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Priow=e] 58th YEAR—NUMBER 282

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aed Baby on My Arm'— . in Battle of Oleos’

Indiana Representative Armed With Bowl, Spoon, ‘Spreads It On’ in House Cafe Drama

By DANIEL M. KIDNEY, Times Staff Writer WASHINGTON, Feb. 3—How coloring margarine is an uncalled for mess imposed upon the American housewife by Congress was demonstrated on Capitol Hill today by Rep. Edward A. Mitchell,

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Capehart Votes “With* Opposition

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 (UP)

Evansville Republican. . a Dressed in an apron and armed with a big bowl and spoon, Mr. Mitchell proceeded to work the color into some white mar-

A Senate Banking subcommittee today voted 3 to 2 against the Flanders meat rationing bill,

e ‘which had been flown pere from Indianapolis especially for the demonstration. The occasion was a -luncheon grranged by Mr. Mitchell in the ypivate dining room of the speakg of the House. i Sponsors Are Guests . Sponsors of the Mitchell measure to repeal the special federal taxes levied on margarine, including the -10 cents per pound tax for selling it colored yellow, were guests. © Also Sen. J. William Fulbright (D. Ark.), author of a companion measure to the Mitchell bill, and other Senators’ who are backing repeal of the tax penalties. Heads of women’s organizations ting for repeal also were pres- : ent as Mr. Mitchell's guests. “To make this a reasonable

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butter at an all-time high we should repeal them forthwith.” ‘Colored margarine on hot biscuits was a feature of the meal, the main course of which was {fried chicken. Invited were Sens. Fulbright, F. Brannon testify that the bill Albert W. Hawkes Olin D. Johnson (D. 8. C.), Burnet R., Maybank (D, 8. C.) and Reps. Thomas G. Abernathy (D. administration wanted a strong Miss.), Ellsworth B. Huck (R. N.ibill, with price control and ra|Y.), Amanuel Coller (D. N, Y.),/tioning powers over all essential Elsworth B. Foote (R. Conn.), foods. Brooks Hays (D. Ark.) W, R. Poage (D. Tex.), David M. Potts (R. N. Y.), L. Mendel Rivers (D. Bis) and Robert J. Twyman (R. I). Women invited included Miss Muriel Farris of the League of Women Voters,

The vote ended almost all chance for favorable congressional action on meat rationing in the near future. The vote came shortly after the (subcommittee, heard Assistant Secretary of Agriculture Charles

(R. N. J.), was better than no program. Strong Bill Wanted Mr. Branngn, however, said the

The defeated bill, by Sen: Ralph E. Flanders (R. Vt.) would

to set up machinery for meat rationing without price control. Then the President could have ordered rationing to go into ef-

Mrs. Ella Mc-|fect, unless Congress stepped in

have authorized the government!"

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Senate Group |... Turns Down Meat Ration

facsimile of what the housewife pas to go through to coler margarine, I should - be doing this vit a baby draped over my arm

Naughton of the Home Economic Association, Mrs. Ben Margolyn, National Council of Jewish Women, Miss Mary Anderson, Na-

to stop it.

Doubts Reversal

Favoring approval:of the bill were Mr. Flander and Sen. John

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gt the same time,” Mr. Mitchell “renrist of Senators CC *There' is “no justice in these] hws against margarines and with

CENTER, N. D.; Feb. 3 (UP) his 18-foot well’ might blow up. Dennis, a garageman, dug the

280, bath and kitchen sink.

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i right temperature to quench your [8 thirst on a hot summer day. Now, [BE Dennis i§ puzzled . . . and scared. Two months ago the well began spouting warm water. ‘Last Thursday it came out of the faucets boiling. hot—so hot that)

it broke two milk bottles Denius sible the water was being heated!

had been filling. Denius called in “They ‘were hos : “For the life of us, he said, “we can't figure out what hap-! pened fo my wells. «ooo Today he planned to take a sample of the water to the state laboratory for analysis. “My neighbors tell me it may!

his neighbors. !

Police Charge Motorist With Firing on Trolley

Chicago Doctor, 67, Held After Dispute With Conductor Over Being Pushed; Traffic Snarled

har SACO, Feb. 3 (UP)—A 67-year-old doctor was arrested) y on a charge of firing a shotgun at a streetcar and knocking |ing day. 3

tional Consumers League, Anne Stewart . Miller, American

James “Austin ‘Stone, Women's Trade Union League.

