Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 24 January 1948 — Page 1

9 ey ui Hurls =| io Charges “| At Stassen

Accuses Minnesotan of Selfish Aims

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 (UP)— givin W. Pauley today accused garold E. Stassen of combining “lggorance and falsehood to indict me wily ta pueott-of Bis own. Self

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eiley told the Senate Appupriations Subcommittee on specdation that he intended to prove the Republican presidential aspirant, Buttered » series of untruths, wder oath, concerning his comuit. speculations. He added: : “Today 1 am ready to answer any question you or your Sulleagues are to ask about my dealings. On fhe basis of my records—my ap(Dec. 12) here before you

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‘That the pattern of his pattern of govpurchases.

: That his program was “in of the market. Sn : That he profited on the : of “irrside information” about fvernment, purchase of wheat in denary 1947,

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= _JOUR: That a purchase and sale ortant failor ¥ vont in August 1947 was tied s, add up to * Mun i from Secretary| Perm! “YOO good: fo ure. Clinton... P. Angers rsteds, gabar- mm. That purchases and sales rays, and Mdes future reflected the reog ' " “inside information.”

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Sever o : tat he seceived and hia from “inside information” that he was an “insider.”

I — non Romania Sign Year Aid Pact APEST, Jan, 24 (UP)—Hunind Romania today signed a friendship and military aid Providing for joint military 8gainst any. attacker.

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To Devalue Franc

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Mother Gives Up Son, 2; He'll Get Lots 4 Eat Now

Farm Couple Sees Ad, Takes Boy Home A SMALL ad in yesterday’s Times helped a young mother solve her dilemma—but she could be excused if she wept a little,

She gave away her son. The ad, carried in the personals column read: “Will adopt my two-and-half year old son to nice couple.” - ® ¥ THIS MORNING a Marion County farm couple called at the little frame home .at 1628 W, Market St. and asked to see’ Mrs. Leola (Judy) Wurtzbaugh. When she went into the front room of her mother’s house, blond, blue-eyed Johnny shyly

_ |: clung to her skirt.

The callers had come to ask about him, because Johnny was the subject of the ad. » ~ » -* MRS. WURTZBAUGH had hesitated a long time before deciding to give Johnny away, but she hadn't seen her husband, Johnny's father, for five months; she .said his whereabouts are < unknown today. ,With an older child and- an- - other one e ted sometime

| soon, the “3i-year-old mother 1 hoped that the little newspaper

ad might mean that. the boy would get things she couldn’t provide.

Things like milk and good food “and warm’ clothes to wear. ; . - » THE FARM FOLK were touched

The foster father is 48 and his wife 30. They sald they'd like to ‘*ake

‘Washington, London Informed of Action

PARIS, Jan. 24 (UP)—The government annbunced tonight that it was going ahead with the devaluation of the franc regardless of who might object. Reliable sources reported that the government has informed Washington and London that the franc was being devalued as of midnight Sunday night. Notes to the two governments ‘were - reported - “to have announced the creation of a franc valued at 225 to the dollar. The franc now is 84/100 of a cent. Decision Due Tonight

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they approved the plan tonight. “If the decision is favorable, the question offers no difficulty,” the spokesman: said: - “France remains, no less determined in any case to apply its monetary reform. There

emergency session to seek y out-of the -economic into which the devaluation ue had

led it.

w holders of foreign currency to it in France at the open market rate. iscuss Devaluation Pleryré Abelin, Secretary of State in the office of Premier Robert Schuman, said the cabinet discussed the devaluation question. Sir Stafford Cripps, British Chancellor of the Exchequer, had come here and sought to dissuade Finance Minister Rene Mayer from going ahead with the devaluation plan. Mr. Abelin said Mr. C#ipps “showed great goodwill” in his discussion | with Mr. Mayer. ‘He .sald there was. reason to hope. that “minor technical differences” - ‘would be ‘ironed out today;

Advance Man, 42, ‘Killed . in 2-Car Crash

JAMESTOWN, Jan. 24 'UP)— Oscar L. Kincaid, 42, Advance, was killed in a two-car collision six miles” north of here on Ind. 532, state police said today. Mr. Kincaid was a passenger in a car driven by Walter McIntyre, 24, of Advance, which collided with a car driven by Francis Blunk, 33, of Blunk

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Jamestown, yesterday. Mr, was serfously injured. ;

A foreign office spokesman said]

were expected to decide whethep

FORICaSY: Partly cloudy continued cold tonight; ow, zero to 5 degrees. Cloudy, slightly ‘warmer tomorrow. Snow tomorrow night.

