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SCRIPPS ~ HOWARDY 58th YEAR_NUMBER 253

‘Proud to Be Politician’

Mayor, in Valedictory,

‘Appeals for Greater

+ fog e Interest in Politics Declares It's Only Way Citizen Can Effectively Meet Present Threat of Communism

Stanch Republican, substantial Indianapolis citizen, George L. Denny walks out of City Hall today, after six months as Mayor of the - City of Indianapolis. Before that he spent three months: as city - controller before being elevated to the Mayor's chair by the death of Gen. Robert H. Tyndall. But George Denny had the interests of Indianapolis at heart long before he became a part of the Tyndall administration. So The Indianapolis Times asked Mayor Denny te write his observations and reflections of municipal life—anything that the Mayor wished to say for the good of the public. The following is from the Mayor's pen, written during the past several weeks, at Mr. Denny's home and in his office.

: By MAYOR GEORGE L. DENNY THE Indianapolis Times asks for my impressions of our city government after nine months in the City Hall— three months as controller and six as Mayor. That seems too brief an experience for such an undertaking. But I served four years in the Council many years

ago and several years under Gen, Tyndall as the citizen member of the Merit Commission that examines appointments for the Police and Fire Department before I became controller. Hence my observations may have some value though there are others of far more experience whose opinions I should prefer. Here are some general opinions about the reasens for good city government—and bad—which seem most pertinent to the subject. The state law governing the creation and operation of cities and towns is so rigid that every step in city government must be authorized by state law. There have been several attempts to amend the state Constitution and laws to permit the voters of our cities and towns to adopt new forms of city government, such as the Commission or City Manager forms. One such effort years ago succeeded until the Supreme Court set it aside on a technicality. There are good citizens of Indianapolis accustomed to operating their own business about as they like. But they refuse to take part in city government only because they object to the limitations of power imposed by our present municipal code with its checks and balancee, that require a legal opinion before performing any but the most ordinary act of government. Maror Tyndall, after years of military service, chafed a Yese » gstrictions. : » ” » Must Be Politician to Exert Inflvence I SHALL NOT APOLOGIZE for being a “politician.” One must be a politician to exert any real influence in government—for good as well as for bad. I do not claim to be a successful politician, but I am a politician and proud of it, because the only way any citizen can effectively meet the threat of communism in this great country of ours is to get into politics and to fight for our kind of government -so that it will work for the welfare of all our people, Such a fight can be waged successfully only by politicians, for our government is a creature of politics, and it takes politicians to run it successfully, . What is more, it takes practical politicians. With some people that phrase has an ugly implication, implying graft, vote stealing and the like, but that is all wrong. The duty of citizenship in a republican form of government like

ours requires; more. than the ability to write a brilliant book, or &

newspaper editorial or article, or to comment wisely over the radio on political subjects, The effective citizen must know all bout the machinery of politics | and what is more important, he must step in and help run that | machinery. . He must register as a voter and he must vote, after satisfying himself that he is voting for the worthiest candidates. In my opinion

he must be a “party man” and must leave his party to vote for opposing

candidates only after he has done his part to see that his own party has nominated the strongest possivle candidates, and has wholly failed to do so Moreover, there should be only two parties. There is no valid argument for more than two. A political party cannot be founded successfully on one issue alone, such as prohibition or labor or sound ey. If anyone doubts that contention, he need only consider the plight of France before the recent war, with its many parties and

E blocs within parties.

Attacks on Politicians React Unfavorably THE WORST ENEMY of good government is the person who goes around shoutipg about the viciousness of politicians. That is exactly | what the bad politicians want, for it discourages active and practical | participation in politics by the right kind of people. The selfish and crooked politician does not want too much activity |

in politics by the right kind of citizens lest they gain control and he

be removed from the pie counter and the opportunity for graft and | corruption. The practical politician of the ugly kind is glad to have respectable

citi for window dressing when needed to carry a primary or an el but he does not want them to have much influence in party ' management.

