Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 3 May 1948 — Page 1
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Primary Vote to Test wisters il | y Leaderships
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Balloting Seen As Lightest In Many Years
Estimate 60-75,000 Will Go to Polls
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By NOBLE REED ~The main issues in tomorrow's primary balloting here will be the tests of leadership for organization control in both Republican and Democratic Parties.
Ar estimated 60,000 to 75,000
voters will go to the polls here between 7 a. mi. and 7 p. m. (Day- . light Saving Time) in what may be the lightest balloting in. years. Predictions of a light vote are based upon lack of general public interest in most of the factional
“party fights -over..siates of .can-|
didates: Files Injunction : The major fight in the Democratic Party appeared to be centering on the prosecutor contest between William C. Er er, the anti-machine candidate and George 8. Dailey, supported by the City Hall regular organization. \ Mr. Erbecker filed an injunc-
tion suit in Superior Court, de!
manding a restraining order to prevent Democratic Chairman Paul McDuff from issuing the regular “organization” slate of candidates on the ground that it does not represent the choice of
killing at least 19 persons and injuring scores of others. RR At least four” Hoosiers were, {among--the injured as the east. ward moving storms swept ‘down | hp jor three eastern Indiana counties. | Twisters . claimed 10 lives in| Oklahoma, Kansas and Missouri! during the week. .
tornado which ripped’ through! central West Virginia and five!
near Alpha, Ky. last night. A {man was eléctrocuted in Itinois! as the result of a storm.
(four were dead in West Virginia; | total death toll to 20.
. Police Chief Charley Back of] Monticello, Ky., said casualties in his city included five dead and! at least 50 injured. There were three dead at Clarksburg, W. Va.
ON SECOND CENTURY—Mrs. Carrie Richardson will mark “her 102d birthday in Kokomo Wednesday. Her philosophy: ‘Have a thorough housecleaning with God each day."
{and Jay Counties were demol-|
{counties alone were ‘estimated at {thousands of dollars.
the majority of party workers. The suit also asked an injunction!
- | © Improved weather was in pros-| against threats to fire man ==Maybe a Good Deal Older however, for cleaning up the |
«committeemen Erbecker. | The campaign was enlivened Saturday and today by support-; ers of Mr. Erbecker who had an ‘airplane --drop campaign le over the downtown sections and appeal for votes through a loudspeaker from the air. Charges Bossism { The other major Democratic!
who support. Mr.!
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contests were between Andrew women, she is willing to settle for the smaller figure.
Jacobs, regular organization can-|
for the
nomination and James F.
didate, and Raymond ¥, Murray|ing but kind remembrances of West. Much of her tifie was With a broken arm
regular : organization, and Roscoe Bredell|“master marched off to fight in! : 1 . : - : eM Richardson. ak abe returned to Kokomo io hve. Tonight, Official Warns The Supreme Court ruled today asked That a light in froht of/~A-Prabe- inte the beating
ot, te p . 3 ‘who ‘resigned | recently as ‘11th district Demo-
BC machinery, “Chairman “McDuff, picked
tinue to act as ward chairman
Warns of Vote Stealing
_The main test of strength in|Clvil War, she stayed many years the. Republican Party leadership/in Kentucky and there began to was centering on the race for rear her family: , ’
Congress nomination between George Ti Denny j
tion, and Btate Senator Hoyt/Mother Richdrdson said. Eleven Peared ir Moore, backed by another faction cried. Nine of them grew to ma- Berlin ‘and were listed “missing led by James L. Bradford, for-iturity to present ‘her with 36 or AWOL” today. -
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komo, doesn’t know what year mem bers of her ment charging ‘that “Feeney|in which she was born, ms ihe tol “I know I was well past 12 Civil, War began, for { . ¥ ’ as having ary that — the first time I ever (to bed. . But the fiery spirit still warned taxpayers that fallure to|COVEnants cannot be legally en-| Mrs Mary Masariu of the N, arraignment bruised and heated, have never let the bill come to heard the word, death,” she said, burns within her. h “Back. in those days days chil-| nm, City Hall as the party head, hagjdren never were told what death/1eave, “there is one thought -I.the mail by was until they were at least 12, (Want you to carry away.
