Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 8 January 1948 — Page 3

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Truman Ts Program T fo Slash Taxes Facing 1000 To 1 Odd S

gE AA se

Heavy Seas Prevent -

ees f 800 svn wf ReSCUC O on rion. mat ki S hin ‘emma sl Sinking Soviet Ship rted today. y Boats Hurry to Side of Dvina Off Up! aad the dam, Of Northern Japan; Listing 45 to 30 Degrees ie Rural Electrificari, TOKYO, Jan. 8 (UP)—Mountainous seas today prevented rescue Oorp., the engineers py, sips {rom removing B00 passengers ‘from the Russian motorship Dina, he stormy Knocked my Vhich was sinking off the coast of northern Japan of main transmission skippers of ships which rushed to the Dvina's aid after she flashed rly 2000 tiles of ry Jf an SOS Vesterday said they had some hope of averting a major marine ster. affected were the Sang U. 8S. Navy reported that 4 diana Public Servi J] prina's list had been reduced from ‘Speakeasy’ Sale degrees. nd, Pui Servio = iy ooials were hopeful the ;

pina could be towed out of danger | if she remained .afloat. American aviators believed, however, that - yas settling slowly. The vessel was reached early a day by Russian Patrol Ship No. 30, thought to be a lend-lease destroyer, escort, and two. smaller Russian | ships. The Japanese tanker Yoko judge charged today that Maru and the salvage tug Kental'are sold in Los Angeles Maru also arrived at the scene. ‘easy cocktails. American B-29s and B-17s éircled| j,400 Arthur Guerin, shove with lifeboats ‘and emer- over of the municipal bench, gency equipment. Five other Jab-igaiq use of drugs was so widespread | anese ships, including two repatria-yy was almost as easy to get nartion vessels, were racing to Join|ooiies ps it was to get a drink durthe rescue operation. ling prohibition.

Michigan Co. of Sogty the Indiana Servi Wayne, 0 Phones Out

Easy to Obtain

like speak-

at some telephone subs be without service une

\pril 1. Brief messages from the Amer- ’ mpanies which will ree Jl fran planes said the Dvina was airing sila. a pentianian long to get all sub “wallowing dangerously in a heavy ustomed to escort ady

friend into a speakeasy for a spot 2” with a list of 45 degrees. The pt Ship's engine was knocked out and of liquor,” the judge told the Law-

ft was reported taking on water yers' Club. ~ rapidly. 6 Dead in Oregon; - Rich Farmland Flooded

t in service were thy

ephone Co. -of North |easy for a shot of heroin,” he said.'

[“She rolis up her sleeve and: gets. a shot in the arm—for a dollar.”

_He said the use of marij

npanies affected estic lete repairs would by from five days to I§

Western Oregon rivers and streams “In some sectors of the city, about flooded thousands of acres of richas many people smoke marijuana farmland and ‘hundreds- of “homes cigarets as smoke ordinary cigarets, today.” : “he said. Authorities counted six dead as/ Judge Guerin added that “re-. result of the rising waters, |spectable” people also were buying j, The Willamette River and ts] {lots of drugs. tributaries, swollen by heavy rain, said, had complained to him that washed - over extensive areas. near! the for. galem, Oregon City and Portland in| be reduced from a felony w hm mis-

Ne. os N. J. (UP)=One of thy | arking meters is bale ts. It invites nickels— talled directly beneath , sign.

ALLATION DINNER

Knutson Bill

Of Drugs Charged Re

Judge: Says Narcotics iat meus, Republicans and Dem-

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 8 (UP)=A Speaker Joseph W. Martin Jr. narcotics (R, Mass.)

long a

“Today he takes her to a speak-

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GOP Gives Top Rating to

Promises fo Beat

President's Veto

WASHINGTON, Jan. § UP)— |Republ} can congressional leaders| 'junked President Truman's tax oro|gram without a second look today. | They confidently promised to beat! his veto this session with a new |tax reduction bill of their own. As it standé ‘the chances are 1000 to 1 against enactment of - the

reduction plan proposed by Mr. Chances are about even,

‘ocrats will support a compromise | bill to override a veto.