SATURDAY, JANUARY

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A NEW CHANCE? —A small ad in yesterday's Times brought a new home for this shy: Havoyed fils Sor and- hoartbrook fois mother,

| On Far Another Gambling Scandal?

It May Be More Political Dynamite

Sequel to Ettinger Suit Hinted; Manval Wants to Get Back on Sports Map "THERE'S another gambling scandal in the making, maybe with more political dynamite than the Ettinger suit to recover money lost in gambling joints. This one is said to involve high-up, politicos . . . with proof. It may break soon. Manual High Alu MANUAL HIGH ing in on the school’s

fact, thinks “back _ sports situation,

i on Warpath OOL'S Associated Roines Alumni is clos ckward athletic picture: The organization; in ” is an over-polite way of putting Manual's

morrow to give the problem another going over.

“go stony on Its proposals “to renew- publi Interest tn

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. High n their list of Tocamiiendations is some snappy modernik on Delavan Smith Athletic Field, a thorough renovation

ore .it. becomes necessary to. take drastic steps.” ,.. only in the daytime, serving the Against UMT - foree ‘round the clock. He has HOOSIER PROTESTANT pas- | instituted “safe and loft”. squads tors -are expected to turn the | after the patiérn widely used. in clerical thumbs down on Uni- | eastern “cities. vérsal Military ‘Training next | — These squads, four of them, will week. Occasion for their get-to- | prowl only by night and will con- -| gether is-the Indiana State Pas- centrate on robbery and burglary tors’ Conference which will meet | calls. Tuesday through Thursday at Third Christian Church,

n ” . Police: Chief -Ed Rouls has finally found a way to keep those detectives’ cars, normally used

Kay Francis Recovering;

Play Manager Exonerated

‘Case Closed,’ Say Columbus Police; . Another Actress Takes Over Star's Role

It's His Own Car MAYOR FEENEY is pretty sen-

sitive about his shiny new Cadillac which turned up in the city

Second-Class Matter at Postoffice Ind. Baus daily axopt Sundhy

24, 1948

Worst to Come

Expect 14 Inches of

Snow by Tomorrow

NEW YORK, Jan. 24 (UP) — A blizzard struck the New York area at noon today. Weathermen warned that 14 inches of snow might fall before the storm ends tomorrow. It was 15 degrees above zero in ithe city. A-15-mile wind from the northeast, with gusts of consider ably greater velocity, drove the snowflakes.

The city’s roofs whitened rapidly, and little drifts began to form at the street curbs which only a few days ago had been cleared of the ‘record 28-inch snowfall of Dec. 26. 40-Mile Winds Predicted The Weather Bureau predicted that the wind would reach 40 to 50 miles an hour later today and {warned that this was a “true blisgard” as contrasted with the Dec. 26 snowfall which occurred.in tem | peratures around freezing, and with [little wind to drift the snow. Airfields were blotted out by oo storm. Planes could not even take off to search for a twin-engined |Coast Guard plane reported Tong | overdue on a flight from Newar [N. J., to Washington, D. C. It wk believed three men were aboard thé

fresh In their minds, went into action even before the snow hit here in an effort to keep wains moving. | The New York Central announced |

ing combined. | The streets of the metropolis were deserted as thousands went wait out the

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year-old - Amo high “school - Pupils Bll building... Stil were-kitled when-the automobile in-

PRICE FIVE CENTS

{Blizzard Hits Expect Zero New York City, Tonigh

Some’ Relief

Light Snow Makes Roads In State Unsafe, More Due

“The worst cold spell of the winter was over in Indiana,

the weatherman said today. But snow drifting down over central Indiana made roads unsafe. More snow-was-expected-to fall tomorrow-evening, A smog blanket. that hovered over the city kept temperatures from falling below 8 last night. The weatherman

LOCAL TEMPERATURES said that after a low of zero

12 Midnight 8 8am... 9 [to above tonight the temIw m.... 8 3 ms : perature would start rising o . tam... 8 Nam. 3 lowly tomorrow. 4a m..., 8 12 (Noom).. 0 Today's snowfall was the edge of Ba Bhisee 8 LR Were 14 [an icy blast that had swept across 6a m..... 8 2p.m..... WM the southern part of the country Tam 8 and was heading for the East Coast

