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[JH ' "FEMININE STOP-THE-FIX BRIGADE — Mayor Al Feeney's edict that no traffic tickets be "fixed" from now on is being carried But by an all-woman deam of ticket-fixing stoppers assigned to the traffic window in Police Headquarters. Left to right they are Mrs. Jennie : : Shaul, Mrs. Leonora Gundlach, Mrs. Pauline Rosier, Mrs. Catherine

Photos by Henry Qlesing, Times Staff Photographer.

Sweeney, Mrs. Maybelle Oliver (the boss),

Mrs. Bertha Kennard, Mrs.

Johanna ‘Copeland and Mrs.” Susanna Downey. Since the no-fix

campaign has started, policemen, officials,

deputy sheriffs-and others

have paraded past the window, laying down their money. In the first. 13 days of January, Mrs. Oliver has turned over a neat $2974 to .

City Hall, compared to '$2386 for the same period in 1947.

Truman Asks How Things Look [Capital Gets inflation Curbs To the President

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14—Highlights of President

: . : : , / temperatures were forceast for InCongress Gets Truman's economic message: Jos firs anil Cow Views Sattar Feuliv ves ui ‘bese stash on the Spann toes, fupustines tor, fre Third. Message ~ - OUTLOOK: A strong “inflationary trend” is und Arrive in Washington A federal judge found him in- Committee in Marion County, and coldest weather. By MERRIMAN SMITH way. A depression threatens unless government brakes Indianapolis’ rent squabble lay in Tocent of violating the law Congress to dictate the policies and activities The weather bureau sal

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14—President Truman called on Congress : foday to help achieve a “stabilized| .. SEVETe. i

. prosperity” by passing anti-inflation _ PROSPERITY: Unemployment was at a “practical |authorizing a 25 per cent increase,

. and being considered i : th: U. 8. District Judge complaint went on, ‘said defend- b d Indianapolis this morping measures strong enough to remove min . ond time at . 1 Pp { “ ‘ ” jo» high of $1264 per capita after- taxes, in the last three

United Press White House Reperter « | check it. “Advancing pri¢es” may “undermine our. struc- |the hands of the Housing Expediter ture of national prosperity.” A depression could be [in Washington today.

_Both the recomendation of the Indianapolis Rent Advisory Board,

Atpealing sgain for enactment] Months of 1947. Business and investment income was above any pre- Prediction that the rent increase y ter = aa ale. pisces. SH1l..a%e. apizalli ae Wat week Today the houclimb in prices, wages and profits Dparently leveled off in the first hAII'G "OA icrease authorizations in. five other » tiready had caused “serious hard-| the upward climb last June. - ; le NR | cities. : sip and presents grave concern| ‘WAGES: In general matched the climb of the cost of living since | qemorslize Community” for the future.” 1047, but “did not gain the ground lost” in 1046. New wage increases | ©. ~~ Housing ExThe President's. combined pleas| requests started off the new year. ‘3 ia RE gd WETNES came oA Br BROOIM 4 iim sconces gamma rR ccs nn er —— a Hil \ A "annual economic report to Con-| : : HAAN NT SCR RY, AR J AS a i rea.

< equi iO ~ ; so-called Full Employment Act. INFLATION: To

The recommendations in his 35,000 Stand-by power to control wages and prices, reimpose fationifig, |prices for necessities have risen: to

word document were based largely strengthen rent controls to d@ 80.

on studies by the Council of -Eco- MAXIMUM PRODUCTION AND EMPLOYMENT: Insure such fn |demoralize this community.” :

an all-time high would completely

nomic Advisers created by the & way to adjust wages and prices so that the inflationary spiral will He Said he felt it his duty as a

ton. “mut nis aomiant poms Long Range Objectives

: “ cutbacks or extensive yn- (representative of all Indianapolis % % roma te nt nl EE Nt tee rei cm Sai ou ar

dence was brought to my attention that would indicate the necessity for such a large rental increase.”

seemed to accent the bad prospects. pRODPPCTION: Increase annual national production by 35 per Doesn't Oppose Boost ‘Destructive Force’ cent in 10 years. Since 1039 production has increased 53 per cent. | «ne Mayor told the housitg ex“When an inflation is progress, The 1957 goal would push per capita income up 27 per cent over lo4n. pediter he did not ‘oppose an inthere is no way of predicting when | JOBS: Employment for 64 million by 1058 as the “maximum. crease in rents but that he thon~ht

i ont rea vm accord.» Other Objectives

[the 25 per cent boost was too High. {He added he felt there is a definite;

Rent Squabble

{the government .has no further a]

EYRDR LEER 1 As failed to show that Mr. Petrillo hi

|The contracts expire Jan. 31.