and House Majority. Leader Charles A. Halleck (R. Ind. )| agreed that the House would over-! ride a veto of a tax reduction 'along the lines proposed by Chairman “Harold Knutson” (R. Minn) | lof the House Ways and Means Com- |. mittee. Knutson Bill OK Seen Senate leaders were more cautious but still confident they could hammer the Knutson bill into form which would be enacted into lav The . tax controversy rapidly is ‘becoming the bitterest of Mr. Tru|man's. administration.

wo 3 Salami Of corset’s a swimsuit. Mid-sand, mid- surf, midriff,

SEEN ON THE SANDS—Down Miami Beach. Fla..

Down to way,

it is. Betty Wagner (center), who is Miami Beach's Swim-for-Health "Forbidden Fruit," featuring hand-painted trunks. Mary Hill (right)

gling out of a wet suit.

Past Officers

they're showing the latest in swimsuit fashions. Virginia Swensen's corset style (left) doesn't look new, but

classic one-piece suit is equipped with a down-the-front zi ipper. to spare her from wrig-

‘Scotty's s ‘Gold Mine’ Dies =A Chicago Millionaire

‘Prospector Only Paid Me Back for Laughs,’ Says Retired Life Insurance President

LOS ANGELES, Jan. & (UP)--Denth Valléy Scotty's secret “gold mine’ was dead today. . ‘He was Albert M. Johnson, 75, Chicags millionaire, who admitted © 10 years ago he; was the source of the money the grizzled miner had |been throwing around since 1905. | Scotty-=Walter Scott—always said the money came from nm a hidden gold mine in Death Valley, : It wasn't until 1937 that he admitted under oath that Mr. John. ison had been giving him the money purely because he got a kick out of watching Scotty spend it. All Short Time Mr. Johnson died at a hospital {yesterday ‘after a brief iliness. He will be buried at Oberlin, 0, Johnson said, “I'm it.” “Scotty pald me back in laughs”! Scotty still lives in’ a cabin near Mr. Johnson always said, “for every ihe $3 million castle Mr. Johnson cent I ever gave him." built for him. The retired president of the Na- ——————————— i ational Life Insurance Co. said he

stamp giving Scotty money in 1002 10, 000 Heed Red Call

“| Zwhen Scotty persuaded him to For Strike at Trieste

| come to the desert for his health, TRIESTE Jan. 8 (UP) —CommuHe remained In the back of nist controlled labor unions ordered ‘| Scotty's life, laughing to himsell as a general strike today but by midlegends snowballed about “is Hidden morning only. about 10.000 of the gold mines and unbelievable wealth city's 40,000 workers had Joined the Built $3 Million Castle swalkout Mr: Johnson financed Scotty's » * The walkout was called by the:

million Spanish-Moorish castle ’ " pro-y ugolav -8indicati Unicl to proVar n DA ihe ~and gave um test the arrest of 20 pro-Communist a sy POUred artisans Sunday during a parade.

that out from coin-filled kegs. Scotty bought railroad tickets Brought to trial today before an with rolls of yellow-backed currency, lied -military court the paiisans tipped ‘beliboys $20. hired a spectaj ¥6Te released on, bail : “train for a record-breaking cross-

uncovered when Scotty's y wife s sued him for alimony. He said he didn't have a dime. “Have you eyer owned a mine?" he was asked, “Nope,” he sald. “Did you ever sell any gold?” “Nope.”

