Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 8 December 1948 — Page 3

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Fight Against ‘Chosen Few’

‘Holds Private Clubs Not Above Regulation

Mayor Al Feeney today intensified his campaign to wipe out gambling ‘and after-hours liquor) sales in private clubs in Indianapolis. ' “The first assistant attorney general, Frank E. Coughlin, called my attack on these allnight dens ‘pure sensationalism’,” Mayor Feeney sai. “He has pointed out that the only way to revoke a charter is . to obtain a conviction against the club corporation or association. “He has admitted it Is difficult] . to ‘do this because even if club members are gambling or drinking after hours it must be proved in court that the corporation officers sanctioned the violations.

‘Among Chosen Few’

“All of Mr. Coughlin’s words confirm my stand that private clubs rank among the ‘chosen few’ that can do as they please regardless of the detrimental effects on the community,” the Mayor declared. He went on to say that something is drastically wrong with the law if any group, no matter what its purpose, is above regulation. Mayor Feeney charged yester-

clubs in Indianapolis are operating illegally under a “cloak of respectability given to them by the state.” : | He said he was going to attempt, to correct the situation by asking; fhe new secretary of state, Charles Fleming, for an immedi-|

the City. Studies Legislation a Charters of clubs permitting

would be revoked summarily under the Mayor's recommenda-

Hons, ; Ito be reduced to disorderly con“If we can't stop the Operation gy, The movie star then pleaded of these hot spots this Way, Per-igyjity and peeled three $10 bills tenn|20d 2 $20 from the roll in his ket to pay his fine. The judge us how we can, instead of criticiz- Bo him an alternative of 30

days in jail:

haps Mr. Coughlin or some other] attornéys would be willing to

ing us,” Mayor Feeney said. Possibility of introducing legis-|

WEDNESDAY, DEC. 8, 1548 _

Mayor Pushes triple Winners Talk It Over

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| toda, ) 5, ‘gambling gnd- illegal liquor sales. yp. iotrate Henri Schwob- ac:

cepted a request for the third degree assault charge against Flynn | “The judge was very fair” {Mr. Flynn said when it was over. | “I was very lucky. I might have viewpoint, has worked out very

Each a three-time winner of

ond ‘36.

Swashbuckler Errol Swishes Into Court, Buckles to Fine

Pays $50 With Comment, ‘I'm Lucky . . . Might Have Got My Head Banged Up’

NEW YORK, Dec. 8 (UP)—Errol Flynn, swashbuckling movie ate review ‘of all club charters in|... who was in and out of jail twice yesterday, paid a $50 fine ltoday for kicking a policeman and said he was going to Cuba. | aw Flynn, who overslept a court appointment and was thrown in a0 est. jail a second time for it yesterday, showed up 15 minutes early

y accompanied by an attorney.

| Bergeles.

got my head banged up.”

Flynn

lation in the forthcoming session|waprner Bros. publicity agent, sleeping.”

of ‘the General Assembly, empOW=|¢anoled with police early yester-| ering police to inspect private gay when a squad car stopped,

“Yes, I'm the nervous type”

clubs in an effort to curb illegaliiheir taxicab to investigate the morning?”

‘practices, is being studied by the young driver's license.

Mayor. . | “These joints are getting out of|, hand,” asserted Mayor Feeney. | “I am not going to rest until they, are throttled.” ‘

Heat On at Penitentiary

JOLIET, Iii, Dec. 8 (UP)— Fire broke out in the walls of a_ storehouse basement room at Stateville penitentiary last night, “destroying a ecarload of paper.| prison fire department put out ‘the flames.

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rolmen names and Flynn kicked Patrolman - Joseph -Bergeles on

lon 1 p. m. yesterday and spent-an-other session in jail. | Flynn was perspiring as he next year's federal budget hinges stood before the court. He apolo- on American military aid to China gized to the judge, to the two and Western Europe,

Mr. ‘Wahn called the two pa- and told me to get up.”

The Tale of a Shirt

he shin, police said. They were

night that his dress shirt is

Fiynn, who|is 32. .

|CRUX OF THE BUDGET _ after) t Budget Bureau officials |passed the word that the size

a warrant shortly

the “500,” Wilbur Shaw (left) ond Louis Meyer-of Los Angeles, meet at the New York conference of the American Automobile Association's contest board. Mr. Shaw won in ‘37, 39 and ‘40 ond Mr. Meyer in ‘28, ‘33

{he shook hands with Patrolman {sion an opportunity for putting!

i ~Reporters asked him if he went | inightclubbing again last night. “I stayed at home,” said Mr. eyvered almost at every turn by!

