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UN Repeats Request for Berlin Truce

West Again Insists On End of Blockade PARIS, Nov. 17 (UP)— Top United Nations leaders appealed again today to Russia and the Western Powers to settle the Berlin crisis

with “the least possible delay.” Their new appeal came in a statement issued only a few hours after the three big western nations had blamed Russia for the continuing Berlin dispute and slammed the door on .all sugges tions for direct negotiations with the Soviet Union until the blockade of the German capital is lifted. The United States, in its note, said that direct negotiations under duress of the blockade would ‘endanger the peace of the world” by compromising the United Nations charter principle that force “shall not be used for attainment of national objectives. Not Dismayed But United Nations SecretaryGeneral Trygve Lie and- General Assembly President Herbert V, Evatt were not dismayed. They issued a prompt statement in which they noted “with satisfaction” that all the great powers in their replies to their letter of Nov. 13 “indicate in one form or another their desire to reach a settlement of the Berlin question.” Mr. Lie and Mr, Evatt again urged in their statement that the four powers give “full and active support” to the efforts of Security Council President Juan Bramuglia of Argentina to mediate the dispute. In their Nov. 13 letter to the four powers, the two United Nations officials had asked “immediate conversations” by the four powers to end the blockade. Russia’s reply indirectly welcomed the idea of meeting of President Truman, Premier Josef Stalin, Prime Minister Clement R.

Attlee, .and Premier Henri Queuille. But the "western nations

slammed the door on any. possibility of four-power talks at an level until the blockade is lifted. In their notes of rejection, the Western Powers took the concerted stand that the Berm ¢ put must remain in thé hands of the Council until Russia, lifts the blockade or the Council takes other action to settle it.

Despite Home Fire, Times Carried On

eee TOMMY HAYGOOD, Times carrier who lives at 6007 Park Ave., gets a vote of appreciation from his boss today. For Monday afternoon, in an outstanding display of responsibility to duty, he delivered his| paper route even while his home was still smoking from a fire which gutted its interior.

” ” o TOMMY IS THE son of Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Haygood. Monday at 5:15 p. m. fire broke out at the Haygood home. The young carrier was standing outside when firemen arrived. His first thought was for his papers which were inside the house, having been delivered while he was at dancing school.

= » # “GET MY PAPERS out before they burn up,” he called to the men as they entered the home. They retrieved the bundle of “pink streaks” for Tommy and at 6:15 p. m. he was on his route faithfully distributing The Times to his customers.

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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1948

These Li'l Ducats Went to Market

ALBERT GALYAN . . . coupons by the bushel.

Chains Rap

Grocery Coupon Set-Up

Charge Manufacturers Discriminate

With One Large Firm

on Discount Deal

By HAROLD HARTLEY, Times Business Editor

Coupon-contracting manufacturers were sitting in the hot seat today with both independent grocers and one or two chains feeding

the fires under their office chairs.

The flow of coupons, principally to the Standard -Grocery

Entered as Second-Class Matter at Postoffice Indianapolis, Ind. Issued Daily

Speakers Say Peace Hopes Rest on Church

‘Hold Missions Needed For World's Future ~ (Photo, Page 13)

By EMMA RIVERS MILNER Times Church Editor Indianapolis Protestants today hold a first-hand plan for peace.

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Last night, approximately 9000 Indiana churchmen of 13 denominations assembled in Cadle Tabernacle for the climactic meeting of this week’s missionary sessions sponsored by the Foreign Missions Conference of North America. Bishop Richard C. Raines of the Indiana Methodist Area gave the main speech of the evening, filling the place of Bishop G. Bromley Oxnam, who could not be present. Bishop Raines and

two other speakers from the re- China Government If

Chiang May Evacuate Nanking, Move Capital In Face of Red Threat

Officials at Canton Reported Alerted to Receive

Suchow Rail Center Falls

mote corners of the earth, in es-

Another story on China, Page 3.

sence, but very different words, expressed the same thought. It is this: This is one world in which we live today. It will fall apart, be destroyed by war, by communism or other destructive forces unless it is welded together by the application of Christian principles. It rests with such churchmen as those of Hoosierdom to live out this Christianity and send preachers, teachers and aid around the world, Oxnam Plane Grounded Bishop Raines already had presided all day and introduced 12 speakers at his~“own sectional, Methodist meeting in the Roberts Park Church. But he agreed to talk in the place of Bishop Oxnam whose plane was grounded in Chicago.