“If he has a gold ‘mine,’ Mr,

the sea in zips.

queen, waars shows how her

Democrats

were divided on his

‘plan to give al hands a $40 tax credit plus another $40 for each de-

uana n PORTLAND; Ore: Jan. 8 (UPY="'cigaréts Was even more common. ber ocni Person and to. hike. cor-.

poration taxes about 12 per cent to offset. the loss of $3,200,000.000 of

revenue,

Republicans ridiculed the proposal... as political - trickery . by. the .Presi-! jens for campaign. purposes despite

is absolute knowledge no such tax

Check Sick Leave 0f City Police

Proof of Dilly To Be Demanded

Policemen off duty more than 30 days without proof of disability

e Mrs. Ha

Officers of the Past Matrons and {Patrons ofthe Marton County" A fn will be installed at 8 o {tonight in, the Todianspolis, rsonie--Lodge—-tem- - i ple; 1522 ‘Wo-Mor= ris St. Mrs. Kirk,

Tressie

_. Indiana Railroad

= Veterans

20-Year Club's

to Meet

— Reunion Tonight

. Veteran .

employees

of Indiana

Railroad, division of Wesson Co. will

Some of them, he bill

ought to.

ill have their pay stopped under a retiring could be obtained this year. v i The Knutson bill would reduce MY. FUling of the Safety Board. {income taxes by $5:600.000,000 re- The board yesterday ordered

\lieving upward of 7 million taxpay- Chief Edward D. Rouls- to check

attend the third - annual .-dinner meeting of the firm's 20-Year Club

president, wiil be installing - officer, To be installed

[tonight at the Claypool Hotel. n County Past Matrong § the third day of spreading floods. demeanor. ers entirely of income tax in the Ne list of officers off duty and to pe Mi Haz) C. J. Stanley, Anderson’. is presatrons Association will process. terminate the pay of those who Yesicaat: ares ident. Mr. Stanley leads with the 0 p. I Sosay in. the Mr. Truman's $40-pér-person re- Have eed off work ge rs A Presiden ’ Sah number of years of service, having carry- -in oy. Jura {duction would cut about 10 million a. on gi ly first vice presi ' started with a predecessor company ; ‘ : sons {ia 5 i . be installed at 8 p. m, [per fri he Jax, sulk bach, newly appointed police and dent; Mrs. Nelie Mrs. Kirk Er ot iD i ——— o Saas: ; : i rane Evvmptions fire surgeon. Moore, second vice president; MIs. ananolis. vice president. and Mrs S. ncrease per- Ruth Chilt i r ’ \ sonal exemptions by $100 to a total Dhue! Rous Said. 37 officers atelRuth Chilton; secretary, and Raxry Mildred L. Joselyn, secretary.

¢ .

the equivdlent of an exemption of ] $200.

absent. from the. force. One officer, J. Buchholz, treasurer. Wayne Bear, has been off duty six ; months’ because of a bad heart,

“according to the chief. He said Mr. Bear had been draw-

of $600. The Truman $40 credit is

| New members added to th» roster

‘in 1047 include William H. Brown. bloyd-Rosencrans; J. A Pugh John Hendricks, Anderson; Chester Floyd | Tipton, and. Mary Jane Bynum, - {dianapolis. |

Other Indianapolis members of |

A sliding scale in the Knutson

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anticipate the pleasure you'll kave in choosing from them.)

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Order New Rrunkometer i Mulvihill, John. P. SHasensab, Harry J Tk a a a . cir ay rom ity Ty SETCCF TRU ow (OE RI 5 i Eu. C. Buk, V to all states. - vaxation refer meeting yesterday,’ “ordnre CIS x Dre TROT rn RNG Sg SPOON.

tained his first veto on June 17 by Omcer Bartlett told the chief he ©*F

necessary to override..

_|Mr. Truman's’ message about sav- mén for a Palestine police force. | ‘David Lo.