There just isn’t any use troubling little minds, scaring youngsters.
» ue mince. seares ounce C1 From Indiana
despite attempts of the City Halllisn't bad, for there is a better! place to be than on earth.”
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{storm sections. The forecast here]
S ie Ri h spel: |was clear to partly cloudy and| Mrs. Carrie Richardson Preached the Gospel; Fer arg Salary souls a
To Observe Birthday Wednesday at Kokomo | morrow. | By VICTOR PETERSON, Times Staff Writer | Three persons were injured when | KOKOMO, May 3A very happy 102d birthday will be wished their home collapsed south of
» {Mrs. Carrie Richardson _on Wednesday. (Partiand. Fhe Vietims were. Mrs. U S Court § Board Studies She knows she is at-least that old. She has insurance papers : : Y We .
{to prove it,
{Shawver, and hér seven-year-old |
|daughter, Sandra Kay.
"She also believes she iz a good deal older. But like most] Mrs.
Born ir-slavery, she has noth-. after her ig : home collapsed. | Kentucky master and his speat_in__ Chicago _ where she 1% .. She well Tecalls worked in the slums. ; \ te fight 1. Age became a factor in her Tax Installment Due
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the word of God. {County property taxes is midnight! Since the first of the ‘year, tonight. however, she has been confined Treasurer
Frank P. Huse pay taxes either at the Court “Son,” she sald, as I turned 10 House office or by check through Have a penalty of 8 per cent and an ° “There's a Better Place’ a thorough housecleaning “I still think 1t 1s a good idea. G04 each day.
Find Man in Bur 'Aute Near Lyons
{ LYONS, Ind, May 3 (UP)—|
Freed with the close of the County Coroner J. R. 3
i. BERLIN, May 3 (UP)—Three
Pros whose body was found yesterday! .has American soldiers,
one from!in his automobile near here. Richmond; «Indi: have disap~) .. Lng. Lyons volunteer. fire de-
In pe RNR TE sigh ; RB. : syolunt HAIL: Jever cried, lived, i4n- the. Russian’. sector of Partment put out the Hiaze. “Mriy
this respect, her life
{have been started by a cigaref. mer county chairman. ; grandchildren. They, in turn,| The men were identified as Pvt. a Sx) The GOP regular organization have made her a great-grand- genneth E. Wilkerson, Richmond: | se os, slate is being handed out by the mother 14 times over. 1Pte. ; ’ :
Republican Candidates Commit‘tee and the Brandford group is operating as the Marion County ‘Republican Campaign Committee, Both groups are slating the fame candidates for prosecutor and sheriff,” Frank H. Fairchild and” Sheriff Al Magenheimer. : r Judson IL, Stark who was not slated by either -KToup, issued a warning against any attempt to “steal votes” or commit other frauds at the polls tomorrow. wil Investigate Complaints “I hope it will be an honest election but I am prepared to investigate all complaints of irreg-
ularities and prosecute them to Church .at that time, she began mobile, took the soldiers into cus-| to educate herself through the tody. ‘ “ x Bible. I Election boards must-permitishe was ready to. take to the of the Americans carried a gun only qualified voters to cast bal- field. For years she preached in while off duty, which is against in southern Indiana and Kentucky. military regulations.
the fullest extent of the law.” Mr. Stark said.
16ts and must have them s their own names and not’ allow IUegal signatures on the poll lists
As were found in the primaryior God but continued in the min-|of its personnel did not return to istry until 1936. Her circuiti/their billets -- presumably the carried her through the Middle three soldiers involved. :
two years ago.”
A third faction in the party, ¢ Citizen's pub
a happy one. True to a tradition which ruled when her race was held in bondage, Mother Richardson heads her family by token of being the oldest. Her husband | 327 Bot, replied. died 19 years ago.
she has not only managed her against ramily. but. a; career,
February, ’ . . called,” Mother Richardson said. Trouble in Onte | 4 “I was on my way to church She said some trouble started when a voice told me I should in & cafe while she was with the 4 preach the gospel.”