(Flynn. is | and Robert Wahn,| “Did you have any trouble ana Western propaganda drives.

“How did you wake up this nas won on paper.

“Four of my friends called me the UN still hangs ‘over évery-

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Paris Session

Many Vital Problems

Remain Unsolved . By NAT A. BARROWS Times Foreign Correspondent PARIS, Dec. 8—Hoarse, groggy and in a state of near exhaustion; the world’s topmost diplomats are going to drag themselves home at the end of the week. ‘They will, however, try again, beginning = April * 1, to patch up i the many loose ends left dangling at this ses- | sion of the} United Nations § General As 8

to keep the se ston in full § swing until the tagenda could. be cleared -— even through Christmas is necessary. The Russian idea was to to

Mr. Barrows

everything until next autumn. The Americans advocated continuing the session in New York, | after .a suitable period for re recuperation, The weary delegates supported the American plan. I Thus, many vital world prob-| lems are being left by the way-| side here, for lack of. time, in-| cluding: The question of who is going to administer the Italiani colonies; South Africa's defiance lof the UN over trusteeship of| Southwest Africa and, of course, {settlement of the Palestine issue. 1 Made Propaganda Drives This session has been notable ifor its early dilly-dallying, until {the outcome of the American {Presidential election had been de|elded, and for its fierce propaiganda offensives by both East

The strategy of American Secretary of State Marshall from the beginning was to make the ses-

{before the world the western jcase against Russian obstruction{ism ‘and this, in the American

-i sucessfully. Andrei Vishinsky, as Kremlin has been outman-

{spokesman, the constant barrage of American

. = _. West _Wins—On Paper If it means anything, the West

But the gravest issue faced by

‘body west of the iron curtain. | Appreciative of ' the growing| {seriousness of

Haroldimore and more sobered by the British

and Chicago Daily News,

{THAT'S ANOTHER QUESTION | | LONDON, Dec. 8 {UP)—A gov-|

WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 (UP)— ernment spokesman told Com-| have mons today that 98 British de-

of 'stroyers have been scrapped or {sold since the war, and 39 have been added to the fleet. The spokesman did not answer when asked how.many went to Russia. I

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Glaays Crowe, 39, killed instantly | ,A Hendricks County grand jury| will meet Friday to discuss indict-| ment of Crowe. Officials said the 46-year-old trucker probably will] be indicted on a first dégree mur-| der- charge for the slaying of his wife. ; : Admits Shooting : i Crowe has verbally admitted, shooting his wife and Bell because “jt took them longer than I thought it should” to go to Plain-| field for a bottle of wine. He said] he was “jealous” of his wife and| Bell, who drove one of his trucks] and roomed with the Crowes in| their one-room home. il Services for Mrs. Crowe will be held tomorrow in the Foster Fu-| neral Home in Rochester. {

CARE Appeals For German Tots

Fund Will Supply | Christmas Rations -H 4 N i WASHINGTON, Dec. 5—C ARE] is appealing to Americans

“Gen, Clay's fund for an

children* and help--make their}, sctive mersher-—of

Contributions should be sent to ‘CARE, Washington, D. C. A} $10 contribution will buy some] German child one. CARE. food, package which includes: | Four and one-half pounds of] meat; three pounds of fats; two| pounds - of sugar, rice, coffee and milk: powder (suffi-| cient tp make two gallons); one pound each of preserves, honey,! raisins and chocolate; one-half pound of egg.powder (sufficient to make 18 eggs) and four bars

of soap. Line to Baltimore _ BALTIMORE, Md., Dec. 8 (UP)

Mrs. Beatrice: Schalet, director of CARE’s Washington office,

said Gen. Clay asked it to set/tween Baltimore and Annapolis up a Christmas fund for German|/Was h-lted today by a strike children. He said such a demon-|Which cit off service for an estistration would “be of real as-{Mated several thousand commutsistance to’ United States military ers. :

government in Germany and ex-

emplify to German youth that|ing trainmen of the Baltimore Spirit of “charity, “good “will “and|and Aniapolis railway. They seek] {understanding which characterize/@ Wage increase of 15%; cents in. thelhourly; retroactive to

the . Christmas. season United States.”

Contributions totaling $2000 cent offar by the company. ! {have been received to date, prin-| v .

Farmer Cuts OF Hand

cipally from Southern States, Mrs. Schalet said.