‘new administration demoted him to,

of [the club are W. W, Fadely, Misa OU EXTEN the Po rOImAD. ;

the purchase of a new drunkometar| Slate: Servie 'H. Eisenmann, Arthur R. Thom for the police department. . Testing NOBLESVILLE, Jan. s « After Son, Wesley M. Catt, Glen L. {Uipplers has worn out the machine, having had two mayors—or at least Rhodes, Chester R. Gardner, HurChief Rouls said. two. claimants--to -the post—for a léy C. Gillum, Percy G. Bovien, WilThe apparatus, invented by Dr. R. week, Noblesville today had only one Mer. 8 Harlan, John E. Trefs, Wil{N. —Harger, —Indiana state toxi- head of the city government. ~Ham G. Torborg, John T. Martin, |cologist, will cost $195 from the 5 "Charles F. Pruitt, George E. Gensch, Stephenson Corp., Red Bank, N. J. PITTI Die SHY Sune wi Wilbur A. Cook, Helen E. Little[The present machine is eight years promise reached ‘at a closed-door {jens Charles 'N. Horton, Mrs. Josésession last night it has been agreed’ yn and C. E. Schultz. that -Mayor Emm#t R.- Fertig will Anderson members are Sidney E coritinue to seérve until his fuccessor Shelton, Jesse E. Puterbaugh, Julius is elected and qualified. The de- S. Sample, Floyd Childers, Wilbert cision is in accord with the ruling M. Whitton, William T. Wright, Edlast week of the state attorney gen-' Ward B. Swaim, James F. Hunter, Arthur W. Kimm, Hafry H. WarCouncilmen added that there is ner and Walter A. Warren, would be joss in pay amounts to approximate- An understanding between the coun- Richmond members include Mil- | ly_$16, Chief Rouls said. -_ cil. and Mr. Fertig that if the attor- {0rd A. Bell, Loren M. Brown, James a — ney general gives an opinion per- I~ Alea and Paiil C Sullivan. Also mitting & special election in 1948 included on the roster are Ralph that. such election will be held and Nelson. Muncie; Walter -C. Fidler, Mr. Fertig will relinquish his post Rome City; Stewart F. Tavlor, Fi. to the individual chosen. Wayne; Ople E. Cox, Brazil; LawThe controversy arose after the rence B, Giddings, Clay A. Howard. |

The House will likely pass a bill substantially like the Knutson bill.| The Senate is expected to trim it in amount of reduction and somewhat to modify its provisions. The figure of $4 billion frequently is suggested as the sum of tax re-| duction the Senate will approve. Congress - assuredly will pass a Republican tax bill and it will not. Chief Rouls announced he nad have much resemblance to Mr. Tru- ‘given Patrolman Leroy Bartlett, 3622 man’s proposals. {English Ave. a two-day suspension

Vetoed Tax Cuts in 47 without pay because the officer had Mr. Truman twice vetoed tax street employees haul two loads of

cuts last year. The House sus- ashes to his private drive.

a two. vote margin, 268-10-137.. A had paid $9 for the two loads.

H two-thirds majority wl

sCmacinen, said the. compro.nise! “The remedy is as clear as iL 1s as. reached -10- avoid -what—might+ urgent.” The. Times said. in.an-edi~ ng and costly litigation. torial. “Clouds mtst be nationalized