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= Pa oa FORECAST: Clear tonight with diminishing winds. Lowest temperature, 2 to 8 below zero. Cloudy with light show tomorrow, rising temperatures.

‘Burney ¢ Out Story of Finding W Daniels Sues 7’ Src, Star for Libel,

Asks $300,00

Charges False and Defamatory Articles 000 damages.

and maliciously” against Mr. Daniels.

Lea Act Charge

passed in 1046 to curb his power as of different officers who have been! Wave which has settled over a third boss of the musicians’ union. |duly elected as the candidates of fue nation oom laws to “the ‘Atlantic Ocean would recede somethe Republican _ Party in had a a a He sald that Mrs. Burney had

Mr, Petrillo was found innocent of

violating the Lea Act ina -strike state...

against Chicago Radio Station] IWAAF in May, 1046. It was the sec. “In pursuit of said desire,” the!

. 4 of Mr. Petrillo on the charge. ek fas ued wa! "The decision was final, U.S. Dis- from the ways of truth, and. extrigt. Attorney Otto L. Kerner said hibited little or no regard for pefsonal rights, character, reputation. jor good name of individuals whom [they conceive to have political in{fluence which tends to cast a shadow X with trying to force the station to across their path to political domipediter, Mayor Feeney. said: ~~ hire more musicians than it needed, nation in the City of Indianapolis, ir A a in Judge in Marion County” and in" the "State"

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been informed the station needed no. more musicians, Mr. Petrillo, elated by the decision, said that it cleared the way for renewal of contracts between! radio networks and his Ameri-| can Federation of Musicians (AFL). |

“Now we can ask the networks to hire more men. in good faith” Mr. Petrillo said. #

‘Departed .. . From , .. Truth’

EE Re rE Wr EA Re TAS, "The complaint, pointed out that Hundreds | Mr. Daniels was not officially con- waved arms and stom

Joseph J. Daniels, Indianapolis attorney and former 11th district Republican chairman, charged “the ‘Indianapolis Star with libel In

The complaint, filed this marn-

ing, charged the newspaper and its publisher, Eugene’ C. Pulliam, #th os crave

2 to 5 Below Due Tonight

Mercury Sinks to 3 Above at 8 a. m.

mak ing “false and defamatory” charges

“Through certain news stories, editorials and editorial cartoons, Mr. w= Daniels’ complaint said, the paper

Petrillo Wins ~~ ic scom an hatred” and caused

|people in his community “to believe Battle Against {that his mctivities in public affairs - {were for his own selfish purposes.” Mr. Daniels’ complaint charged ms {he morning paper with exhibiting a CHICAGO, Jin. 14 (UP)—James “desire to control the selection off Two to five degrees below zero

Tip to Skaters— Lagoons Not Safe Tomorrow

pite today's freezing weather,

ww we Se es Murder Trial

areas will not be safe for skaters tomorrow, Paul V. Brown, {park commissioner, announced. He said that Lake Sullivan, Gar-

As a new experiment, city firemen | today flooded special ténnis. ‘courts " at Christian Park, and Mr. Brown crowded Shelby County court(said the area should be read

'Walter J. Labuy had ruled in favor ants have frequently disregarded the(as the heey aippe tod e | { . {virtue of consistency; departed far It was 0 cold with the Streetcar service wife. Sireetears Held Up Another power failure, als» ate NO Tesponse.” Mr. Burney said. {buted to the cold; held 4 Of he Tolle. bua.

nected with party or government at'corners to keep warm.

the time of the paper's statements) Tha weather burest sald the the and was exercising only his “rights highest temperatures in this area Taioed the Se door 14 to 18 degrees, probably) vs db yg although official ther-| . Them

owed a five-degree drop

and duties” a8 a citizen by taking would be

an active interest in politics.

First specific article against which mometers sh 'Mr. Daniels complained in his suit from 6 to 8 was an editorial on the front page Subzero and near zero temperaof the Star Nov. 2 last year, the tyres were general in the northern y |Sunday before the mayoralty elec- states, while In Los Angeles, citi]. Stee ————— ition. The editorial was captioned zens we Ho . A _.|"What's Wrong With the GOP?” wave 0 _X S and charged top Republican county - 3 ia leadership, including Mr. Ddniels,

with “stumble-bumbling:*. Cartoon Also Cited

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o i Courtroom Crowded; field” Par! d South Grove . |Golf RATE gin 2» iy not safe| Watts’ Wife Attends {yet becausing ot seceding ‘oo d that t pple . [ark “pool will not be open fof, SHELBYVILLE; Ind; Jan:

