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Hitler Alive Opinions Here Divided
| Nine of 15 Believe He's Dead— In 0tt's Joh Times Series fo Give Conclusive Answer By JACK THOMPSON hotto IS HITLER alive or dead? Shon . Rely There has been plenty of speculation on that question NEW YORK, Jul yi6 (UP)— since the end of the three years ago. Mel Ott resigned today as mani i ? Did he get out of Berlin before the Allies rolled in? |ag°r New York Ciants, Leo
Was he killed? Or, did he take his own life? A survey of 15 Indianapolis residents in all walks
of life left the answer up in ducted by The Times.
Of that number nine thought the Nazi dictator was
dead. Six believed there is a
2 ® » bd ® = = A STORM WINDOW salesman feels he must have worried himself to death by now if he wasn’t killed in Berlin. . A musician thinks he is alive and hiding in South America. Those who believe Hitler to be dead include a diamond salesa bank teller, an insurance firm executive, parking garage manager, a secretary and a nurse.
man, a a policeman, & A radio firm emp
say he Tay: be living.
= - THE POLL was conducted in connection with a series of stories that will appear exclusively in The Times, beginning Monday. The articles will.give a conclusive answer to the question of Hitler's survival or death. They were written by a Navy
captain and judge, Michael A.
Musmanno of Pittsburgh, who § sat on the bench during the International War Crimes | Trials at Nuernberg.
questioned more‘ than 200 of Hitler's intimate associates and cross-examined hundreds of witnesses who were in the Berlin bunker with the Nazi leader,
2 =» =» FOR THE FIRST time the inside story of exactly what happened during the last days
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loyee, a shoe repair and cleaning shop owner, a lawyer, a court clerk, a Butler University student—all
or Dead?
the air. The poll was con-
chance he is still living..
10 games.
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agency, Prudential
Hitler is dead.
'NO, HE'S DEAD'—On the other side of the question is Richard M. Mueller, assistant manager of the ordinary Insurance Co. of America, who thinks
§ Taxable Property Gains $7,090,970
¢ lable valuation of property in
"HITLER ' IS ALIVE' — Marjorie’ Miller, a bookkeeper for the ‘Indianapolis Theater Asso--ciation, thinks the Nazi dictator survived the Berlin bunker death.
Center Township
Reports Increase A gain of $7,090,000 in the tax-
Center Township over last year was reported today. ‘Roy T. Combs said this is the second consecutive year the township has had a sizeable increase. Last year $16,829,333 was added to the valuation total. The 1947 increase was a large factor in reducing the tax rate from $4.08 in 1946 to the current $4.03 on each $100 worth of taxable property in the township, acto Mr. Combs. ~ He said the total real estate valuation is $334,871,940. Of this amount $132,677,450 is ground
Set Extra Performance
Of ‘Desert Song’ Here
An extra performance of “The Desert Song” will be ‘given at 8:30 p. m. tomorrow to accom-| modate Butler Bowl patrons disappointed when the operetta was rained out last night. Tickets purchased for last night's performance will be good for the same seat locations tomorrow night, Howard Harrington, Indianapolis Theater Association manager, announced today. Mr. H n also said patrons could exchange their lastnight tickets for seats in the same) Section tonight.
On Inside
Call to Congress called “smart tactics” ...Page $ . = » » Dixie revolt, other political news ......Page 17 The Pershing love story ...........Page 14 Little Pogue's Run in bad again , , , a photo story ..v........Page 15
Other Features:
pRusements 12| Mrs. Manners 6 est Blau 18 Obituaries . 4
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and $197,227,490 is improvements. The persopal property gain for the township amounted to $2,123,970. Total valuation was $66,165,650, over half of which is the assessed valuation of businesses, foreign corporations and partnerships.
John David Fires Six Under Par
By BILL EGGERT John David shot a sensational six under par 65 today to lead Mike Pollak, six-up, at the halfway mark of a semi-final match in the Indiana Amateur golf sournar:ent at Meridian Hills.
