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FORECAST: Fair and continued cool today and tonight; generally fair and warmer tomorrow,

HUSBAND - SLAYER — Mrs. Marian Eidson, holding. or | 6-month-old baby, went on trial on a murder charge today. The defense is pleading self- defense.

Young Mother on Trial

Burglars Stage

Crimes Not Linked To lce-Pick Thief

A holdup, 12 burglaries and two

Police also ley five “Juventles

over to the juvenile aid division. A bandit wearing a bright plaid shirt entered the Covalt Liquor Store, 1425 8. Meridian .st., last night and held up L. I. Covalt. He took $40. As he left he joined another man wearing a bright yellow: shirt, . Dorothy Marks of 2153 N. Oxford st. reported a burglar entered her home yesterday while she worked In the basement. The intruder entered by removing an adjustable screen . and’ escaped with a purse contathing $36 and two rings valued at $150. Takes Purse from Table Cléo Fortiner of 2735 Guilford ave. reported loss of a purse, taken from the dining. room table of her home. The purse contained $6. Mrs, Darrell Plercefield, 4522 E. ‘Washington st., told policé an electric razor left on her dresser in a leather case last Friday was missing

Two youths were seen leaving the home of James Bryant, 1621 Cornell ‘ave, yesterday afternoon while he was cutting his lawn. He reported the pair had entered the back door by removing a screen door, then had pried open a trunk in the living room and taken a wallet. containing $65, ’ Doctors Lose Cash Three doctors at Coleman hospital reported their rooms burglarized yesterday, Dr. J. A. Hammond lost clothing valued at $75 and a pin valued at $7. Dx. Arthur Aiken reported a billfold contaihing $15 and a $12 check had been taken. He also lost a wrist wateh’ worth $55, Dr, George Godersky said his billfold; containing $5, two coins from a collection, & $15 fountain pen and an estimated $16 worth of clothing were taken from his room. A fourth doctor, D. E. Vivien, re- * ported he had seen a man leave the fourth floor; where the rooms were

(Continued on “Page 6—Column 6) *Say, What's Out This Way?"

Residents on the northeast side of Indianapolis flooded police head-

quarters with queries on “what's out this way?” Police 1 ‘that workmen were d

a woods north of Sky

Sawan ui

{in a wall near the bed where the

Exploding

| said he still believed the deaths “were homicide.”

58th YEAR—NUMBER 114

In Ax-Slaying

Jury dectte a , statement by Judge Joseph Howard that the killing appeared to be “jystifiable homicide.” The judge voiced this opinion after a preliminary hearing in the lower court.

Told of Threat At thagatime,’ Mrs. Eidson said she beat her husband to death with a hatchet after he threatened to kill her with a knife and when he attempted -to criminally -assault her 15-year-old sister who lived with them, Max Farb, attorney. for the woman, said he would present testimony to prove that the defendant struck her husband in self-defense. Deputy Prosecutors: John Daily and- Howard Young Jr. said they would seek a murder conviction on the evidence that she continued to hack her husband with the hatchet after he was unconscious: Detective Heard First witnesses to testify before a jury of 11 women and one man were Patrolman Elmer Huber and Detective Fae Davis. Patrolman Huber described the Park ave. apartment where he found the husband with his head crushed in “with several blows from a hatchet.” He said he found a knife sticking

body was found. Defense witnesses are expected to testify later that the knife was hurled by the victim at his wife before the killing. - Deputy prosecutors said that tiley would not demand the death penalty and pointed out to the jury that

Defense Will Contend Mrs. Eidson

Used Hatchet in Self-Defense at Home Here Testimony on which the state will rely to convict Mrs. Marian Esther Fidson on a murder, charge in connection with the hatchet. slaying of her husband, was started in criminal court before a jury today. The 20-year-old mother is on trial charged with first-degree mur-

| ing trouble with wife No. 9, whose

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Photo by Henry Glesing.

of Husband

!! der on evidence that she struck her husband, James Eidson, 31, 33 of

ing her 16-month-old baby -in her

Wife No. 9 Proves An Awful Bother:

CHICAGO, July 22 (U. P.) —Paul Ellis, 69, said today that “lové is awful.” He has been married 11 times, but he said he still was hav-

name he keeps forgetting. Mr. Ellis, a painting contractor, goes to court tomorrow to face con= tempt charges for failure to. pay alimony on his ninth wife, Mrs. Rose Ellis, ' ‘Wife No. 11, Mrs. ‘Dora Ellis, said she would go to court with him, “just to make sure everything is all right.”