{skating until tomorrow. Circuit Court today and asked $300,- | :

By DONNA MIKELS Times Staff Writer

|14—In choked tones, Hirschel - iA, Burney today told a tense,

‘room dudience how he found

is- wife slain in their North Side Indianapolis home Nov. 11. Mr, Burney was the first witness {to take the stand after jury selection was completed this moming in the trial of Robert Austin Watts, who is charged with the murder. | He took the stand immediately after Marion County Prosecutor {Judson L. Stark demanded the death

penalty in a brief opening address to a all-male jury. The defense

winter's Waived its opening statement,

Mr. Burney looked drawn

d the cold §aunt as he’ took the stand.

frequently fingered a gold ring on this left hand as he awaited questions from Prosecutor Stark.

suffered u migraine headache for

Brilliant, but cold sundhine Several days prior to the day she

was slain and was {ll when he left

*... home on the morning of Nov. 11. eggees.

| Noticed Mashed Fence Proseciitor Stark asked Mr. Burney to tell in his own words of ‘his discovery of the. slaying.ol his

] | “1 returned home abeut § clock.

I had called about 8 but there was’

“I stopped in front of the driveiway, I always stop to. see

“Then I drove in, park out of ,

I knocked » few {was still no response.

ino-light in the kitchen and I. be-. . . of

{gan to think something was wrong.”

Storm Door Open

re complaining about a heat At this point, defense attorney { 85 to 90 degrees. : Coldest=30 Relow ” "The told weather extended as far ®0d the objection was sustained. - + + = © |vouth “as New Orleans, La. Where] “Then T “walked around to the ~~ 4&8 temperatures were at freezing

(W. H. Henry objected to Mr. Burs iney testifying’ to what he thought

{front door” Mr. Burney continued,

Mr, Daniels’ libel complaint. In Chicago, the weatherman said AS I. first stepped up I noficed

Tpointed particularly to a sentence cOld weather was cradled - between ‘/'® Storm door was swung back and in the editorial which said “Soft the Appalachian and -Rocky Moun-

[the door was about one-third open.

. : i s | That frightened me.” . Yields ‘Hidden’ Purse political - jobs, court receiverships, tains. - He predioted - although it M

i= the professional bondsman's racket, Would. be .slightly warmer tomorCity employees were assured of peer and liquor licenses, controi~of "OW, another temperature drop was receiving their semi-monthly pay qelegates to thé coming state and due in the Midwest Friday.

Hee =. that if permitted to. run. its own... EDUCATION; Expanded feders! aid for elementary and secondary need for some prompt adjustment «= ° te 5 course, it will break with destructive | ‘schools, . % . |in favor of landlords, . Te pr : ‘ie J force.” } . HEALTH: “We need a comprehensive national health program” | - mayor Feeney tangled with oe || Pay Workers ve SX Principal solution asked. by|. including prepaid health insurance and aid to horpitals and health loéy) rent advisory board las weiki NS a President was his 10-point| centers. ; |when appearance at the final ro the } anti-inflation program of last SOCIAL SECURITY: An, increase fn coverage of uriemployment [seston of the group was challenged Aviation Department . . including stand-by power for wage| and old age insurance.” * - : {by members of -the group who profull and price controls and the’ right TAXES: Primary needed is a “level of revenue above expenditures |tested he had no authority over the ‘0. ration scarce items. in all except depression years which will permit systematic reduction of body, arte “He also renewed his argument the public debt: And second, & tax structure which will promote stabi- | =

“An increase: in corporate taxes) credit and higher taxes for corporations.

ow the highest output thac| the Marshall Plan. : . og avallable materials, capacity and .g . LW <I labor will permit” Mr. Truman said. [NCOME, Job Tables

The President evidenced distinct "temperature. His figures for 1047 showed: Worry about the fact that “many” Gross National Expenditures—$331,800,000,000. Americans * are running through National Income-$203 billion. ’ their war bonds and savings ac- Personal Income—§197,200,000,000, Persons :

offset his proposed $3,200,000,000 re-| to- check consumer expenditure or business expenditure -as circum“duction in fndividvial income taxes | stances vequire:* The President asked again. for.an.individual. $40. tax

would not cause production to fallf INTERNATIONAL AID: Help the restoration of Burope through Heads Bank Board

Evans Woollen Jr. today was

“It would. however, have an anti-| od up his economic message to Congress With named chairman of the board of inflationary effect.” . I oe dent, TX h biaed a tables to show the current the Fletcher Trust Co. 4 ’

