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58th YEAR—NUMBER 257

| Senin: Harrison's | Widow Dies in N.Y.

Lived in Metropolitan Obscurity After President's Death in 1901

Death came today to a woman whom most of the world remembered only as a page in history—Mary Scott Lord Harrison, widow of Benjamin Harrison,

the United States.

The woman who thrilled the nation in the "1890's by her defiant- marriage to President Harrison soon after the

death of her aunt, his wife,

_ died at 89 today in New York president's widow to. Indianapelis will be her daughter, Mrs,

~ City.

She moved to New York and into Blaine

gradual oblivion after the death of Gren. five years and Mary Jane Walker.

her husband ih 1901, after their whirlwind marriage.

There she reared her daughter, most talked of women in the naFlizabeth, became a. grandmother tion when she first arrived in Inand lived a life of semi-retirement dianapolis in 1896 as the bride of Benjamin Harrison.

in an apartment at 29 E. 64th St. To the casual observer she was like any of ‘hundreds of genteel widows with whom she had tea. Only a few intimates and her immediate family

Burial in Crown Hill Mdianapolis,

were aware of her Tole in Us: 8. his- resided. there. during much of Presi- husband in Crown Hill Thurs. apparent destination in mind. Two [dent Harrison's term, 1889-1893. 8hedx5y. dozen more — were hauled off the lwent there as the protege of her. - rl streets, pulled out of alleys and the scene of her aunt, the President's wife and. re- al Same and retarted to jerked™from doorways in the fringes brief married life to the former mained theré until her aunt's death. In New York st! i of the business district. otk she reared her President, will be the scene of her Her aunt died in 1892. daughter, now Mrs. James Blaine. The round-up was the response

final rites and burial. ~_

“Hed body will ‘arrive ir-Indtanap- as--the- “first. Jady: olis- Thursday and funeral services Harrison home at 1230 N. Delaware, - will. be read by Bishop R. A. Kirch- now a memorial to President Harhofter at 2 p. m. Thursday at Christ rison, She went to the home as a . bride and left after the death of She will be buried in Crown Hill President Harrison on March 13. Cemetery by the side of her hus- 1901

Episcopal Church.

band.

Just an Accident’ —

Parents of 10 Childre {Killed on-Sleigh Ride Exonerate Driver

Only 2 Girls and Boy in Party of 13 Survive As Train Plows Into Tractor-Drawn Sled

a first lady in the White "House she

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Entered as Second-Class Matier at Postofice

MONDAY, J AN UARY 5, 1048

PRICE FIVE CENTS

Indianapolis, Ind, Issued daily except Sunday

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101 Hoodlums failed to End Street Attacks

Assaults Drop As Police Stage Roundup | More than 100 pérsons faced Mujnieipal Court this morning after the ‘biggest police roundup in years of loafers, bums .and hoodlums found lurking in the alleys, doorways ahd joints of downtown’ Indianapolis.

Free Sm Promised by F

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23d President of !

! By this morning. the municipal ATOpRRYINg the body of the court slate showed 70 individuals picked up over the week:end on

charges of vagrancy; disorderly. conduct, drunk, congregating and curfew violation. Thirty-one were arrested on other charges. | The curfew, violation applied to {three teen-age vouths who. couldn't ‘explain their presénce on a near downtown corner in the wee hours of Sunday morning, Drop in Assaults Police squads arrested 11 men they said were hanging around the Traction Terminal Station with no

James Walker and two grandchilBenjamin Harrison — Walker one of the

Mrs. Harrison was

PRESIDENT'S WIDOW— Mary or d Harrison, who was

Returns to New York Although Mrs. Harrison was never

the wife of former Presicent Benjamin THE on; died today. She. wilt be buried beside her

_Indianapolis remembers her best

: Vv R . of the lice department to Police of ihe. stateli Walker, and led a life of semi-re po P

riremient, Gradually “she dropped Chief -Edward -D-- Rouls'—order—offroni the eye of the public, One the day Saturday to clear streets of the last interviews with her was of hoodlums and alley loungers. in 1936 by a Times reporter. It A sharp drop in purse snatchings Yead: and personal assaults in the down-

COURAGEOUS ‘POLICE AND FIREMEN — The Bruce Robison-Ragsdate—Post-American Legion, will present awards tonight to 14 members of the Indianapolis Police and Fire Departments, The five policemen are (standing, left to right). Patrolman Marice Walsh, Patrolman Gene Condo and .Sgt. Harold Morton, (seated) Patrol: men Robert Liese and William Lee.

