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59th YEAR—NUMBER 85

FRIDAY, JUNE 18, 1048

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Vandenberg Lets Taft, Dewey Duel

Tells, Ohio Senator He Stands Aloof

By LYLE C. WILSON United Press Sta Oorrespondent PHILADELPHIA, June 18 —

tim, : The Unitéd Press learned these assurances were given Mr. Taft in a face-to-face talk with Mr. Vandenberg within the past 36 hours.

- The meeting followed published reports that Mr, Vandenberg

- PUT. THE BANK AWAY, KIDS —This piggybank-shaking was su "Danny," the pet of all the kids on 300 block Fulton St., from the Dog Pound. The kids turned the bank over to put the money back, however, when a man named Al Feeney stepped in to pay the bills. The youthful fund raisers are: (left to right) Larry Kester, Karen and Ruth Coghill and Donald Kester. i :

‘Mayor Steps fo Bat for Kids’ 4Legged Pal

Frees-Dog From Pound, Pays $6 License Fee

Move Stops Raids on Children’s Piggy Banks

To Bail Out Pet Seized at Vaccination Site

: By DONNA MIKELS : THE TEAR-STAINED faces of some kids on N. Fulton St. are going to brighten up today when they learn a man named Al Feeney is going to give them: their dog back. ‘ Ma,

: r today stepped in to straighten out a tangle that pied 00 in Pre Sarin when Do Fou Buprsindens James Tan Hike 4p Nel President Arthu H. Vandenberg : 40g ‘which was the.f the Beightior |, keep ‘hands.off’ in the eagjy : ore MOfley Was

: en Hitted up & large kid-in the 300 block of Fulton St.ipig enough to hold a Great But he stayed mostly around the/for “Danny.” home of Mr. and Mrs. Richard oon a AYOR Feeney was ins Nicholson, 325 N. Fulton St. formed of the incident before He was ‘following the Nichol-|they had time to get the money | sons to the car ‘line Wednesday together. And when he heard of} when he wandered into the yardlit things started happening. |

Dane,

Photo by John Spicklemire, Times Staff Photographer.

pposed to produce funds to bail out

Central Agency To Buy County Supplies Urged

Grand Jury Criticizes

Council Discrepancies The Grand Jury today recommended creation of a central purchasing agency to handle all Marion County spending on supplies in the future.

-Year Draft Starting in '49

The recommendation was made, in a report on the jury's investi-| gation of appropriations for| county institutions, especially for! the Julietta County Home. | The jury's report also chal-| lenged “discrepancies” in the! County Council's appropriations for various county institutions.

Question Discrepancy “We question the wide discrepancy evidenced in appropriations for the Julietta Home and those! for the Children’s Guardian Home,” the jury’s report stated. | “We find that appropriations for the children’s home amount t0_$1733 per year per child while at Julietta the appropriation is only $368 per patient.” i The jury stated that it recommended a central purchasing! agency on county supplies after discovery that food contracts are awarded to the same firms every year, ‘Unfortunate Practice’ “It seems unfortunate that bidding on food supplies is so limited that contracts are awarded to the same vendors year after year,”} the jury's report stated. (Under present laws all con{tracts on county supplies are {handled by county commission-

The jury declared several {county buildings are in “deplora-| {ble condition.” | |. “Police headquarters building is deplorably inadequate for proper operations,” the report stated. “The management. of the headquarters is very good in view of poor facilities.” :

Halleck, Delegation Hold Spotlight

By ROBERT BLOEM Urzes Prise Ce * n Segregation An estimated 300 Hoosiers were The Re ort urged segregation of preparing | today to head for|prisoners in the city and county | Philadelphia ahd the Re RE Keeping minor offenders; d » {separate from hardened crim-|

cilities and convention prices just, for plans’ to

the fun of seeing the show.

pending completion of] -erect a proposed new county-municipal building. Spotlight, as far as Indiana 18] The report also = described concerned, ‘will ‘be “on the 29-| building conditions at the Juvemeémber state GOP delegation|nile Center, 25th St. and Keystone and on Indiana's “favorite son” Ave. as deplorable. i for the presidency, Rep. Charles Favors Building Repairs l

. Extensive remodeling of A&P urged by Ae Ph - : Ad. Jury at once’ vide | r government eatin is FIOM

HELLO, . ANAPOLIS—President Truman walks off his spacial train’ 8% Union Station to greet a throng of supporters standing in & Capifol Ave. He delivered a blast at the Repub--lican Congress, then took to the train. again for his return to Washington. . : “ ' ”

