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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1947

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FIRST 30 CENTS—In the second year of their lives the Floyd R. Wild triplets today opened their second Indianapolis Times Mile-O-Dimes. Only the mother and father could tell, but we believe they are (left to right), Jean, Joan and Jane. They found it fun playing with the shiny metal they put down to start the mile. :

French: Tanks Patrol 2 Cities

Troops Guard Streets

In Marseille, Nice | PARIS, Dec. 4 (UP)—Troops and| tanks patroled the streets of Mar- |

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seille and Nice tonight. |

At the same time, fighting be-|

tween strikers and guardsmen broke ott in the northern coal fields] as the Communist-led campaign of strife spread menacingly. The situation was ugly and fense| in broad areas of Southern France dnd the northern coal mining districts.

Paris was calm after the National| !

Assembly had passed Premier Rob-| ert Schuman’s emergency measures providing prison terms and fines for saboteurs and agitators. At least 24 persons were injured at Nice in a pitched battle. This was the heaviest outbreak of fighting since the paralyzing strike movement began more than three, weeks ago. | Hours-Long Affray Colonial troops battled vioting strikers in Nice in an hours-long affray. The strikers first had massed | around the postoffice, and {

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later | tried to seize the telephone ex-|

change. | In Marseille, the so-called “red eapital” of France, barricades were thrown up by strikers. Roads and rail lines were blocked. Tanks and colonial infantry patroled the almost deserted streets. At Denain, near Lille, security guards used tear gas in battling more than 1000 strikers armed with fron bars. About a score of guards were injured in the violence around the Renard coal pit. Finally the strikers captured it, and tonight still held it.

Historic Church Sold to College

Dr. Logan Hall announced today that the- historic Meridian Street Methodist Church at 8t, Clair and Meridian Sts., has been sold to the Central Business College. The sale was completed last night in a meeting of the church board, | Dr. Hall, church . pastor reported. The college will hold classes there, he said. ! The congregation will worship for the last time at 10:45 a, m. Sunday | fn their old sanctuary. After Sunday, services will be held in conjunction with the Fifty-First Street Methodist Church, 51st St. and Central Ave., with which the Meridian Street Church is merging. |

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the four and a half acres owned by|

.theg merged congregations on Me-|

ridian St. between 54th and 56th Sts.

| Here's a Candidate For Nobel Peace Prize WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 (UP)—It! happened today in Congress: |

A YEAR AGO—The dimes, the watching crowd and the photographer meant little to the triplets then as they opened the 1946 mile. Mother and Dad had to keep them comforted at their first real public appearance.

Triplets Lend Magic Touch Bishop Fout Hurt To 18th Mile-O-Dimes

The Floyd R. Wild triplets lent; The triplets, who will be 2 on

their magic touch today to the opening of the 18th annual Mile-O-Dimes sponsored. by The Indianapolis Times to provide clothes for needy children. Last year the triplets, Jean, Joan and Jane, then less than a year old, opened the Mile-O-Dimes And for the firSt time in the Miles history it went over the mark, grossing more than $10,000 given by the open-hearted people of Indianapolis who thought enough of others to stop, open a purse and take out a dime,

Boy

Dec. 29, braved a cold rain to place the first dimes on the line. 3ixty lines of dimes on W. Washington

mile and make available $8976 The growth of the mile is watched carefully and the money budgeted to buy garments through The Times’

1 Dead in Traffic

Dr. Henry H. Fout, 86-year-old

bishop emeritus of the Evangelical

last night.

Eleven others were injured in 25 Clothe-A-Child with | traffic mishaps blamed on slippery son learned that his wife had given

*was-killed in traffic accidents here

headquarters at 206 W. Maryland streets and low visibility. William Baker,

St. { Following the opening gift of

was jured

fatally when

in-

the

(Continued on Page 12—Column 6) car in which he |was riding struck

Who Helps Keep 10

Needs Clothe-A-Child Aid

By ART WRIGHT

family. Although he has little to share,

brothers and sisters the nickels and

school. Of course, there is nothing left

That's why an appeal has

[himself to a job which keeps him Dr. Hall expects ground to bel up rTEEN.-YEAR-OLD Bobby out-of-doors much of the time. It's broken soon for a new. church on; doing & man’s size job in his a job with an income insufficient {for two adults and eight young-

: ! 8 8 {he divides among his seven younger MULTIPLY Bobb

sters., 5

hundreds of other needy families

|dimes he earns at odd jobs afteri,,.. jo5¢ to Clothe-A-Child for a

{happy Christmas and warm winter,

| od 1 to buy clothes to keep him warm, (20 you will find the need for your

oy FEEE LA, Mathews Jr. (made to Clothe-A-Child in his be-| . J.) got ‘unanimous consent 10 ,..¢ ang in behalf of the other|

address the House for 30 seconds. | Text of his ‘speech: “What this world needs is plans and better principles.”