Last night’s additional speakers were Chief Albert J. Luthuli of Umvoti, Natal, South Africa, of the Congregational Christian Churches, and Mrs. Helen Saulsbury, who recently toured India to inspect hospitals there. She represented the Presbyterian Church, U.S. A. One of the most colorful events of last night's program was the introduction of nationals of India, Burma, China, Brazil and Africa. Each came to the microphone and pronounced his own name which seémed to relieve those in charge since the names were difficult to say. The Chinese lady. wag dressed in a varicolored, elaborately ‘embroidered native kimono. Dr. William A. Shullenberger, who presided last night, said that

Suchow, it was learned authorita

governor of Kwantung Province prepare for such a contingency. However, Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek has not made or even considered seriously any plans to

The threat to Nanking was eased somewhat when government troops claimed victories over Communist armies east and west of Suchow. Then government troops turned southward against Communist troops under Gen. Liu Po-chen in an effort to open rail contact between Suchow and Nanking, 200 miles away. At the same time, Nationalist troops in the Nienchuang area— where both sides claimed victories —reported gains of 20 miles east and north in pursuit of Communist Gen. Chen Yi's forces. Foreign Minister Wang S8hihchieh was reported to have told a cabinet meeting that three shipments of United States arms and ammunition were on their way “at full speed” to China. He sald also that Pel Tsu-yee, chief of the Chinese Technical Mission in Washington, was negotiating further aid from the United States. Suchow Cut Oft

Pro-government reports said

from BSuchow and north from Pengpu, a. rail station halfway between w and Nanking, ‘were expected to reopen the rail-

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stores, continued as women tore them out of their booklets (worth!

$5.50 in merchandise discounts and 5%c in cash) and handed them|'®

to cashiers.

road shortly, : The southern column was reported to have recaptured Jenchiao station, whije the northern column passed Tesaotsun. The two columns were supposed to meet at the town of Suhsien,

Indianapolis had the largest audience of any city yet visited in a cross-country speaking trip by Mrs. Saulsbury and Chief Luthuli. Detroit had 3000 persons; Clevend 1100; and Pittsburgh, 2700. Bishop Raines, who just last

evacuate the capital. |

government troops driving south

NANKING, Nov. 17 (UP)—The Chinese government is quietly making preparations to move to Canton if the Communists capture

tively today.

Top-level Chinese leaders, it was reported, asked T. V. Soong,

in which Canton is located, to

Writer Discounts ‘Shooting War’

Leland Stowe Speaks At Forum Tonight

A ‘shooting war” between the United States and Russia ig im-

probable during the next four years. This, in effect, was the analysis by Leland Stowe, veteran foreign correspondent who will address

8:15 p. m. tonight at the Kirshbaum Community Center, 2314 N. Meridian St. The former Indianapolis Times correspondent derided Soviet-U, 8. armed conflict talk as “warhysteria.” “The biggest sucker trap for America lies in a new shooting war,” Mr. Stowe told a press conference today. “Even a wellarmed America, with its huge air armadas, ships, tanks and men, would suffer most,” he said. “We have the most to lose.”

s Blockade He hailed the Russian blockade of Berlin as a triumph for the United States and the Western

the Indianapolis Open Forum at

3 In Fortville Family Found Shot to Death

Parents, Son Believed Slain By Same Gun

Neighbor Finds Bodies of Aged Couple An elderly couple was found shot to death in Fortville today and their son was found dead in his car a few miles north. Police believe the deaths to be a double murder

and suicide.

Mr. and ‘Mrs. Van Jones were discovered in their home at about 9:30 a.m. by Mrs. Gladys Kemerely, their next-door neighbor, Mr, Jones’ body was face down on the floor with a .22 caliber bullet wound in his head. Mrs. Jones had been shot three times with a gun of the same caliber. Her body was found in a chair behind the baseburner in the living room, The son, Marion, 28, was found in his car a few miles north of Fortville in southeastern Hamilton County by Oliver Jarrett, a farmer. His body bore a bullet wound between the eyes. A .22 caliber rifle was found in the car. A deputy coroner said he had learned from neighbors that the son had threatened to kill his parents on several occasions in the past. He was last seen last night in a Fortville tavern. Son Jobless Hancock County Coroner Charles Pasco said the trage was apparently murder-suicide. Mr. Jones was 60 and his wife was 70. He had been a candy salesman in the Anderson t of Delco-Remy Co. The son merly worked at the plant but

powers. The Soviets, Mr. Stowe declared, “have alienated the| people of Europe and brought nations closer together by Invoking stern measures in Germany.” Currently working on a new book, ‘The Big Squeeze,” the

had been unemployed for several weeks. - Mr. and Mrs. Jones celebrated theri golden wedding anniversary two months ago. Marion Jones was a veteran of World War II. He served in

