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City Hall Help ‘Scrambles for Better Jobs

Vote Victory Brings Workers’ Exodus °

By LOUIS ARMSTRONG Extensive shakeup of City Hall personnel was predicted today as employees sought the better paying positions in county and state government which will open Jan. 1 as a result of the Democratic victory. One major move foreseen today was that of City Clerk Richard Stewart who is being considered as the next adjutant general of Indiana. Mr. Stewart is a lieutenant colonel in the Indiana National Guard's 38th Division. Insiders expect Mr. Stewart's s>appointment within a few days.

This move would leave the city| §

clerk position vacant. It would be filled by appointment by Mayor Feeney.

Deputy Seen Successor Mr. Stewart is expected to recommend appointment of his deputy, Miss Betty Anderson, to the post. This is also expected to receive approval of City Council members. The appointed «clerk would serve through the remainder of Mr. Stewart's four-year term. Meanwhile, city employees have beaten a path to Democratic county headquarters with applications for better-paying county and state positions. One Demdcrat at county headquarters said yesterday all six employees of one City department had come to his office seeking county or state jobs.

Low Salaries Cited Shifting of personnel would pose a serious problem to City officials already faced with the difficult job of inducing competent help to work for rock-bottom pay. Numerous positions at the hall are vacant at present for this reason. Many clerk and stenographer positions at City Hall pay only slightly more than $100 a month. In order to keep the 1949 budget as low as possible, City officials turned down all requests for pay increases among the administrative staff. It is among this group that the shakeup wil’ occur.

Elwood Boy Back At Mayo Clinic

Harold Nelson's Condition ‘Very Poor’

Times Special ROCHESTER, Minn., Nov. 10 —Young Harold Eugene Nelson, victim of the rare Hans Christian Schuller disease, was back today for observation in the Mayo Clinic. . He was brought here yesterday by his mother, Mrs. Harold Nelson, R. R. 4, Elwood, Ind. The 4-year-old boy has been in failing health the past week with a cold! and complications. As she left Indianapolis by train yesterday his mother, who has refused to give up hope for her son's recovery, said his condition was “very poor.” Stricken at 17 Months ane Gi WR {seasé + pi stroys the bones when he was 17 molths old. He is scheduled to undergo observation here. If he is strong enough, he will take X-ray treatments which doctors hopes will halt spread of the disease. Medical science has never been able to learn the cause of Hans Christian Schuller disease. It is

lapolis to “woman’s intuition.”

Midwinter

‘Sno Intuition— It's Real Thing

Woman Champ Local

Snow. Forecaster LOCAL TEMPERATURES

6a m..35 10a m.. 40 7a. m.. 3 11 a. m... 48 8 a. m.. 38 12 (Noon) 46 9a m., 36 1p m.. 47 - Mrs, William Nunn, 3550 N.

Keystone Ave, was crowne d Champion Weather Forecaster of| the Year today in The Times First| Snow Contest. Mrs. Nunn, who is 26; attributed her success in forecasting the arrival of the first snow in Indian-

Mrs. Nunn predicted that the first flurry of snow in Indianapolis would fall at 2:42 a. m. this morning. Weatherman Paul Miller, acting judge of The Times Weather Contest, told the Weather Editor that snow began falling here shortly before 10 p. m. last night. The wet snow, which melted with the coming of dawn, totalled nearly one-half inch in the Indianapolis area. Localities as far| south as Petersburg and Shoals reported light flurries. There was a good chance that| the second snow of the sini would. fall tomorrow. The Weather Bureau predicted that increasingly cloudy skies tonight wouldy be falloyred by light rain; or snow edrly fontorruw: a hd. ing in the afternoon. The mercury was expected to hover near freezing tonight, while tomorrow's high temperature was expected to be a chilling 46.

Small Hurricane Alerts East Coast

frequently fatal. Harold's trip to Mayo's “was| paid for by voluntary denations | sent in by residents of Indianapo-| lis and nearby towns. They con-/ tributed almost $200 after they read of the boy's illness in The Indianapolis Times.