Fred Wampler, the defending champion, was three-up over Arnold Koehler at the completion of 18 holes. The two twosomes were to tee off again this afternoon at 2 o'clock, for their second -18-hole matches. David was out in 33 and came in with a four-under-par 32. He sank a six-footer on the 18th green for an eagle three. He had seven one-putt greens.
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3-Ply Swap - Puts Durocher
ment was made in New York. President Horace Stoneham of the Giants revealed that Ott had quit to take a front office job and that Durocher would succeed
Then in Cincinnati President Branch Rickey of the Dodgers announced that Durocher would be replaced by Shotton, the same man who took over last year when Durocher was suspended for a year. There had been a great deal of pressure on Ott as the Giants
tumbled from the National League lead to fourth place. Under Fire
Durocher has been under fire in Brooklyn for the Dodgers’ poor showing earlier this season. The team now is in fifth place and has won eight of the last
But Durocher insisted today that he had resigned—that he had not been fired. He refused, however, to answer the question: “Were you asked to resign?” Durocher was due to take over the Giants in Pittsburgh tonight. Shotton was to take the Dodger] helm at Cincinnat! this afternoon. . oi) Was leaded for a month's vacation ore assuming a in the Giant front . Plags Shotton has been serving as a adviser” in organization. But Rickey always” held over Durocher the trump card—that he
Shotton to take the Dodgers at any time, just as he did last year, when he led the team to the National League pennant.
Durocher took over as man ager of the Dodgers in 1939, but did not serve last season. Instead, he sat out a year’s suspension while elderly Burt Shotton managed the club to a National League pennant. Giants Slippin Ott's Giants were fourth in the National League today and slipping badly. Durocher’s Dodgers were fifth, and climbing fast after a poor start. Reports said that Branch Rickey was ready to fire Durocher but that he relented in the face of a six-game winning streak, and eight victories in the last 10 games. President Stoneham of the Giants said that the negotiations had been conducted with the full consent of the Brooklyn club, and with the approval of National League President Ford Frick.
Hurls Girl, 6, 125 Feet to Death
CINCINNATI, O., July 16 (UP) —A girl believed to be about 6 or 7 years of age was thrown 125 feet to her death from a viaduct here today. Police said a 33-year-old exconvict from Richmond, Va., had admitted seizing the girl as she walked across the viaduct. Police said the man, who registered as Henry Robertson, would give no reason for his action. Robertson, police said, had served a three-year term for burglary in a prison at Richmond. The girl, as yet unidentified, was walking across the viaduct with two girl companions when she was seized, police said.
Red Leader, Followers
Tear Up Memberships
VIENNA. July 16 (UP)—A Socialist Party handout reported today that Joseph Skof, the village Communist leader at Theresienfeld in the Soviet zone, had taken a cue from Marshal Tito and defied the leadership. He and 24 of his followers tore up their party membership books in front of a delegate from the Vienna Central Committee who came to the village.
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FRIDAY, JULY 16,
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OUT—Mel Ott, dropped as Giant manager, goes to the club's front office. His new title was not revealed.
THE LIP—Leo Durocher today left the Dodgers to become manager of the Giants in a sensational baseball swap.
BACK — Burt Shotton, who piloted the Dodgers to a flag ast year in the National League, replaces Durocher.
Recruiters Geared For Enlistee: Rush
Expect Flood of 18-Year-Olds Here
Indiana recruiting stations are expecting a flood of recruits Wednesday when the armed forces open the way for 18-year-olds to enlist for one year rather than be drafted. But many of the youngsters are in for a disappointment. State recruiting heddquarters of
Army, Navy and Marines indicated today their quotas for oneyear enlistments will be small. This will entail long waiting lists, it is expected. At the same time state selective service officials said they were only awaiting official word from Washington to put the new draft law into action. Draft boards over the state are formed and ready to operate as soon as they receive their official appointments by President Truman.