Things Are Rough, Free Hot Water, He's: Complaining

Garageman Reports Well in His Basement Is Boiling; Cannot Explain Phenomenon

rigged up 4 pump and pressure tank -to supply water . Until two months ago the water was cold and clear—just the

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—Peter Denius was afraid today)

well in his basement three years

be poisonous,” Denius said. “I| hardly believe that, because! I've been drinking it. But just the same, I'm going to have it! tested.” i Denius said it was barely

as the vein passes over a sub-| terranean coal fire BWRY rai SC nih “Hot water these cold days is mighty fine, especially when it doesn’t “cost anything,” ‘Denius said. “But what I'm worried about is the possibility that the pipe may become clogged and the thing blow up.”

Mrs.|J, Sparkman (D. Ala.) the negative votes. were..cast by Sens. C. Douglass Buck (R. Del.) Homer ‘Capehart (R. Ind.) and A. Willis Robertson (D. Va.). ’ :

that the measure would be reported unfavorably to the banking committee. It could reverse the subcommittee action. - But Chairman Tobey (R. Vt.) told reporters earlier that he doubted that the full committee" would reverse the subcommittee.

| mittee decided to give | consideration to a “voluntary ap-| for the proach” to meat rationing.

Alert FBI Agents In Venezuela Plot

about a mile

. Windows out of it because the motorman refused to give his stalled!

or of ! sutomobile a shove, and Dr. Frederick Schmidt tied up

Dr. Schmidt was arrested on a complaint signed by Peter Geame; streetcar tonductor who | ged that the doctor fired at

a =. Mr. Gerame said do asp he “#arted when _the _streetcar .enthese Ad: Rain ce

tountered Schmidf’s. automobile! a stalled on the tracks. iracle” tone Schmidt “insisted on being : , Mr. Gerame' said. The! ubes, which asure AND

Bave a “fairly normal” life now.

heart which Ea Operation was performed abe hours yesterday by a! ical team which had worked 55 previous “blue babies.” | TY by-passed a pinched - vessel to give his. blood a thy supply of oxygen. " E Fegénbush, an invalid all od Js, decided on the operation

bo hat good am 1 this way?” ' sald. “I can't walk across _— without stopping for

ws 2th of the patients op- . ed on here to correct such of tions have died. Only two X the four adults survived, and Oldest of them was 21. ; on blue babies die in InA CY. Doctors believed Mr. fenbush was the oldest sur"ving victim, : I've been luckier than most bables,” he said. “I finfe d school and could fish a litch I do leatherwork and won a; last year at the county

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Surgery Gives Fresh Start To 32-Year-Old "Blue Baby"

Rare Operation Proves Successful; Doctors Predict ‘Fairly Normal’ Life

By PATRICIA CLARY, United Press Staff Correspondent. | LOS ANGELES, Feb. 3—The nation’s oldest "blié baby” 10d8Y she two as the robbers. Spparently had won his 100-to-1 gamble for a normal life. rs who operated on Don Fegenbush, 32, said he s

Mr. Fegenbush gambled on the surgery to correct the cri somehow had kept him alive for those 32 years. |

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traffic for 20 minutes, police said.

streetcar Crew in- turn insisted] that pushing an automobile with, a streetcar was impossible. Schmidt, -who was - returning {from -a “hunting “trip, seized one! of six shotguns in his ‘car, Mr. Gerame said. Mr. Gerame jumped | back aboard” the streetcar, he

said, as the doctor opened fire,

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necessary when Mr, Fegenbush,| Federal ‘Judge Edward Conger| | formerly of Whiting, Ia., suffered |

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Banks of Wabash | 'Scouted for Three |

Scouts in Big Hurry

TERRE HA! , Feb. 3 (UP) — Searchers tramped tbrough willow and sycamore trees along the banks of the Wabash River today for three Boy Bcouts who ran away from home to start a trek to Canada. Friends of the boys said they had been planning the trip for months at Boy Scout. meetings, but always said they wouldn't start the journey until about 1950. “I guess they worked them: selves up to a point where they couldn’t: resist going off a few years too early,” said Sheriff Ira

Hall. | : The boys, all inseparable companions, took along their scout hiking kits and enough food to last for.several days, a check by authorities disclosed. . Parents of the youths, James 14: John E. Ralston, 14, and Clarence Shadduck, -13, said the . riin-aways told other boys they would stay along the Wabecause

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Mr, Flanders told reporters

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Mr. Flanders said the subcom-

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 (UP) —The FBI and the State Deto

out of this country for an at-

tempt to bomb the Venezuelan

capital of Caracas.