I Men 191026 Face Service After Jan. 31

Changes Expected After Conference WASHINGTON, June 18 (UP)—The House today

passed a delayed-action |peacetime draft, {for one-year inductions to be« gin next year.

providing

The roll call vote was 283 to 130. ; Speaker Joseph W. Martin Jf, immediately named seven members of the House Armed §ervices Committee to the joint HouseSenate group that will work out a compromise version. : Mr. Martin ruled out of order efforts by Rep. Vito Marcantonip (ALP, N, Y.) and other draft

a rity Halleck (R.) and Rep. : Harvey (R)--voted fon ft draft bill when it finally passed the Housé , 283 te 130. Voting it were Res publican Reps. Harness, Grant, Gillie, Johnson, Landis

Times Washington WASHINGTON,

Indian Crowd of 2500 Hears President Blast GOP Action on Housing Bil

By LOUIS ARMSTRONG President Truman was back in Washington today but -the right hands of many Hoosier Democrats were still tingling from the hand clasp he gave them on a train platform here last night. The President, appearing robust and: jovial, argived in the

of School 9, Vermont and Fulton| would willingly go along with thei gs where dogs were being vac- happened” he said. “I have nomination of Gov. Thomas E. inated in the city’s free rabies give n my word that unlicensed yIpewey of New York If Johnmoculation campaign. dogs would mot be bothered on Foster Dulles were named Secre- Sgt. Payne saw the stray dog|vaccination sites.”

fay of Ste. | Mr. Vandenberg|2nd quickly locked him up in the| “I ‘personally will pay the $6

“This thing should never have Halleck (R. 2d Dist.).

Pledged to Halleck All 290 delegates are pi

ducive to proper attitude among| Hoosier cap children kept there,” to vote for Mr, Halleck on the|stated. first ballot. . They'll probably stick with Mr, |sive repairs to the buildings and

“The environment is not con-|

county and city Democratic leaders, he took to a speaker's platform overlooking 8. Capitol Ave. and = delivered a scorching new broadside at Republican leader-

the jury

The report recommended exten-

ital at 7:08 p. m. After greeting more than 60 stat®

blockaded for the occasion. Officers mingled in the crowd and watched from atop nearby buildings.

one of the House conferees, told the House he undoubtedly would be the only conferencé member who would support House amendments to limit the draft to offe Yous and to delay inductions until

949, “I know I am going to be alone,” Mr. Short shouted, “My hands are tied The other six confereés all supported the draft.

duction of men 19-through-25

got together in Washington, obviously on motion of the Senator from Ohio. Their meeting added to the "certainty here that this Republican national convention would be a slam-bang contest between the. New York governor and Taft. They are the men to beat... Meet Head-on Sen. Vandenberg's assurances include a promise, the ‘United Press was informed, that he would not interfere in the race for the Republican nomination. None, ‘including Sen. Taft, interpreted that as taking Mr. Vandenberg out of his choice spot as a likely compromise candidate. But it was accepted by Mr. Taft's friends as assurance that Mr. Vandenbérg would not attempt to influence the early ballot contest

Dog Pound truck. He later ex-ifee and give the wife back the plained that there were hundreds|$10 shé had to pay to get her of dogs around and that he feared husband out of jail,” he added. a fight. He also explained that|“I don’t like to see things like he was busy and irritable because this happen.” he had just been bitten. {In reference to the incident he/ Mrs. Nicholson hurried up to said he thought the Dog Pound Sgt. Payne to ask him to release official used “poor judgment.” He “Danny” fo her. - She said she said he also has given an order! had read in the papers of Mayor|that no dogs picked up may be Feeney’s pledge that there would tsold to pound attendants. be no capturing of unlicensed] He sent this. message ‘to the dogs at vaccination sites. {kids on Fulton St. A disagreement ensued. Her. “I'm having the dog cleaned husband, Richard Nicholson, up, vaccinated, and buying him a stepped up to defend his wife and collar. He'll be in my office for a placed under arrest by Sgt. you at 9 o'clock tomorrow mornPayne for disorderly conduct. ing.” (The charge later was dismissed|

J lex Clark in Municipal by Juage Alex ark in unicipal Showers, Cloudy

= » » THE WIFE hurried and got to-| Forecast Here

gether $10 to bail her husband|/’ LOCAL TEMPERATURES

i ballot. ,

Halleck for as many ballots as/compl¥mented Supt. William Henhe wants them to, but at least nessy on his “good méinagement” until some ‘other candidate be-|of the center. ’ gins to move out ahead of the) The jury submitted the report pack. Indiana Republican lead-{to Criminal Court Judges W. D. ers are determined this year to/Bain and Saul Rabb.

