Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 21 December 1948 — Page 1

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China Hints hs Mediator

(Chiang Declared Set >To Leave Homeland |

' NANKING, Dec. 21 (UP)—

has placed full power to choose between peace and war in the new cabinet of Premier Sun Fo. He will resign as president of Nationalist China if the cabinet decides to seek peace with the

Chinese Communists. An unimpeachable Chinese, source made the foregoing report, to. the United Press today. This source, a man high in Chi-| nese policy-making circles, said the cabinet’s decision certainly would be to seek a negotiated! peace with the Communists. He added that either Russian or joint Russian-American medi: Jhon probably would -be sough’ the peace effort. Another source, in fact, said] ~ Russia recently made indirect ap“proaches to the Chinese govern: ment offering Soviet good offices in seeking a -settlement.would not elaborate, | Insists on ‘Honor’ | ' The question is, according to

these unimpeachable sources,

“whether the Communists now, in|

view of their recent sweeping vic-! tories, would be willing to settle for anything less than complete ‘control of China. i Premier Sun Fo made clear yes-| terday that he would accept nothless than “an honorable peace. ” x It was presumed that Mr. Sun meant. that .he certainly would

not -agree to. a settlement which |

* cabinet is completed, which is

expected : approved: it, the cabinet will nek immediately to decide

_ although

Suspended in Crisis

would give Red leaders more than equal power in a coalition govern-| ment. | Chiang and Mr. Sun have talked it over, this source said,

and have agreed upon the fol-|.

lowing procedure: After formation of Mr. Sun's

today, and Chiang ha

umdestake

unists. he lo it was Fetteratet will be in favor of peace. This decision then will be submitted to - Chiang, who technically still will have he power to reject. it; he wis: said to have assured Mr. Sun that the cabinet's wishes would .be accepted. Would Leave China. pT: he accepts, Chiang will re-| sign at once, it. was said, and| may leave. China. Should he reverse his present position and

whether. 8 ee negotiations

reject the peace plan, Mr. Sun's!

cabinet would resign, plunging

59th YEAR NUMBER 264

Meridian St. Church At Russ Offer To Be Purchased by

Missionary Price Set at $50,000;

Occupy New Edifice in About 18 Months

‘By EMMA RIVERS MILNER, Times Church Editor The Meridian Street Methodist Church has sighed an agreementie lwithi - the Christian and Missionary Alliance to sell the church Genap > : |property at Hlst St. and Central Ave. to the “alliance for $50,000. Generalissigo Chiang Kal-shek| fn the form of an option, is to take effect when - the Meridian Street Churéh completes a new edifice on its

The agreement,

land. at 55th and Meridian Sts.

gmt. mer SORE

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Latin Revolutions Denounced by U.S.

Lash Use of Force

To- Overthrow Rule

WASHINGTON, Dé; 21 (UP) ~ The United States today

strongly denounced. the use “of

o military force fo overthrow;

popularly-elected governments m Sister of Two to} the Western Hemisphere.

“The State Department said this government. views as “deplorable” use of force as an instrument of political change. 3 Furthermore it said. such ac-

tion is inconsistent with ideals,

of the American republics and “increasingly .a. danger to all the) countries of this hemisphere. “The statement was directed primarily at the recent overthrow. of. governments in Peru, Venezuela, and -El Salvador, it applied” ‘also’ to recent revolutions >in Costa Rica, Paraguay, Bolivia and othér republics.

it cannot fail to become a suffi-

China into another governmental ciently serious issue. to engage

crisis,

-- $70 Million China Aid|

“WASHINGTON, Déc. 21 (UP) —Recovery Administrator Paul}, G. Hoffman said today’ that the! long-range $70 miilipn construetion program for China has been! suspended because of the critical situation there. ‘He mude the statement after-a

{the attention of the American/an republics as’ a whole,” the State Department - said. The statement, sald the United Steites has communicated to cer: tain other “American. republics its “growing concern” over the overthrow .of popularly elected govjernments by military forces.