212 Monthly Quota
Lt. Col. Samuel B. Scott, head of the Army's Indiana recruiting district, said the state’s quota of 18-year-olds has been set at 53 a week or only 212 a month. No one-year enlistments will be accepted for the Air Forces. Lt. Cmdr. 1. J. Davenport said his Navy recruiting district has béen given a quota of 51 for the period July 21 to Aug. 21. His district does not include Evansville, South Bend, Gay and Connersville. Maj. John F. Holt, head of Indiana Marine Corps recruiting, said he had not yet received his
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$1.25 a Pound Stalls Steak Demand Here
Retailers Reveal Supply Piling Up By HAROLD HARTLEY The Indianapolis meat situation up to date— Retail steak demand seemed to be stalling at $1.25 a pound this morning. But packers could see no price relief until late next year or early 1950. The demand for choice red! meat slacked slightly in far North Side stores. Chain opera-, tors complained that steaks were piling up in other sections of the’ city. Hamburger was holding to the 59-cent level with warnings that dry bread, cracker crumbs, ice and water were being added to) cut price and stretch poundage in! less reputable outlets. Farmers Holding Off Tonnage is off everywhere with farmers reported “playing the market” with their scarce supply, holding off selling for better prices. Choice steers hit 40 cents
on the hoof is expected to hold until the grass cattle, fed on this year’s lush rain-drenched pastures, come in late in the summer. This meat won't be as good as from grain-fed cattle but the supply may challenge the pricé structure, dent it a little, but not much,
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FORECAST: Fair, no important changes in temperature. Slightly less humid tonight and tomorrow.
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Police Plane Slayer of
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HUNTED—George Leonard, 47.year-old Whiteland farmer, was sought in Indiana and surrounding states today for the murder of his daughter.
The reason given by leading packing houses is that farmers can do as well by selling their
more profitable.
is bringing 95 cents a pound—| about $5 for the average family piece. - A standing rib roast sells on the North Side for 79 cents a pound and when “boned down” will run around $1.10 a pound.
. A The packers aré more optimistic about the continued demand than the retailers. The spokesman for one larger packing house said “The people want red meat. They're shying away from the ‘variety meats’ such as livers, hearts, brains, kidneys and salt pork.” “People are working, sometimes two or three to a family, and they've been used to spending what they earn for their immediate wants, food and drink, and the bigger family incomes are going for meats. They've never had all they wanted. They are getting more now.” Per capita meat consumption figures show, however, that prices are stifling the national meat appetite. The highest per capita consumption was up to 145 pounds in 1945. The previous
This year it will be about 145 pounds per person, slipping to 138 pounds in the summer months and will taper off to the average 135-140 pounds next year, Packers generally agreed that in Indiana there would be little break in the prices for Grade A meats, but retailers were doubtful if the housewives would continue to empty their pocketbooks over the meat counter with coal, gasoline, clothing, rents and taxes competing for the lion's share of the family payroll.
Bain ‘Throws Keys Away’ on Bandit
A filling station bandit, whose victim's life was saved by a money changer, was sentenced to 10 to 25 years in the state reformatory today on a charge of robbery. Judge William D. Bain meted out the penalty to Edward Long, 22, of 1716 Boulevard Place, in Criminal Court 1 on a plea of guilty. Long admitted holding up Neet J. Thompson, night manager of the Gaseteria Service Station, 320 W. Michigan St.,, on the morning of July 6. A bullet fired from Long's gun was deflected from its target by the money changer and
quota but expected it to be small. His quota for regular enlistments is now only 70 a month. The Army, Navy and Air
their regular recruiting offices.
