Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 7 January 1949 — Page 1

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, campus, two miles from the city

Defenses of

Report Hand-to-Hand

Fighting Progressing NANKING, Jan. 7 (UP)—Communist forces breached the outer defenses of Tientsin, Big north China port, and drove within two miles of the center of the city to‘day, a reliable source rgported to‘night. . : Fierce hand-to-hand fighting

and the Nationalist defenders is raging on the Nankai University

center, the source said. : Close by the campus lies the newly-constructed emergency airfield on a former race course which provides Tientsin’s only link with Communist-encircled Peiping, China's second largest city, about 75 miles to northwest. Lull Broken : The Communists were said to have breached Tientsin’'s defenses from the southwest. Communist forces are encamped on three sides of Tientsin, but the

Nationalists = still .. control the passage to the sea, Tientsin, formerly the main port for Peiping, is China's third largest city. The Communist attack broke

a long lull on China's fighting fronts and was expected to in-

crease the pressure on Nationalist government to make peace. -

A high official source said the government soon probably will ask the United States and Russia to help. it arrange peace talks. ~ Well-informed quarters said the government is proceeding on the premise that the official Communist attitude toward Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shék’s New Year's

Reds Breach

FORECAST: Fair and mild tonight.

Truman Asks 2-Year Rent Controls, Hints At Excess Profits Tax

Standby Curbs on Wages, Prices Still Needed, President Declares in Economic Report By MERRIMAN SMITH, United Press White House Reporter WASHINGTON, Jan. 7—President Truman today asked Congress to extend rent control “at least two years” and renewed his plea for standby wage-price controls to check the “dangerous inflationary forces” still at work. At the same time, the President hinted in his third annual economic report that he was thinking largely of an excess profits tax on busi-| oo Nar ness when he asked Congress State Senate Wednesday for $4 billien in &

new tax money. :

And he went on to expand his, tax program today by saying g S W that “some additional excise] ™* taxes may be desirable but some C . Bill

excise taxes, particularly on Amendment Would

oleomargarin should be reIncrease Penalties

pealed.” He also called for an increase in social security taxes. F A bill designed to protect the public from sex criminals, carrying the power of sterilization in

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The President’s economic repost hit hard on the theme that inflation remains a serious menace to our prosperity. But he warned that the threat of a potential reCe A am 2en%®. 1diine State Senate today as the {86th = General Assembly opened As long as the economic situa- yc second day. tion contains such “mixed ele-\ ne measure, introduced by ments,” he said, the governmentigen John A. Kendall, Danville must have powers that can beRepublican lawyer, would amend applied as a brake or an acceler-ithe state statute on rape and ator according to the need. increase the punishment. To combat both menaces at once, he requested standby wage, price .and distribution controls; higher but “flexible” taxes; continued controls on rents and on bank and consumer credit; and a wide range of social welfare pro-

grams, Mr. Truman first asked the 81st Congress to extend rent control on Wednesday in his State of the Union message. But he did not

outlawing daylight saving time in

legislative hopper with a provision excluding Lake County. Salary Bill The Senate suspended the rules

propridting $100,000 for legislators’ salaries and expenses. : Acting at the request of the Federation of Garden Clubs of In-

Eve peace offer is not known.

—Hope in Intervention . [yar 31 They said the Communist ra-

dio’s flat rejection of Chiang’s offer, coupled with a boast that final victory is approaching, is viéwed merely as propaganda and not a formal reply. 8 Théy conceded that the broadcast probably reflects the official attitude. But, they said, the government hopes that foreign, especially American and Soviet, intervention may persuade the Reds to change their minds. Gen. Pai Chung-hsi, Nationalist

commander in Hankow, was re-

ported to have

of rice, arms and ammunition destined .for troops on the Nanking-

Pengpu front defending the Nationalist capital.

A reliable source interpretea|Sald: Pal's action as another defiant]

move to force Chiang to adhere

“\_to his peace offer and resign, even the offer finally is rejected by

Communists.

(UP)—Four $ agers were held tc automobile chase that

form.

| - fo hey were Frank Graham, 15, Expect Slight

- | (Continued on Page 9—Col. 3) pridce).