The trouble with most worthy / ‘Eitizens-who desire to respond to their duty of participating in politics is that they seem to want to start at the top, on the national or state level, The fact is that to be effective one must start at the bottom—on the precinct level—to accomplish any real good in government, Some wise politician has said that if he could control the precincts ~ he could name our presidents. That is exactly the case. Presidents are nominated in national conventions composed of delegates to state

conventions and delegates to the state conventions are named in the

precincts and wards. If, therefore, you want to have a hand in naming the candidate for president of your party you will have to start in the precincts. You cannot be effective politically unless you know your precinct committeeman and are willing to work with him. If he is not of the right kind the sooner you remove him and put a good man into that Sporty office the better. That invol¥es knocking on the doors of the s in the precinct and lining up your neighbors. It might involve your running for precinct committeeman yourself with all the | work, some of it disagreeable, that involves, n » . ~ - »

Press Influence a Factor

THE QUALITY of the government of any city, town, township, county, state or-nation will depend upon the intelligent) unselfish and tive participation in precinct politics by a majority Of its people. the case of the smaller units especially the conscience and influence of the press will be a factor. ' - Probably the most frequent criticism of our city government— certaunly the bitterest—is directed against our Police” Department, | That, it seems, is true in most cities. I want, therefore, to be very frank, as well as just, in appraising (Continued on Page 2 Column 2)

One Killed, 14 Hurt

OXFORD, Pa. Dec. 31 (UP)— Two Greyhound busses en =: Rain, Sli from Washington to Philadelphia

crashed into a stalled truck-trailer unit on the Baltimore Pike east of here today killing an unidentified| 8 Phys m..... 36 Sam... 38 sailor and injuring 14 other persons. TAM. 23 10am... 36

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FORECAST: Cloudy and colder today. Cloudy with rain and sleet i in southern portions and freezing rain with snow north of Indianapolis tonight.

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Truman Passes Up Wallace Question

President Voices Confidence in '48

WASHINGTON, Dec. 31 (UP)— President Truman today looked forward to 1948 with confidence that all nations can agree on. a world peace and that it will be a happy political year for the Democrats. But he refused to comment on Henry A. Wallace's decision to run for President as an independent. In a New Year's Eve news confer-

At Your Service An Editorial * Inasmuch as tomorrow is a national holiday, only those persons engaged in essential services will he working. Among them will be; Ambulance drivers, Nurses, Doctors. Morticians. They “are at your service in event you decide that holidays are created for the purpose of -foolish, reckless driving. Grave diggers will be available tomor Jw,

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0 Ar ot consid | “ar NE: er wasn soy Property Owners, Tenants Gen, Wallace H. Graham, did wrong | n recuse n en merit "Mix If Up" at Rent Meeting Hold-the-Line Session Turns Into Hot Debate

polite Co. for its voluntary ref pri f 3 to 10 per {and sad that If m- As Landlords Clash With Renters at Rally By LOUIS ARMSTRONG

Photo by Lloyd B, Walton, Times Staff ppt

Fly o on 8-Ball Elderly ery Worn Broke Its Back,

Smothers to Death says Liars’ Champ

Pillow Found Tied Around Face

smothered to death this morning in|

3245 N. Illinois St.

at 7:30 a. m. by William Brown, 28,

breakfast,

moved the pillow.