: William B. Schiltges was elevated to presidenit of the bank, and Le-| land Crawford was named first vice | "| president, x

founts to meet current bills, Employed—58,027 . Woolen has been. president . . u Y a & director of Fletcher ™rust Ominous Sign” Average Gross Weekly Earnings—§48.90. . . “Such use of savings for current] Consumers Price Index—1585. (Figure for 1030 was 90.4). since Fig and Me Schiliges. ha ving expenses is ‘an ominous sign| Corporate Profits Before rector for ‘thé same number of

for the economy, as a whole,” he

ny sald, ~ > a . |years.' Mr. Crawford has been The . President proposed ree Ue S. Air Force Reo ens P02 vice president since 1943 and a Hi-

sic economic objectives for 1948:

halt the inflationary trend.” :

rector since last May,

ry pe Til, with be « Wartime Base at Tr poli Mr. Woollen's. election filled the

oO: “Our second main objec-| ——(Giher Foreign News on Page b)

for 1948'should ba to maintain} —

"op the inflationary spiral without|Tripoli, Libya, on the North African coast Across Production cutbacks or extensive from Gréece and Italy.

Times Index (Defense Secretary James For- base.

9:45 9PM | ——

Bitorials ,. "13 Mrs. Roosevelt 16 Tripoli fleld.

Unemployment.” Furopean headquarters at Wiesbaden announced that the Tripoli Personnel by.the board of - directors THREE: “To establish firmer base Was being re-established to service planes heading for the Middle :

ndations 1 ; TA foreign office spokesman, speak- Roy or ‘the long-range East. A foreign o Tp elm ir ndign $owth and prosperity of our econ-| ft was closed a year ago when ing after the Wiesbaden announce-| vings my in the years ahead.” _ |the Air Transport Command cut ment, said the United States had

i Karachi by WAY asked and Britain had granted per-| . — down its flights to {partment; Russell W. Geddes, as-' of North Africa. : mission for the reopening of the gion; cashier in charge of col restal said in Washington that the] The British military administra- pert eu while field was being reactivated as mere- tion of the former Italian colpny of ejty mortgage loan department; jn the general fund will be used.to furniture in the court room, discovered an iron bat wrapped in burlap make up the balance, ' 4

vacancy caused by the death last : April of Hugh McK. Landon.

" RP . Mr. Landon had been chairman Maximum employment. achieve] By EDWARD V. ROBERTS, Unfiéd Press Staff Corresponden : ’ naman Plone ue tele LONDON, Jan. 14—The United States Army Air Force disclosed since the death of Mr. Woollen's.

wartime air base near father, Evans Woollen, organizer the price-income structure so as to|today that it was reopening its long abandoned oe udiverranean| Of the Trust company i 1913

Othre advancements in company

H. Moore, asssitant cashier James J. O'Hara, - assistant cashier in charge of the transit de-

ficlals today discovered the neces-

sary funda in a back corner of the

depleted

city's purse. . Mayor Al Feeney announced this!

morning the funds to pay the em: | ployees Tuesday had been found in the aviation department's general fund. i ! The fund contains $120,000 which has been accumulating from profits earned by Weir. Cook Municipal rt. { City officials will temporarily bor- | row $110,000 from the fund for the | payroll and pay it back when funds dre available from the city's temporgry loan arrangements. Banks Offer Ald

The ‘Mayor said the had first tried.

to obtain necessary funds from the Indianapolis Clearing House Asso ciation. ; “Two banks offered to guarantee the pay ‘checks,” the Mayor said.” but I thought it would be better if I proposed the plan to the association. which represents more of the city's banking interests.” The Mayor sald the plan with the clearing house failed because of “too much red tape” He said a number of firms. in the city had made individual offers to back the pay checks and several individuals had offered to loan the city amounts up to $25,000. * The semi-monthly pay check

[payroll Tuesday amounts to more

lections and currency; Wade Tual-|than the $110,000 borowed from the

Amuse " q4/ly 8 refueling stop and nothing was asked if there would be anY| Lyman H. Wolfla of the trust de. Eddie En... MI MOVIN rrr 4 Sa .) objection to, the reactivation of the partment, assistant. secretary: Er, mal... 11 P, C. Othman 11| Lt Oen. Curtis Lemay, com-Melishs Air Field at & Uansport win L. Bohn and Reymond M Classified 18.20! Patterns . .. 17/mander of U. 8. Air Forces in command base. pa Neff, mortgage loan officers; SpurComjeg 21! Photo Contest 11/ Europe; flew his own B-17 to North| Mellaha was built by American geon B. Johnson, assistant loan of-

ans | fwo days ago to inspect the forces during the war. : | ficer under Eugene M. Howard, Crossword “8 Radio ....... 31 Africa - | The London Daily Express said joan officer, and Paul L. Boardman. | ! p Prshion, 17 Rbt. ©. Ruark 11. The Army said the base would Gen. Lemay went to inspect the manager of the credit department ®0 !een-aged boys were arrested Before the, arraignment proceed- had been made,”