NORTH VERNON, Ind., Jan. Columbus Flood

sylvania teen-

as Waters Receding

their stolen car on a railroad plat-,

say then how long he wanted it

continued after the scheduled(diana. Sen. Kendall also intro-

duced ‘a joint resolution which Rent Curb Stand Cleared |{5in national highways in the He clarified himself on that state to be termed Blue Star Mescore today, saying: | mortal Highways in memory of “The present housing shortage Indiana's World War II veterans. makes it necessary to continue| Sen. Roy Conrad (D. Terre rent control for at least two years Haute) proposed a resolution askand to . strengthen its epforce-/ing the 81st Congress to enact ment.” legislation ‘exempting soldiers’ Turning to taxes, the President/bonus from taxation. again asked for $4 billion in new Seeks Term Limit revenue with corporations. the| Ratification . of proposed ” source. Again, as inlamendment to limit the office of his Wednesday message, he did|President of the United States to not say specifically whether heitwo terms was proposed by Sen. ted a boost in normal cor-|Lucius Somers (D. % poration tax rates or a new excess| A bill outlawing da. t savprofits levy, : {ing time in Indiana except In But he appeared to be thinking Lake County was one of the first of an excess profits tax when he|measures tossed into the legisla{tive hopper as the General Assembly opened its second day. The measure, which will bring out into the open controversial

. “Corporate profits after taxes (in 1948) amounted to about $21 billion, contrasted with a record level of about 18 billion in 1947./debate on whether the Hoosier “With sales booming, the ratio state should be denied fast time of profits to sales was again in summer, was introduced by | Sen. Bruce O. Lane (R. Bain-

some instances, was introduced in|

The highly controversial issue| Indiana was also put into the|}

to pass the first House bill ap-|}

Cloudy, mild tomorrow with increasing cold tomorrow night and Sunday. Low tonight, 38.

_ FRIDAY, JANUARY 7, 1949

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as Second-Class Matter ai PostofMos

Marshall Quits, Ache New Secretary Of State

"The chair recognizes . .-

His chair, never designed for a man ippi confident, however, in the legislating days ‘column, page 17.) :

Lease of Game Preserve

The Senator attempted to introduce the bill at the initial ses- | sion yesterday but was not permitted to do so because it did not carry the required digest. Rep. Laurence D. Baker (R. Kendallville) announced yesterday he would introduce a direct primary bill in the House early, in ‘the session. Mr. Baker was|

Oil Rights Irks Democrats

Action by Oulgoing GOP Administration On Hovey Lake Recalls Past Incident By LOUIS ARMSTRONG Fe?

Democrats were up in arms today over a closing “deal” of,

the Republican administration. ’

Greencastle Man Fills Legislative Chair

; Photo by Jobn vickiemire Times Sia Photogrophir potographé eT Rep. Roscoe G. Scott of Greencastle had one small make yesterday as the 86th General Assembly got under way in brand-new, sparkling clean tipping 390 pounds, was just a lithe tight. to come, something would give.

the driver; Mary Lou Graham, 18 | his wife; Dorothy Graham, 17, his| sister; all of Ruffsdale; and Walter

inundation Here LOCAL TEMPERATURES

co-author of a similar bill intro-| ” p duced in the 1047 session but Hobbyist and former campaign manager for Gov, Gates, oil explora

[tion rights to the Hovey Lake game preserve in Posey County.

which failed after heated comtro-| so = 2A Legislature

versy. {They are planning. counter

Rep. measures. his ake i 4 duplieats of The lease was made yesterday.

Krimes, 17. oli 6am... 38 108 m... 45 Roy Ferdinand complained to] 7 a.m... 37 11 a.m... 47 police that they drove away from 8am... 38 12 (N oon). 52 his filling station in Helton, Ind.,| 9 a m... 41 1p m... 53

without paying for gasoline The

chase followed.

Cleveland-Philadelphia

Television Link fo Open

NEW YORK, Jan. 7. (UP) Eastern and Midwestern television networks will be linked next Tuesday when Philadelphia and

Cleveland are connected by “booster” stations and coaxial cables.

The new connection marks a major step in the development of a cross-country television chain which . will include the ‘separate West Coast network. The East. Midwest link will permit exchange of programs originating in cities as far apart as Boston and St. Louis.

Flood waters sweeping downstream on White River's east ahd ‘west forks are “td tn} undate lowland areas in Southern Indiana for the next three to four days. In the Columbus area the worst high waters are subsiding today, Paul A. Miller, Weather Bureau chief meteorologist in Indianapolis, said this morning. A .decline of 1.2 feet from a top of 14.7 yesterday was reported. However, downstream on the east fork Seymour, Bedford and) Shoals will. record the highest| flood stages since 1913, according| to observers. ! Meanwhile, in the Indianapolis

Baby Dies in Blaze; Flames

Prevent Rescue by Mother |

Frantic Parent and Neighbors Fail

In Effort to Reach Boy's Burning Crib

(Photo on Page 2)

Fire snuffed out the life of &

. frantic 21-year-old mother from rescuing her child. kent Tames Joseph Hennigan, son of Mr.

