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ORIGINAL "NAUGHTY MARIETTA"—Miss Florence Web-
ber is shown here with "Shawnee,"
a neighbor's pet.
Asks Transfer, Gets Demoted
Police Lieutenant Reduced to Patrolman
Request for change of assignment because of poor health brought a demotion to patrolman today for former Lis Harry Hammond. Lt, Hammond's demotion was or-
- dered by the safety board yesterday
on recommendation of Chief Howard Sanders. Lt Hammond had been" desk lieutenant for two years and had a good record of nine years service with the department. He had requested change of as-
" signment at the suggestion of his
doctor who had been treating him | for a form of nervous exhaustion.
Chief Sanders said the demotion | to patrolman was “necessary in or-|
der to comply with the request for change of assignment and is in no way a reflection on Lt. Hammond's ability as a police officer.” Demotions Not Debated ‘The safety board action was taken at the same time as another reducing Capt, Claude Kinder to the rank of sergeant. Capt Kinder was demoted “for the good of the department” on recommendation of Chief | Sanders after investigation of charges he had arbitrarily ordered release of a well-known Indiana ave. gambler who had been arrested on 8 gaming charge.” Chief Sanders made it clear that the coming of the twp recommendations at the same meeting was a coincidence and that the demo-|
‘tions of the two officers were not
related in any way. Injured in Fight Lt Hammond was injured three years ago as a patrolman when he| tried to break up a fight. Back in-) Juries led later to pnéumonia and pleurisy. He is the father of four children. According to police payroll scales reduction of a captain to sergeant would result in a pay cut from $3575 8 year to $2075. Reduction from leutenan¥ specialist, Hammond's rank, to patrolman, would bring a pay slash from $3540 to $2700 a year, Lt. Hammond had no ¢omplaint today on the demotion and said he would “abide by the decision of my superior officers.”
Search Lake Erie For Cabin Cruiser CLEVELAND, Aug. 6 (U. P.).— The coast guard sent surface craft and five planes to search Lake Erie today for a missing cabin cruiser with five persons aboard. The 35-foot cruiser, carrying five Clevelanders, left Port Bruce, Ontarioj early yesterday morning. The trip normally requires only nine hours. The overdue boat was reported to the coast guard by Mrs. Juanita Kruse last night. She and her daughter had returned to Cleveland by train, while her husband
and his party were to make the trip in his cruiser,
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U. S. Takes Action Against Two Russ Satellites
The United States today disclosed | new action against two Russian satellifes—cancellation of a cotton loan to Hungary and rejection of Romania's claim that this nation had intervened in her internal affairs. A $7 million cotton credit to Hugary was canceled, Secretary of State George C. Marshall said, because former ‘Hungarian officials in whom the export-import bank had confidence have been exiled by the Hungarian Communist coup d'etat. As for Romania, the state department disclosed its latest protest to | the Romanian government against “widespread arbitrary arrests of members of the opposition party and ... . drastic deprivation of civil liberties.”
» 5 ” THE STATE department bluntly rejected Romania's claim that such American intérest in those affairs constituted intervention in her internal affairs. The United States originally protested to Romania on June 24, calling that government's tion to peace treaty provisions by which -Romania agreed to obtain fundamental freedoms for all Romanians. The Romanian government rejected the protest on July 12 and said the U. 8. was interferring in its affairs. At a news conference, Mr. Marshall. disclosed the U. 8. action | against Hungary when he was asked if it had been.decided what attitude had been adopted toward the Communist - dominated Hungarian government,
Legion Goes Home,
May Not Be Back
Capital city hotelmen moved their good furniture back into the hotel lobbies today and pondered whether to invite the Indiana department of the American Legion back for its 30th annual convention in 1948, The 29th convention wound up late yesterday after the alection and installation of top state officers. No world war II veterans bucked the “palace guard” for the high post of department commander and Harold E. Morris, Gary, defeated Walter P. 8haw, Wabash, by a two-to-one majority. Both are veterans of the first war. Irvin C. Apmann, Bloomington, a world war II vet who conducted a half-hearted campaign during the opening days of the conyention, was not nominated for state commander or any other office. Doubt Return Invitation Among the resolutions passed in the business session prior to the election was one resolving to hold the 1948 convention in in Indianapolis, but Frank .V. Florkowski, |South. Bend, convention committee chairman, declared that the Indianapolis Hotel association had reported between $5000 and $7000 damage during the four-day eon6lvention this year, He said there was some doubt that the legion would be invited by the hotelmen to meet here for their 30th conclave, High legion officials attributed most of the property damage to “young Indianapolis hoodlums.” They said that steps would be taken
12| next year for more co-operation
between local law enforcement
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WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 (U. P).—|
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IN LAST.ACT COSTUMEas she looked in the last act .of years, 1911- 1913.
