Tot) Lockman, the (good Samaritan of Jefferson

der by poison.

{J. 8. Kirkpatrick, sister-in-law of

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Life in Home - Told By Sister-in-Law

By VICTOR PETERSON Times Staff Writer

MADISON, Ind., March 31.

county, accused of attempted mur-

The . victim is Mrs. Mayme Mc-

As the second week of the trial opened in Jefferson county circuit court the prosecution called Mrs.

Mrs. McConnell, as a witness. Mrs. Kirkpatrick, along with Dr. E. C. Cook, McConnell family physician, instigated the investigation into the invalid's unusual illness. Like Sisters, She Says

Contrary to some country gossip, Mrs. Kirkpatrick said that she and Mrs. McConnell were more like sisters than in-laws and that their relationship was very cordial On cross-examination, the defense attempted to discredit Mrs. Kirkpatrick's testimony with immaterial questions, Judge Harry E. Nichols cautioned the defense on this type of examination. Defense attorneys are particularly interested in Mrs. Kirkpatrick because they implied in their opening statement last week that she her-

Mr. Dawson, who also. ran ;for

consider two methods by which the |the Republican prosecutor nomina- | give bichloride of mercury to Mrs.

tion a year ago, waged a one-man

campaign against the trolley fare| _lincrease last summer by his

in-/

He was ejected from the car. |

| state, Mrs. Kirkpatrick told of vari-

self might have had opportunity to

{ McConnell. Tells of Visits On direct examination by the

ous visits of the alleged victim to

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No Accord Better 1 Than Half-Hearted Pledges, He Says

Shows Anger and Loss of Patience oy

At Soviet ‘Immovab

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is “real meeting of minds” it agreement on Germany.

Vandenberg Urges UN Check on Aid

Offers Amendments To Truman Plan

Réad an editorial, “We Demand Peace,” Page 16. :

By HARRISON SALISBURY | United Press Foreign Editor A move was made today by Senator Arthur H, Vandenberg (R. Mich) to correlate President Tru: man's Greco-Turkish program with the machinéry of the. Uhited Nations. Senator Vandenberg's proposal was designed to meet widespread criticism of the Truman doctrine as by-passing the United Nations. An initial step to meet this criticism was taken Friday by Warren ‘R. Austin, U. S. delegate, when he laid Mr. Truman's proposals before the security council. Mr. Vandenberg presented amendments to the American plan under

which it would be subject to can-

He is president of the People's! her home and of sojourns she made | .110tion by a majority vote of

|“to prevent the ordinary citizen |

He'll Make No “Deals” Mr. Dawson pledged elimination]

A graduate of Shortridge high Butler university, and In-

He is married and lives

Sports Roundup et ® Sidelights ho ‘inside inforniation- from the world of sports is offered in ‘Sports Roundup” each day in The Times. * @This breezy column is written by Eddie Ash, Times sports -edifor and dean of - Indianapglis sports writers. Turk to ¥ Page 22.

on Pools:

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Protective League, formed, he said,!in the McConnell residence.

She verified Mrs. McConnell’s|

| from being gouged by public utili- | symptoms—which doctors say are]

peculiar to niercury poisoning — and told how she took samples of body fluid for examination. She took these to Dr. R. N. Harstate toxicologist. While awaiting report, she said, “Tot” aksed her every day if any word Had come on the examination, when it would come and what it might show. Mrs. Kirkpatrick also said that several times the 63-year-old housekeeper had forecast that Mrs. McConnell was going to die. She denied ever having any trouble with Mrs, Lockman and said that to her knowledge there never was any mercury in the Dupont household. Plan to Call Expert ‘The state is attempting to establish a chain of events which will! prove conclusively that body fluids taken from Mrs. McConnell Were actually sent to Dr. Harger. At. that-time they will call the toxicologist to report his findings. The “mercury. and old lace” case | county

talkative . Jefferson

attempted, murder the daily topic |

when three bodeis were exhumed.

in the body of Mrs. Minnie McConnell, leged poison victim.

information on the city's $9 mil-

Prosecutor Judson Stark said police will report to him when all pool |

| operators ‘are checked, * Meanwhile, he said, he was conti

much as half what they earned for towing cars wrecked in accidents. Orders to close more than 30 lot- | teries and pool ticket enterprises operating “wide open” here result- | ed in three raids over the weekend. Dice, cards, money and weapons were seized. Squads under Capt. Wayne Bear and Sgt. Paul Pearsey entered the Arumco Club at 405 Indiana ave. at 8:30 p. m. Saturday with a search warrant and arrested seven! persons on gambling charges. | The raiders said they found $10 in a pouch, eight decks of cards, two policy books, a beseball ticket score book, some furniture and a revolver loaded with five shells. They arrested and charged Leslie Hayden, 51, of 311 W. St. Clair st. with keeping a gambling house and operating a lottery; Mattie Hayden, 39, same address, keeping a gaming house, and John E. Conley, 31, of 213 W. North st, keeping a. gaming house and gaming. Fourteen men were arrested and

inuing to question tow-truck opera-

Was | tors on their charges that policemen were shaking them down for as

la gaming establishment,

A 45 automatic pistol was found | by Sgt. John Foran's squad when it! raided a residence at 2512 James st. | | yesterday. Raiders also found dice, cards and whisky, 3 Paul Dunkerson, 41, was changed with keeping a gaming house and violating the beverage act. ‘David Harris, 41, of 2380 Park ave, was charged with firearms act violation and with visiting a gaming house. ! He admitted owning the gun, police | said. . Four other men were charged] with visiting. All were scheduled to appear for hearing today in Mu- | nicipal court 3. Near police headquarters,

leged pool ticket emporium at 10 8. New Jersey st. and arrested walter Lucas, 48, of 123 8. Davidson st. on charges of selling pool tickets. They found 26 books of “moon and lightning” baseball tickets and

charged with gaming and visiting,

other types o lottery tickets, they said ile

Sgt. | Pearsey’s squid moved into an al-

The charge later was dropped on {the grounds. of insufficient evidence.