ii and said that if other compa-| [nies follow suit “a real bulwark will | be. built against rising prices.” Property owners and tenants mixed {§ up at a heated American | Bars Resolutions | Veterans Committee meeting last night in the THREE: Announced he will send building. his State of the Union Message to! Planned as & “hold the line” session by the AVC for. disgruntled Congress on Jan. 7, his annual eco-| [tenants, the gathering turned into a warm debate when a group of ‘nomic message on Jan. 9 and his property owners voiced their sentiments, » 100. new budget on Jan. 12. Sponsored by the American VetFOUR: Thought a lot of people’ erans Committee, which is heading! {ought to meke New Year resolu- the drive for continuation of con-| |tions, but that he personally would trols, the meeting brought together | Inot make an about 100 landlords and tenants in| FIVE: ol to say why ne isthe West Room of the War Me- | eral Housing Expeditor next month. {not reappointing James M. Landis morial. At one point in the meeting a as Chairman of the Civil Aeronau- | Before the session. had ended the landlady in the back of the room| tics Board. Mr. Landis’ term ex-| walls rang with the shouts of * ‘Com- | declared, “Well, that's five or six pires at midnight: ~ |munists” and “gougers,” and with | speakers -to our one” Mr. Katz Mr. Truman also voiced “every hoos and applause. |informed her the rally had been {faith” in “the final working of the| yn general the landlords felt called to support rent controls and |United Nations as a means of gen-| they should not be the only group ifianyone didn't like it they could

ered by the body in the formation of its recommendation to the Fed-

World War Memorial

{eral world peace.”

| He said he still was “confidently The tenants contended they could| James Rob of the United Steel-

[ooking forward to a world Peace not stand another increase in the workers and a member of the Inon which all the nations can agree.” cost of living.

Discussing Gen. Graham, report-| |ers wanted to know today how the! | President drew a line between what he had denounced as greedy, infla- | tionary speculation and legitimate {trading in grain futures. Draws a Line Mr. Truman said it was easy for hig to draw such a line, but that it was a lengthy process and that he would be glad to write an essay! {for the questioning reporter some{time in the future. | Reporters wanted to know whether {any other ‘member of Mr, Truman's

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Man Fined $100 For Shooting Dog

A So year+ old South Side man| \who was convicted of wounding a puppy with a shotgun blast has been fined $100 and costs, placed jon six months’ probation and ordered to pay the animal's hospital

bill, New Year S s Eve Tip “The puppy belonged to Mr, and.

Mrs. Paul VanBuskirk 3123 S. Taft (Bt, who testified yesterday in Mu|nicipal Court 4 that the four-month-old dog was shot by Henry A. Koker, 3115 8. Taft st, after [they refused to allow the defendant use of their well. | ‘The puppy recovered, It is the pet lof Robert VanBuskirk, 3-yent-vld

to remain under

{children to the stores. - |

Times Index Rain and sieet-giased highways 50n Of the VanBuskirks 3 |will plague New Year's Eve traffic, ———nl Amusements. 4 Ruth Millett. 12 the weatherman warned today, as: Streamliner Delayed Eddie Ash. 6 Movies ...... 4 authorities urged safe and sober Bridge ...... 12| Obituaries .. 8 driving. After Hitting Truck Classified ,14-15|F, C. Othman 9 Rain and semi-snow will glaze LEBANON, Dec. 31 (UP)—A 90-

dans 16 | Patterns 12 roads in all sections of the state minute delay and a smashed milk 5: ..16/ Radio ....... 16/tonight ar d a generally state-wide truck were the only results of a Editorials ....10 Scherrer .... 10|snowfall is forecast for tomorrow wreck last night near Dale, three Forum .......10|Side Glances. 10 morning. miles north of hers, when the Meta CGiven.. 12 Society ..... 11) In Indianapolis, New Year's Eve southbound James Whitcomb Riley . Home Page... 13|Sports ..... 6-7 will be cloudy and slightly colder, streamliner crashed into the stalled Indiana News. 3| Teen Topics. Links Sas etgusio ow ak thou ft at a crossing. No one was Inside Indpls. 9!Women's .... 13! degrees, injured. " 2