Times Index Amusements .32 PF, C. Othman 23 Eddie Ash ...36 Patterns ..30 Bridge 29 Radio ‘Marquis Childs 24 Mrs. Roosevelt Classified .. 38-42 Ruark Comics .......43 Side Glances Crossword ....17 Society ...... Forum Sports ..

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_'older youngsters.

youngsters: in the family.

” ” » THERE ARE no frills in Bobby's {home. ‘Most of the money he earns buys the school supplies for the When any is left,

it goes for household expenses, Bobby has known for

fice Clothe-A-Child.

He has attempted to fill the gap 26 when his father has been too 1ll . 36-38/to work. And that has been often. Meta Given ..30 Washington .. 24 Not that his father hasn't tried. He

several 43 vears the true meaning of sacrithe kind. that typifies

.23| Weather Map 11 has worked in local plants—long

Inside Indpis. 23 Wom. News 28-30 ...+++.32| Word-A-Day .23! Dr. O'Brien ..30 World Affairs. 24 do factory work. He has to restrict| near Meridian St.

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hours when he could during the war. Now the doctors say he tan't|opened today on W. Washington 8t., to make him consider with an at-|sald.

contributions greater than ever this year, Like Bobby most of these unfortunate neighbors seek help only because their’ sacrifice is much too great to bear. alone.

” Af » YOU CAN give them the merriest Christmas of all in one of three ways: , ONE: By sending or bringing a cash contribution ta Clothe-A-Child, Indianapolis Times, 214 W. Maryland 8t., Indianapolis 9. TWO: By volunteering as a donor. A donor is a. person who takes one or more children to the stores and spends his own -money to buy the needed clothing. THREE: By laying one or more

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zone at A ve,

and W.. Wash-

ington St. died in dist Hosp

three hours

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tal after

the accident, The driver of the car, Robert Goshen, 25, Koko-

65,

Mishawaka,

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Bishop Fout

y's plight by MO, Was injured but not seriously. « Bishop Pout, a minister here for

continued on Pace 10-coumn 0 Mother Tol Leahy May Figure

In Deal for Lions

DETROIT, Dec. 4 (UP)—The De-

Indy

GOP Realigns

For Judgeship

Nearly Dozen Names In Scramble for Job

By NOBLE REED A realignment of ward chairmen in the Republican Party was reported’ under’ way today as part of an attempted “unity program” to agree on the appointment of a new judge of Superior Court 3. A shakeup in ward leaders was being maneuvered to prevent A threatened. wide-open break among factions again in the selection of a lawyer to fill the $10,000 a year Superior Court bench vacated by Judge Emsley W. Johnson Jr, effective on Jan, 1. Judge Johnson submitfed his resignation to Gov. Ralph Gates yesterday, explaining he had to return to private law practice to take over the office of his father, who is seriously fll. Nearly Dozen Mentioned Within 24 hours nearly a dozen

Republican lawyers were mentioned ¢

in the scramble for the job despite the fact that Judge Johnson said he recommended to Gov, Gates that Frank Fairchild, a GOP ward chairman and county councilman, be named his successor. Opposition developed immediately to Mr. Fairchild, *some of it coming from members of the Joseph J. Daniels faction which..won the last party fracas by electing their canlidate, James W, Ingles.to the .ounty chairmanship. This leadership was reportadly talking up Leo T. Brown and Paul C. Wetter, both ward chairmen for the court job. Bradford Group Backs Two The James L. Bradford (former county chairman) group, was re{ported pushing two other candidates {for the post, Sherwood Blue, former {prosecutor and Edwin McClure, | Washington Township GOP man, Other candidates mentioned included Scott Ging, county attorney; Edwin K. Steers, deputy prosecutor; Edwin Haerle, a GOP ward chairman: Floyd Mannon, a defeated candidate for Superior Court, ahd Lewis Davis, a Republican attorney. The first ward chairman to offer his resignation in the shakeup was Cater P. Eltzroth, leader of the