where blizzard warnings were out. The state police and the state highway department. warned that snow was piling up to depths reach. ing three Inches in the southern part of the state. Snow plows were being used in Jefferson County to clear the roads. Auto Struck at At Sheridan firemen from nearby Carmel, Westfield, Noblesville and Coatesville Crossing |zionsvile helped battle a blaze that COATESVILLE, Jan. 24—Two 17- early this morning Jetored_ a "Bowling: Alleys: and- om Tavern which they were riding was struck 10S wag estimated in axoess-of $30, by & fast-running St. Louis to In- 000. dlanapoli Pennsylvania passenger Fuel Shipments Slowed train at Coatesville last night, | .One of the worst features of the, “The victims were Marvin L. Mil- falling snow that. was , son of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Mil- {throughout the East was that it , R. R. 1, Coatesville, and David 'might interfere with shipments Waltman, brother of Charles oll, coal and’ gas, Silently altman, R. R. 1, Coatesville, and throughout the nation. of Walter Waltman, 822 N.| At Evansville, industrial Tuxedo St., Indianapolis. gas were asked to close save the fuel for home

Two Amo Youths Killed by Train

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Sheriff Leon Bayliss of Hendricks County, who investigated the ac-

Railroad train, wounding two passengers and threatening to Kil! another, was held on an open charge of assault with intent to kill today. Police said the gunman, who gave

garage this week. He doesn’t much like to talk about it, especially after shunning the city’s Packard with the star license plates,

cident, said he was unable to de-|that fell yesterday while it was termine which youth was driving generally clear over the rest of the automobile. He thought, how- Indiana. ever, that young Miller was at the] Lowest ture in the state wheel and was taking the Waltman last night was 10 below at South boy to his brother's home. ; There is no flasher at the cross- East Hard Hit ing, only a warning bell, the sheriff| A snow and sleet storm which the added. said might be the

weéitherman Ri he bellevsd the youths of the winter were “just out ri

Young Miller was a junior at the Western Hendricks County High School, while the Waltman boy -was in his senior year. mobile center and

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THE NEW LOOK

COLUMBUS, O, Jan. 24

today would determine when she

was rushed to the hospital yesterday after she was found in a semiconscious state in her hotel room by her manager, Howard Graham, 37. Mr. Graham was taken Into custody by police for investigation of assault with intent to kill, but

Francis became conscious and explained what happened,

(UP) — Stage star Kay Francis was [reported in good condition today at & Columbus hospital where she was recovering from an overdose of sleeping tablets. Her physician said she spent a restful night and an examination

The 43-year-old star of the Broadway hit, “State of the Union”

was exonerated as soon as Miss

could be discharged.

advised him by telephone to get her to an open window, He said he dragged her. to the window and tried to thrust her head out, but she leaned against a radiator and burned her legs. It was the burns that aroused suspicions of police. Miss Francis’ part in the play was taken last night by Miss Erin O’Brien Moore who flew to Columbus from NewYork to take over the role.

Philco. Television Set To Sell for $199.50

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 24 (UP)— |The Philco Corp. sald today it was

Fact of the matter is, however, Mayor Al has had big gray sedan on order for many months. It just picked an inopportune time to arrive. Anyway, it's his. own car," and didn’t cost the city a

plates.

» . » > Inflation—Hard Way HOME OWNERS who have suffered losses in the recent wave of ‘winter fires “ure” learning Rbout inflation the hard way, ~~~ An official of one of the state's: largest insurance companies says a lot of property owners haven't kept their insurance abreast of increased values and new fmprovements. The result is that when fire strikes they find they're cov. ered on the .basis of whit the Jroperyy was worth “some years

at means, he says, “that some of the recent. fire losses have been unnecessarily heavy because the insurance has fallen so far short of meeting cost of replace ment or repair. 3 Still on the business front, soine of the city’s big-league mar-

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Anne and Michael Go Skiing in Alps, |:

his name as Kenneth Short, 25, was subdued by the husband of one of his victims after his 25-caliber automatic jammed, Woman's Condition Fair The two wounded, Mrs. Mary, Rificl, 20, of Cleveland, and Ira Times State Service M. Crider, 53, of Freedom. Pa. &/ NASHVILLE, Ind. Jan. 24—Harry flagman, were in Sewickley Valley| McClain, self-styled big game huntHospital, where Mrs. Rifici's eon- er from Indianepolis, announced todition was said to be “fair” Mr. ‘day he would launch his safari to Crider's wound was “not serious.” stalk the mysterious * ‘mountain lion” = Another -passeriger; “Ct: E-"Walker| of Brown County Peb: 2. : of. .Australia said. he. talked. Short,... Reinforced. witha large.supply of out of shooting him’ as the gun- mail-order hunting paraphernalia,

Plans Safari To Stalk ‘Terror’

|Of Brown County |.

below at Utica, N. Y.