Fish Bit His Finger; Fist Took Revénge GRAND RAPIDS, Mich, July 22 (U. P.). — Edward G. Kaspar got fighting mad when a fish broke water in the Grand river and bit his finger. Mr. Kaspar jumped in and battled fist-to-fin with his quarry. He emerged with a punch-drunk,

{last night. Lincoln where he made his con-|

Thody with a sheet of tin,

TUESDAY, JULY 22,

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Entered as 8ccond-Class Matter at. Postoffice Indianapolis, Ind

Issued daily except Sunday

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Police Brutality Charged,

Probe Under Way Here

Youth 17, Admits Choking Boy, 8, To Death

ETO UHURU LMLO0 OLN. Neb. July 22 (U.

| George Thomas Lee, 17, told Pi

|lice today that he strangled 8- ~year- | le Charles Mulholland eight days)

yy 1 was captured at Des ing, He was brought to!

fession to’ city and county authori-| ties. He also admitted he crim-| inally assaulted the boy. 8 rn UNDER questioning by County] Attorney Fritz Wagener, Lee said he | met the boy at the Salvation army depot where both helped the care-!

chapel. | Lee said he was given clean] clothes, and a shoe coupon. Charles, Lee said, took’ him to the barn to change -his clothes. Suddenly, he said, he grabbed the child by the throat and choked

him. The youngster struggled about five minutes, Lee said. ” # »

THEN, Lee said, he wrapped a tie around the throat of the stillstruggling youngster. Charles died about 10 minutes later, Lee ‘said. Lee said he covered the child's then ‘left the barn. He “tried to clean up” at a filling

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Anti-Lottery Bill Hearing Monday

Council Sets Date

City council will have a public hearing on the controversial antilottery ordinance at 7:30 p. m. Mon~

Herbert S. Smith, secretary of the Allied Printing Trades council, said passage of the ordinance, which would outlaw printing and possession of pool tickets, would affect the jobs -of many skilled craftsmen within the city. : Ordinance in Safety Committee “Although 1 do not condone gambling, the ordinance would do away with a large amount of.old established business,” he said.

taker distribute song books in the ord in Indianapolis.

[cast by the weathef bureau for to-

After Stormy Session

Rainy spring weather delayed com |, u, _ ‘hampered by

150 at 6 a. m. Near All-Time July Cold Mark

Crops at ‘Standstill’;

‘Warmer’ Tomorrow LOCAL TEMPERATURES 6am ...5 10am’. 6 Tam ; 52 lam... 66 Sam ... 5 12 (moon).. 67 9am 80 1pm... 68°

This is the coldest July 22 on rec At 6 a, m. the mercury dropped to 50 degrees. . Continued cool weather was fore-

night, with a slight rise in the mercury predicted for tomorrow. Horace , Abbott,” Marion county agriculture agent, said today that virtually all crops “are at a standstill” Today's chilly 50 degrees was just two degrees short of the all- ume, low for July set in 1885. Temperatures will average 3 to 5! degress below normal with a gradual rising trend through Friday. Scattered showers are expected around the week-end. 45 Degrees at Marion Elsewhere in the state all-time lows for July temperatures were recorded today at Evansville and Terre Haute. A 47 degree reading at Terre Haute broke a 43-year-old record while in Evansville, a 50-de-gree mark lowered a 52 degree record set on July 21, 1044. Coldest point in the state was at Marion where 45 degrees was reported. However, this was not a record July low there, Lafayette and Ft. Wayne both reported 48's and South Bend had a 46.