his resignation to Chairman Ingles yesterday but the latter asked for more time to “talk things over” before taking any action. Others Reported on Purge List Three others said to be on the future “purge” list include Mr, Haerle, of the 12th Ward; Carol Kramer, Fourth Ward and Chalrman E. Lester of the First Ward, | Chairman Ingles, however, de. |clined to discuss anything in connection with the proposed shakeup “at this time.” The “purge” talk is based upon {alignments in the last chairmanship | fight when the Bradford faction op{posed the Daniels group until a |compromise was effected at the last {minute. The Bradford ward chair {men may be asked to submit resigI nations.

Free Taxi Driver

. | his . In Reyman Slaying which ban

ATLANTA, Ga., Dec, 4 (UP) Glenn Robinson, former taxi driver, was acquitted today of charges that he murdered Mrs. Jeannette Reyman of Bogart, Ga., last June 25. Mrs. Reyman was formerly of Winchester, Ind.

sixth ward. He offered to submit |

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PRICE FIVE CENTS

In Sta

Ward Leaders Curb Deals Crime Cases, rk Orders

As City Traffic Engineer

Fieber to Assist

In New Program By LOUIS ARMSTRONG Mayor-elect Al Feeney today announced the appointment of Lewis L. (Cap) Johnson, former police captain, as city traffic engineer beginning the first of the year,

With the announcement Mr,

[Feeney revealed the organization of

his traffic control authority, According to the mayor-elect, mtrol of traffic will be vested In Mr. Johnson, Howard W. Fieber, Republican member of the Safety Board and«chairman of the Chamber of Commerce Safely Council, nd whoever is inspector of traffic in the new police department ;anization, Mr, Fieber and Mr. Johnson were {0 meet with Mr. Feeney this noon to discuss the new administration's re Mic program. Commenting on the appointment f the former police officer of traffie, Mr. Fiebor said Mr. Johnson was “a very capable traffic man and he felt sure they would find co-operation easy for a successful traffic program.” Mr, Johnson brings to the $4500-a-yvear position many years of traffic experience in Indianapolis, After his appointment to the police de-| partment in 1014, he served as leu-

Army Promotes ki

Officer Sought In Payroll Thefts

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| CAMP LEE, Va, Dec, 4 (UP)— Army officials today announced that a missing Army lieutenant charged | with embezzling the pay of fellow officers has been promoted to the irank of captain for “service and laptitude.” The promotion came through 'while the FBI and military police] intensified their search for former [1st Lt. Edward P. Kelly, 40,.0f Denville, N. J.

” . THE FORMER. restaurant manager vanished Monday after pick ing up $14,147.75 in checks at Lhe post finance office at the request of 37 classmates at a quartermaster school. The embezzlement charges were reduced when a fellow officer in Kelly's class of “specially selected” men received 35 of the checks Tuesday in a plain white envelope postmarked Richmond, Va. The [government had stopped payment on the checks. | Col. K. W. Dalton, Camp Lee inspector-general, said Kelly cashed own check and two others employees assumed | {were properly indorsed, collected {$1355.71 and disappeared.

NN a KELLY, in the Army seven years,

{was married and served one yeariss or 2647 Northwestern Ave. L. Gardner,

| overseas as commanding officer of a service company. Col. Dalton said in addition to

TRAFFIC HEAD—Lewis (Cap) Johnson who will take over the position of city traffic engineer Jan, | in the admin:

istration Feeney,

of Mayor-elect

dition to being a first major of police and inspector, While major he was instrumental| ¥!tness and the defendant's attor-

in setting up the city's first police] Ney: Lawrence Shaw,

radio and he solicited funds which!