Boy; 1 11, Dies in Fire

ELKHART, Dee. 21 UR) —

White House conference at whichiWalter: Gamble, 11. was burned. he gave President Truman a to death last night, trapped in his

“report for his ears alone” on his: tecent 16-day. fying trip to. _Burepe and the Far East.

On the Inside Hoosier CROP. “train off to Philadelphia. “ay Gov. ; Gates heads list of dedication speakers. ....... Page 2

flaming home while his six! lyounger brothers and

escaped.

Dr. William: J. Hendrickis dies at 54 . . . leader in ;

dental circles here .-.« other local deaths. ....

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H's really ‘merrie- old: England as Christmas. spirit.

“Teigns quiz data . - with art. “Off ‘the Record:

weekly feature

Allies set up new three-power Around the World . . . a day's news .

ediavenanans

trem ssat sian

Jimny" Dorsey conrdi with. re~ juvenated band . «+ « other disc-ussion . , . a

“Letters from Londan. .. = ove... Page 8 Man and Wore Die Report fost: 1. §- aid killed in. plunge. had spy _

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PELs EARS Naess

New cars bring buyers a “profit” also . . . GM re-

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on corporation returns to Congress. . FPC offers . Congressman-elect Jacobs - gas oder” . . Kemp's charges calléd pure bunk. .

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Grain storage seen as fop farm issue in President’ s »

State of the Union message. ...........

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Hoosiers “buy” Share of Christmas Nappiness ot

Times Mile-O-Dimes.. .. a Peterson ... Burglars’ boners . . .

shears Essen

miscues by marauders in 1948. . Cr adama irr iirys

photo-story by Victor of kitchen sink tops Page 17

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Djrector of jet 1 resegrch at OSU reveals that U. 8.

has fuel to fire rocket ships to the moon.

Junior Woman's Clab group . other news of interest

..Page 17 to entertain children

to the ladies. Pages 18-19 ter Owners of Indiana, today revealed tentative plans for a Hoosier |vention here last month, the plan

Two more feel Jets’ ax as Walk promises fans a team of scrappers | in BAA here + ‘+ « Other

SPOYtS ...isiireneninins

“If this use of force continues,|

sisters]

png Sueney:. change and. White or: Groen. = anny: Denson said the bag aprar- Yule Also to Hav

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woman were burned to death’ to-| “{day in a fife that swept through|who pictured ‘Russia as the land OF y=Ringling — Brothers a nd council

Page 9 {the four-story structure by the flames or smoke. Several guests|selves' in New York department were not enough in. light of theicomplex sections. to give it any today.that Yugoslav leader Mar-|

. i TUESDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1948

Police, t

. Entered as Second-Class Matter a Sou ation Indianapolis, Ind. Issued Da

Alliance

Methodists Will

Dr. Logan Hall, the Meridian; Church pastor, said today that S Da on it would Be about 18 months FR . MN,

before the new church*is finished

and the congregation can move. 1. Rev. Kauffman Pastor + d S 0 e When the Christian and Mis- : o

slonary Alliance comes into the church at 51st St. and Central Ave. the congregation will sell its present red brick church at 10th St. and Park Ave. The Rev.

Russell R. Kauffman is pastor of | this church, the only ong of its Robert Austin Watts still stood

denomination in Indianapolis. |today after the Indiana Supreme) The Meridian Street’ Chur¢h,|Court upheld his ‘conviction for which 1s 127 years old, worshiped |the sex slaying of an Indianapoiis until a year er two ago in thei, ..yife in November, 1947,

to thic church t 8t. Clair| ey 2 Gothis Vii ha 3 |... The high court, yesterday turned | 2 appeal, saying t