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| dianapolis Rent Advisory CommitIrwin Katz, housing chairman of tee told the group “rent controls Indianapolis Chapter 1, AVC, said must remain until the housing | he had called the meeting because situation is eased.” | at a recent public hearing on rent|” “Speaking for labor, controls before the Indianapolis! posed to the removal of rent con- | [Rent Advisory Committee he was trol. Removal of controls would) the “only one present who repre- mean hundreds of evictions and a sented the tenants.” Results of the rally, he sald, (Continued on “Page 3—Column 2)

Clothe-A-Child Outfits 1514 With $45,250 Contributed

Shopping Ends After Another Successful

Year Made Possible by Generous Indianapolis

By ART WRIGHT Here is the final 1947 record of The Times Clothe-A-Child—made possible by generous Indianapolis residents:

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Children clothed through cash contributions .............. senses: 916 | Children clothed by direct donors.................. vessarensass.. 508 | Total clothed a SEE EI Naas 1514 Clothe-A-Child was supported in ‘these ways: Cash contributions . ... ‘ ons sua senv-SE1,380.3% Mile-O-Dimes (a mew record) ... .. 12,900.20 Money spent by direct donors who took children to stores KCBUIMEREY. + sesvsevenssnsssnssniassirivasshninsasornines 21,000.00 Total

The $21,000 spent direct don-| Ee ———————— ors is a conservative ate. This Pleted at Clothe- A~ Child head: amount credited to direct donors quarters this week. was figured at an average of $35 The record achieved in 1947 ean per child for the 508 children taken be overshadowed only by the hope to the ‘stores by individuals who for an even greater opportunity to wanted the thrill of seeing the serve Indianapolis’ needy in 1948 young eyes light up’ with Christ-|. . . starting the day after Thanks-| mas joy. Times shoppers took 916 giving. Final contributions not yet re-

Many of the direct donors said Ported were:

|they had spent much more than Indianapolis . Hotel Greeters |$35 on a child , . . and the figure, Charter No. 38 ...,....... $32.00 often was $50 per child. W. PA ...\.. Veena . 1.00 So enthusiastically did the Christ- Mr. Block ....N.. cevasne 200 mas spirit grip the direct donors COMP “.........%.¢eeeeeeiees 19.00 that many were hosts to children Anonymous siseevs 200 at parties, distributed toys and No Name ...................

otherwise went far’ beyond the In memory of loved ones Clothe-A-Child plea for warm cloth-| gone .. You

ing for the winter, The bsinem of wringing lasting(Essle Py Pyle Post 1120, American

ov. v5 oedy youngHtens was, Some

2.00

10 a. m. Friday.

|determined that death

and 7:30 a’ m.

Rose Voyles, night nurse,

at 4 a. m, ~ .«¢ No Immediate Survivors Mrs. Adams, native of Urbana, O., lived in Indianapolis most of her life. She was reportedly well-to-do,

having been heir to the estate of|

her son, Dr. Don Adams of Wooster, | Mass. Dr. Adams was a well-known physiclan and surgeon in the East, laccording to friends of Mrs. Adams. | He died, they said, in 1938, 10 years |

after the death of Mrs. Adams’. hus- |

band, Fred Adams; a railroad man, There are no survivors in the

[immediate family riends sald." A (brother of Mrs. Adams died many [years ago. | Mrs, Adams was active for years

in the Indianapolis Little Theater which was the predecessor to. the Civic Theater. Friends said devoted her life to arts and music She entered the nursing home a year ago after she became ill wile living in a downtown hotel. At that time, Charles A, Huff, attorney and | real estate man, became her guard{lan. Mrs. Adams was the former Ellen Stansbury, daughter of one of Ohio's ploneer families,

‘Grinding Noise’ Replaces ‘Moan’

The “big moan” had “turned into the “grinding noise” today. Several persons living in the 4500 block, E. 10th 8t., were reported to have heard a grinding noise that made sleep difficult. One thought a nearby factory was atomic research, Yesterday, residents in the 700 block, N. Sherman Dr., described a big mogn ‘that often is so iniense that they are forced to put cotton in their ears. The moan was noticed more around the dinner hour, residents said. A spokesman for. the Allison Division ‘of General Motors Corp. suggested the moan might have been caused by testing of jet engines at the Speedway plant. Atmospheric conditions often cause noise to, skip or bounce to a distant point, he pointed out.