Worry, Worry Worry—

® What do people worry about? Is it real or imagined? ® Watch for this unusual picture story in

WILMINGTON, N. C., Nov. 10] (UP)—A smaM hurricane moved, up the Atlantic coast today but was not expected to strike the mainland. The storm, with highest winds at the minimum hurricane rating] of 75 miles per hour, was centered some 270 miles southeast of Wilmington, moving at 16 to 18 mph. Its northwestward course was expected to become more northerly during the day. Storm warnings were hoisted from the Virginia Capes to the Wilmington area, and small craft! along the North Carolina and] Virginia coast were warned to)

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keep in port until the storm passes.

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A cotton quilt of winter whiteness ‘draped Indianapolis early Photographer Bill Oates. A few hours tater the sunrise erased today after last night's rain turned to snow. This midwinter scene in the 1600 block of Edwards Ave. was snapped by Times

repeat tomorrow, the weather-

Alert Bakery

Worker Saves

Foreman From Electrocution

56-Year-Old Employee Turns Off Power After Co-Worker Is Trapped in Circuit

A 34-year-old bakery foreman, ‘trapped on the power circuit of a

doughnut machine at the General Baking Co., 318 W. Vermont St.

was saved today by the quick thinking of a co-worker.

Otto Brittenback, 56-year-old

baker, 128 8. Belmont Ave., im-

mediately turned the plant’s power off when he saw. his foreman, Drury Scott, 252 N. LaSalle St., writhing in pain on a doughnut

maker while more than 15 fellow workers stood by helplessly. Mr. Scott was lying against the| machine when the police emergency squad, headed by Sgt. Edward Higgins, arrived to administer first ald. Condition “Satisfactory” Still conscious, he was taken to St. Vincent's Hospital where attaches reported his condition as “satisfactory.” Police said a short circuit on the 220-volt power line was responsible for the mishap. Eye witnesses said Mr. Scott leaned against the machine accidentally and screamed until the power was shut off.

Japan Convicted

0f War Conspiracy

Fate of Tojo, Others

Known in Few Days TOKYO; Nov. 10. (UP)—A web, [bf ProNgd wir criminality “tightened around at least some of 25 Japanese warlords today when an 11-nation tribunal convicted Japan of conspiracy to wage war and labeled Pearl Harbor an unprovoked act of aggression. The international court struck the most telling blow of the five days of reading the 1200-page verdict in the trial of Hideki Tojo {and his colleagues when it ruled the prosecution had proved its charge of conspiracy. The decisions in the cases of the expected late this week or early next. Sir William Webb, the chief justice, had read more than 800 pages of the document -which ended with the fate of the wartime leaders of Japan. Observers who had listened to the five days of reading were wagering Tojo would be sentenced to death on the gallows, along with some other ardent militarists among the defendants. They figured the Japanese diplomats would get off lighter.

individual defendants were!

Accuse Red Bloc Of Greek War

PARIS, Nov. 10 (UP)—The United Nations Political committee today formally charged three Soviet satellites with aiding the Greek rebels, and then voted down ja Russian move to force United States troops to leave Greece. By a vote of 48 to 6, the 58-na-tion committee, splitting squarely between the Soviet and Western blocs, charged Yugoslavia, Albania and Bulgaria with threatening the peace in the Balkans by aiding the Greek Communist fofces of Gen. Markos Vafiades, and told the three powers to end it. Then a Russian counter-pro-posal to order withdrawal of all “foreign troops and military personnel” from Greece was voted down, 38 to 7. Had it been adopted a fairly large American military mission to Greecé would have had to leave.

Firm Asks Permit For New Building

Application for permission to erect a two-story brick and stone office building at 2953-57 N. Meridian St. was filed with the City Plan Commission and Board of Zoning Appeals yesterday by the Farmers’ Mutual Liability Co. The building, the cost of which is estimated at more than $200,000, would be used as home office headquarters for the insurance brokerage firm. The company’s petition will be heard Nov. 22. D. W. Biddle, Remington, is president of the firm and Carl M. Russell is secretary. Present quarters are at 2105 N. Meridian St.

Killed While Hunting

Thirty-six-year-old Howard Ray Gent, 1417 English Ave., was fatally wounded in a hunting accident just before noon today. He was hunting two-tenths of a mile north of the Marion County line, inside Hamilton County and just off U. 8. 31 when the accident happened.