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—ARCHBOLD. 0. Jan. 5 (UP)—The parents - of 10 ger train.crashed into a gay.

“It was just an “accident, father of four of the dead children. Thirteen laughing, shouting children—none older than 13-—were riding the low-slung, farm utility sleigh on a Sunday afternoon outing in a light snowstorm when the accident occurred at a railroad ’ Only three survived. The National Safety Council in Chicago said it was worst highway accident death tolls on record.”

crossing one mile east of here.

JESSE WYSE, driver of the tractor hauling the sleigh; whose own oh “and daughter survived, Smid he was halfway -across-the tracks when ‘he saw the train bearing down. “T just froze stiff,” Mr. Wyse said. “Mr, Wyse was unhurt, in the accident, but he was under a doctor's care for shock. D...0Q..8herer. of Toledo. O.. engineer of the train—the New York Central's Chicagoan—said he was traveling 80 miles and hour and

had no chance to come to a stop.

The train traveled one mile beyond the cross before "the emergency

brakes brought it to a. halt.

.n beneath the- boiler,

said

‘Baturday,

The body of one little irl was planed on the front of the train,

“BODIES LITTERED the side of the tracks” one train passenger “On one side I counted five. *when 1 got off’the train to see what had happened.” Mr. ‘Wyse said he had promised to take the children on the ride but. had put. it..off.. . Yesterday. his son, John, 13 the outing again and offered to drive the tractor

“Mary Lord Harrison, widow of the 154 section Saturday night ‘and Then Mrs. -Harrison took he, her Hines on: Page 5 ~Column ¢+ Sunday was apparent from police Te ” Tr ~ reports, but burglars and pandils Iwere still active, Mic dé rrives Move Safe to Rear : ; | Burglars cracked the safe at the ; A : {Bridgman Dairy Co. 1224 N. CapiNl WISS aven tol Ave. earl yesterday and took Saturday receipts estimated at. be- = ‘y tween $5000 and $10,000 | i : 3 ] Ex- -King Appears Tired; The veges had carried the safe Delays Call to Anne !© the rear of the building from the front offi They. knocked off the {. LAUSANNE, Switzeriand, Jan. 5 5 cmon ochre on (UP)—Former King Michael of Ro- ) } ; mania and’ his party arrived by , 10¢ burglary was. discovered by special train:today from the Swiss © A. Hill, 64. an employee, and border. Claude R. Davis of Southpert, mer¢hant policeman. Jacque Vergotti, one of Michael's A d burglary t aids, said the former king's secre- ME vurglaty in he an “tary would hold a press conference *, | feh had been 2 Jane rors of veges in Tater weeks was dis Ithis evening. a .

Aww biisaanet at 21 Seda mother, the former Queen Helene, his aunt the Duchess of .Aosta and Prince Nicholas of Romania. Anxious to See Anne Michael's secretary said earlier that the young ex-monarch was anxious to see Princess Anne of Bourbon Parma, who is‘ in Copen-

pany owner, said she found the office safe ransacked after an em-: ployee reported that someone had ‘broken-into the building: _As in the Bridgman Co. job. the veggs knocked off the safe combination Mrs. Sullivan could not immediately estimate the Joss.”

” said Lawrence Grieser, “We don't blame him.”

“one of the

} membersof the Post: will

FIRE DEPARTMENT HEROES —

hagen. Michael drove immediately Police fired two shots at a flee- Paul McDuff (lett), s = = ‘ the Hotel. Beau ‘Rivage. ing suspect garly today after they present awards to these firemen. They. are (left to right). Pyt. Joseph Hamill, Scores of uniormed policemen spotted hiny standing in front of Squad 7: Chauffeur Charles Britton, Squad 7; Pvt. Albert Murtay. Aerial Truck 13,

kept -order -at -the-railroad station and cleared the way for Michael and his party to enter their car. “Michael was fold that a personal qall_from Copenhagen ‘had been received for “him. He requested however. that the call be postponed for an hour and a half

-the--broken“window- of the Leonard Jewelry Co., 3412 ‘N.-Hlinois St. The suspect escaped. after two patrolmen slipped on the ice: The store had been entered, but its owner. “Leonard Barnsiein had not determined the loss earlv today.

and Capt Ward Storm, aid to Chief Mc Kinney. : p.