The victim was

Harry Hennigan, 333 8. Trowbridge firemen took it from its burning crib. young mother left her baby In the

5-month-old baby today as

and Mrs, St. - The infant was dead when

crib In a bedroom when

The -. she went into the back yard {0 g:™ vincent's Hospital for deep hang up & washing this morning. cuts on both hands.

She was walking to the home + * of a neighbor to

horrow a clothes-

{ Neighbors also tried to enter {the home but could not reach the child. Firemen could not determine

. |the origin of the fire. They sald,

however, that flames might have started from an electric extension wire running to the baby’s crib.

The extension was used for heat

{treatments for the child.

Firemén said it was possible]

|a short might have ignited bed lelothing. The fire was confined ./to the crib and immediate vieinThe rest of the room and of the home ¢s-

area, Ravenswood was expected) __—— cafe manager was shot to (Continued ‘on Page 3—Col. 3) geath early today in a holdup

duced in the Senate Monday by | The administration goes out of

Sen, Lucius Somers (R. Hoagland). :

Would Get 35 Per Cent The Baker bill would nominate candidates who get 35 per cent or more of the total vote cast in the primary. Voters would. also be required to declare their party preference several weeks in advance of the primary, In the event no nominee received 35 per cent of the total

-|years ago Republicans all Democratic le

(office Monday. * | “Representatives recall that four canceled ases of state] park hotels because the attorney | general ruled an administration could not give leases past its own | term. Democrats expect to use this same ruling in the Hovey! Lake case

Lobbyists Register

Their Biggest Gri Soundproof “Gloss ——

By. ROBERT BLOEM @ biennial big push ; special Inferests began today Submitted High Bld lwith the official registration of The lease was obtained by Mr. , 24 lobbyists, most of them. gripMurden, whose bid of $900 for the yo ot" jegislative attempts to

vote, Rep. Baker sald, nomina-|privilege of exploring the area's keep them behind glass.

(Continued on Page 3—Col. 4)

Cafe Manager Obeys Gunmen, Then Is Killed

CHESTER, Pa., Jan. 7 (UP)—

while obeying the orders of two bandits to hand over the cash box under the bar. ‘ The brutal slaying of Jacob Davis, 32, operator of the 520 Club in the Chester business district was witnessed by several patrons. They reported the thugs, both 6 feet tall, fled in an auto-

weemee |mobile bearing Missouri license | Plates,

Good Seats Left For Golden Gloves

Cholce ringside and reserved seats for tonight's opening of The Times-lLegion Golden Gloves boxing tournament still will be available at 7 p. m. at the N. Pennsylvania St Armory. General admission tickets will go on sale also at that time. Prices are: Ringside and first row balcony, $2; downstairs reserved, $51.50, General admission, adults $1, children 12 years and under, 50 cents. All prices include tax. The 50-cent specjal for children is for the first three Friday nights only. Be sure fo read all about the prospects for tonight's Golden Gloves in the Sports Section

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oll possibilities was the high one Biggest lobbies represented in received, the department sald. tne initial batch of registrations John Nye, Conservation Depart- |, ounced by the Secretary of ment director, said his office had gtate's office were the Associ been flooded with requests to ex-|,ted Raflroads of Indiana and plore the preserve since a profit the Indians State Federation of able oil well was struck just one pahor, The railroads’ delegation imfle from the area boundary. of six lobbyists was headed as | The preserve comprises approx: usual by Jess L. Murden of |imately 885 acres. Of this area Peru, a Republican and a close {200 acres is lake and the remain- confidante of Gov. Gates. |der is marshland. The other.‘ railroad’ lobbyists | - Mr. Nye said the marshland is listed were Andrew Durham of covered with water during the Greencastle; Eugene Behmer, winter months and that it would Ward Young, Charles Deets and probably be May or June before Jack Dalton, all of Indianapolis. Mr. Murden could begin explora-| Others Listed tion. The Area is under partial juris- Carl H. Mullen of Hammond, diction of the Pittman-Robinson state president; John Acker of Federal game preserve act. Strict| Indianapolis, Stanley J. Elliott of

enforced, Mr. Nye said, so that/Hammond. no ofl will be permitted to flow| The Indiana Taxpayers’ Assoonto “the lake's waters causing ciation, always quick to turn the injury to wild life, {heat on the General Assembly in Mr. Nye said that Je pro- tax matters, also was on hand visions of the explofation con-| (Continued om Page 9—Col. tract Mr. Murden would be given] . MES Yt 9) option to one section of land for WANT ADS drilling purposes if oil is dis-| for the ’ covered.