Some grocers had them by the, bushel and manufacturers who had offered their discount-coupon parts .of Indianapolis. Rainfalljdeal through only one chain were throughout the state accompanied getting verbal blasts from other the high winds and totaled/chains and boiling independents. | slightly more than one-half inch| The chains who were not in on, in the Indianapolis area. {the deal, Kroger's and the A & P| Gusts of wind between 5:30 and 25 Well as the independents were; 7:30 p. m. yesterday reached a|charging discrimination in the’

and northern Indiana last night, blowing down utility poles and blacking out homes in several

summer was elected a bishop of his denomination at a jurisdictional Methodist conference in Indianapolis, spoke on Europe and South America. He recently

Democrats Map Patronage Setup is wis. ™ ©

: “Christian missionaries constiState Committee to Be tute the greatest force for the

Job Clearing House good neighbor policy of all influ-

35 miles south of Suchow, which was encircled by the Communists.

Suchow was cut off by a Communist flanking drive and that an airlift was being set up to fly supplies to the defenders of the city.

Reds Foresee Control [the movement.

the future of the civilized world rests with a “stronger United Nations.” He advocated putting teeth in UN governing laws, giving it an adequate police force to patrol the world and having the tU. 8. put all its strength behind

The government admitted

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slender, gray-haired author said

velocity of 60 miles at Weir Cook Airport. Temperatures will hover near freezing tonight, according to the forecast. Tomorrow's expected high temperature, is 54. Skies will become increasingly cloudy tomorrow as the temperature rises and rain will begin in the aftérnoon or early evening. The bureau's weekly crop bulletin reported ample soil moisture throughout the state today but in some cases frequent rains have delayed corn and: soybean harvests and fall plowing. Wheat planting is complete, the bureau says, except in the extreme southern portion of Indiana. Pastures in the south and central areas continue in good condition for the season. Those in the north are, in the most part, out of use; for the winter.

TOKYO, Nov. 17 (UP)—Allied headquarters reported today that! about 350 dependents of U. 8.!| Army and Air Force men will ar. rive in Yokohama Nov. 20 on their way from China to the! United States. They will leave!

Yokohama Nov. 22. wi

Ask T-H Law Ruling WASHINGTON, Nav. 17 (UP) —The CIO Steelworkers today asked the Supreme Court to invalidate the non-Communist section of the Taft-Hartley labor aw.

164-Foot Suicide Plunge Closes Rome's St. Peter's

Italian Attorney Leaps From Cupola as Crowd

Gathered for Vespers Watches in Horror

VATICAN CITY, Nov. 17 (UP)—A 85-year-old attorney climbed to the great dome of St. Peter's Basilica today and leaped 164 feet

to his death among thousands of dom’s largest church.

A great moan went up from the massed worshipers as the body

of Pietro Puglieri crashed on the

of Confession. I It was the second suicide within|the spot while the faithful inciud-

8ix months to desecrate the great church. Six months ago, an unemployed youth shot himself to death before the main altar. Watch in Horror Mr. Puglieri climbed to the first loggia inside the cupola of the great dome. He shed his overcoat and hurled it over the railing to. warn the throng gathering for the first vespers of the feast in commemoration of the dedication of the church. Then he climbed the waist-high railings, paused for a moment and jumped while white-faced faithful below watched in horror. He cleared the bronze canopied altar over the Tomb of St. Peter, before which the marble statue of Pope Pius VI kneels in prayer, and crashed on the mosaic floor. Pontifical gendarmes rushed to

the faithful gathered in Christen-

mosaic floor in front of the Aitar

'ing many newlyweds who customarily visit St. Peters, milled around. . The gendarmes covered the body with a white sheet and took it to the parish church of St. Anne, 'inside Vatican City. Then the great Church of St. Peter's had to be consecrated again because of the suicide. This was done by Mgr. Leon Gromier, one of the altar canons. It was the second Cathedral suicide in Italy in two days. Luigi Pugliesi, a shoemaker, shot himself yesterday in the Cathedral of Naples before the main altar. He left a note saying he was killing himself because of financial difficulties and incurable iliness. ‘ ’ # The Naples Cathedral was re-