Rob Pedestrian of $38

Géne Moore, 26, of 1338 S. Talbot Bt., told police he was walking ne ar

1.00) Michigan St. and Capitol Ave, early|

today when two men held him up.

ssssesenseanss. 8 Children Moore's bilifold,

a bed at the Rest Haven Sanitarium, Hopley for his fable about a fly, : (an eight-ball and a poolroom wager.! A pillow was tied around her ‘face It was the second straight. year that with black shoestrings knotted to- a resident of 8an Antonio had gether, Her body was discovered crowned world champion lar,

An investigation conducted early] this morning by Deputy Coroner truth serum before he went to William Kelly tentatively Indicated work.” Mr, Hulett sald. “That left the cause of death as suffocation. us with a Slear Sorseenies, " A formal inquest will be held “ ”

The. deputy coroner tentatively fib of 1947: came for! Mrs. Adams, patient In the sani-Shot I saw one night in Dude tarium for about a year, between 4 McCook’s poolroom in Enid, Okla.’

sald [riend Charley Skorpea were play[would be presented to the rent Mrs. Adams was sleeping peacehilly Ing that'night for the championship | committee and would be consid- when she looked in on the patient’ if Boggy Creek Bottoms, and it was

BURLINGTON, Wis, Dec. 31'

(UP)—The Burlington Liars’ Club, fortified by truth serum, announced Mrs. Ellen Stansbury Adams, the today the biggest fib of 1047 was last direct descendant of one ofjtold by John C. Hopley, San AnOhio’s pioneer families, was fotos Tex.

The tall tale title went to Mr.

the club this year “discarded the

{ner “strictly from science.” “Each judge was given a shot of

HERP is the Yours championship

“I want to tell you about a pool

Mr. Holey related. “Me and my

{his shot, | “Just as he started to shoot for ithe eight-ball, "a fly lit exactly on (top of the ball, » " » “CHARLEY sald, ‘I'm going to (kill that fly with one shot.’ I “Time—and the fly—stood still| {while the boys booked bets on! (Whether or not Charley would make 'Igood his boast, “Most of the boys In the house

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Shoot to-Kil Orders Given To Guardsmen

gun battles, were wounded.

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Rancher's Wife Captures One Man CANON CITY, Colo.,, D

81 (UP)—A posse of Nae tional Guardsmen and peace officers today killed one con vict and wounded another.

The convicts had joined 10

other criminals in a wild break for freedom from the Colorado State Penitentiary last night. ° The slaying of the fugitive raised to two the number killed in the manhunt,

six were captured after and three of them

In all,

Four of the 12 who participated in ‘the break still were at large: The man killed today’ was identi fled by Warden Roy Best as Orville Turpley. 54, convicted of murdering a deputy sheriff, Frank Hellman, 26, a kidnaper, was wounded. John Klinger, 43, a one-time robe == |ber, was killed several hours after the break. Bashed on Head One of the five captured convicts was apprehended through the cours age of Mrs. Lawrence Oliver, a rancher's wife, : She bashed him on the head with a hammer, One group of prisoners was holde Ing a 17-year-old farm boy as a hostage. Two of the recaptured prisoners were wounded while resisting prison

guards. A guard and a rarher

were wounded by the convict, who terrorized two farm homes Zaring the night, R. L. victed robber from Colo., was shot in the leg and captured early today oy a

posse which tracked him Puough

He summoned Mary Sanders, a crystal ball and all’ similar anti- deep snow, nurse at the institution, who re- quated devices” ard chose the win-