Tests still are being conducted lo determine whether death was)

| due to mercury.

interesting News On Inside Pages

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Shaky Jobs Hurt Morale of Child Welfare Department Draft Cards Will Be Mere Souvenirs After Tonight.. we | Deaths Mount in India Rioting . 1600 Deported at Haifa After Harbor Rioting {Miners Start 6-Day Work Holi- | -day Tonight | Congress Studies - Labor Court Idea Centralia Disaster Widens ed erator Split (Perkins)...... Senate Banking Committee Votes Down General Rent Hike (Con-— |. gress MEWS) 1 uiens. avasyaspans [Crazy Inventions Throw Patent

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"Office Behind in Its Work. .... 15] .

U. N. Not Ready to Handle, Balkan 1ssue ae Vas PAVERS Be Paiva Todiasapelse | Youth Wins U, 8.

The gray-haired hymn- singing housekeeper was then charged with | murder when mercury Was found |

mother-in-law of the al-|

either the security council or the | general assembly. The general assembly will meet | 'about a month henee for a special | session on Palestine. The meeting is expected to broaden to include debate of the Whole, Eastern Medi-

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Utility Employees To Vote on Strike

Mayor Hears Protest On Recent Firings

A joint C. I. O.-A, F. of L. dele{gation called on Mayor Tyndall today to protest firing of 12 employees from fhe Citizens Gas & {Coke utility. - They charged the | workers were Jischarged for union

Lactivity: - The mayer “told them that while

continues to hold the intérest of the utility .is owned by the city of| + Al-|1ndianapolis, he has no control though “Tot” is charged only With | gyer it.

| He said, however, he would tele-

of, conversation revolves about the|phone Utility Manager Thomas L. bizzare happenings of last August Kemp and ask him about the situ-

| ation, Threaten Strike Voto The delegation, headed by Powers Hapgood, C. I. O. regional director, warned

|a strike vote tonight. | If they vote to strike, both A. F. of L. and C. I. O. members in {the city ash and garbage collection department and at the sanita-

| tion plant would walk off their = jobs in sympathy, the mayor was

By R. H. SHACKFORD Times Staff Writer

MOSCOW, March 31.—Secretary of State George G. Marshall today warned the Soviet Union that unless there

The U. S. secretary's statement: showed he is losing

patience over delays in reaching agreement. It was

the mayor that {members of the union would take

would be Detter to haye no

the angriest declaration rn hag

made here. Secretary Marshall accused the Russians of making would result in German V. M. Molotov answered Mr. shall just as sharply, the Ru foreign minister accused the American of misrepresenting the Soviet position. He declared that the Russians have supported and will

"At the close of today's 18th sess

sion, -after more than three dune re of oratory, the ministers decided 0 hdld & “réstricted” meeting tomors row at which ‘only four representa= tives of each lelegation will be pres: ent. It was at such restricted meetings in the past that bargaining and horsetrading has taken place. i ‘ “The United States is opposed to a policy which will continue Germany as a congested slum or eco~ nomic poorhouse in the center of 3 Europe.” He categorically rejected the So viet demand’ for reparations kop

current production as an eg .. condition” of Soviet acceptance :

‘economic unity for Germany. ; Secretary Marshall Said: Eo Te “Unless we can have a real meeting of minds and a real desire to carry out both the spirit and the letter of our agreement it Yet better if none were reached,” Marshall said. “We must not repeat the celle 3 ence we have had in implementing the terms of the Potsdam agrees ment,” he said. “We can never ' reach real agreement on the basis of ultimatums or immovable positions.” Secretary Marshall said all his policies toward Germany placed primary emphasis on the trea! of Germany as an economic This he said was agreed on at Potsdam, but never carried out. = “A partitioned: Germany would mean a partioned Europe,” he said. The United States wants olie Gers {many because’ it wants a I which is not divided.” Bu" ‘Build Solidly Rather Than. Basis “We all -are here to resolve and not to accentuate our differences/* "| {he said: “But we should not seek agreement merely for the sake of agreement. . The United States recognizes that its responsibilities in" Europe will continue and it is more concerned in building : solidly than in building fast.” : This last was in line with what is understood to be Marshall's present attitude—to wait and sit out the situation here and even after pa the conference rather than com= promise on basic principles.

Tito Charges U. S. Blackmail

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| This would virtually shut down [those municipal services since both

. | departments are heavily unionized.

cs | Mr. Hapgood advised the mayor |inio accepting western-type Page that 80 per cent of the workers at | moeracy.

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,| All-America Owners ? Discuss '47 Schedole

CHICAGO, March 31 (U.P). Club owners of thé All-America pro-

¢ fessional football league met today A and the entire

ah discuss a tentative 1947 schedule 1 prepared’ earlier by ‘coaches. Jim. Crowley, owner-coach of the

11/Chicago’- Rockets and former com= bania and Bulgaria wi

missioner of the league, said he meeting originally

BELGRADE, March 31 (U. (Marshal Tito charged today [the United States is attempting | “blackmail” the Yugoslav )

Tito told a joint session ats anid. to serve al

G yr, Tr mrt ,endanger the peace

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