Home Ransacked Mre Virginia “dan. 85, told nolie burglars. broke into her home, 1811 rColtege Ave Saturday night wire she was away and took three purses containing $125. She returned home to find the hedroom curtains blow-

legal Search

That girl was pinned on the boiler

“hiidget.

, suggested

“I told John he was too young and said. I'd take them myself,"

Mr. Wyse said.

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the back of the sled and jumped |

off safely when the train hit. two injured girls, Shirley Grieser, 9. and Janice Wyse. 7, were thrown off the front of the sleigh: they were reported in good condiSion at Detwiler Hospital in Wau- . 0, where they were taken. ” THE DE AD were: Jean Pearl Osborne, 12, and her Fister, Marjorie, 10, daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Osborne. Gayle and Charlotte Grieser, 13-year-old twins, Patricia, 8. and Sharon, 6. all children of Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Grieser. Duy Grieser, 13; Marlin, 11; rlene, 10. and Janice, 4, children of Mr. and Mrs, Raymond Grieser. Railroad officials said a freight train passed the ungliarded crossNg" shortly before the accident we irred’ and it was believed Mr. y Pass before he started across the tracks, tle might have been confysed with that of the reg, it' was believed.

MR, SHERER. the train engiNeer, said, “I saw that tractor With its sleigh. attached more than a quarter of a mile ahead of

us and I thought it would stop

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before “that - grade crossing. “But when 1 saw it was not slowing down, 1 pulled our warning whistle and the emergency brakes at the same time. But

there wasn't any use.

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f¢ may have waited. for it to |

The passenger train whis- |

“We were going at a clip of El miles per hour and we had no

chance to -come to a stop.”

The accident occurred about 2:30 p. m. The train continued on to Chicago. arriving one hour and 34 minutes late, its locomotive still carrying traces of the accident—pieces of straw. splinters of wood, and bits of flesh. ~ ~ ~ . JOHN PIROZZI, 25 of Brooka passenger oh the train, compared the gruesome scené to one -of his war experiences:

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Conviction Upset

WASHINGTON. .Jan.5 (UP) 477 10 2 vote, the Supreme Court today . reaffirmed that an {illegal search by officers does not become

dence of law violation.

=. Justice Robert H. Jackson wrote

the ‘majority opinion in the case of:

a Buffalo man convicted of possession of counterfeit. gasoline ration coupons during the war. By its decision, the court invali= dated the conviction of Michael Dire, Buffalo, who was one of two men arrested in a parked car in 1944. Dire was found to possess more than 100 forged gasoline ration coupons. The - high court held that since the arresting officers did not expect to find Dire. in the car, the sudsequent search of his person which vielded the evidence against: him was tllegal Chief Justice Fred M. Vinson and Justice Hugo "L. Black dissented.

By.

afi FEE DEEE USe TH TFRs Up eis

ing and the house ransacked, she told police. Biirglarf also Tootsd the Pleasant Run Golf Course pro shop of $1138 worth of golf clubs and equipment

night.

One took $40 from the cash reg-

ister of the Food Supreme Market, 2211 N. Meridian St. after flashing a gun and ordered the clerk, Edward Kelly, to leave the cash drawer open ’ Another bandit wearing a white handkerchief as & mask. held up’ Light's pharmacy, 3364 N. Capitol Ave, and escaped with $135 from two cash registers,

Petrillo to Be Called Before House Inquiry

WASHINGTON, Jan. § 'UP)— Chaiiman Fred A. Hartley Jr. announced he will call -music ,ozar James ‘C. Petrillo before the. House Labo: Committee to explain ‘his ban on, record making. f

.-Bandits. also were active Saturday J

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DETECTIVE WINNERS _ Last year brought glad tidings to these fi

ix detectives

Standing (left to right] are Sgt. Forest McKeighan, Investigator-James Rogers and Sats.

Monfoe Bettner and Spurgeon Davenport.

kett an d Sat. Ray Porter.