Lilibet’s Family Tree Favors Son for First Born;

Princess Sees Movie on Night Out Before Birth AMA Says Don’t Bet on Boy;

Males Dominate

Line

CHICAGO, Nov. 10 (UP)—The chances are slightly in favor

of the Princess Elizabeth's baby A spokesman for the Americ

being a boy, but don’t bet on it. an Medical Association said there

is a tendency for babies of one sex to predominate in families. Genealogists said if that's the case, the odds should favor a

boy as the princess’ first-born. Tracing the royal family tree back through 11 generations, the

genealogists found that boys out-

numbered girls 41 to 29. The study included six generations in the English royal house, three in the family of Prince Philip, and two in the Tamily of the princess’ mother. The spokesman for the medical association

after a war there is a tendency

male births and 18 female births in the six generations from George III to Elizabeth. Queen Elizabeth's family had 13 boys to eight girls in two generations. Her two daughters, including Princess Elizabeth, were included in the Windsor total.

Philip’s house, descended from the kings of Denmark, had six

also said that{boys and three girls in the three

generaijons from King Christian Di Rruark to BY oe Ab.

Philip, Sister Go

last night for what probably was her baby, expected next week.

With Her

To Show at Korda’'s Home

LONDON, Nov. 10 (UP)—Princess Elizabeth went to the movies|, her last outing before the birth of|f

The Princess was accompanied by her husband and her sister, the Duke of Edinburgh and Princess Margaret. Said all three chuckled and giggled during the show. They went to the palatial Pic-

Private sources

cadilly home of Sir Alexander|It would not even mention the Korda, a movie magnate, and ininame of the film. Buckingham its private theater saw the Amer-/pyjace, which maintains a press ican film “On Our Merry Way,” office, said it did not know featuring Burgess Meredith and whether the princess was out last Paulette Goddard. night. Top Secret at First The Mirror said the three royal It was a top secret adventure movie fans go to Korda's once a until it was reported by the Dajly|week to see whatever picture they Mirror. . |wish. The occasions are informal. The Korda grganization, which|Last night they we served suSiomarily ins Justis on Shortcake and coffee ore see-

Seeks to Double Auxiliary Police

. Board Offers Plan To Fight Crime Wave

A proposal to double the auxiary police force to aid regular police in coping with the outbreak of burglaries, rapes and molestings was made to Mayor Feeney today by the Safety Board. The board's proposal followed the burglary spree on the North Side, where police were still chasing one suspect this morning,

and a series of attacks on women. It was initiated by Police

Chief Rouls at the board's meeting today. He suggested the auxfliary force, for some time a target of criticism, be increased from 50 to 100 men. Started in Wartime The auxiliary police was or-

in World War II. “I don’t know what I would do without them,” Chief Rouls declared. “They give invaluable service and relieve my men of numerous small details, thus clearing the regular membars of the police department for more serious crime prevention and law enforcement duties.” Praises Auxiliary The police chief pointed out that large cities such as Los. Angeles have similar forces of “reserves” which are called into service when needed, He indicated the auxiliary!

any kind @1 service In case or aa emergency here, The city requested authorization for 50 additional members of the regular police department in its 1949 budget. However, the Marion County tax board reduced the authorized number to 25. The request to increase the number of auxiliary policemen today was seen as a means of “making up” the cut handed the city by the county board.

‘Cat’ Burglar Spotted, Chased

The “black cat” burglar, spotted by a housewife on the North Side this morning, became the object of an intensified man hunt by police. Police dispatched three patrol cruisers to the area to block off the neighborhood, scene of a dozen break-ins and burglaries. Mrs. Horace O. Wright Jr., 50, of 5050 N. Meridian St. told police that she saw a man trying to break into the back of her home when she returned from driving her children to school at 8:50 a. m. Mrs. Wright said the man fled as she, drove up. She described him as “unclean looking, wearing a grey sweater and dark cap, had a dark beard and was very athletic.”” She added that he jumped over a 5 ft. fence. Police said the man had small eet. They saw his footprints in snow.

BULLETIN

RIVERDALE,IllL, Nov. 10— (UP)—A 30,000-gallon wooden water tank smashed through the roof and into the basement of a six-story cold storage warehouse today, killing several workers and trapping others, authorities reported. Cornelius Dore, deputy coroner, said that at least five persons are reported dead and several others injured. At least five persons are in hospitals, | Mr. Dore said.