original deal with the Standard) Grocery Co. while the Standard| people felt they were doing both) manufacturers and their customers a good turn by providing sampling service for the foodmaker and a saving of $5 million for the consumer. Take All Coupons Swift & Co. packers, alone have a potential of more than 2 million coupons in circulation through newspaper advertisements and coupon books. These cover shortening, peanut butter, soap chips, margarine and two kitchen cleansers. The manufacturers this morning made it plain that they were not discriminating among the big outlets and would take their coupons from any store, from the big push-cart super market to the little man who runs a store along with - his edge-of-town filling station. Meanwhile, housewives were enjoying extra dimes they have left over in their food budgets— dimes saved by the use of coupons.

Mediators Enter Strike NEW YORK, Nov. 17 (UP)— Federal mediators entered the East Coast Longshoremen'’s strike today in an effort to settle the dispute that is costing more than $26 million a day in lost business and wages. . :

On Inside

De Gaulle scornful of West Europe defense plan . , . Around the World. . Page 2 Four penal reform bills now ready for legislature ............ Page 3 Fix It Yourself . . . The Times’ handyman. .Page 9 He Shmoo flees She Shmoo at IU ., . a picture story ............Pagel3 Other Inside Feqgtures

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Gov. Schricker will have no | patronage secretary. State Democratic Chairman Ira | Haymaker told district chairmen| and vice chairmen at a meeting, today that the state committee will act 48 a clearing house for all state jobs. : After organization heads have handled political clearance on job applicants, Mr. Haymaker said, the result will be an employment pool from which elected state officials can select qualified employees quickly and efficiently. The patronage clearance system, Mr. Haymaker outlined to the state committee, is similar in almost every detail to that used by the present Republican administration. New Method for Democrats For the Democrats, however, the method was new. Former Democratic Govs. Paul Vv. McNutt and M. Clifford Townsend employed patronage secretaries and dished. out the bulk of state patronage directly from the Statehouse. In his previous administration, Mr. Schricker did not ‘have a patronage secretary, but he didn’t hire much of his help through

ences at work in South America of All China in Year

today,” he told the audience. He] WASHINGTON, Nov. 17 (UP) urged that mission schools be|—Chinese Communists were reestablished there. He condemned ported confident today of conany effort to proselyte Roman|quering all China within a year. Catholics, saying that effort] Information reaching U. 8. inshould be placed upon reaching|telligence agencies said the rebel only the unchurched element of|leaders, fired by recent victories, the country. = had ordered a speedup in the civil About 507" _lednt of the nas{war strategy laid down’ in 1946. tives of the continent to the south|{At that time they figured on a of us are without religious con- five-year campaign against Nanections of any kind the bishop |tionalist forces. said. | Observers here said the ComHe vividly and dramatically munists’ one-year victory estisketched the picture of want and mate might even be conservative suffering among the war stricken |if the Red forces can continue families of Europe. And he laid|their pace of recent weeks. FacspecidF emphasis upon our respon-itors against them, however, are the danger of over-extending (Continued on Page 3 —Col. 8) [their battle lines, winter weather, poor communications and the vast

Silent Film Star area still before them. Reports persisted, meanwhile,

Marries Third Time [that Chiang Kai-shek had made HOLLYWOOD, Nov. 17 (UP)—|a personal appeal to President Vera Steadman, 42, who once|Truman for a statement expressearned $3000 a week as a silent|ing full United States support of

“The cards are stacked in our favor now,” Mr. Stowe added. “Now it remains for us to play our hand right. Russia has taken a big look at our tremendous airlift and we have seen for ourselves that we can dictate terms.” However, the widely traveled reporter scored President Truman’s proposed “Mission tp Moscow.” Mr. Truman, he said, “made a. very ‘unwise choice. It might work some time later, but not now.” Tonight's lecture at the Kirshbaum Center launches the: Open Forum season. Walter Leckrone, editor of The Times, will introduce Mr. Stowe.