be -on the winner in the fina Open Speed War In Brown County

Times State Service

From ‘the standpoint of pure; sentiment, the delegation ap-| peared still divided-19 to 10 for New York's Gov. Thomas EK. Dewey as a second choice to Mr. Halleck. The 10° are regarded as favoring Ohio's Sen. Robert A. Taft for the presidential NASHVILLE, June 18—A move nomination. to crack down on drviers who are | rt Heads Grou “turning Brown County into a Sacha of the Tiana race track” came today after the delegation will be Sen. Homer E. fifth Semone accident here in hel » . past week. apa Ben: Sipeharts > Latest crash involved Carl| peared slight, however, in view David, 25, Nashville, who was of the fact he was on the wrong

seriously injured when his motor-

team in the recent Republican|cycle was in goliision pee car state convention -and Sen. Wil-jdriven by W. D. Howell, Columliam KE. Jenner, the one Mr, bus, last night. Mr. David is in

Capehart backed for Governor, |the Columbus hospital.

ship in Congress.

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street below. He said:

swing around the country to ac-

gress should have done but has

After his talk, the President returned to the rear platform of the train and smiled broadly as tour-correspondents returned to their car. The special pulled out of the station at 7:25 p. m. A few minutes Iter, before a Richmond audience, he served warning on Congress he would continue vetoing legislation he didn't lke. ay “I have a habit of vetoing, but I think I am vetoing in the publi¢ interest.” he declared. : The official reception committee here included: : Mayor Feeney, Mr. Haymaker, Miss Mary Virginia Feéney, Samuel Jackson, Jehn. Watkins, F. Shirley Wilcox, Andrew Jacobs, Mrs. Ruby Ware, Mrs. Samuel M. Ralston, Frank E. McKinney, John E. Hurt, B. Howard Caughran, Mrs. James A. Wilson, Mrs. Imogene McCleary, T. A. Moyna-

From his vantage point he looked down through a maze of| wires to a crowd of mere than 2500 persons gathered in the

Voices Appreciation “I wappreciate this expression from you people of Indiana.” Then he added jokingly, “It looks like you gre all here.” He said he was making the

quaint the people with the views of the President and to lay before the people the issues most vital to them. “In particular,” he said. “I want to discuss the things Con-

not done.” He charged Republican leaders in the House were afraid to let that body vote on comprehensive housing legislation “because they are afraid if it is submitted to a han. : : vote it will pass.” | Mrs. Ira L. Haymaker, Ann, The rules committee has re- Freddie and Sara Jane Hay- | maker, ‘Mrs. John E. Hurt and

i {out of jail. Then the neighbors 6a. m,. .. 67 10a m. .. 74 Dewey will cet noadand 9%¥nood pitched in the $6 needed to| 7 a.m... 68 1am... 77 Sen. Vandenberg was ‘réliably pay the impounding fee on| 8a.m... 68 12 (Noon) 80 reported to have told Sen. Taft it| Anny” and Mrs. Nicholson was 9a.m... 71 1p. m... 81 8 »”: : 1 ' a — was “ridiculous” to suggest that Blithe Pog Pound early ike Bext, Showers and mostly cloudy

he could mot work in harmony with him in the White House and himself as chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. Sen. Vandenberg refused to comment to the United Press in Washington when asked about his meeting with Mr. Taft. The published report that he would go along with: a Dewey-Dulles combination jolted this convention city but did not surprise it.

There, however, she ran into Weather was forecast today for more trouble. She: said Sgt.| Indianapolis by the weather buPayne refused to let her have I®aU The cloudy, cool weather is “Danny” even when she offered 8xpected to continue. tonight and to pay the fee and buy a license, |t0morrow. ending about noon to“He said we'd caused too much MOTTOW in some western counties. ! trouble and that no one was get-| Not much change in temperating the dog” Mrs. Nicholson | ture is predicted. The mercury) said. : may go as high as 80 today, but (In his explanation Sgt. Payne| Wil! fall to about 60 some time said he did not feel that he had) toRIBHL to give Mrs. Nicholson the dog

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attendant had asked: for the dog and that he intended giving it to] : 2 him after the 5 days impound-| Indianapolis Power & Light Co.} ment.) today filed suit against the city The situation: Was too compli-| of Indianapolis for collection of cated for the little kids out on(Past due light and heat bills Fulton to understand. Today|!™ the Amount of $16TTI080. = ? p they. hauled oul, Piggy banks, the bills because of a shortage of cash caused by the $800,000 municipal deficit. The suit is a legal formality under which the utility may col{lect its bill. It is another “friendly suit,” similar to that filed by the Indianapolis Water’ Co. The city will confess judgment and Jasne judgment bonds to pay the lis.