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Apportionmen Law Change Wins Backing

Schricker Favoring

Count of Women Gov.-elect Henry F. Schricker told the ‘Indiana Farm Bureau convention today he will recommend to the legislature a constitutional amendment providing that both men and women be|

counted in apportionment of] state legislators. Mr. Schricker reminded the

bureau members that at present apportionment is based only on male electors. This provision limiting franchise in Indiana has been in effect since the state's constitution was written. The governor-elect told the thousands who jammed Murat Theater to hear him that -he would recommend the direct primary. He also went on record as favoring state-wide standard time.

Schenck Opens Parley

In the keynote address earlier, Hassil FE. Schenck, president of the Indiana Farm Bureau, branded as “absolutely false” the “general feeling” that farm price support legislation is the cause of the high cost of living. The bureau leader of more than

Of Promises Gets

|paigned through the county, he|

{flowing over the city dam,

Schricker Stream

Boost From Rain

NORTH VERNON, Ind, Nov. 10 (UP)—Residents of Jennings| County today marveled at Gov.Elect Henry Schricker’'s ability to keep campaign promises—and so soon after election. When Mr, Schricker cam-|

promised the people that something would be done about their water shortage. = " n THE Muscatatuck River was nearly dry and no water was

Today, water flowed over the dam in a torrent—only a week after Mr. Schricker was elected; Governor. Republieans hastened to point out a lot of rain had fallen since election day.

Rabb Hits ‘Deals, Vetoes Smith Plea

Prosecution Motion Of Dismissal Denied

The volatile Sam Smith case, which drew criticism against law officers for making “deals” to get convictions, backfired against the Marion County prosecutor's office again today. Judge Saul Rabb of Criminal Court 2 denied a motion in which the Prosecutor's office sought to

93,000 Hoosier farm families de-|dismiss charges against- Smith,

s—for a Few Hours Jury Ac a ui ts Mrs. Oder of Slaying Charge

Defendant

Hugs Lawyer With Elation

Spectators Cheer On Hearing Verdict

BULLETIN The jury returned a verdict of “not guilty” in the first degree murder trial of Mrs. - Jeannette Oder at 1:40 p. m. today. The packed courtroom broke into applause and the brunet defendant wept and hugged her attorney, Mary Miller. A tense Criminal Court awaited the verdict in the first degree- murder trial of Mrs. Jeannette Oder this afte ernoon as the jury adjourned for lunch 18 hours after it started deliberations yesterday, Prosecutor’s deputies and defense attorneys paced the floors of the court’s ante chambers. A scattering of spectators calmly

opened paper ‘lunch sacks for noon snacks in the corridor.

Jeannette Oder, who found no

clared that only a few food com-|now awaiting re-trial on second-

, {duction, more nearly bring sup-

ganized as par of civilian defense i

jorganization's

policemen céuld be ‘detailed tol

ebbing

modities-are at the support level. “Dairy products and meats are the ones that are most severely criticized,” he said. “They are so far above the price support level that supports-can in no way affect them, except that such supports have been an encouragement to farmers to increase pro-

ply into balance with demand and thus prevent prices from being as high as they otherwise might have been.”

He spoke out for the continuance of a “constructive farm credit p am,” saying that it is “extr y essential” and that t was a serious mistake for the last U. 8. Senate to fail to ratify the international wheat agreement.

Discuss State Problems

In his progress report of the accomplishments of the past year, Mr. Schenck also sorted out several state problems affecting Hoosier farmers for special attention. He reported that the Farm Bureau is working hard to see that the forthcoming state general reassessment of real estate “will be fair, will protect taxpayers, and ooh Xndirgpad ~~ Sai My “pe WE “The farm leader also urged the Indiana General Assembly to enact a direct primary law. ! He further called for standard time throughout the state and for the establishment of a school of veterinary medicine at Purdue University.

Opposes Sales Tax

If Indiana is to finance a soldiers’ bonus, Mr. Schenck recommended a doubling of the present gross income tax for a period of three years, with the tax stopping | automatically. He said a sales tax, which proved most popular in a referdum, would “place an unfair burden on the farmer. and the laboring man.” Mr. Schenck recommended im-| provement in the state highway system and criticized auto and truck taxing proposals that call

degree burglary charges. Judge Rabb, who criticized the prosecutor's office at the time of Smith's conviction, today