One yeport, Which” facked offi-

cial confirmation; said the two

privately owned Liberators were piloted by Amerians but carried agents of a group of Venezuelan exiles who allegedly engineered the bomb plot. : The FBI, it was learned here, has been investigating the disappearance of the two planes for more than a week. One was flown away from Bush Field, Augusta, Ga., on Jan. 26 and the other left Daytona Beach, Fla., the follow-

Obliging Bandits

Run Gas Station DETROIT, Feb. 3 (UP)~—Police today arrested two youths who were identified by a gasoline station attendant as the bandits who obligingly waited on customers for a half hour while hé lay bound and gagged in the washroom." Donald Riley told police the pair entered his station late last night, slugged and bound him and dragged him into a washroom. Then the thieves operated the station, cleaning windshields and working gasoline pumps. Riley said after a half hour they apparently tired of their job and left, pocketing the receipts. Later policé arrested Ronald Boismier, 21, Windsor, Ontario, and Frank Mor , 21, of Toronto; Ontario:

Judge Grants GMC Delay in Hearing NEW YORK, Feb, 3 (UP)—

today granted General Motors Corporation - an extension until

injunction obtained by Labor Relations Board against a new group in-

porary

| surance plan for GM employees nation.

represented by the United Automobile Workers (CIO). ‘The company insurance plan went into effect for all other GM employees on Feb, 1. The UAW, however, asked the NLRB to’protect its rights to negotiate terms of any group insurance plan for its members.

Old ‘John Barleycorn’

Takes Blame Again FREMONT, O., Feb. 3 (UP) There was little doubt in Mrs, Ann W. Ladd's mind today as to where her husband's money went. .In a divorce suit filed here, she her husband, Robert dd of Parma, had “squandered” at least $10,000 since 1936 in company with one “John Barleycorn.” x

AFL Grain Processors May. Strike This Month

CHICAGO, Feb, 3 (UP)~An AFL Grain Processors Union. today threatened a strike “shortly fter Feb, 10,” against six major hilling companies which manufacture and , distribute threefourths of tl cereal and farm feed. . The union said the strike have a “disastrous effect” on

the ' nation's flour,

they knew highwatched,

lief shipments tp Europe,

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24} Premier Ibranhim that a reply to the Soviet embodied

: Russia has accused ‘American

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‘for an owner to claim him.

_ Border on Guard; . | " Pro-Russians Moved |

cil met in special session today gjescifg in Marion County Jail joining “vacant” room, the ser of ) ' - rect r driving actions. . mounting tension over Rus today waiting for his owner to geant spotted five men pulling Bureau Calls 3 rod meeting this morning, sia’s charges that American ac-| _.. pn | baseball tickets from a book. : i} y |Mayor Feeney aired a number of tivity in Iran was threatening They arrested Joe T. Ray, 40. Atmosphere ‘Messy’ nis tramic views to his lieutenants. :

Soviet frontiers. Bor Iranian troop activity on the!

government is expecting All pro-Russian been removed from the

frontier posts have been .ein-| forced. sald

a note received was under and would be completed tomorrow.

general staff, said he was in con-| stant radio communication with

Iran’s border with Russia. Political circles speculated that Russia might invoke a 1921 treaty with Iran and send troops across the border as a result of the Soviet note.

U. S. Says Russ Cited

'10 Violations by Fliers| WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 (UP)—|

0 specific acts violating of —ecommercial —navi-

planes of-1 f

gation [the Bea of Japan, the State De-| | partment disclosed today shortly after the text of the Soviet note of protest was received. Meanwhile, thé départment was . delaying for = unexplained reasons its answer to the first Russian protest which objected to reopening of a wartime American air base in North Afriea. The United States will reject that protest as unfounded just as it rejected another Soviet note yesterday that visits of U, 8. naval vessels to Italian ports were treaty violators. The U. 8.. coupled that with an informal press denunciation of {Russian “charges that the U. 8. [is trying to convert Iran into a military and strategic base against Russia. State Department spokesman Michael J. McDermott labelled such charges as “un|true,” “false” and “distortions.”

U.S. and Italy Sign

Friendship Treaty | ROME, Feb. 3 (UP)—Italy and nited States joined hands | today in the first major post-war | treaty of friendship, commerce) |and navigation signed by either

| The treaty is a modern version | of the Italo-American pact of | 1871 which was allowed {0 lapse {in 1937 because of unacceptable | Fascist commercial practices. | ~An.important part of the treaty, {is a clause permitting either na-| {tion to agree to international] | control of atomic energy, if and| {when such an agreement is! | reached.