Truman Misses Wreck

STEUBENVILLE, O., June 18 (UP)~—A freight. train was wrecked in the center of the city here today on the same tracks used by President «Truman's special train, just 30 minutes after the special passed. A broken brake beam was blamed.

On the Inside

Experts seek clue to cause of crash that killed 43 os With pictures +..o.coveencaiiinniiivin.....Page §

” ” ~ Texas red-blue craks give Heinke a feast , . . more antics by the vacationing city editor . . , other - BPOTLE oi cavs vines nas sfssnmarivs suns su iPage TT{Mrs. Whitney to Wed - 4 . » - ~ Control of rabies is simple if public: is interested 38-Year-Old Docter 4 enough . . . second of two articles..............Page 21 (yp) _ yu ary | . » » : Bedford hails “train of Tomorrow” ... gala week of celebration to wind up tomorrow..... .....Page »

3() here today on her 42d birthday,

' ~L.n : : of New York. A Key to Other Features on Inside Pages : The cirasony ‘will take place Amusements 24 Editorials .. +22 Mrs. Manners 33; Ruark .,....21/at the Llangollen Farms estate! Bridge ......26 Forum ......22 Needlework .27|Scherrer ...,22 which Mrs. Business ....30 Meta Given..27 Obituaries .,.10 Society ......25 along with a reported $3 million, Childs .......22 Holl 60d ...24 F.C.Othman 21|Sports ...16,17 when she was divorced from:

Class. .,..34-38 Inside Indpls.21 Pattern .....26 Weather Map 3 John: Hay (Jock) Whitney in Comics ......39|Dr. Jordan..+27'Radio .......34/ Women's’ .26, 27 1840, ; ; : : =

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lost the Governor nomination.

tion was -expeeted Ty observers to be divided between Gov. Gates and Congressman Halleck, with] little friction in sight. The

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Real leadership of the delega-

two pear to see eye to eye on

| Today County Sheriff Mason

the|also said the town council plans presidential picture, at least -for|to pass a special anti-speeding’ preliminary purposes.

‘Little David's’ Manager Praised by Former Judge .

. Testifies Rev. Hoekstra Perfectly Capable Of Taking Care of Boy Evangelist’s Affairs

fused to bring up a measure involving large sums for low-cost public housing. the heart of a program requested by Mr. Truman last February. Declares Bill Essential He called the Wagner-Ellender-Taft bill “essential” to this country and added, “What the people

Reddick and Town Marshal Charlie Pogue said they plan to patrol ‘streets to pick up “young speeders who are turning the town into a race track.” They

ordinance. i

at prices they can afford to pay.” The President's 18-car train pulled into- Union Station to an awaiting group of Hoosier’ Dem-

. {cards on their lapels.

ocrats on the platform. Twentynine of the greeters wore white After they! shook hands with the President

{Marcia Hurt, Mrs. Richard { Weaver, Mrs. James D. Acher,! { Phil Nicar, Paul McDuff, Mr, and {Mrs. Guy Coplen and Paul D.| | Cave. | { “Hail to the Chief” and other musical selections were played by {the Franklin Township High

need is low cost rental housing| School Band.

| Earlier in the afternoon: the

{train had stopped for. a short time in Terre Haute,

See 2d Injunction

. J {on the train platform they were A former Juvenjle Court judge testified today that the Rev. permitted to pass through a Rl | Coal Dispute

Raymond D. Hoe

any other ludianapotis Minister 2 1 <his eller: suring] ark W. Rhoads expresse s { : ) the wardship hearing of 13-year-old Little David Walker, whose colored cards on their chests and] Sources close: to the. soft coal {were permitted a hand-shake and dispute said today that another

Former Judge

evangelistic efforts are being supervised by the Rev. Hoekstra, pastor of Calvary Tabernacle here. {

The former county official

added that the minister “is per- .nat with the Lord during a fivefectly capable of managing Lit, .. \isi¢ to Heaven in 19044. He

tle David's affairs.” The youth's parents, Mr. and

tempting to regain custody of at a revival mee

Little David. They voluntarily

gave it up to Attorney James tbwn from Chicago yesterda

Dawson last year. He appointed

the Rev. Hoekstra to manage! Chester IL. Zechiel,

evangelistic tours.