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istant secretary, in chatge aviation department, Cash on hand

" NEW YORK, Jan. 14 (UP)—8ev-

wha

for higher taxes on’ corporations to| lized prosperity through adjustment of particular taxes to stimulate or | checks Tuesday after municipal of-|hoiional eonventions—these are the vais 00 en I + things that count with these [Ng to United Press, was Interna- $ k 5 d . . "» 2%

bosses.

Coldest U. 8. city today, accord-

{tonal Falls, Minn. where the fem-

I. Burney said He theh ‘went across the street to get his neighbor, Paul Ross. (Mr. Ross is ill with virus pneumonia and was unable to. attend .the trial today.) Mr. Burney described how he and

The editorial was accompanied by Perature was 30 degrees below gero, Mr: Ross Teturned to his home and

& sartoon depicting four “QUATter-| cal TEMPERATURES (Continued on Page 5—Column 5)" ie m ...

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10am 1l.a.m. 12 (noon) .. Lp m .4, [6 wo WE a ‘You're Sweet,’ Mr. Truman WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 (UP)—A \tousle-haired 3-year-old hobbled | %: The court was recessed |into the White Holse today. grin and braces | ,

lon" his legs, he threw his hart around President “Truman's neck | at-the of the trial un.

and sald, “You're sweet.”

The youngster was Terry Tullos, i ithe “poster kid” of the March of "omg for the first time to-

The boy suffered an attack of polio before he was a year now he walks and plays.’

Iron Bar in Criminal Court Reveals ‘Escape’ Plot

Evidence of a suspected plot among some 40 prisoners to make &

entered: He told of - finding the front room upset and of noting -

+, [signs of struggle in the dining room.

{+ Pletures Introduced | His voice almost broke as he told how he and ‘Mr. Ross stepped into the bedroom and saw his wife lying on the bed, dead." : The prosecution interrupted Mr.

/|Burney’s testimony to introduce

pictures taken at the scene of the

briefly. : The courtroom was so crowded hat principal witnesses had to stand

til court officials brought chairs tothe front of the room for them.

Dimes infantile paralysis fund cam- (Continued on Page 5-~Columan 3) |paign, He is the son of Mr. and . |Mrs. Clarence E. Tullos of Laurel, _

Diplomats Abuzz

dd sw As Reds Find

2 Men in 2 Bags

WASHINGTON, Jan. #4. (UP) f tic sources said today they had received reports that the Soviet

break from custody while being arraigned in Oriminal Court. 3 last| Ct Police had caught fwo mem-

Saturday, was found In the court room today, Judge Saul I Rabb. said officers of his court,

and hidden under a chair in the

during arraigriment,

¥ “1 “This weapon appdrently was in 7 Teen-Agers Held the jury box last Saturday when

In $100,000 T ' {we had 40 prisoners. here for ar-

raignment,” Judge Rabb said.

1 | and overnight service field as a possible base for-B-29 Otier officers of the company were *4rly today and charged with tak- Ings. Sheriff Al a Mety Given: }1| Side Gia ces. Ba or planes trom the United States Superfortresses. Lre-elected. ," "** ing some $100,000 worth of goods received 8 Sa sme of She : Ji Shae Clunoms. 1 such American missions| . “The Mellaha base will be rebuilt! Mr. 8c has served Fletcher [FOM freight cars in. the past Prisoners talking about Home page .. | Sports ...... 8-988. IV. Jake, the DIgESS Americin Bar (Trust and Yts- Dredectssors. for 4pm, 4 * {Plana for & break, ta N : the newspaper said. he yeas, Mr. Crawford, now arse) A 49-year-old storekeeper, Frank The sheriff at that time, called Siuiagic putin WHI help 0 dors vice president, has a record of » ee ao aisudss Rabb and warned him to

suspicions that plans for Judge ; is another argu- and Argentines were involved in &

bers of the Argentine Embassy in Moscow trying to’'smuggle two fore met Spanish Loyalists out of the

Jury box Where prisonsts are kept Soviet Union in their luggage. » taken but! The fantastic story—of two men nothing gas Send , “Discovery of the hidden irom trunks and being discovered because bar. certainly bears out the. shesiff’s they. started to suflocate—was dise a fires Kona here after several days of une Neard | :

being hidden in large suitcases or

confirmed rumors that the Russians

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