Ex-Representative Dies

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 17 (UP)—Mrs. Florence Prag Kahn, who served as a Republican member of the House of Representatives from California's fourth congressional district from 1924 to 1936, died of a heart attack last

film star, announced her third nis fight against the Communists. marriage today | ” ”

The former Mack Sennett bath-| ing beauty wed ex-jockey Joseph Struggle t

n | to Milton Flynn, 33, Sunday at] Birmingham Veterans’ Hospital! - fe PIE here, where Mr. Flynn is a chief]: SI TSINING § ward attendant. : ; : The actress was formerly mar-| ‘.-

ried to orchestra leader Jackie

the state organization either.

Taylor and socialite lawyer Martin Padway.

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Why Is a Boy

a psychiatric examination.

“swipe” things. In June he was scheduled for psychiatric care. On Nov. 3, he still had not been given that examination. On that night he shot and killed a man. ; Why was young Wiley Senteney

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overlooked until he became a ieiller at the age of 14? .

Until He's a Killer at 14?

Everyone Knew Wiley Senteney Needed

Psychiatric Treatment—Nothing Was Done

By DONNA MIKELS ; Last summer everyone concerned—his family, welfare and]: Juvenile Court workers—decided that young Wiley Senteney needed

On the surface he was a “good” for truth, and a deep sense of religion. in dwhile “something pulls at me”

Crossword ,. 12 Side Glances 14 Only Two Clinics Editorials ... 14 Society ..16, 17/ The particular circumstances on Forum ..... 14 Sports ... 10, 11 this case have not yet been deGardening .. 17|Summersby.. 4 termined although both Juvenile Hollywood.. 8 Earl Wilson. 15{Court and the Marion County Inside Indpls. 13 Weather Map 2{Welfare department are conductMrs. Manners 8 Women ..... 18/ing. investigations. But both

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yr TANGSHAN Hf ® NIENCHUANG Overlooked NYUNGCHENG ® 2 | 9SHANGHY i \.

boy with a scrupulous regard But, he told his family, once and he would run away, or|-

cause—the county's overcrowded, understaffed psychiatric clinic. In Indianapolis, there are only two clinics to which agencies may refer children for psychiatric care. One is the Riley Hospital Clinic, the other General Hospital's psychiatric clinic. Both are overcrowded. Riley clinic now is filled with as many patients as there are beds. There are as many ‘out”| patients enrolled as staff doctors

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Encircled by Chinese Red armies, Suchow (1) was reported

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China. He had been married, but was separated from his wife, The couple had no children. Mr. and Mrs. Jones had five daughters and two sons, besides Marion. ‘Problem Child’ Coroner Charles Coaltrin of Noblesville said Marion's death was “a plain case of suicide.” Mr, Coaltrin did not know the parents had been found dead across the county line in Fortville, Hancock County. Police sald young Jones often had been arrested for drinking. Coroner Pasco said relatives told him the boy “drank a lot and was a problem child for his parents all his life.” Coroner Pasco believed the parents were slain late last night. Coroner Coaltrin fixed the time of Marion's death at 4 a. mn.

OE —— Lilibet, Son Doing Nicely, Physicians Say

LONDON, Nov. 17 . (UP)— Buckingham Palace - reported today Princess Elizabeth, who gave birth to a son Sunday, had an “excellent” night. The royal physicians attending her, Sir William Gilliatt and Sir John Weir, were said unofficially to be delighted with her progress. | Their bulletin said: “Her royal highness the Prine [cess Elizabeth has had an excellent night. She and her son continue to make good progress.” » » ” SPECULATION arose as

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mitted to leave her bed. The usual practice of British obstetricians is to get the mother up and about as soon as she is strong enough, usually 10 days after the birth. The Star reported a first name for the infant prince had been agreed upon—it was still a royal secret—but the other thréé or four names the child will bear still were being discussed.

Catholic Hierarchy Opens Annual Meeting

WASHINGTON, Nov. 17 (UP) —The American hierarchy of the Catholic Church opens its annual general meeting here today. Denis Cardinal ) ) ? archbishop of Philadelphia, was scheduled to preside. More than 100 cardinals, archbish

how soon Elizabeth would be per-

tottering. Meanwhile, to open an escape corridor to Nanking (2), government forces were striking south from Suchow along the “railroad to form a junction with other forces moving north from Pengpu (4). The Northern force was reported already to have reached Suhsien (3), now in Communists’ hands. Outside Suchow, Nationalists reported a crushing defeat for the Reds at Nieng

meeting at Catholic University, The hierarchy will prepare

program for the : tes for the com:

in the United Sta com ing year. A statement of policy is expected at the close of the meetings tomorrow or Frfjay.

bishops were on hand for the

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