Feeney Names Johnson Deputies

Told to Watch

Pleas Closely

Ban Set Down After Ex-Convict - Is Freed Prosecutor Judson L. Stark {today ordered his 30 deputies 'to oppose all requests for sus‘pended sentences in any future criminal cases “unless a {thorough investigation war[rants it.” : The order was issued after Police Chief Howard Sanders reported (that no police officers participated {in any agreement for a suspended sentence given an ex-conviet in Criminal Court 2 last Monday, Both Prosecutor Stark and Chief {Sanders opened a two-way investi gation ‘yesterday into a purported

| pre-trial agreement for a suspended {sentence between police officers, a

| deputy prosecutor and a prosecuting

“Three police officers in that case

financed the installation and oper- Nave made complete written state-

Victim

Of Horrifying Crime’ Five men today had begun life imprisonment sentences after pleading guilty to the charges of kid-

shair- tenant and captain of traffic in ad- (Continued on Page 10--Column 6)

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Life Prison Terms

\|a suspended sentence was up to the

Tells Story

ments to me and the safety board,” Chief Sanders said, Three ‘Flatly Deny’ “In all three statements the of{fgers sald flatly that they did not {participate in any agreement for A suspended sentence. Their state

ment, explaining that the matter of

!|prosecutor and the judge. The case was that of Samuel Smith, 41, of 2178 N. Capitol Ave., who was given a two-to-flve-year suspended sentence on a burglary

naping: a 19-year-old South Side charge by Judge Pro Tem Milton

girl, Oct. 7.

Less than 60 days after the crime

Siegal. Judge Siegal said he suspended the sentence and a fine of $75 after

was committed the defendants In| peputy Prosecutor Charles M. Clark

terrupted their trial in Criminal Court 2 yesterday afternoon and each changed his plea from

guilty to guilty.

informed the court that the state recommend a suspended

would

a0t sentence,

Prosecutor Clark said he agreed to

a dramatic hour that fol- a suspended sentence after three

lowed, Judge Saul I. Rabb brought police officers in the case recom the trial to speedy contlusion by mended leniency.

examining each defendant and call-|

ing for testimony from the victim of the kidnaping-assault, Sped to Prison Within a matter of minutés after burglary case was reported by Mr. Judge Rabb had pronounced sen- Clark as having agreed to lenieney. tence on the five men they were|* Mr. Guidone said he merely asked hustled out of the packed court-|for restitution of $35 for damage room to waiting automobiles and done to his window in the burglary sped on their way to Michigan City and denied that he participated in prison by deputy sheriffs, The five men convicted: Robert Warner, 30, of 710 8. 111i | WAS learned that the defendant had nois 8St.; Donald N. Peck, 20, and Rébert H. Johnson, 22, both of 802} ear-prison term for second degree

W. 27th 8t.;

Thomas Udell St.

James E. Henderson and 23, of 624

Smith Still at Large

The prosecuting witness, Joseph | Guidone, whose grocery store at

[6005 E. 10th St. was involved in the

{any leniency agreement. : After the case was disposed of it

a long police record, including a 15«

murder in St. Louis. Though the

‘record has been revealed, Smith,

meanwhile, is still free. Chief Sanders said the three offijcers, Detectives Thomas Low and

The jury returned a not guilty, the FBI's char 3 A sixth defendant named in th | s charges of embezzling) Nn Uhe| Aaron Larsh a St. before L. 8. Ayres & Co. and United Brethren Church, was criti- verdict after more than 12 hours government funds, the newly made °''#inal indictment was committed py, in their ro was Vrurkin |S. 8. Kresge Co, will -constitue -a cally injured and a Mishawaka man °f deliberation. , ? : Mrs. Reyman's trussed and and would be subject to military Criminal Insane at Michigan Oity Clark the complete criminal record

bludgeoned body was. found in a pickup truck in Atlanta. Shortly after he was freed Robin-

birth to a son,

More Yule Candy Due; ‘But You'll Pay More, Too

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 (UP)—

J | There'll be more candy this Christ-

mas—but prices may be higher. | The Commerce Department re-

record month in Octooer.

{than in October, 1948—and got 45 per cent more money for it.

|der observation .in Riley Hospital { were reported well today.” The boys, born Saturday to Mr.

Siamese Twins Doing Wel d of Joint Birth Fotal to Gir, 21

Miss Hattie Young, Five-day-old Siamese twins un- with their legs extending in op- Drake St. died today in Gensral There are no!Hospital of burns suffered yesterday! |other abnormalities than the link- when she tried to light a fire in a

captain was absent without leave

law when found.