ry oh v Crops Need Warmer Days Mr. Abbott said he believes Marlon county will be fortunate to salvage 75 per cent of the corn crop. “I believe that despite all the rain we've had wo have frequent showers for the corn to grow,” Mr. Abbott said. -He also emphasized that we must “see some warmer weather.” Wheat conditions in the county

Keith Canan, speaking for pas- | sage of the measure in behalf of the! Indianapolis . Council of Church! Women, said: “If gambling is against the law, then the man who prints material used in gambling is an accessory after the fact.” Councilmen did not discuss. the proposal. It was referred to the committee on Salety headed by Mr. Dauss. James Davion avowed opponent

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Planes Lock Tails; 2 Marine Fliers Killed

SANTA ANA, Cal, July 22 (U. P.).~Witnesses said today that two marine planes apparently hooked their tails together as they sped past each other yesterday. The resultant crash killed two men in one plane, = Their names were withheld pending notification of relatives, The pilot of the other plane bailed

40-pound catfish.

out,

Police Say

However, County Coroner E, C,

Coroner Reno said, “I haven't my mind that the infants were killed by a blunt force and that ‘their deaths were homicide.” He disagreed with the “confession” of the Gue child, who demonstrated to police, yesterday how he fatally injured the babies last June 6. The boy said he pulled

i! them through the bars of = their

cribs and dropped them on their heads in the hospital nursery. City police said the deaths were accidental and that, no charges ‘would be brought against the boy. Chief Bwitter, asked if the confession closed - the case, replied “why certainly, the case is closed.” But Coroner Reno and County

wine

Prosecutor D. D. McLaughlin differed. Prosecutor McLaughlin said he would continue his investigation along the lines that the infants

Reno disputed the.*‘confession” and

seen anything to make me change

dropped ' from second stories of houses and still live,” he sald, James Ellis, the private investigator who obtained the confession, said, however, that the deaths probably resulted from the babies being pulled through the bars of their cribs, instead of from the falls. Mr. Ellis, who holds a degree in psychiatry from Ohio Stale univer~ sity, said Roger admitted entering the nursery and pullinig the children, Diane” Brand and Rosemary

tively, from their cribs. He dropped each of them on their heads while “playing nurse,” Mr, Ellis said. ‘Then the husky boy said he picked each infant up by its diaper, deposited it in its erib and fled

Martin, 8 and 9 weeks old, respec-

‘Confession’ of Boy, 6, Solves Massillon Baby Deaths, Coroner Doubtful

Dropped Infants on Heads, Child Asserts; Prosecutor to Press Hunt for ‘Murderer’

MASSILLON, 0, July 22 (U, P.).—~Massillon Police Chief, Stanley Switter today marked the city hospital baby deaths “closed” after 6 year-old Roger Gue Jr. admitted killing them.

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CONFESSES — Roger Jr. 6, told a Bipehiatiis and

the Massilon, D i police Shiod “thet he ha dropped"

| the plant disease, accord to Mr.

|DENIES MISTREATING YANKS

were reported struck the hardest {by “scab.” At least 25 per cent of every fleld has been lost through

Abbott. He emphasized that the disease is favorable to such wet weather as the state has had so far this year, Disease Strikes Wheat “Prospects were bright for one of the best wheat crops in history shortly ‘after planting,” Mr. Ab~ bot said. “Then the disease struck. Some fields were struck heavily while others only slightly, But all of the fields I have examined have ‘scab.’ ” According to Mr. Abbott, the oats crop will fare better than either corn or wheat, “Late planting indirectly helped the crop,” he said. “If we had had gormal hot - summer temperatures the oats crop would have burned up.” “If an early frost strikes Indiana,” Mr. Abbott warned, “it would be dis agons” : oe lon

Angry at Er ory at Ex-Wife's Money, Kills Her

CHICAGO, July 22 (U, P.).—Sam Mirza, 58, told police today he killed his divorced wife because she lived comfortably off his property while he struggled in poverty. Mirza sald he shot and killed his wife last night as she stepped into a new automobile which he believed was financed with his savings. “She took everything from me, Mirza said. “I thought I'd get some of it back if she were dead.” Mirza used to be a prosperous ice dealer with a fleet of trucks. He now works as an ice-cube cutter in an athletic club.