Since the sale of its old build- down Watts’ ing. which is really one of the could find “no reversible errors” | city’s landmarks, the Meridian!in his murder trial in Shelbyville. Street congregation has been’ - “The -évidence amply - supports. merged with the one at 51st ‘and the verdict,” the opinion said. | Central, | The 20-year-old former city] To Purchasé Parsonage {truck driver was sentenced tp the The Christian and Missionary electric chair after a Shelby Coun-| Alliance not only will purchase ty jury found hif guilty of Kill-| the church building at 51st and ing Mrs. Mary Lois Burney in her Central but the parsonage just! North Side home. west ‘of ‘it and the vacant lot to, Watts shot Mrs, Burney with| the east of it on fhe northeast her husband's shotgun in an at-| corner of 51st and Central. A [tempt to attack her. After his deposit has been made with the arrest he also confessed to & Methodist congregation by the) {slaying two weeks earlier, that of inter Im ves Christian and Missionary Allf- Mrs. Mabel Merrifield. He was ance. ‘tried only on the one murder

| The alliance, as its name. jm- count.’ . . On S ing Win S plies, is a purely missionar 4 20 Days to Appeal ° |

| movement, The Rev. Mr. Ka "He was sentenced to die last! tian says-that a large percentage 1 * 10, but won a stay until Nov: Days ‘Grow'Longer ~And the Faces

* lof the members live in the North LOCAL TEMPERATURES

Supreme Court “Denies New Trial

The Feb. 1 execution date for|

Photo by Bob Wallace, Times Staff Photographer

}

The house i in Sheldon $4 . +. Police struck | here Sunday night. Mail Orders. Open! Dutch Deride For Golden Gloves : Mail orders for The “Times -Legion Gelden Gloves are now being 4 accepted on a first comefirst served basis. Desig: Republic apor {Side community. The church has 9% and another to the February nate the seats you prefer __ Capital Retaken and include a refer . Choice, . Tickets will he

{150 active ‘members, more than date. His attorneys have 20 days | that or_about ‘175 in attendance to file a petition for a Jehaaring :

lon Sunday mornings and gives before the Supreme Court : x Beas 0 HN > poe u mailed after Christmas. Indonesian Republican radio to-|in {more than $1000 per month to In & hearing before the court Bam... 40 1 (Noon) 46 Only mail orders will (any reported the recapture of foreign missions. last week, Warren Brown, pauper, ¢ aml. 41 Lp.m.. 47 | be honored now. Over- \Jogjakarta, - capital of the reattorney. appointed by the court. tail hecoounter Sales wil be public, but & Deh military i “ | * fio detend\Watis. as ked for a rel It you happen to be ons of Hbrices: Ringside and |Pokesman derided “the Teport as) on several ‘counts, {those poor, shivering folk who first floor. balcony, $2; jabsaluts nonsense. . Millionaires In an opiates written by Chief Suffer from the cold a smalll ~ first floor reserved, $1.50, I* Duteh paratroopers seized the

I Repebla capital Bunday at the; ‘start of the new war in Java. -Dutch army. headquarters re-| 1

Prices include tax. : Mall your reserved seat order NOW to Golden

py Justice Oliver Starr the court Measure’ of consolation is in store’ Applies for Relief reset any of he confor you . i tentions made |] SMF, Brown's Your teeth-chattering troubles | NEW YORK, Dec. 21 (UP) appeal. are now official. Today is the big Tickets, pans The State Supreme Court took It upheld ty Circuit first day of winter. It will arrive, SRE under consideration 8 14day the re- Court Judge H: Barger’s re- at 4:3¢ p. m, Central Savou lief application of fusak to grant a detense motion Time. :

a woman who fi ad 4 [has two -multi~ -miltionaire broth- to ‘quash. Watts s had Today was expected to be ne ent was with a low of 26-28 degrees to-| had |

lot the j

ers. {charged that his Jtrapped there : by the ‘hostilities’

Mrs. Gertrude C, Herzig ‘Notes, | unlawful because no

night. : 50, said in. an afidavit to. the the ever served.on- the County Now. that winter is Here ' you Je ___ _ ¥ court that she was “not only in-y d Jury; the body Cogaty ro nothing to look forward Fir Netherlands Defy UN digent and destitute but WRders Watts.” {but spring.