“The House votes were divided I this way: To override, Republicans : } 233; Democrats 35; to sustain x GOP Ho fuls Set veto, Republicans 2, Democrats 134, : American Labor 1. Congress passed a similar bill in July and ‘Mr. Truman again vetoed inco n ay . i “overrode: % elected mayor in last November's - ASHINGTON, Jan. (UP) — voti but who died two -waeks ond ax tiers need The annual Republican Ha Day Bere time to take office. Editorial Befogs House inners next month will serve ss and pick up five votes in the Senate , sounding board for half a dozen completed 1 Mayor Pert, who had u. S. Cloud Issue to come up next time with a double- presidential _hopefuls, it was dis-' to continue in .office. The new Cty LONDON, Jan. 8 UP Longou’ : barreled two-thirds majority which gloceq today. Council declared the post vacayt MOSt authoritative newsaper, [wolild- put GOP-iitome tax Teduc=""Garroll Resce. chairman ~of the and elected one of their own meta. 1/Mes, Known in times past as he tion on the books .despite Mr. National Committee said. virtually pers, Joe Burgess, as mayor pro Ihunderer. today examined . the Truman. all the party's White House. aspir- tem. Since then both men .ave Nevada-Utah dispute over owner: The Senate therefore can be de- ...¢c have speaking engagements for claimed “the -mayoraity. “As ‘a re. Ship of moisture-bearing. clouds and pended onto modify the House tax in, week of Feb, 9-14. sult city business has been. st a fugRested that the iemedy lay in bill pretty substantially as bait for Sen. Robert A. Taft (R..0. will standstill. nationalization. those five extra essential votes. ,qqress meetings in Minnesota, Ne- . Silent on" Reductions _braska and Colorado. SEH ROBrt A” TAIL TRO) 80 Goy, Thomas E. Dewed of New po jo Chairman Eugene D. Millikin (R. york will speak in Boston. Srila enters and their control vested in a board Colo.) of the Senate Finance Com- Gov, Earl Warren of: California 12 PER CENT SHORT QF GOAL of nebulous planners. mittee, refuse to suggest any actual | will: address a Los Angeles meeting, ou . duction at this time. ndianapolis Church Pedera- ‘Experience suggests that for the | sum of tax re \and Harold E. Stassen will speak In (on 00000 0 0 12 first 1 They contend that ‘the tax cut must Pennsyleanis, Illinois. and - Wiscon=| ces tha per cént of its first few: years the cost to the tax-| {$36,000 financial campaign goal re- payer per umbrella hour may be on|

be geared to the budget.

Republicans also hope they can ine Speaker Joseph W. Martin trim Mr, Truman’s budget pretty jr (Mass) will make an address a

sharply, thereby making more gt 1ouis.. House Leader Charles A. money available for somebody, yajleck (Ind. will address meetings either hungry Europeans or heavily Logansport, Ind, Albuquerque,

taxed Americans. M., and Las; Vegas, Nev.

2 ELE SE oly Land Policing

mains to be raised. James W. Min- the high side, but it is bourid to be ton is campaign chairman. worth it in the end.”

| ————————————————————————————————— IN INDIANAPOLIS

EVENTS TODAY

Caroline Scott Harrison Chapter, Afternoon, chapter house

BIRTHS roared his usual protest against

DAR government. spending ahd his com-

Boys ar Coleman Norman

Ta ay Hy

OR On Bugerie O May Webb, 0. slong. will be oossity Nelther woul they viene amctry | Hens Viens Hokeman: ths. Ta’ Her ab attd 7% 271" ney. [will be a cut in the cost 7s govern- thére has been any substantial |cuifion. Devine, Hammond: Doretha Mays, Mattie 8 3838 Columbis oor.

ment, pans City: Carl Ra is

X New 3 Jersey. Hina Rithard

SS ae,

*, “at Bt. Vincent's, 1, 8 8, “Vincent's,

1880 Park, car.

There's not a damn word in agreement on how to raise fighting | Pat Fl] il Jr,

Jee thes, sil. te tens American ‘and British sources: jhe Sued Sob Sor AL ots, SALMON so Tar te sp deny. ius gun

{country run. scattered golden coins 14 Photos Get You

over thei streets of Chicago, and bought a 225-horsepower car and a $50,000 pipe organ. . “I've got. a million dollar hole in cants for drivers’ the ground.” he told everybody who were ‘wondered where the flood of gold 14 photographs and fill came from.

Shanghai Driving Tag SHANGHAI, Jan. “licenses today

informed they must submit

The golden foungain's source was not take a driving test.