George F. Baumann JY, | Family Big, Happy {Philadelphia, Pa. and Pfc. Joseph! It has been a big family and 8. Lenz Lancaster. O, |
U. 8. Army authorities asiced {the Russians whether they are (holding the men but the Soviets! =
A German girl reported thei ‘three enlisted men went off duty at Tempelhof Airdrome shortly | |after midnight S8dturday and then “It was the frst Sunday “fajeoisred ithe. SeMiet Sector. to. visit), n= 1907, when I was :
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A member of the Baptist Who appeared in a civilian auto-|
Then, in 1914, -she felt| The girl said she “believed” one|
8 d Preached in Chicago | The 100th Air Force Squadron | In time she joined the Church/at Tempelhof has reported three
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Suggested that you ignore al Of the rival slates which have a” are good men on an candidat, them and some
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Five die in stite traffic, drowning accidents. ......Page 3
” selecting your candidates/COUNty primary tomorrow .
~ tes are on none of them.|41st annual
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|A Key to Other Features on Inside Pages
. = * ® la « + The Times presents a photo-story of where to vote and how to use
voting machines. ..........eivvvueniveisiver: Page 5 .
~ La ~ Hoosier art exhibit open to public at “Herron museum . . . a photosstory.,............Page 13)
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: it | STOPOVYER — Rise Stevens, |h L Mattopolitan Opera mezzo-s0+ |P prano, sat on her luggage a few minutes in Union Station this morning awaiting transpor“Hation to’ Bloomington.” Miss ‘Stevens will sing the title “role. |
then take lessons from Claude Harmon , , , on Times’ sports page . . 8 new feature. .........Page 1
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dobln : Mayor Feeney suggested that have risen,” Mr. sald. (a. m. Saturday. Defense Attor-| date at + 8{Forelgn Aff. 14[Ruth Millett.16| Society ..15. 18) in Richard Strauss’ "Dor Rosen. (the orchestra consider the pos-| Phillip L. Bayt, eity controller ney Symmes flld the mations orf tax, “ie = Neattowort fh Toor Prob. ay. (kavalier” with he Metpolifan. [SIDI of raising the money byissid the state tax hon grounds that “alleged facts The ar olf 1 N t «ffi Teen Frob., 17 +8 CST today. [Public subscription. “I would/have to approve the Wity's pay-inof constitute a public. offend’ ~... nightly 13 Fata vol Woatbr ap 1| ndana. UNV io on earn ARE 8 mar of. ocheti appropri and (nt. tn avi dso fot] 15 ond Pi hh § : 42 1 pina \mversly. 4 1 a ign across,” ' he in view of the crisis In mu-/state al nses with suf Mav 1% in th AT/RUATK. +1us0.18) Blume, ade tN ica Bane, TH AP ered Senses wil ai.) Mes 1 md
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died in a twister which struck | »
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Homes Demolished b
In Indiana, more than a dozen | 4 homes in Randolph, Delaware §
ished. Damages in the Indiana, I
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| - Henry Dailey of near Se Ie ation Law nee Ridgeville was in the hospital
of friends and, The deadline tor payment of *& y ol {ments which bar Negroes and moved, family, she car-'the spring instaliment of Marion other minorities
neighborhoods.
forced in court.
with! : ol- ket many all-white residential por home. x dition) > cent tee for ne tol iareas in almost every big > (from coast to coast.
: | in Burned handed down the decision, There Matter more study. |were no dissents.’
. . - { Issing at Berlin_ zz ; 5 Graf today investigated the fatal Wiley B. .Rutledge disqualified
burning of William Bogard, 44, themselves from the case.
reasons. for staying out of cases, , it is known
Great said he saw no evidenee of property covered {Toul play but said the fire could agreements,
i ‘concluded that in these cases the! | ) {states -have-acted. to deny .peti- by Louis Rosenberg, representing kidnap and rape of a child but tots Nevonal Rawuay Modis. {tioners the equal protection of the his law partner and the boy's his ‘plea was postponed after-hig! =o Board - statement {laws { Amendment.”