B scolding of Plans - | PARIS, Dec.” 21 (UP)~Th Hotel, Combet’ Firm. | Dutelr government today defied a

Hailed Into Court {United Nations condemnation: of,

A downtown hotel and a lum- jernment in {bér company today were fined! In a letter to the “United NaThis southward point is known [IR Municipal. Court 3 on charges) tions security council, which Was at the Park Central Hotel.” service but had declined to serve. as the winter solstice, the turning Of ‘Violating the city" anti-smoke scheduled to meet tomorrow to : Neither would support her. she = The court also ruled that Watts’ {point between the ‘seasons, and Ordinance. :take up the Indonesian crisis, the said. Her “attorney = #aid the confession was admissable as evi-lin that fact lies the origin . brothers cut off her $210 monthly dence and that competent wit: {many ancient pagan festivals, Jersey St, was fined $25 and tion to set up the interim govern-

nourished and starving as well Decline to Serve Fo Days Are Longer : ‘SHE IDENTIFIED her rath In his opinion, Judge Starr| In fact, the promise of spring! ors as “twé multi-millionaires, ruled that there was no proof of is already here. For today the Milton A. Hewglg. who resides on a “systematic effort” to exclude sun, now at its farthest south, | ustate at Great Neck: Long Negroes from: jury. service. and begins its northward journey, and. iy and a bachelor playboy, {said state witnesses had testified the days begin to grow longer. Benjamin ‘M. Herzig, who resides that Negroes had been drawn for

Youthful ‘Reefer Ring’

Tn BATAVIA, Dec. 21 (UP)—The

its plans fo sot up. interim gov for Indonesia...

The Adams Hotel. 201 N. New Dutch repeated their determina=|;

18 Arrested

i In Sorties on

2 Dope Dens Si included “In--Round=Up-

By GEORGE RYDER A ring of marijuana-smok-ing young men and women, including two teen age girls,

dianapolis police working in

.jcomcert with the U, 8. Nar ..

cotics agents. Potice #id members of fhe ring

{whom they described as “sensa«

tion-seeking youngsters” had held sex orgies. Round the clock raids over the week end and early to-

dope ring and a third rendezvous in Central Ave, was under surveillance. Eighteen young men and wom en were held on vagrancy charges ~~ in the investigation. They were

{Federal

the fate United Nation eam 19

allowance last year when she filed nesses. had refuted his charges which in turn inspired some of costs by Judge Howard on a ment before the- first of the year. {objections 16’ che will of another that he was beaten, starved and itoday's customs. charge of emitting dense smoke. [brother who famed the surviv-! abused. a or Our decorated Christmas trees | [Judgments was withheld on 11°U.§. Fears Dutch Play > (tn brothers as chief beneficiaries. n another major point of the originally were borrowed by the! es . 8. |appeal—aleged’ misconduct of. Fg ~Cltistians from older!’ The Forbes Lumber Co., “1923 into Communist Hands Reports $440 Theft former Marion County Prosecutor pagan celebrations ~ which un-| ~8t., was fined $15 and “WASHINGTON. Dec: a. 1 res Fdsomt Stark during ‘the rate edly Were conrseted With | SOStS:- on one of five “charges: American ‘ofeluls toured red today of Company Funds {the court said it did not “con-|some Sort of symbolic magic. © |) udgment on the other four was nat the Dutch have played into! ay Derson, -credit- manager-of done” some. af the... prosecutor's. - Fight Lighted Candles withheld. = = 7 _.-/Communist hands by resorting to! the Pearson Music Co. 128 “N, actions. but ruled they were moti g.. “yooh” rastival of Light- A. plea in ‘shaierint “wisi 8h force against the Indonesian | Pennsylvania St. today reported |of sufficient: gravity to warrant] ing of Canches oh i” tered by the New. York Central public. ! to police the theft of a company|® new trial. f Chanuka cele- Ration Co i agaist eh) They saw a chance that the, mone -contahring mere . n arges ve Communists’ and” eS. ng po filed.” The I that Indo