elon Frouman, Bs yl LA plaint that the President evidently VENTS TOMORRO hq “Eupine, Lue never had heard of the’ ‘word econ- Civie Theater now “Ioan of Lor. a yk omy, ' thine dthrodeh Jan. JL Plas hols, 4 elds; Robert Carol Kraig, Kelly »n + 8en. Edwin C. Johnson (D. iio y lin g nomics Giseutsions — Dinner meeting, ues. Hersenal Mo py Sei Tom joined Sen. Byrd in opposing m Kab both Eye Rerviees in Jewish Synagogs.| ho uy TION And. Morris, “Marguer: corporation taxes, Sen. Scott Lucas LAKE SUCCESS, N. Y, Jan. 8 Erchanee Sebo ol Hotel, At _Gemeral-- Norval. Helen. McClure (D. 11), a_New Dealer from ‘way (UP)—Top United Nations officials eBavein Jom, Honore Coviors amore Bey Mame: back, indorsed the Truman plan and some big power representatives MARRIAGE LICENSES Jackson, Soteph lean des John but said. community property was a have decided some form of interna. John E" Muierspuugh, 00 N: Devil: Audrey. 0 William; Mary. Moran. ao, “must” this year, tional militla will be needed to Robert 'H "Favlor 434% Revile; Cpr ue prameie BO Louie Meiners Halleck Jubilant carry out the partition of Palestine, Ea Sima? I Ort ats Thomas A pe ty Marorie Overton "n o * LS or “We'll pass a good, sound bill it was learned today. | pirrimors. 1940 Hollows N pennayi- Hirth: Charles “Charlotte with wide appeal,” said Mr. Millikin,' : Confidential conversations among || Tana: Rose , Marie Ohleyer, 5871 Win« fen anSharies, Anita ster. wal evidently thinking of those five United Nations diplomats have vir-| moon on Martin, 317 N. Bast; Myrtle L.| Vowrente Nor London; % in a. more votes needed in the Senate tually killed off the original hoDe | mag Afke Alkern, 316 8. Noble. Cecelia Alkern,| Dorothy Doyle: Damon fa Mor: to liek a veto. in the United Nations that partition | pl Jor i 2029 N. New J Myr ind wdiariey, | Marelerie ih House majority leader H could be carried out without forces ns Ko postin, Srey; Yvle ersl-Bd othy Gentry. 11 smiles. y Ses from abroad. James 8. Cunningham, Stout Field; Mollie a WM: Vincent's Day id, Mary Hien Nea) Was al ‘ arle Lewis, Anderson | Hatold, Susie Goff! Edwin, Oeneviev “I'm confident we could-pass-a In joining to produce the United | | donepts Jah John ere Ba Aine N. Alabama; Burford, Mauries. Minnis Semen; Rob tax- bill of ourdWn over any presi-| Nations partition plan in the Koi Charles etendert fh A a N. al Hoffman. Tana Joss rena Srerpee news ”" ' A n imabet - dential veto in the House.” he said, Nations General Assembly, Russia| Sie: Catherine i BAomODt: ARTO Lavoe Ei 1300 and there isn't much doubt about and the United States presumably | onariis Batre, Rie NX. “Senate; Juanity! wifi Daniel, Dorothy Sullivan, | that, either. gambled that international force Rdward Decker, a EB. 21st; Dorothy! 1212 Ro tnd Shar Si Ms ovtes, 4 '» i } “With President Truman now out Would not be necessary. Richard L. Gront To 418 N. Highland: DEATHS for tax relief, there'll be a lot more The problem is-so delicate that = Hattie B roal, 1154 Bacon Democrats who will be willing to few responsible officials would dis- Harold ree, Soi N. Delaware; Mary Pe oiesryens, 4. at $14 B. Seth

over the budget submitted eroments Save pati pasticipaied in. con-| a Bt .¢ f \versasons about, the ma

STRAUSS SAYS—

A famous magazine—which sponsors a film—puts it this way. "TIME MARCHES ON’

Sir Walter Scott—puts more poetically - : "Time rolls on its Soariov course" Strauss Says—""Timel—is running short—in the Closratice that is on!"

It's a great. time for thrifty men—to TOPCOAT and OVERCOAT themselves.

TIME to encircle the neck— with a smart TIE—and to buy a quantity for the reserves! i Sale groups 89¢, 1.39, 1.89, 3.89.

TIME to take a hand in the Clearance of WOOL GLOVES =—for a DOLLAR— " ==And fine SHIRTS, fine, mind ye, at I/3 less than reqular ltripes and plain colors).

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8 (UP) —Appli-

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