{Negro families who bought into had no jurisdiction in the case. Rabb called the prisoner . back {covenanted neighborhoods -in—8t. |
{Louis and Detroit. Courts in both which he said found the states {evicted,
tive real estate agreements. EX-LA PORTE MAYOR DIES for five years until last Jan. 1,'The father said he unwittingly
City Lacks Funds fo Pay Symphony, Mayor Says
Mayor Feeney and symphony officials, when the Mayor informed | (Theodore B. Griffith, secretary of the Indiana State Symphony | He Said deputies were less than
Society, and Howard Harrington, orchestra manager; that the| 1? he :
customary $25,000 appropriation] Mr. Harrington declined to coni-| Were able «tothe ‘orchestra. ”~
{ast year,” Mayor Feeney. said,
{to_belp the Symphony, and we'll after next if the $25,000 were [explore all means of paying the raised. Yai sum; -the mayor sald. Soa
House Group OK"
Bill Proposes Registrations [From 18 to 31
| Debate Expected | To Open Next Week | WASHINGTON, May - 3 (UP) — The House Armed |Services - Committee today (voted 28 to 5 to draft men 19 : {through 25 for two years of {military duty. : Veterans generally ‘would be exempt. to 4 Enough men would be called - {to boost the Army. Navy and: Air Force from their present strength of 1,384,000 mén to a
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WILLIAMS ARRAIGNED — Bruised and beaten after what he alleged was a "kangaroo court” by fellow prisoners, Ralph Williams (right), confessed child rapist, appeared for arraignment today. At left is Prosecutor Judson L. Stark.
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. = Light Problem | Il Rap Eo Board of Public Works offitals were confronted oo - Beaten in Jail
Vinson Delivers _ (the case of the glaring street] 3
ight. = — “Unanimous Declsion 1.00 iion- or 20 citizens “Of Prisoners’ Fracas WASHINGTON, May 3 (UP) before the: board and *™ : - “he Senate | Committée haw ring not be re- confessed child rapist Ralph Wik glen a” 1 for.coupling the by - fellow "prisoners ati graft and UMT.
The same group last! liams “white” August succeeded in having the M | . | arion County jail was ordered! The House Armed Services {light installed, maintaining the, v an Willams a at Committee previously has voted i for UMT. But House leaders
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alnst racial real estate agree- 1T N. Addison Bt. from
The high court ruled that such street is dark at that point.
{Addison St. address previously = Judge Saul 1-Rabb-of Criminal
the floor - for a vote, The decision knocked the legal haq asked that the light be re-(Court 2 ordered Prosecutor Jud-|
The bill approved today by the
tonight will result in ProPs from under so-called. re-imoved after city workers found son L. Stark to conduct an inves- House Committee provides for =
[total of 3,008,882 by 1950.
: : {made to couple the bill with uni= - Orders. Probe versa minary training.
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© “COVeRanisT thal BH: no way. to shield the light {rom tigation after Williams’ '8Ome- | registration of all men 18 through city | Democratic vice chairman. {garoo court” failed to coincide be called for two years’ service. |The board decided to give the With official reports of the beat-| Committee Chairman Walter ing. ey 1G Andrews. (R, N.. Y.) said ha “This seems to me to be a mat- hopes the draft bill will be {ter between prisoners and does brought to the House floor for not seem to involve a law en<debate some time next week.
| tmt———— . . David forcement agency,” Judge Rabb Stanley F. Reed and said, He added, however, that he
eit a report should be made. ; IR@POrt RR, Unions Must G0 to Court,” * "5 sucee™ "Still Far Apart
The 20-year-old confesse
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ackson,
While justices "do not that. at-least Mr. Juvenile Judge Joseph O. Hoff- rapist stumbled into colirt aided *URICAGO, NAYS ere ACKson “End Mr Rutledge own mann today overruled a motion: DY, A cane, He was disheveled. nt a a by...restrictive. , .pigeic a--custody.- bearing in. A" both ¢Fes™ Were bikekenva: day. hat. tha. Ration.
“Upon full consideration.” Chief Juvenile Court May 12.for Little pis face. ustice Vinson said, “we have David Walker, boy evangelist.