Spareribs Keep | Officer Occupied During Holdup (UP)—A|

DETROIT, Feb. 3 lone bandit sneaked into a {crowded downtown restaurant to-|-

|day apd very quietly robbed cash-| °

{ler Mary Lou Alexander of $300. Sitting 10 feet away and calmly| {munching spareribs - was Detec-| [tive Bernard Grenier of the Detroit Police Department. . | Noticing Miss Alexander's ex-

citement ater the thief fied, Of-|

ficer Grenier asked if he could (be of service. i | “We've just been robbed,” | exclaimed. “ot

detective

"PINCHED" —He's in jail but this big black shepherd dog doesn't mind. The animal, who was rescued from impalement on a fence by deputies last night, waits with Sheriff Al Magenheimer

Iran War Chiefs [Dog Jailed"

Confer on Soviets After Flight Over Fence

A huge black shepherd dog|lottery tickets were reported to , {which was freed from torturous be sold. | TEHRAN, Iran, Feb. 3 (UP)— captivity in a wire fence by! {The Iranian Supreme War Coun- county deputies. last night is con-|

further amid

| The dog apparently failed in

an attempt to leap a fence near; on.charges of advertising & lotthe home of Thomas Neeley, R. R. tery and gift enterprise. The 4, Box 440, southwest of Sunshine| evo four men, apparently cus|Gardens. The wires spiked him, mers, were paz i And To~ elements have énsnaring his ques border pending him in air with-his front, area to the interior. Military paws barely touching the ground. |

him he called the sheriff's office.| Hadley, Deputies | Quinn cut through five wires and

; and left the dog overnight in Gen. All Razmara, chief of the Marion County Jail. He said the n-OWner can claim the dog by call ing at the jail. the 20 military outposts aC male, weighing about 75 8,

$50,000 Fire Razes

{known origin destroyed the Lizton|ing trial. Methodist Church this morning| Inspector Leolin (Gabe) Trout- » in the Yellow Sea and with loss estimated at $50,000. |

1 Danville, and Brownsburg to aid the Lizton pumper in_ fighting the flames. [formed a ‘bucket brigade to keepito sell a few -cigars and candy the pumpers supplied with water. The town has no water system.

The case of the ers Auto Parts Co., charged with’ violation of the City's smoke! abatement - ordinance, tinued to Feb, 23 in Municipal Court 4 today. : |

the provisions of tha City ordi- down the scarcity of living quar-iceive their- tobacco nance,

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Dawn Patrols

Evansville Plants Closed Up Again

EVANSVILLE, Ind, Feb. 3 (UP)—Gas-using industries here, | which were allowed to operate

i. Used in New | # ¥ Vice Campaign ==. for the first time in a | week, were shut down again to-

. Lead day. Sgt Sullivan 1 About 10,000 workers were, i Cleanup Squads {1dled by the closing order wp the <0 ol “ number of men out of work may| A 24-hour .anti-vice crack), erease. authorities said.

down” campaign with dawn pa-| Omcials of the Southern Inditrols and surprise raids wasiana Gas and Electric Co, who launched today by the Police De-| ordered the shut down said that partment with Sgt. John J. 8ul-| with continued cold weather in {livan ‘appointed head of the op-|prospect they are unable to preeration. dict when the plants may open Appointment of Sgt. Sullivan, again. 34) | former dispatcher, to lead the| Evansville industries, mainly “clean Up” squads Was ahnounced refrigeration -manufact by. Police Chief Ed Rouls while |firms. “were- closed from Jan: 23 the dawn patrol was raiding two lo 30. “They ‘were “allowed to places on Indiana Ave. start in again yesterday but new X orders came through this morn-

Sgt. Sullivan led a squad himself on his first raid a few hours ing Shuts off the gas supply

an establishment in the 200 block Snow, Sleet, Rain Forecast Today

E. Wabash St, where baseball

The "squad found this establishment “clean.” However, as they opened a door into an ad-

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back feet and sus-|,. Make Early Arrest

When Mr. Neeley could not free A squad headed by Sgt. Jesse ,.q freezing rain was aiming at the early morn- : for Indianapolis