Prosecutor Ray Tindall, the prosecution asked that charges against Smith be dropped because the year which Smith has served both before and after his trial was “sufficient punishment.” Sentence Suspended Smith, 41, of 2178 N. Capitol Ave., pleaded guilty to the second degree burglary charge last December. He was sentenced to two to five years and the sentence was suspended at the request of the prosecution, Later, after the suspension was criticized, the prosecutor's office asked the court to reverse the suspension ruling. At that time, it introduced into evidence Smith's long criminal record which had not been introduced in the original trial. Judge Rabb reversed the suspension but lashed out at the prosecutor's office for making deals with criminals to get convictions. He said the rosecution

Magan Weft thy sus.

guilty. New Trial -Granted{_ Meanwhile, Smith filed a petition declaring he had not been given a fair trial. He said he had not committed the burglary and had pleaded guilty only because he had been promised a suspended sentence.

Judge Rabb granted his request for a new trial before a jury. After the new trial was granted, the prosecutor’s office entered {its motion to dismiss charges.

In commenting on today’s ruling, Judge Rabb said he might have considered dropping charges if the prosecution had indicated, {it had insufficient evidence against Smith. He added, however, that under conditions set forth in the motion the basic question of Smith’s innocence or|

for taxing according to weight.

guilt would remain unsettled.

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the help of the ‘Roosevelt way,’

What really did the trick was ment spending, Mr. Flynn said. on the present basis. Politicians have been shedding tears at what they believe to be.the bier of the Republican Party, Mr. Flynn said, but , they have their parties mixed. Without knowing it, they are weeping over the life of the Democratic Party which 1s destined. to be devoured by radicals and leftists from within, Mr. Flynn Mr. Flynn, i author of “Country Hquire in the

FDR Foe Says Republicans at Wrong Party Bier

John T. Flynn Insists Democrats Will Be Devoured in End by Radicals

By HAROLD HARTLEY President Truman won the presidency all by himself, without

writer, author and lecturer, said here today.

' John T. Flynn, noted political

the $42 billion a year in governEnough to keep prosperity going

criticized “The Roosevelt Myth” said all liberal parties soon disappear. To illustrate, Europe. “In France there once was one Socialist Party. Today there are at least nine versions ‘of the same party due to the inability of internal factions to get along.” The Democrats are abandoning the states’ rights principle for the planned economy but the South will hold firm, he said. Mr. Flynn was in town to address the Indiana Association of Installment Credit Companies, Inc, in the Claypool Hotel ¥9night.

he pointed to

said the motion did not make it clear if Smith’ was exonerated or guilty.

In the motion filed by Deputy

sleep in the County Jail last night, sat near the door of her cell, her face impassive, lined with strain,

Stays at Hotel

Jurors ‘abandoned efforts at midnight to reach a verdict. ‘The jury spent thé night in a downe town hotel. Mrs. Oder’'s case went td the jury of seven women and five men at 6 p, m. yesterday. She is charged with the fatal shooting of her ex-husband, Harvey Samuel Broglin, on the front steps of her home, 2538 Brookside Pkwy., as he came to’ call on her the night of Feb. 3. The unusual practice of inter rupting deliberations was carried out at the suggestion of Judge Willlam D. Bain with the agree ment of both state and defense attorneys. From its cold and dusty room on the third floor of the Court House, the jury sent word to Judge Bain that it was extremely tired.

‘Pound the Table’

The sheriff's office sent a station wagon to the Court House to take the jurors to the hotel under the guard of Walter V. Andrews, court. bailiff.

afternoon was Deputy Prosecutor Robert Coates. His criticism of Defense Counsel Frank Symmes closing argument caused a wave of titters in the jam-packed courte room.

“Mr. Symmes shouting and pounding on the table reminded {me of some advice one of my law {professors once gave me,” Mr, Coates began.

“He said if you've ga} the law, pound the law; if you've got the facts, pound the facts; if you don’t have .anything, pound the table.” Then he hammered away at his |contention that the 46-year-old brunet housewife shot her ex-huse band in “cold premeditation.” Cited the Bible He demanded- that her life be {taken for the life of Mr. Broglin. He cited a passage from the Bible. “He that smiteth a man, so that he die, shall be surely put to death.”

On Inside

Other Lobaugh ‘slayings’ pgebed following indict. tS ....vvieven. Page 3

Russ pump up rumor of Truman, Stalin talks Page 3

Confessed Tapist to appear in court 1oday. ....Page 8

Ld Israeli open new

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