Original ‘Naughty Marietta’ To See Operetta at Bowl -
Florence Webber of Indianapolis Plans To Attend Opening—On Stage 25 Years
“Naughty Marietta” operetta’s opening at Butler Bowl Aug. 16. . | Miss Florence Webber,
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One of the two original
She is musical-comedy star, whose theater
days when the “theater was really glamorous?’ | For two years she toured with
the second road company playing | Victor Herbert's operetta, following |
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Although. Miss. Webber. played the English and Murat theaters in other shows, such as “Dew Drop Inn,” “Lady Luxury” and “The Cli max,” she never sang “Naughty Marietta” Here. The division ‘of touring territory always brought the first company, with Emma Trentini in-the lead, to Indianapolis. Miss Webber is enthusiastic about
After years of success in the theater, Miss Webber reiurned to Indianapolis to live when she left the stage in 1930. A recent visit to New York con-
has lost a lot of its glamour. She! likes to recall the era when there | were many managers, and not just | a few big firms, and when “you could drop in for lun lunch at Rector’s Rector’s|
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Gates Reprieves Slayer of Woman
Gov, Gates today granted a 60day reprieve to Jesse L. Pulido, who was scheduled to die Friday for stabbing a woman: to death last February in Gary, Ind. Pulido, a Mexican, was convicted of first-degree murder April 15, 1947, for the death of Marian Garcia last Feb. 8, 8he had been stabbed 11 times. The governor said “interested parties” had interceded in Pulido’s behalf for a delay in the scheduled electrocution. He said they desired to have more time to present “pertinent information” in regard to the conviction. Pulido was at Indiana state prison at Michigan City. The reprieve will date from Aug. 8. He was a world war II veteran and was awarded the Bronze Star after 18 months’ service in Europe,
For Whom. the Bell Tolls
Played Other Roles in Indianapolis
Recalls ‘Good Old Days’ in New York
firmed her opinion that the theater |
What Time Hath Wrought: Hiroshima Marks Bomb Day
‘Lucky Ones’ Stage Sports Carnival, Dances; ‘Peace Bell’ Tolls 2 Years After Blow Fell
Another Scorcher— 98 Degrees At1PM. |
Order Hughes Freeman B. Ransom, Some Relief’
On Stand Today In War Probe
Producer to Tell
Of Plane Contracts
WASHINGTON, ‘Aug. 6 (U. P.. —Senate Investigators today ordered Plane Maker Howard Hughes [to the witness stand for question-
| trying to .“blackmail” him into an
| air line merger.
| The millionaire industrialist and |
movie producer flew nere from the| have not been arranged. West coast in his private converted |
| bomber. He said on arrival that he would be “happy” to. repeat under | oath charges he has fired at Chairman Owen Brewster (R. Me) of the senate war investigating com- | mittee. A subcommittee headed'by Sen- : | ator Homer Ferguson is looking into Hughes' plane con-| | tracts adding up to four aircraft] {and $40 million. An $18 million] | wooden flying boat built by Mr. Hughes has yet to fly. Third Being Tested Of three photo reconnaissance | planes constructed under a $22 million contract, one cracked up, the army has one, and Mr. Hughes is testing the third. Mr. Hughes, who came equipped with a quantity of documents and (records, was kept waiting by the {committee while his official party- | thrower and entertainer of bigwigs, John W. Meyer, gave further details Indianapolis-born operetta and |gpout his free-spending labors.
career spanned 25 years. | The plane maker has accused Mr.
EL $a us SS 4 This shel shows Miss Webber | ughty Marietta" in her touring |
stars will attend the
Now living in a cottage adjoining the home of Mr. and Mrs. | | Brewster of ordering the current in-
| man-attorney and for 37 years one
| was 64. |ing on his charges that they are} pegth came about 3 a. m, after |
(R. Mich) |
‘and wits a member of its board o
William R. Higgins on Woodstock dr., Miss Webber likes to recall the | vestigation to force him to merge
| that company 's "opening “Oct. 2 | his Trans-World Airlines with Pan-| | 1911, in New Haven, Conn, when American Airways. | the composer himself conducted, | He said in a statement issued on The operetta had opened the pre- the West coast that Mr. Brewster vious year, once offered to call off the probe if | he would agree to the merger, Mr.| Brewster has long been fighting for Butler Bowl as a site for outdoor legislation to limit U. 8. overseas air SPER. “I think It's simply ideal,” |DUSINeSS “to one biy company. |she says, “and I was amazed and No Prepared Statement "| delighted * *by the performance of He contends such a company ‘Aida’ last Friday. could compete better with foreign “You know, I've heard ‘Aida’| {lines than many independent firms. many times at the Metropolitan,| Mr. Brewster challenged Mr. I've heard Emmy Destinn and Eliz- | 1ughes to repeat his charges under abeth_Rethberg sing it there, but oath and the ndusirialist promptly I don't think Ive ever heard the Accepted. But oe Rerun sul he opere better pertormed than §t was testimony with any prepared statement. Instead, the tall,” skinny, slightly deaf Hughes will have to start by
and see Lillian Russell and Dia- answering committee questions, *
mond Jim Brady and other celebrities.” Miss Webber hopes to see sum-
Meanwhile, Mr. Meyer told of,
dinners, parties and other favors mer opera a regular event in In-|g . ~o oro Gg Hall, air force
dianapolis. “You can tell by the| 0 reconnaissance chief at the | way the audience reacted to ‘Aida’ | Pentagon before and after the
that people want it here. And one Hughes contract was let. advantage we have is plefity of Mr. Meyer said that in fi uF FE oes in Indianapolis for the y ive year choruses,” she concluded.