: the Berlin crisis, gy 7 : | LONDON, Dec. 8 (UP) — Add|the delegates are going home| LTON TAKES OUT PAPERS {thrown in the stationhouse bull-| British austerity notes: pen for ah hour, then ordered wilson, president of the Board of kind of world that is being “cre-| [to show up in court” yesterday Trade, 7dmitted in au speech lastiated — g disclosed today he morning. i Mr. Wahn appeared, paid a years older than he. Mr. Wilson; $50 fine and left. said he didn’t get to sleep until {# a. -m., was brought to court]

HOLLYWOOD, Dec. 8 (UP)— author James Hilton has taken out

this first .naturalizatio: 17 |Copyright, 1048, by The Indianapolis Times tun n--papers c.

fter 14 vears residence in the

y United States. He said he applied caught in a corn picker op” his

for citizenship papers Nov. 23.

Indianapolis

GUNS ARE | GOING |

We wish we could say | that there's perfect hunting for guns for & Sportsman's Christmas ~~ “asi just ain'bsol ln They come in—and go~ "=~ out justiikethat— only quicker! ..But while they are "here they are GOOD | o —and if you HURRY, while THESE are! (SIXTH FLOOR)

REMINGTON .16 gauge Pump Guns 83.50

"SAVAGE .12 gauge single-barrel shotqun—24.95

STEVENS .410 gauge i

Repeater—22.95

STEVENS .22 ) Automatic #

Rifles—27.95

SAVAGE 22 . Automatic aki Rifles—31.50

AT STANDARD .22 Pistols—HDM Model

—Al/s ine. bame—5 1.17 WINCHESTER and REMINGTON .22 Target Rifles 36.85 to 53.60. AND THERE IS AMMUNITION—IN GOOD SUPPLY—

FOR ALL MAKES * OF GUNS!

“OL STRAUSS & C0. THE MAN'S STORE

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patrolmen and to reporters. Then learned today.

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ROBE HER AT CHRISTMAS

—in this robe of rayon crepe or rayon taffeta quilted to be warm and zozy—Designed to swing racefully from her shoulders and fall to - brunch length—It' would look cheerful and charming across the breakfast table—or brunch if you're lucky. -Eye-catching- colors in sizes 12 to 18. Rayon taffeta 17.95

Rayon crepe 19.95

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Specialty Shop—Third Floor = +

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A young man of the High School crowd—

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EVENTS TODAY - Indians ent -

ms—8,15 p. os hba! munity Center, 2314 N. Meridian , “Pony Wagon p. m., World War Memorial

EVENTS TOMORROW :

Donors

Indianapolis Annual Mi Cottage.

MARRIAGE LI

- w J LE y a Tha 3, 3% 2820 Highland;

Marie Bs White; W. 20th.

HOSEA 5 e 22,°:937 Fugene; Mary Teater, 40, 650 E. 22d; Mary Jean on, 24, 2133 Bond]

og ag 714 N. 0m ol. 5 S ly ANS, a A omiinson, 36, Lora To

e . Morgan: Fannie L. vs. Herman M. Twines Doris Irene BE

vs. Isidore Flumbaum. BIRTHS ERT Twins boy and girl

Boys : At _Home—Chester, Mary Anderson; 1548

Richland. . t ist-—Forest, Mary MoGiiliard: , Ruby Chitwood; Harold, Jane Lineh; Wem eit; Hite; t, yrtle Vick; William L., Joanna Davis; Kermit, Marguerite Fultz, : lone, Marjorie , Esther Sputherland; Rafferty. At St. Franeis—John, Agnes Capp. At General--George, Mildred Sarah Mae Woodford.

Runyion; Robert, »

Burch; James, At ia Markle; Forest, Charles, Alberta Dusthiner r At Home-—Charles, Joan Jones, 550 8 Warman; Earl, Kathryn. Hull, 273 N

Warman At Methodist—Roberi, Barbara Hendricks;

Charles, Maxine Mangold; Jack, £lnora man—EBdward, Mary

At St. Francis—Clyde, Prancis Canfield.