Overpowered Five Guards A raging mountain blizzard alded the convicts when they made thelr break last night. The band of escapees consisted of murderers, habitual criminals, robbers and a kidnaper, The 12 prisoners made their break for freedom just after the Supper hour, according to Warden Roy E. Best

They overpowered five guards

and used them as shields against .

possible gunfire during their escape, The, prisoners were armed, he seid, with a shotgun they had ime {provised in their cells from a plece of lead pipe, The men ran through the prison yard. Demand Car Keys

The convicts forced the gate and made their way to the outside where they separated into small Top. One group stole a laundry truck. The others fled in at least {two stolen automobiles.

and crawled

{expected Charley to loft the cue ball so that it would light on top of the| ton R, Williams, were released as {fly and extérminate it,” Mr. Hop- the men fled in the snowy darkness, lley went on. “But when the boys| The group holding Mr. Williams had placed their bets, Charley |held up Mrs, Oliver and her hus. chalked his cue and knocked the/band in their farm home. They eight ball from under the fly—so demandéd the keys to the family

All but one of the guards, Wins. :

she!"

{

"Indiana ‘Women’s Prison yesterday.-

attempting |

fast that the fly fell and broke its] back.” » » HONORABLE mention in the

competition went to R. F, Harris, Williston, N. D., who told this story:

“You can believe it or not, but|

last winter it got so cold in North

Dakota, people had to carry ice cubes in their pockets to keep| warm.”

2 Women Fugitives Give Upon. 5.67

Two women convicts who escaped

surrendered today as state troopers spotted them hitchhiking on U, 8. 67. h Unkempt and -wearied after a night as fugitives, Gladys Lattimore, serving 2-to-21 years for manslaughter, and Nellie Bly Marshall, 22-year-old convicted auto thief, offered no resistance to their captors. State Trooper Arthur t Peterson spotted the two women én U. 8. 67 one-half mile north off Maywood this morning. ! Still unexplained was their escape,

24-year-old |

car. The Olivers refused and were {beaten into unconsciousness by the convicts, who also slugged Mr. Wile liams to keep him quiet. The cone victs left one of the desperadoes, Werner C. Schwartzmiller, to guard them while the others searched for the skeys and guns. Mrs. Oliver recovered sufficiently to grab a hammer laying nearby and smash Schwartzmiller on the head. The blow knocked him une conscious. The other convicts heard her as she telephoned for help. They fled from the house, Shot in Arm Me. Oliver and Mr Williams ree covered about that time and tied Schwartzmiller Four of the convicts forced ther way into the ranch home of A. M., Smith. They shot, him in the rrm when ‘he defied their orders. Guards triiled them to the ranche house and recaptured two of them without a struggle. Those caught were Billy New, 27," and George Trujillo, 23. The other two fled into surround ing woods, taking Mr. Smith's 17« year-old son as a hostage. A. B. Trolley, 24, Oak Creek, Colo, was wounded and captured early to day,

the first from ,the prison in two List 2 Hoosiers Among

years. 3 p. m. roll call, Mrs. Ethel R. Krueger, superin{tendent of the prison, morning she had no idea how the prisoners sataped

CATTLE AT NEW HIGH

They were found missing at

said this

Grain Speculators Two Hoosiers were listed among the speculators on the Chicago Board of Trade who had contracts | involving 100,000 or more bushels |of wheat on Feb. 28, 1047. | The listing was made public by

CHICAGO, Dec. 31 (UP)-—Cattle the U. 8. Department of Agrieuls {hit another new all-time high-»en ture. The Hoosiers were:

averaged 1275 pounds each.

One pressed what he believed was the Chicago livestock market today! Dr. Elmer E. Hanks of Pt. Wayne, 8 gun against his back, while the whew two carloads of fat steers sold} 65,000 long and 65,000 other bandit took $38 from Mr. /at $41 a hundredweight. The steers,

H. A. Rel 'logg and B20 shot.

Reinhart of Kentland, $0,000 5. 5