Force will take enlistees on a “first come, first served” basis at
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average was 135 to 140 pounds,|
Under 167 Curfew: Will Ring Tonight
Feeney, Rouls Set Deadline at 10 P. M.
off the streets by 10 p. m., effective immediately, it was or. dered by Mayor Feeney and Police Chief Rouls. “I want to stop nocturnal juvenile vandalism and vice,” said the Mayor. “Teo many unaccompanied children are on the streets at night. Wandering ‘Must Stop’ “At midnight last Saturday, I saw large numbers of children, aged eight to 14, wandering on the streets, singly and in groups. “It must stop.” “Police will be instructed to handle each case individually,” the Mayor explained. “We intend to take the children to their homes, If they continue to appear on the streets after 10 o'clock at night, their parents are the ones who will be in trouble.” He said there would be no Juvenile Aid Division “pens” for the children. In the past many children picked up by police have been .taken to JAD for questioning and disposition. : Watch Neighborhoods The drive will not be confined to the downtown area. Police will be watching the neighborhoods for unaccompanied children also, * Theater owners have been asked not to sell tickets for the last show to unaccompanied chilren. “Children should go to the shows earlier in the evening and return home when they have seen the picture,” Mayor Feeney said. . The curfew order coincides with the announcement yesterday that the city-wide Teen Canteen Council was launching an investigatipn to combat juvenile drinking. The teen-agers agreed that drunkenness isn’t serious among young people here but reports had reached the council that minors are visiting some bars and taverns throughout the city.
Dewey Asks -Advice PAWLING, N. Y, July 18 (UP)—Gov. Thomas E. Dewey, Republican presidential candidate, is seeking advice from GOP congressional leaders on whether to attack President Truman's
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call for a special session of Congress, it was reported reliably
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Gloomy, ‘Sin-Hating*Farmer Sought After Killing Girl to Halt Marriage State police today directed an aerial search over Southern Indiana for a gloomy, “sin-hating” farmer who killed his daughter because she wanted to marry.
A vast Midwest manhunt
for George Leonard, White-
land, centered in Marion and Johnson Counties where rural roads and woodlands were searched for the 47-year-old
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Leonard's getaway car, a blue, 1936 Ford, from the air, At the same time, police blockades plugged Marion County roads. All police agencies were alerted in Indiana, Illinois, Kentucky and Ohio. Armed With Shotgun Still armed with a 12-gauge shotgun, Leonard vanished after fatally shooting his favorite daughter, Frances, 23, as she sat in her aunt's home on Morgantown Rd. in Glenns Valley, He was last reported seen near Martinsville, but police were unable to check the information. Police broadcast a warning that Leonard is “dangerous” and provided guards for other members of the family. Thé plump, ruddy-
faced Hoosier farmer had nine children. . Detectives - expressed belief
Leonard may have driven his car recently
recovered | [from attempted suicide by taking : jan overdose of sleeping tablets,
nook of that neighborhood
SLAIN BY“FPATHER=-Frances Leonard, 23, was slain by her father at Glenns Valley yesterday because he objected to her plans to be married soon.
2 B-1 Groups Sent to London |
Bomber Strength in Europe Tripled
‘WASHINGTON, July 18 (UP) —The United States today sent two groups of B-20 bombers fb England, tripling its heavy bomber strength in Europe in the face of a deepening crisis in Berlin. The Air Force announced that the two groups of 30 Superforts each are now en route to British bases. It said that they will remain a “short time” Officials refused to say whether the Berlin food blockade had any bearing ‘on th . flight. Air Force officials also were silent on whether the B-29's will be used on the air supply run to Berlin. It was learned, however, that the bombers will “see service” on the continent. The Air Force said 1500 personnel are involved in the flight. While in Europe, the B-29's will be under command of Lt. Gen, Curtis Le May, commanding general of U, 8. Air Forces in the European theater. Col. Stanley Wray of Muncie, Ind., will be the local commander of the two groups, the Air Force said. The Russians have hinted at increased Soviet fighter plane activity on the air corridor to Berlin. The presence of the B29's may persuade them to go slow. It was pointed out here, also, that no European country, including Russia, saw the B-29’s in action in World War II. They fought only in the Pacific.