@ [are eight lighted candles. av SAyony Sytibotias. the ; : restoration of ‘the emple in ! Jerusalem in 162 B. C. Anti-Smoke Law ~The Romans had elaborate fes-|

erly nameéd: {Dutch invasion.. If so, Commu-|®

nist movements throughout south-

Yecord department after 5 p. m.. yesterday. The bag, he said, was Red Background {recovéred empty this morning by {an employee of the Indianapolis jwater Co... Or

- {harvest, they

MOSCOW, Dec. 2 (UP) ~The

at ‘ “have "ifs fir other pagan “green” Christmas in 58 years. delphia Fire -. | een. .a.. LoN.. SOOW. Circus * Pays $100,000. PHILADELPHIA = Deg. Tn flurries but in general, the In Fire Death AUP) —A man and an elderly weather has been relatively mild. HARTFO: Claims American and other foreigners. RD, Conn,

Bi Ae smoke control: - prdinsnee ps po “with teeth -in- it. made a--brief. Council “Yo Hal |appearance.- fast night at a City! SAIRG Dev. "21° Cer “meeting. Arab League has asked AS ¥ of the Interested aAtizen: Het “Nations “Security © [robe t’.anticipated lively discus-order the Dutch government t RE “21 sion’ off" the subject. they tert. ‘hd thalt the present military

three floors of the Central-City Westminster Hotel. Three other persons were re-ibeen keenly dappoited by. the Of the 1944, circus fire in Hart- control | ported injured and several him-{weather. A {ford, but Julius B. Schatz, attor- date.”: dred guests were routed from le : {ney for the circus receiver, comTHEY had reinforced them- plained today that th

of endless snows and the singling! Barmum and Batley Shows, Inc. The city’s jaw givers decided to Nounced-officially today troika (three-horse sleds) have Paid $108.000 this year to victims shelve the. long-awaited smoke serie oat eerie project “until a later ‘Many Happy Retorns PRAGUE, Dec. 21 (UP)—The Yugosiav news agency contained too many Tanjug reported from Belgrade

“Contents of] the proposed law, lofficfal payments |they said,

[Borenmies for help while clinging Stores with long - winter under-|circus' “successful season,” |imritediate consideration. It would shal Tito, who was éxcommuni-| to the front window ledge and wear and fleece-lined boots only] Attorneys will meet with -cir- be better, councilmen obsérved. ‘cated from the Communist infor-| they were carried down ladders to find Moscow no colder than cus officials in New York’ next |W delay action for several days mation bureau: had congratulated | by firemen. (central New England. week: to’ ‘discuss he issue.

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Hoosier Theaters Study Prize Contests

To Lure Radio Giveaway Fans to Movies

Plan to Fil. Empty Seats Posts $5000 of making the program entirely ol In Weekly Awards; Sidestep Lottery Laws ‘Hoosier one. “Your Indiana sudi-

ences will get a bigger kick out By HENRY ‘BUTLER

Te study the measure.

isd

MILE- O- DIMES Nears Deadline

Only three days (after today) ... less than 72 hours . remain for The Times Mile-O-Dimes to reach its goal of a “mile” of funds for The Times Clothe-A-Child.

birthday. > pe

Nationalist tn (AASV. hud been. Imprope ; HA [served and" the comipany impro or. ce ni 5

jeast Asia will reap a propaganda PF

-disappotnted. Lions in._Indonesia, 1 was an-.