Greeks Claim Victory ATHENS, July 22 (U. P.) ~The Greek army reported today that its second and third corps scattered a large band of guerrillas at Karagats in northeastern Greece near the Bulgarian frontier, killing eight df them and taking 38 prisoners.

NEW YORK, July 22 (U, P).— Harold E. Hirshberg, 29-year-old , in-

ment of fellow prisoners of the Japanese, one army private

Hirshberg allegedly told ‘the Jap-

including. who - was tortured to death when, Timmerman.

st. (above), trailer company offic

Elighty Even

: By NEA Service MIAMI, Fla. July 22.-Travel

stampedes the rational mind, says

Ray Plummer, custodian of a big

airline lost-and-found department here. A New York businessman en route to Latin America serenely a away fromt Sho Miami terminal

the customs room. A young mother blithely boarded

‘|& plane in Miami and wag half way

CHARGES POLICE BEAT HIM—Duite Fisher, 3335 W. 10th

Plane Travelers orget the Baby

eating. 420000. 0. cash sting, 1

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ial, who charges police beat him

insensible after ne aimed blow at one of them.

things as coats, hats, glasses and | other run-of-the-mill normally expect people to leave behind them, One passenger succeeded in losing a tombstone. How or why,

off & clipper in Miami minis one

to Havana before she discovered she'd left her baby at the terminal. A dignified exeeutive of a rival airline flew by Pan American Clipper to Central America with a briefcase full of operating contracts for routes compet). With PAA’s. When he landed, he gathered up his hat. and coat and debarked without a backward glance at the all-important contracts. 7000 Each Year

Presiding over an office that lcoks like a cross between a pawnshop | and a museum, Mr. Plummer carefully guards more than 7000 articles a year that are left on company | property or or on airplanes. Only a

shoé—and didn’t miss it until two days later.’ The shoe was found wedged between the seat and the wall of the plane. ‘Radiogram Sleuths’ Some travelers insist on recovering the most insignificant items. One_man telephoned to ask for a button his wife lost Trom her suit. Where had she lost it? Somewhere in South America. Another insisted that Mr, Plum-

[to locate a misplaced handkerchief.

ifalse teeth and. buttons, Mr. Plum-

mer send a radiogram in an effort For alarm clocks and tom-toms, mer's “bloodhound department” |

| 80es sleuthing by radiogram all ‘over Latin America.

Artificial Leg

NEW ORLEANS, July 22 (U.P). —Marcel Duvieilh admitted today |

save his wooden leg. The 66-year-old Mr, Duvieilh was awakened in the night to find his home afire. He rummaged under his bed for his leg. The smoke was too dense

Risks Death, Saves

that he risked possible death to|But this time it almost cost her

This Insomnia Ends in Hospital

JATLANTA, Ga., July 22 (U.P): —Mrs. Virginia' L. “Whitley isn't any different: Like other ¢women she enjoys moving furniture ' around.

her life. From her hospital cot, Mrs. Whitley told hey story. They couldn't sleep. It was past 2 a. m, and suddenly she got the idea of shifting furniture. .

to find it. So he crawled along

smoke-filled room emerging sev-|

knees tugging his artificial leg.

Ft. Wayne Roses

Aren't Welcome

PT. WAYNE, Ind. July 22 (U. P) -~H, C. Dannenfelser, credit manager of city utilities, is receiving roses daily from “a woman with a fine voice,” and he doesn’t like fit.

He called in the police depart ment to find the mysterious, silkenvoiced female who .sends him -a dozen red roses and then calls him to see if he received them. “Mr. Dannenfelser thinks that

since he is an ardent worker for

Mr, Adams (Republican) in his campaign for mayor, someone in the Democratic party is ribbing him or trying to cause him trouble with his wife,” a police report said.