WHAT WARREN THINKS SACRAMENTO; Cal, July 18 (UP)—Earl Warren, Republican vice presidential nominee, today termed President Truman's action in calling a special session of Congress a “matter between the
President and Congress.”
Transition From Coal
of Plants, Homes
Gradual; Hiked Demand, Produced Shortage
By RICHARD LEWIS
Behind the Citizens Gas & Coke Utility's decision to mix the gas it makes from coal with natural gas from Texas is much more
than the exchange of sharp retorts between the utility and City Hall.
visible to everybody for of the Midwest since the
Indianapolis, like the cities of the Ohio Valley and the
East, has been making a gradual
was acquired for the City in 1935.|
The inside story isn't dramatic and if isn’t new. It has been
years. There has been a fundamental change in the whole fuel econom
The resulting increase in demand has produced a gas shortage everywhere. Unlike other cities, however, Indianapolis made its own gas from a plant purchased for the ¢ity with revenue bonds 13 years ago. Elsewhere in Indiana, pri-
vate companies were supplying natural
from coal to gas for
ing. the war and has been going faster since, Rots
gas. Committed to pay off the bonds, trustees and directors
apolis utility district obtained a monopoly by law in Marion
of Indian-|gas
Here's Inside Story Of Utility's Gas Mixing Decision
to keep private competition out of town. % Before the war, when the transition from coal to gas was getting under way, natural gas salesmen were swarming over Indiana looking for customers. Indianapolis with its big gas plant was the largest potential natural customer between
<I" As long as rates were low and
Arguments on the relative merits of natural versus arti ficial gas filled volumes. To counter the propaganda of the private gas companies, the utility put out its own promotion campaign. . The pipeline companies used every high pressure trick in trade to break into town. There was a lot of money flashed around in those days and some city councilmen can tell you they were “talked to.”
social activities, A family rift flared over Frances’ intentions to marry Lloyd Keller, 34, of Bargersville, this fall. Leonard hotly opposed this and grew extremely moody,
Two other daugh Margaret Smith, 1119 8. St." Indianapolis, and Mrs. Letha Raney, Whiteland, July 3.
lose Frances,” they said. Frances, former Franklin clothing mill employee, she chatted in the living room with her mother and two sisters, Glenda, 9, and Sandra, 6. Frozen with terror, they watched helplessly as aimed the shotgun, muttered, I've been wanting to do this for a long time,” then blazed away. As his daughter slumped to the living room floor, he fled through the front door, sped away in his sedan and south through Frank-
No Leads Develop Police later received several reports of a 1938 .Ford, but none of them developed ahy leads. A police dragnet covered the vicinity of Belmont and Morgan Sts. yesterday afternoon after Leonard's car was reported in the neighborhood, but the search was abandoned hours later, Early today sheriff's deputies raced to the Southport bridge over White River on information that the getaway car was seen there. Their mission proved fruitless, however.
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Invited to Fair Mr. and Mrs, Leonard and the two little sisters drove to Glenns Valley from Whiteland after noon yesterday. At first, her father invited Frances to attend the Johnson County Fair at Franklin with them last night. She declined, and he walked out to the car, explaining he was going to get a letter he had been holding for her. He returned through the kitchen door with the shotgun. Leonard, who farmed nearly 250 acres of land, was described as 6-foot tall, weighing 225 pounds, and wearing a blue shirt and overalls,
Burglars Steal Milk,
Loot Restaurant Safe Burglars lifted 14 cases of condensed milk last night from a boxcar at the Strohm warehouse, 359 W. Ray St. The loot was valued at $100. Burglars also entered the Hawthorne Restaurant in the Hawthorne * railroad yards and removed the safe through a back window.” The safe contained an
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