Seated (left to right) are Lt. Charles Bur-

| up 20 guys from the water after ‘a

Keep Shovel Near Hero's Medal to Go to Son For More Snow ' Of Retired Police Sergeant

Officer Robert Liese Caught 2 Killers; .,

The New Jersey Republican said the hearing may be "held next Monday and that Mr. Petrillo will be subpenaed ‘If nedessary.”’ Mean-

The government had appealed tHe “case to -the Supreme Court, sking' the court to uphold the conviction on grounds that: without

“It reminded me of a night during the war when we picked

the explosion of an’LST. All of

ools

eeney

Mayor Makes Decision After

Seeing Brown

Only Charge to Be At. Broad Ripple

By LOUIS ARMSTRONG Free swimming pools ‘and the reopening of city wading pools next summer were promised by Mayor Feeney today after a conference with Paul V. Brown, city recrea-

‘tion director. I" . _The Mayor called Mr. Brown inte conference this morning to ask why the wading Books. 3 were closed last vear and whet! it would. be possible to eliminfte the swimming poot charge of; 20: it 30 cents: “MF Brown said he saw no reason” ‘why the pools could not be made free. with the exception of the one in Broad Ripple Park. He said what small revenue might be lost by eliminating the charge fould be

.saved_ by. economies. in other park

department operations. - “The wading pools were closed all last summer by. a Health Depart ment order because, of the high bacteria count in the water. Lack. of chlorinating eqdipment made“ the ‘closing + necessary as a sanitary measure. Bul Mr. Brown Indicated to the Mayor that purification apparatus is now available. | More Attention to Children Mayor Feeney told Mr. Brown he desivéd the Park Department fo pliée more emphasis on playground and. recreation projects for ehil-

Aren,

He also said he wanted the departments: greenhouses be run for

— the educa Hon of citizens who want " 10

to explain to me where t go.”

Mayor Feeney said the citizens ‘would realize more valie from the greenhouses if they were used to grow ‘shrubs for transplanting in - . the: parks, than their use for grow-. ing flowers. | The Mayor said he intended to look into the disposition’ ‘of the flowers. § Sent to Hospitals -

(Greenhouse Manager Frank

_ Schubert said all flowers were dis-

posed .of by the Park Board. He

sald large gifts of flowers wefe made

to Veterans Hosvitals) The mayor Instructed Mr. Brown fo cut out all but necessary active. ities of the Park Department this vear and stay well .. 1 Nithin

“Y regard:the fullest use of playground, swimming pool and wading pool facilities a5 essential and necessary.” ‘he said... “These are not to be cut “There are other features of Park Department operation which ean be reduced.” Brown. told. the. ‘Mayor. shad... ber of “extra activities of the Park Department. were approved by the board under pressure from civic (and athletic groups ¢ | The Mayor also this morning summoned Capt. Golden Reynolds, head of Juvenile Aid Division, irte conference and instructed him to prepare’ a report on all personnel Assigned to that division, The Mayor said he would change personnel where he found they weré not suitable for juvenile ald work.

Schuman Again Wins

Vote of Confidence

PARIS, Jan. 5 (UP) — Premier Robert Schuman s government today won the opening round of its anti. inflation battle ‘in the. French Natiorral Assemb)y, Mr. Schuman won votes of cone fidence fro ‘mthe. assembly in, cons fidence from the assembly. in one $1,050,000) program to combat ine

the fellows were dead, but these such searches, law enfofcement time, the committer will draw up . “rn | ' BAL, : LOCAL TEMPERATURES y . = flation and sav - were kids in this case and it got would be “more difficult and un- legislation dekigned to compel Mt: A oat | 10 Other Policemen; 4 Firemen to Be Honored — colla France 185. 0 me a little more.’ certain \ Petrillo toy oatating the ban. 6am 10a. m i ; p : . Tam 30 11am 35 When Robert Liese was a small boy, he used w play cops and’ The government won the first vote Sam 39 “12 (Noen 25 robbers like the rest of the kids in Indianapolis. by 308 to 272. and the second by A Glimpse Behind Iron Curlain— 9 a.m. 31 1pm 25 { His dad, George Liese, was a policeman. And Bob vowed that 306 to 273. Five confidence votes New Book. Gives Sickenin Peek at Life — when he rex 1, he wan B08 10 be oo. an a ew. 00 { g Keep your snow shovels handy. Bob kept that vow. and five vears ago fulfilled his ambition, just.short- " nL wi Light snow was forecast for Indi-- ly before his dad retired in 1944 as a sergeant alter 23 years of service In Soviet Sub-Arctic Forced-Labor Camp anapolls ‘and vicinity tonight and Tonight Bob will be one of 15 ihe four firemen, Chauffeur Golden Gloves ly tomorrow * with rather cold firemen and policemen who Will, F<" qrpeg Britton” and .C wara Starts Friday— 10 cured by the Russians, who ** - , apt. War a Love Story Woven Around Inmate's Diary Pr cap Bala A elve awards for outstanding: and gi,.n will receive medals y