{to ‘enable interested persons time Generalissimo Josef Stalin on his}.

susiody of

men “Worst,

ner Gets. ‘Brush-OfF" Arab Leagu Asks re

(Contitued,

Lisi CLARA

said that Princess Elizabeth’s infant som, Prince Charles, is-- “ouite an dividual,” resembles

_ mendous volume of noise” * when he cries.

ans spt

. Donors Take 99 to o Stores For Clothe-A-Child Togs, i:

Link-Belt, Host to 23, Tops List; * ~~. 40 Others Outfitted by Times’ Shoppers

” |of hearing the names of Hoosier {winners than they would if the Plans for state-wide theater participation in a series of quiz- [winners were ih Arizona or Ver mont,” he said,

The estimate at 8:30 a. m. Mile-O-Dimes ..

and-prize programs to compete with radio give-away shows were A being discussed today in Indianapelis. = . -. First publicly discussed fn the, Joday was 90 Jull lines com- : William’ A. Carroll, executive secretary of the Associated Thea-| Associated Theater Owners’ con- Last year the Mile-O- ESTEE + 24 wkame as + Aen wath

Mail Contributions reeves i a wn

* EE A didn ene sansaue ce rdf l

51 Vevessmanvens asses $16,657.51

Dimes went over the top with $12,900.20 . . . and

{program similar to national programs now being ‘drawn up by | calls for participation by 150 or theaters. Far

New York and Chica pro- - -|more Indiana ther, ra moters. % [roll said. Selected on an a state- discussions will be held about the | oven more money Is neaded jan. thrill of seeing Christmas happiness in the eyes of Designed to attract patrons wide basis, the five contestants middle of January. bc ig Tear 10 Jrovide happy children was shared yesterday by 26 donor grodps and desu A a Page 20 back to movie theaters and away would meet in Indianapolis to| Meawhile, a Chicago corpora: | a mas 08 ndianapolis . who treated Clothe-A-Child youngsters at local stores, 5 {from the ‘radio honknzas ef|participate in a radio show from! {tion headed by Phil Regan is or-| The e ren Topping the day’s donors were employees in several Link-Beit

National Football League drafts ugh} gridders from,

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‘Other Features on Inside Pager

Amusements 10 Editorials .. 16 Movies ..... 10 Side. Glances ol ights about 11 years ago. «.

* vesss 16 My Day .... 18 sain ry Ale . fri ot Given 19 Otiman sev 15 Sports ..'20.21|ers’ plan would provide about a aid ome of the schemes we've shows on the “dull” nights, Mon- Sldgwaln on W. Washington o. played Santa Claus to the Business Fo . 12 Hollywood . 10 Radio «.0onv 24. 4 Pether Mas Map 2 $5000 minimum of cash and per offered by outside promoters day through Thursday, may com- YOU can still he xe ft children at. 'a Christmas party «p+sxs 16/Inside Indpls. 15| Records Sena dise a weekly seem too complicat pete for. Awards by completing anh ca LHI! help make after the store visit, 3 Crosmword . 17/ Mrs. anus 13T8eharrar “ue 18 Women or ee ‘winners Mr. -Caz-{ Mr. Carol. stressed. value, jingles. rly ho hl ies ++ 38970. ne management, Union add ~ A $

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Mile-O-Dimeg = Will

[money and merchandise, the pro-/the stage bf a local gheater. The- | |ganizing.a “Jingle Jamboree,” to close at 3 p. m. Friday when

posed schemes have hgen devised|atergoers elsewhere In the state be held in small theaters from)

Depts. who were host to 23 children,

. uniformed members of Firemen’s Post No. 42-—aided by city police guards — will . aweep the dimes from the

ployees of the Internal Revenue Départment: here took: ‘21 ehildren’ to the stores. Again the Internal Revenue Department work-!

{to steer clear of lottery. laws would hear the’ program over the Atlantic coast fo St. Louis, which put an end to “hank loudspeakers. ey [with estimated weekly awards of the

alm is to keep 0. Under this “as possible,” Mr. Carrollplan; theater patrons attending

as more than 31 The Associated Theiter Qwn- simple

4 . RE ¢ { . \

Annually increasing its group: of Ciothe-A-Child esta ,

was smashed today by In-

day cracked two hangouts of the °

being questioned by City and

. Morton. Judge Clark “released - hem " _their parents,

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