“That's what we intend to do

{to Dr. Edgar Cooper Person, 38,'as soon as this mess is cleaned Zechiel, examined Mr. Walker! and reported that he is suffer- bulbs exploded around the packed platform. A drizzle of cinders fell from the stack of a nearby loco-

here, the young evangelist said today. . The hearing being held in Ju-

Whitney received, venile Court is to determine if he!

should be made a public ward. His father filed a petition

charging that “Little David” is dependent and neglected.

fra has been of “more help to the court than/don of police and secret service {agents to the speakers’ platform. Approximately 32 others wore!

{a position beside the platform. Little David's claim to fame id Greeted by 4laymaker his story that he had a personal’ d {Ira Haymaker,” youthful {chairman.

| Although Mr. Walker came X 3 he {did not show up in court. {F

{representing the parents, sald he

a "very sick man.”

Dr. Harry A. Jacobs, said Mr. of the United States.”

{ing from “physical weakness and mental instability.” At the hearing yesterday Murs, motive,

Walker screamed and collapsed. More than 200 City police had ‘to the floor while “Little David” formed a protective screen around

(was on the witness stand. |youngster showed no emotion, 2 SE y

{and gentlemen . , . the President

Batteries of news-camera flash-

WASHINGTON, June 18 (UP)

{court injunction is the only way ito" prevent “a nationwide coal

First to greet Mr. Truman was strike next month. state He then introduced : | Mayor Feeney to the President. said angels transported his soul | Most of the: Democratic candis. Jack L. Walker, are at-'there when he sank into a trance dates for state office, excluding machinery of the Taft-Hartle u- 2 ting in California. Henry F. Schricker, who had an- y to [other engagement, were present. After the preliminaries, Mayor eeney- escorted Mr. Truman attorney from the train to- the speakers platform and introduced him to Mary Elizabeth) Meanwhile, “Little David” plans did not know if Mr. Walker would [the throng. below with the words .{ (Liz) Whitney, prominent New to go en a round-the-world re- be able to testify because he was he had rehearsed all day. “Ladies York socialite, will be married vival tour soon.

The case may be sent to the White House today or tomorrow, it was said, to permit President Truman to Invoke the injunction

law without delay. The current coal contract expires in 12 days, : Federal Mediation Director Cyrus 8. Ching scheduled a morning conference with United Mine ‘Workers © President John L. Lewis and soft coal operafors for ia “last stab” effort to break their deadlocked contract negotiations. He first hoped to meet Mr. Lewis separately. But Mr. Ching made it clear after day-long meetings yesterday that there appeared to be little hope of breaking the stalemate. Government sources said

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years of age. But it was consid erably milder than the version passed by the Senate. It was promptly started toward a conference committee to comprom the differences,

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law, ~The Senate approved a Mrongers two-year, immediate

The. House draft bill calls for a delay in inductions until after Jan, 31, Between now and then the Armed Services would launch an “intensified’ recruiting campaign to get the extra men they need by volunteer methods. Suggests Recess : Should this fail, the incumbent President could start the draft, Men would be called” for 12 monthé’ ‘service. '

Sen. Glén Taylor of Idaha, Henry Wallace's third ‘party runs ning mate, avoided the use of the word “filibuster” but said he might “talk at length” to kill the draft altogether’ in the pre-ads journment crush. > But Sen. Robert A. Taft (R, 0:), chairman of the Senate Ree publican Policy Committee, des clared that “we're not going to let Sen. Taylor tell us what we're going to pass.” If necessary, Mr. Taft said, Congress will recess rather than {adjourn Saturday and come back {after the political conventions. | ——————————————————

Winch, Coaxing Frees ‘Mudder’ 1

. i From Creek Mire - RR ————————E SADDLE horse “Star” waded {a short way into Fall Creek along the 800 block, Bursall Pkwy. to get a drink late yesterday. He began to sink deeper and deeper into the mud until he was in over his flanks. ; His rider, Miss Florence Shovan, 15, of 418 Anderson St. who had gotten off for him to drink, became a little panicky and called police. An emergency squad, hooked a winch cable to the saddle girth and turned on the power, "ow ; THE GIRTH snapped and the isaddle flew into the air, leaving Star still mired belly-deep. 3 | Then, officers hooked the cable around the horse's- middle and this time the lift turned Him around so his front feet were ‘solid ground. But Star wouldn't

climb out until he wascoaxed for it “was only a question of time!15 minutes. He finally struggled The the area of the station and 8. when he would lay the dispute 'Capitol Ave. The street was Mr. Truman's doorstep,

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