who is looking forward to John, Clarice Heron; Condee, Adelaide a ustin the Holiday Festivities At St. Vimeent's—Harry, Clarice Sullivan: will find his bmi Yin. Helen Doyle: Bdward, Ruth ; coi. ; Alvin, : ard, Rut pleasure a nd ap pearance) Siorey: George, Suzy Hutchison. plessrs and ® is DEATHS 3, SA : August R. Minton, 63, 4 inside-&- BLUE suit! / A Tus a Sascuier, at 808 Fletcher, Consider this solid cerebral Hemorthage. ) WE T6348. Bast, DARK BLUE FLANNEL |Stetling B. Gray, 75, at General, carby Under-Grad— (Charles Kemp, 6, at Methodist, cerebral| who introduces the Mary Bon Beach mat 34 E. Washington, Tomorrow in Clothes Theresa Jutsi, 90, at 737 Pletcher, arter-

iosclerosis, Orah L. Fields, 60, at 519 N. Grant, ¥al-

vulitis.

and flattering long-roll he” duh, 4, at 1937 Hellawey, double-breasted style {in Ronarta...40...a%. Mathodish ow: Regulars 33 to 40 , [Jessie Geneva Btewart, 47. at 1133 N. KeyLONGS 34 fo 40 (Baby Wooley, 3 days, a Methodist, te-

lectasis. Freeman Avple, 82, at Methodist, ecoro-

nary thrombosis, William PF. Churchman, 83, at 1636 N. Del. aware, cerebral hemorrhage. Marion mblen, 60, at: Methodist, carcinoma %

Raymond A. Holcomb, 62, at St. Vincent's, myocardial {oiarcuon. . Hornbach, 61. at BE. Vincent's, myocardial infarction. : Barnett Jacobson, 72, st 4808 Park, neph-

! 6, at General, myo-! i jardity. oR Allison hn. Pliley, 79, at 115 Audubon Road, coronary occlusion. i | .

Meanwhile, funeral services were planned tomorrow for Mrs.

ots at her and at Mr. Bell, his’ hired hand.

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0 rganiza ited by the contribute to a recently created orEan sations Sited by. & Legion

“has. no appologies to offer.”

Needed Fst Child—

N. v8. Fr Sue vs. Robert Marion ei :

Helen Doria - Resor fr

Cravens; D

Belleville Shooting Victim =~...

SAYS:

Remains ‘Very Critical’ _ Services Tomorrow for Wife Killed "= By Jealous Husband in Double Assault

Wayne ‘Bell, one of the victims of ‘a double shooting in Belle ville yesterday, remained in “very critical” condition in Methodist

when her husband, Lester, fired

McWilliams Denies Legion Charges Not Front Man - 5 For Reds,” He Says

Author ‘Carey McWilliams of} California said here today the| American Legion “has been grossly ' ill-advised” in their charges he is a Communist-front organization joiner. He was in town to address the Indianapolis Open Forum at Kirshbaum Center tonight. X

The 11th district American Le-{"

gion committee passed a resolution last week assailing Mr. MecWilliams as affiliated with 22 organizations cited as subservise by the U..S8. Attorney General and deploring sponsorship of his lecture by the Forum . “without checking the background of the

Mr. McWilliams stated flatly he is “not a joiner” and-that he had “never heard” of many of the,

He did state, however, he was

“a half

to be subversive by State Senator Jack Tenney’s California investigating committee, He said he is a member of the American Civil Liberties Union and “is proud of it.” Of another organization, the National Lawyers Guild, which he helped to organize in California, he said he

Strike Cuts Annapolis

—Rail and bus transportation be-

The strike was called by operat-

». Nov. 1, 1947. They have rejected a 7%

Caught in Corn Picker | VEEDERSBURG, Dec. 8 (UP)/| | ~Dale Wann, 43-year-old Foun-

{tain County farmer, was reported|.

in “good” condition today after jamputating his own left hand with a pocket knife when it {farm near Kingman. J { | Mr. Wann said he was tinable to {get help so he cut off’ his hand {to free himself. - Then, he; sald,

| he walked to his house.

(SATURDAY HOURS, TILL CHRISTMAS, 9 TILL 6)

like this—is slipper—and : 14.50 MEN'S There is SLIPPERS FLOOR MEZZANINE for Christmas

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ROBLEE! —Check a :

A Leisure Type OXFORD

NETTLETON LOAFERS of Tan Calf 12.95—or brown SUEDE—~—

SPALDING CHIEF is 10.85 8.95 and a bit more—

af the great demand there is for oxfords like these

CO. Inc., THE MAN'S STORE

USUAL STORE HOURS, 930 TILL 8.

(SATURDAYS TILL CHRISTMAS, 9 TILL 4)

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PALDING ~~ ADDLE ~~ ‘theyre

8.95

They're Tan and White . “They're on the FIRST 5 v] 3 FLOOR — on the = . dd MEZZANINE— 7 Don't just stand there!

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