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Why Men Leave Home ® Husbands don’t leave home for “the other woman,” reports Virginia MacPherson, Hollywood writer. ® Wives will find MacPherson article esting. Turn to Page 11.
American Flying Home| 0 Are Ini d After Rescue in Hungary njure e FRANKFURT, Aug. 6 (U. P).—| Stephen Thuranszky, American who was rescued from the Hungarian Nl I ain ec state police, arrived by plane today ou pis Jay to the Pitted Braye: 5 LITCHFIELD, Ill, Aug. 6 (U. P r urans: wife an ; ’ Th i * their two daughters were flown here : * II mois Central’ “Green Dia Irom Vienna, where they had mond” passenger train, speeding stopped briefly on their way from north at 70 miles an hour, ripped Butlapes, : . through a Chicago, Burlington and ey were taken at once to the|g r t ; office of the political adviser of the Quincy yoad freight at an inter European headquarters command. locking ‘crossing one mile south of They expected to leave for Paris by|here today. train tonight, and then continue| Twenty passengers were injured, to the United States. one seriously. The passenger train's two diesel engines and the baggage car were derailed and two passenger cars were {derailed and overturned. Their occupants were removed through windows. Two cars remained on the tracks. The “Green Diamond” hurled four freight cars off the track, One of them naught fire.
the inter-
Plane Crashes in Vigo,
Former Marine Dies
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. Aug. 6 (U. P.) ~John Baker, 22, an ex-marine, was killed today when a small trailer plane he was flying crashed near ‘Pimento, Ind., two miles from here. Mr, Baker was taking lessons at a local airport under the G. I. bill
wrought. His dispatch follows.)
(Two years ago today an atom bomb fell on Hiroshima. Peter Kalischer of the United Press Tokyo staff has gone back to the world's first atom-devasiated city fo ses what changes time has
of rights. He died in an ambulance after the small single-engined craft fell from a low altitude,
Sollaued § in the blast. very lucky to be able
“If we had not decided to move the presses to a village six miles Guage Hiroshiuna tires mori poe fore the bomb fell they would have hoo
By PETER KALISCHER, United Press Staff Aug. 6.~The special “second atom bomb Yestival
of the printing department, sat with his shirt off, smoking a cigaret. His chest and throat bore thick leathery scars—kaloids—the mark of the atom bomb victims. He lost a 16-year-old daughter and a two-year-old son when his house |
n toser: " Murakami said. ing.”
BULLETINS
“Nearly all members. of the editorial staff were killed in this build-
The concrete building still stood, pitted and scorched, and-like nearly all edifices in partly Teeons
(Con Fh $m 8
Soials sald “it was not 100 serious.”
Lawyer, Civic Leader, Dies Here at 64
Was Prominent |
In Business Circles
Freeman B. Ransom, business-
of the city’s outstanding Negro
civic leaders, died early today in his home at 828 N. California st. Bel
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an illness of nearly a year. The| ‘body was taken to the John i Patton funeral home but services | Mr. Ransom came ‘here in 1910, {from Grenada, Miss. his birthplace. | He attended public schools there, was | graduated from the Walden uni-| versity law school = at Nashville, | | Tenn. and took additional law study | at Columbia university. | Honored for Service Height of his prominence came in December of last year when | - Flanner House named him for its ‘annual Distinguished Community Service award. He was president | of Flanner House for many years
CIVIC LEADER DIES—Free man B. Ransom, attorney here 37 years, died early today after a long illness,
| committee of the Community Fund. i | Mr. Ransom was a trustee of the directors at the time of his death.! gaihel A. M. E. church, former Mr. Ransom became manager airman of the management com--and attorney for the Madame C. J. mittee for the Senate ave. Y.M.
Walker Manufacturing Co. here in| o A and its treasurer at the time 1918. of his death.