J [to strike May 11 are ‘as far Williame, held on $40,000 bond, “Prt Ae ever’ In their dispute. The motion was filed Friday was arraigned on charges of man :
{as “he resumed discussions with ' representatives of the railroads. {He said he still 1s trying to get the two sides together for a joint meeting) i
guaranteed by, the 14th legal guardian, James Dawson. ‘attorney, > Frank A. 8B
. : 1 Mr. Rosenberg had contended fled two motions to quash; The ruling came in the cases of in his motion that Juvenile Court After the arraignment Judge
He asked that a court order to explain his condition: Wil} Sp———————
boy to liams' tangled explanation was/KADIO MC DROPS DEAD
ordered the Negroes be dependent and neglected be that he was getting cigarets for. NEWPORT BY A C H. Cal,
. withdrawn.
Az 8, Steps In Judge Hoffman overruled “the grabbed him and another leaped ceremonies Dudley Williamson,
'| The Federal Government con- motion on the grounds that no! from behind and hit him with 4/45, who originated the ‘eoast-tos “sidered the issue so: important court.ofdar. making. such. a. find she. : {that it intervened formally when ing had been issued. o Fries the cases reached the Supreme Court,
pep ap coast . broadcast “What's the € b i Clippings on Bunk - | Namé or “That ng. e said the court had issued dead at the home of a friend, it The Justice Department an interlocutory order last week He suid that whan he got back os disclosed today. ’ sked the high tribunal to strike taking custody of Little David det ma hs hi cpp ngs With. the| m— own all discriminatory restric- Pending a hearing on charges the I%1411% 8 Tape of an 8-year, [13-year-old evangelist has been © a girl Apr. 10, were spread out neglected . on the bunk. He also told the The charges were brought last judge that his fellow prisoners LA PORTE, May 3 (UP)—John Thursday by Jack L. Walker of 40n't like me” because of the - Martin, 62, Mayor.of-La Porte Chicago. Little David's father, Nature of his alleged offense. Sheriff .Albert . Magenheimer, granted custody of the boy however, denied that there was aren ee to Mr. Dawson, any "kangaroo court” implica- BRUCE NAMED FOR ERP — “(tion to the beating. He sald that, WASHINGTON, May 3 (UP)--|Willlams was a sexual pervert Howard Bruce. Baltimore banker, {and that the beating ensued after was nominated today by Presi he made suggestive remarks to!dent Truman to be deputy admin. ja fellow prisoner. {istrator for the Ree " 3 Sheriff Magenheimer said he! covery Can't Provide $25,000 Appropriation, nad placed. Williams in a section)
Feeney Tells Orchestra Officials a Pride Pog i tre wer. Choice Horse Show
Will the India lis Symphony pint |ing Saturday night happened “in| 2 . Tat aan’ Miphony Orchestra, be able to continue ve Seats Available
ctive beyond next season” seconds.” | That question arose this morning “in a conferénce between | Assigns Deputies The Legion-Times Charity | Horse. Show opens a week from Friday-—-on May 14--and there still are choice reserved seats avallable at a special booth in the Cir ¢le headquarters of the Ine dianapolis Power and Light C
Box seats,
FBI PROBES ARMS CACHE WASHINGTON, May 3 (UP) The FBI has started a full-scale investigation of the Palestinebound arms cache recently uns earthed in a New York building loft, it was disclosed today.
ied yesterday. Services will be had
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away but that the flareup| and ended before they! to unlock the cell, He| ment defiritely on thé S vy |0dded that Willams was not! With the current deficit of | possible ir pendin action by ed By ther prisonefs bothi be807,000, the city just doesn't "9 K " OY cause of his crime and because of | ave the cash to pay the sum ap. the orchestra's hoard of direc- suggestive remarks which he has | ropriated by the city council/tors. . He intimated Suardutiy inate. added, that he would | that the orchestra might face we: 28 puties Virgil Quinn and “We want to pay it, we want|rious difieulties in the season Robert Reasner to make an in-
ity “has no funds!’ to pay its; w—
P ; cies tt Judge Rabb set hearings on the “Like everyone else's; our costs two motions to quash-at-10:30
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She is 24th Ward what Incoherent story of a “Kah: 30. ~ Those 19 through 25 could