{man sat holding a gun in his ribs. Mr. McClain said he hoped to have

for me all day” Mr, Walker said Short told him. “I may as well kill you, too.” ’ ‘ Leaps From Seat According to passengers on the train, en route from Cleveland to Pittsburgh, - Short suddenly leaped from his seat beside Mr. Walker and began shooting. His first two shots struck Mrs, Rifici in the thigh and Mr. Crider in the leg below the knee. When Short’s gun jammed, Mrs. Rifict's husband, Samuel, - knocked the gunman down, and another {passenger J. J Hoffer of Monaca,| Pa. jumped on him. Mr. Crider pulled himself over to the emergency cord and jerked. it, stopping the train near the Ambridge station.

Ditch Newsmen

DAVOS, Bwitzerland, Jan. 24 (UP) — Princess Anne of Bourbon Parma and former King Michael of Romania slipped out of their hotel early today to go skiing on the slopes’ about Davos and — possibly — discuss plans for their forthcoming marriage. Leaving family, retinue and newsmen behind, the royal couple climbed high into the Michael's retinue said they planned to spend the full day in the mountains and would devoté most of their time to

|skiing during their indefinite stay here.

recent tour of the city.

their|his wife, Harriett, who he believed

Confesses Killing

Dad ‘By Mistake

MT. CLEMENS, Mich, Jan. 24 (UP)—A 17-year-old youth today confessed slaying his . father “by mistake.” Stephen Kallis Jr. told police he fired ‘a 22-caliber bullet into kis father's chest because he incor rectly believed he was mistreating his mother.

gation of murder. They said the slaying was a “tragic mistake” because, according $6 witnesses, the father was only trying to revive

had taken poison. Mrs. Kallis had taken a drink from a bottle of whisky, He awakened _his son, Robert, 16, and ordered him to heat some milk.

Officers booked him for investi-| .

“I killed a man in Cleveland to- more luck in capturing “desd or ni day. Police nave been hunting|alive” the animal reported prowling Court Orders Million

{the countryside, than he did a year pis mtr adn S any Given to Street Railways. curiosity - seekers scared away” 8 The Indiana State’ Supreme TSourt ar aay. . [esterday ordered $1,382,000, held r n hoped to get permis- in escrow since returned - sion of the Conservation Depari-11o the Indianapolis Sutig

Rallways, Ine: ment to invade the Brown County The h State Park with firearms. high, oor, decision avbeld Today's snowfall would help: him County t track the-animal, he said. The ari bri

weighed the possibility of Lobaugh ‘Disappointed’, During conare:

on & new hedring. During controAt Judge's Reprieve

{versy of ‘& rise in rites, bus snd trolley riders were given yellow PT. WAYNE, ind, Jan. 24 UP) [coupons to be redeemable for the -The confessed slayer of three amount held in escrow if the courts women received a two-month. re-/denied the increase. |prieve today even though he sald] The money was collected between {he wanted to die as soon as possible.| August, 1946, and June, 1047, Rai Sobwugh wrote to Judge| i Schannen that he was “looking forward more each day” Held on Treason Charge to his scheduled Feb, 8 execution, ST, LOUIS, Jan. 24 (UP)-—The But the judge changed the Jate/FBI today arrested Miss Gloria to April 2. |Sammartina. of Winthrop, Mass., on The judge granted the stay tola treason charge in connection with give the county prosecutor time fojthe escape of a German prisoner consider Lobaugh's earlier motion of war captured here last Wednesfor a new trial. day.

Washington Calling— Dewey Holds Top Spot After Eisenhower Says ‘No’

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24—Most poli Is leaders accept Eisenhower's withdrawal as final, ‘ It delights “old guard” Republicans and Democrats alike. Gov. Dewey's friends say it helps him most, and con-

nation’s concerned, Mr. Dewey now moves from runner-up spot to top in popularity polls. Also he may have immediate gain in presis dential primaries. In New Hamp- s shire, for instance, Mr. Dewey's likely to get the delegates, even

an “earlier order by the Marion

sensus here is that they're right, so far as getting nomi-

Copenhagen, the choice of Anne's

father, Prince Rene, has no church

I'Then he. tried- to pry open his

Mr. Graham told police Miss Te8dy to market u direct-view 23-0 called him -to her room, tube television.receiver with a sevof iliness. en-inch cathode ray picture tube in a semi-conscious

of Michael's denomination. ‘How-{wife's mouth and pour in the milk. ever, with ‘the usual uncertainty|It was then, “police quoted “the and contradition that has marked|family as saying, that young

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