had’ become Hitler's-ally in the new weather to continue through tomor- meritorious service to their comWill Be Released by Bobbs-Merrill Tomorrow Polish partition : EE oe

row munity. during the past year

Patrolman Liese earned. his award

® The annual Times-Legion Golden Gloves Tournament

Amusemen ve ! ; ; 1 on Sept 7 81 En Yen oe d By WILLIAM PHILIP SIMMS, Times Foreign Editor '[ Mr. Romanski yentuany, sound) eer Hoge He and the other 14 will be ciled tor Se ar, oh Che JF meir boat Sarth ridge... .... f ublic will be given a sickening peek bepind There he be. rately high pressure area was mov- ,, ing “15 annual n__House tiirned out to . ridév night in the N, Cludntod 13. 11s a Ohman. 9 ae Ameriar. J the pagés of the book, “Prisoners of the Night's ‘tame witness 10 scenes that are ing ve central Indiana todhy and ivan by : Robison ER Post Mah ou Re a cd Pennsyivania-8t. ANNO. Mics 16 Mrs. Roosevelt 11 to be published tomorrow by Bobbs-Merrill of Indianapolis, fof Af | 2AMOBL_enough. 10 turn one's sof. would be followed by a storm center yy3 os. orican Legion, at 6:30 p. m- civilian friend in the 400 biosk of ® For advance “dope” on Crossword “+... 7 Scherret ...... 10 This book makes news. It is known vagttely that somewherf in the’ ge hi Sioze student of humanity, mare J irom Bs u ge 0 the Central Chistian Church. |W. Washington St. early “that the fighters and important ’ FET un 1 ts Te a ft i htt Rt DA, SSI WB, ST LT ae i en om rn Bs pdf a 2 0 he Meta Or Booty, cereal a fiom 10 18 1s m iion Night" tell hoa ne - sufferers. prévail. . ave set examples for others to they spied, two burglars in rive 2 ames. SPOMS Pages ors Hollywood 3 rams -7 I ie |26-year- “ola Polish studept ‘§t the * ow. | The State Highway Commission follow wilt. be Mayor Ab easy snd A wild chase through city streets} ‘day. : Inside Indpls. 9 Teen Topics . 12 That it tells about one seh sami French university o In) THE STORY makes grim’ lead-.Peporied spattered Ky: spots in La A a gt a er . "> and ending ‘In an alley east of Sta ® Also... . you'll'find inDai Kidney. 10 Washing on. 10 the Near Ban, : ing. The sensitive soul will have to Porte, Ft. Wayne and the north © Mh 2 we pn ‘ AT® tion St. yielded the holdup men, formation there about the 8 Markets ..13. Weather Map 5 ~Camp Ro. .90, the . Pachora | HEN H ’ ; PI it in small doses. + <'iportions_of ‘the Crawfordsville and PO'icemen. four are firemen, '%ho Admitted a series “of other oversthe-countér ticket sales’ Ruth Millett . 11 Wom. News ...12 River Barents Sea area where the. WHE! tier’, Aeknd in The description of how ons pris. Greenfield districts today, Three medals will be given and joes which opened today. eat of summer is. blistering ‘and Mr. Romanskj was be parsly 18 years oner; » young Polish doctor, saws No roads were closed, the .~om- the other men will get citations. Pour detection he. tribut ; Ene Tae fled easte ..~ mission said. But état were Patrolman. .Liese will be the only. Suined sh a

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