‘ Vv ing “trade,” closed in on the Otto Ray -and gl ted Boys’. Exchange, 331 Indi- Sodas. and iomontow as v impaled [an Ave. at 6 a. m. and arrested ments “tangled” : & wiry which | George Hayes, 48, of 916 Minerva, Between a half inch and an St. The officers said he had 84 neit of 4now 18 forecast for tolottery slips. in his pocket. Morrow. About 645 a.m. the squad, Th FAT BONES Men jumped the Walkup Cigar Store| air moving in from Oklahoma at 224 Indiana Ave. and arrested | and Kansas meets cool air from

its proprietor, .Arlendo Catt, 41,1000 north on the Indiana “front.”

of 921 Arnolda St. The raiders) Said they found 33 partially filled|Th® Warm air ows up over the | A {top of the cool and results in a | baseball books on display andi. oe Paul Miller, meteorcaught Catt in the act of making ologist, said.

Snow with possibly some sleet forecast!

freeing the dog, Ray treated his wounds

The animal is a

a pool sale. . Glazing conditions may prevail perts declared “war” on motorists ; . Released After Arrest on some highways in the southern who weave in and out of teafiie = =| ‘Both those arrested weré section of the state. The bureau lanes, The Mayor said those { C fl {charged with ‘advertising a lot- expects mostly snow here and ifi {motorists who can't take thelr | t

3 [tery and gift enterprise. “They | the northern portion. Times State Service _lwere released a .short time later! - The weather outlook for the reLIZTON, Feb. 3—Fire of un-\on their own recognizance pend- mainder of the week is equally : 4 dismal, the bureau reports. Temperatures are expected to average 9 to 13 degrees below pormal as another cold wave heads for Indiana. : Much colder weather is due Thursday and Friday. Saturday will be slightly warmer, but. it will turn colder again Sunday. | Possible heavy snow, between one-half and one inch, is forecast for tomorrow. Snow flurries are

in {man said the two places were rucks “were sent “from typical of a. number of cigar) Jamestown, Pittsboro stores and other establishments which cater to working men on their. way to their jobs. {He said these places open early.

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bars and, incidentally, a chance on a ball game or lottery. . Just to keep them guessing.

Broth4ito

: : predicted for Thursday and more Smoke Abatement iospector Troutman said. pi or nw on he weekend. |IAYS 10 Dass through town quietly {a scattered schedule which willl SG St under Ui ew ode THE Magor Case De ed make it impossible for operators Give Tobacco fo Japs spent on a R Sie aa ben ant

anticipate when they will come. yp, Spur. Production Soviets Need Homes, Too ,, cigarets and tobacco will be

MOSCOW, Feb. 3 (UP)—Rus- distributed to Japanese miners sia’s housing program is lagging and farmers in an effort to in-

was con-|

The company, headed by David! wm. cslling for more ‘money! The miners will receive a week-| stand vigorous new efforts to cut|ly ration, while farmers will reas ters. ,

TRAFFIC "PLANNERS — Conferring to give. Tidisnapolis: frafiic enforcomant the

raffic Officers

‘The New Look’ |{ White Jacketed ~~} by Cos Shortage Policemento . Aid Motorists {4

ment is to receive “the new look.”

made today following a meets

Lewis 2, Jonpaon shy traf tne i gineer: y. J. Keach, Safety - - = ward. D. Rouls and Capt. Audry Jacobs, police traffic department head.

and vicinity private the sle- partment v ser

port at roll calls on

they had taken regarding violations during

turn will be dealt with.

brought out at the meeting will he an immediate check of police car and motorcycle speedometers. The Mayor sald he learned that. - many of the instruments on police vehicles had not been checked in two years.

ometers have heen. be- taken into-court when. speed ing cases are prosecuted.

even. Hollywood celebrities wit

Pr .....jand he felt that it was TOKYO, Feb. 3 AUP)—Ameri-| *8Y—

k far behind its goal, budgeteers of [crease coal and rice production, th ‘Maurer, was charged with burn- Supreme Soviet reported to-|allied headquarters said today. ing-upholstery-oix-old. SatomobusTl, bodies in open bonfires again

: be they turn over their crop quotas.

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‘ Celebrities to Receive Quiet Reception Indianapolis traffic enforces

The announcement was

ng of Mayor Al Feeney,

He sald it was not

would.

the day. “War” on The Mayor and the traffic

Another new “fashion

Certificates showing the speed-

Most visiting dignitaries and

Revamp Trafic

handling of traffic. set of

A standard hand signals will be

dianapolis Rallways, “Ine. discuss a proposal for bus and trolley loading on the far side of intersections and in the middle of the block. . v

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D. Rouls, Mayor Al Feeney, Traffic

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