Draft’ of Kennelly

For Governor Hinted CHICAGO, Dec, 4 (UP)--John

the Indiana Colony for

{prior to the trial

First: hint that the five defend-

ants were considering changing| their plea came yesterday morning! |when the trial was recessed so that CTime record sheet was on the table

the presented

to Deputy Prosecutor

of the defendant. Differ on Statement “The officers’ statements said the

in front of the prosecutor during the

Stelle, a downstate Illinois Demo-| (Continued on Page 12—Column 1) Whole proceedings and that at the

cratic political leader and former lfeutenant-governor, conferred early ithis week with Mayor Martin Ken-

{nelly of Chicago, regarded as

"Man, 80, Burned

[possible “draft” candidate for the Democratic gubernatorial oma |) Death Here |

% |ported today that U. 8. candy and tion, it was learned today. {confectionary makers had an all- . ; time 7) Wi, {They sold 11 per cent more candy (whether Mayor Kennelly could be

Chicago political circles were en-|

igaged in lively discussion as to

persuaded to leave his mayoralty I post.

posite directions,

close Mr. Clark handed the paper {back to the officers,” Chief Sanders sald, Judge Siegal said no evidence of the defendant's record was offered {to the court, explaining that “I cer(tainly wouldn't have suspended the sentence if I had known sbout his

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Coleman Reede, 80, who lived in record.”

a small building in the rear of the Glesing «cement contracting the officers “didn’t give me the firm in 8. Harding 8t., 1100 block, ou |WAS burned to death last night . {when fire destroyed the building.

! [Kerosene Explosion

Carl

21,

ing bone, three inches in diameter, kitchen stove with kerosene.

located in the normal “soft” spot

troit Pree Press said today that a and Mrs. Edward R, Speers, a Bed- of the infants.

combine headed by Edwin J. Ander=i ford couple, were said fo be in! Medical

son, president of the Goebel Brew- good” condition with neither weak~ twins might survive for awhile but Young burned her hands and arms!

ing Co., will offer to buy the Detroit

ening. The 27-year-old mother was told

authorities said

She had been taken to the hos-| with burns on most of her the body after her mother, Mrs

pital

{that prolonged survival is not like- beating out the flames.

ly. A similar birth in Michigan

Lions professional football team and ast night for the first time of the City in 1936 is recorded with one Acheson try to hire Notre Dame Coach Frank nature of the birth. Her physician child dying within 15 minutes of Leahy to pull the Lions out of the gajd she was “shocked,” but was re- birth and another 28 hours later National Pro Football League cellar. covering rapidly from effects of a| Records alse show that twin girls the group, Caesarian section.

The newspaper said which includes Walter O. Briggs Jr.,

Meanwhile, brain specialists re-

will make an offer to owner Fred mained convinced that attempts at Mandel Jr. within two weeks. Coach Leahy has denied that he of both infants. The boys joined

[separation would mean the death

Of Whole Marshall Plan” cloudy

DULUTH, Minn, Dec. 4 (UP)~—

Begs Adoption

of 627

Verde

Deputy Prosecutor Clark said

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Skies to. Pout, Drip Tears Today

LOCAL TEMPERATURES 6am....38 10am....38 Tam...33 lam... 38 $am....38 12 (Noom).. 39 9am....38 1lpm...0

Gloomy skies will continue through tomorrow, the weather mam | predicted, | Occasional rains will fall on the lity today, tonight and tomorrow morning. Tomorrow afternoon will with little change In | temperature. The temperature tonight is es-

(porn in France joined at the fore- Dean Acheson, former Undersecre-| nacted to drop to about 33.

heads lived 10 years.

tary

of State, begged again last! Medical attaches explained that night for adoption of the Marshall

|Slamese twins seldom live long as|Plan, uncut and unrestricted.

|one body usually has an inferior

He told the Duluth Chapter of would leave the Irish but the Free together at the top of the head,inervous or circulatory system and|Americans for Democratic Action

Still Seizures Increase ASHINGTON, Dec. 4 (UP)— The Internal Reveniie Bureau said

dimes on the Mile-O-Dimes which Press said the combine would try have common brain: tissues, doctors is susceptible to serious ailments. that. the. plan in its full form wasitoday its ageiils seized &%

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tractive financial inducement. ‘

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‘Death. of one usually dooms theithe only alternative to

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