VOTE G. LI. FARM LOANS WASHINGTON, July 22 (U, P.).— The house veterans committee today approved legislation to authorize $300 million in farm loans to veterans under the farm credit ad-} ministration,

DEATH RIDES THE WAVES—

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the floor sounding the alarm, thus|to help. saving three others in the building. |of a table and tugged a bit too! Judge Howard ordered all persons

Then Mr. Duvieilh returned to his | hard Mrs. Whitley crashed through | Present at the alleged beating to

eral minutes later on his hands and,

Set for Aug. 30

She prevailed upon her husband | They grabbed both ends

Radio Roundup

The second annua] Hoosier Radio roundup will be held Saturday, Aug. 30, in the coliseum at the state fair grounds, Sponsored by the Indiana state fair, the show will feature the Dinning Sisters, Jimmy Wakely, white | Ford (The Duke of Paducah), Salty! Holmes and the Doctors of Har-| mony, | The remainder of the three hour | show will be bull arourd the staff of talent of radio stations through-| out the state. A portion of the event will be broadcast over an Indiana network, sponsored by the Monon railroad. Tickets are on sale at the Meridian Book shop and are available by mail at the board's fair grounds | offices.

DE em etioiin asbvin Charges Russ Slew 400 Korean Paraders WASHINGTON, July 22 (U. PB.»

3335 W. 10th st, Home Mobile Trailer Corp., ted that he aimed a blow at 4 police, officer when he was taken to the jail after causing a scene in a parking lot.

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Officers Left Him Insensible, Man Asserts

Full-Scale Probe Gets Under Way *

A full-scale investigation

of charges of police brutality was under way today.

A local businessman testi-

fied he was beaten insensible

after he became unruly in jail after being arrested for drunken. ness.

The businessman, Duite Fisher, partner of the admite

But his attorney, Andrew Jacobs,

charged that police and turnkeys then beat him unmercifully,

; . 2 Blackened Eyes When Fisher appeared in Munici«

{pal court yesterday before Judge Joseph Howard he was wearing {dark glasses to conceal two black-

ened eyes and displayed cuts and

bruises. He had been arrested Saturday : night at the Arcade parking lot, 135 E. Washington st. manded that an attendant get his car for him although Fisher did not have a parking check. He had parked his car there but had moved part of these articles are such | it earlier in the evening.

when he de~

Fisher admitted that he was

Admits Throwing Punch Patrolmen Tom Yott and Jack Heras. giswsted the call and. arcame to the scene but did not par-

ftems you drunk.

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room “took charge of me and gave me the works.” thing

Last he remembeted, he said. was pleading for mercy. Then was knocked unconscious. Not Photographed He regained consciousness at

about 4 a. m. Sunday when other -

prisoners held his face over a drinking fountain, he said. He was fingerprinted but not photographed. Usual police custom is to photograph as well as fingerprint prisoners. Fisher was released at 6 a. m. Attorney Jacobs said he under

stood that sometimes it was neceés-

sary for police to handle drunks roughly “but this thing grows by leaps and bounds. Next thing they start beating people to get them to answer questions and then be cause they don't give the right answers.” Will Ask Bar Group's Aid He said he would ask the Indiane apolis Bar association to probe the affair. In court yesterday Herman testified that Pisher was

80 drunk that he had-to be carried

{into the police station. “If he was that drunk it doesn't look like you would have to defend yourself so strongly against him,” Judge Howard said. Postponing the hearing on the drunkenness charge until Priday,

appear in court.

Cool Weather “Sends

|Corn Near Record

CHICAGO, July 22 (U. P.) ~Corn futures climbed nearly 4 cents on the board of trade today before losing some of the advance. During the bulge, July corn shot $2.20, within 1l-cent of its all-time high set July 11. Septem ber corn set a new peak for the season. The increase resulted from

| cool weather threatening further

delay of the 1947 crop. /

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—Col. Ben C. Limb, chairman of a| Korean organization here. said! ! today. he had received a report that | Russian occupation. forces in north | Korea killed 400 Koreans and | { wounded more than 2000 others | who participated in a “peaceable” | demonstration June 30. | In addition, Col, Limb said, the _| Russians jailed more than 10,000

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