He ‘was a member of the city| go neaded the building commit-.*
council under Mayor Reginald tee a the Phyllis Wheatley Y. W Sullivan's administration. He served
on the board of trustees of the state DA bar association, Kappa school for the blind under three| o|pha Psi fraternity, the Indian-
governors, starting with Governor | | apolis Rod and Gun club, the NaPaul V. McNutt. For several years
he was a member of the budget! (Continued on Page §~Column 3)
He was a member of the
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Today is another scorcher. But ‘some temporary “relief” is e¥Pected | tomorrow evening. The weatherman said the mercury ‘would bubble up to 99 again today, equaling the high set yesterday at 3 m. h will cool off somewhat tomor-
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In Fuh ion Refuses to Lean
Ty HU 8 United Press Staff Correspondent On American ‘ Aid LONDON, Aug. 6 (U. R).—Prime |
Minister Clement R. Attlee today | Paraguayan capital of Asuncion. presented to parliament a BO-1t-| Street-fighting was reported in alone program for solving Britain's |, ovess between the rebels and economic crisis. It called for sharp). rd- -pressed supporters of Presinew restrictions, including a cut in! dent Higinio Morinigo. food purchases from America, and £ a 234,000-man reduction in armed! The fifth column was reported to forces overseas by the end of next|have attacked the government March. * |troops on orders of the Paraguayan Mr. Attlee said his program was rebels, whose columns were said drawn on a basis of Britain help-|t0 be rapidly approaching Asuncion. ing herself out of the crisis without| There were indications that the reliance on congress ultimately ap- | Paraguayan civil war might be
laid to Europe. The Attlee plan included: A $48 million monthly cut in food purchases from the United States and other “hard currency” countries. troops ‘to defend his capital. Restrictions on meals served in The attacking rebel columns! [cea and restaurants, now on a striking along the Paraguay river, x ration basis. {were reported in some quarters to A restpiction 6m remittances for have already overrun the big Campo Grande mjlitary base, 10 miles from Asuncion,
daring maneuver. The rebels may | {have abandoned their capital of Concepcion and raced Across country to threatén Asuncion before | President Morinigo could bring up!
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+ After BUENOS AIRES, Aug. 6.—Un~lised drop fn confirmed reports today said that! | pected to, be hot again Priday and [a fifth column has risen in the Saturday.
here—but that will be ‘only a [Forestier s No rain is forecast. It hasnt been 100 in Indianapolis since July 29, 1041, but there still wag a chance foy that here yet this (week, the forecaster said, mopping
| Ms brow.
Sunday MAY be cooler. Although the temperature yesters day exceeded Monday's by 1 dé. gree, it was not as uncomfortable |as Monday—that is, not quite. So says the weatherman. A drop in humidity and a very, very slight breeze (wasn't it refreshing?) was the reason.
Heat Overcomes Two
ing, however. Two elderly persons
spending $3732.77 in three years on| Proving the Marshall program for reaching a climax as a result of a were overcome by the heat.
Mary Sweeney, 70, of 5536 W. Ohio st, who was convalescing from a broken hip, collapsed near her home. Frank Kuhn, 75, of 2154 8. East st, was overcome in the Federal | butlding. Both were Weated at City hospital. | In its weekly crop report the weather bureau said the dry hot | weather had benefitted the corm
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NATIONAL 24-HOUR FORECAST SUMMARY: Indiana and vicinity continued today to be about the hottest spot in the country with a forecast of fair and hot through tomorrow evening when - some temporary relief will come in the form of cool« ing breezes, Elsewhere In the country, lowest temperatures will be in the 70s tomorrow morning from New York to Wisconsin southward to the Gulf states. The mercury is expected to drop to the 60s in the Lakes region, the northern and central Plains and the Rockies as cool air from Canada pushes down into this central sector of the U. 8, The FOTOCAST for today represents normal ‘conditions for this time of the year in that high
the Atlantic, Pacific, the Gulf and central Canada. The scientists tell us these relatively cool areas generate high pressure cells. A mild air flow toward the warmer low pressure cells and fronts sets up to equalize pressure for much the same reason as water tends to seek its level. Large, labeled air mass arrows show: the motion of large bodies of air called air masses, Potocast.) Air flowing northward from the Gulf of Mexico will "pick up moisture, rise into towering clouds, cool and produce afternoon and evening thundershowers in the Gulf States, the. Dakotas and along the east slopes oly the Rockies. New England témperatures will rise into 80s _tomorrow afters
flows around the high pressure cell off the coast of Maine. Afternoon readings will be 90 degrees or higher in the rest of the sec~ tion east of the cold air front (see Fotocast) as southerly winds push up from the Gulf of Mexico, Some sections of the lower Ohio and Tennessee Valleys will report Maximum readings shove 100 degrees, Cool air which has been building up a high pressure cell in tral Canada will rush in the cold air front “- hold
include Boston, 68; ois Philadelphia, 10 Now Tus Cleveland sud Kansas Ofty, 72;
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More Heat Promised
City folk still found it tough sleep-
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