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Court Refuses to Void Wedding of Héiress

MIAMI, Fla, Jan. T (UP) — Nancy Oakes - DeMarigny, who inherited the British fortune of her murdered father, is legally married as far as the circuit court here is concerned. | Judgé N. Vernon Hawthorne lydsterday refused to declare her marriage to ‘Alfred invalid, -

regulations of exploration will be Marion and John E. O'Donnell of

eh tomrowi 85.

. {European Recovery--was operat-

President Truman emphasized ‘that there

as o)

— Teasers

The 68-year-old secretary ~father of Marshall Plan for

ed on last month for a kidney ailment and the ordeal left him unable to carry on the crushing burden. of office.

In announcing his retirement,

will be no shift in American foreign policy under the guidance of Mr. Acheson. That policy is one of firmness in dealings with Russia and support of the United Nations organization.) In this conection, Mr. Truman emiphasized strongly at a''news conference today that the administration’s policy toward Russia definitely has not softened. : The Incoming secretary, a suave and polished diplomat who served under four state depart: ment regimes, was undersecretary of state during the first six months of Mr. Marshall's term. He resigned In June, 1047, to return to his private law practice here

Robert A. Lovett, who became undersecretary when Mr. Acheson

Resigning with Mr. Marshall Is}

xi Boat

Rep. Scott was (Read Ed Sovola’s

Bipartisan Status Of Group at Stake

i A political battle was dévelopThe Democrat Representatives arg boiling over the leasing ing today between Governor“elect

y the Conservation Departmeént to Jess Murden, Peru, top ratiroad genry ¥. Schricker and the Mar-

{fon County Commissioners over lappointment to the powerful Marfon County Liquor Board. . | Democratic control over the (four-man, bipartisan board, which has the power to grant or deny all liquor permits in the county, iis at stake. : : { The struggle started when George M. Ober, the commission resigned following

rers* appointee, [ns appointment as Speedway magistrate, ‘ of | J. Roland Duvall was named to

succeed Mr. Ober by Gov. Gates, Governor-elect Schricker is expected to replace him. | Up to Schricker The Republican dominated Commissioners want to appoint a Republican to the post left by Mr, Ober, but they can’t do so unless Mr, Schricker names a Democrat | first, : . | If the Governor-elect should {appoint a Democrat, the Commis ‘sloners could name a Republican | to keep the board on a bi-partisan

status.

| - But Mr. Schreiker has given no!

indication that he will act be{fore the time expires in which the commissioners must make | their appointment. rs ! Mendenhall in Line

| Agents for the federation were) Tentatively Commissioners have

agreed on Ray Mendenhall, for{mer Commissioner who was de|feated for re-election last Novem-

The Commissioners Indicated they were afraid that f they drop [Mr. Mendenhall and give the post to a Demoerat, the Governor-elect {will replace Mr. Duvall with a| “friendly” Republican. | | This in effect would give, Ahie| {balance of power on the board to Democrats.

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Mrs. Manners REPS «oul

{luctantly into office Jan. 21, 1947.

Times Index (students will. report to" tbe Coli-

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the bureau, will be moved up into the number two budget spot. : The shake-up enforced by Mr. Marshall's failing health marks the end of an era of great decisions in American foreign policy that began when he stepped re-

It also marks the passing of what Soviet critics have attacked

‘las the “military domination” of |

American diplomacy. Lt. Gen. Walter Bedell Smith, who was named U. 8. Ambassador {to Russia during Mr. Marshall's {tenure as Secretary of Btate, returned from Moscow last week to resign. It Appears Certain President Truman has not aecepted Mr. Bmith's resignation yet, but it appeared! certain with (Mr. Marshall out Mr. Smith also

would: be taken out of the United|ijon of the State

| States’ hottest foreign diplomatic

pot. And for the soldier-statesman, it ends a lifelong career of service that spanned two world wars and | brought him honors won. by few if any men in the nation's his-

tory. As Army Chief of Staff, he assembled and guidsd the nation’s| armies through the greatest war, in history. - | President Truman called him: “The country’s greatest soldier.” As Becretary of State, he created and launched into action the Marshall Plan for European recovery. And under his guid-

secretary strength sufficiently to in office, : The new secretary's appoints ment is subject to confirmation by the Senate, but that was re garded as certain in view of Mr, Acheson's high personal standing

the Democrats control Congress,

intimation that President Truman wanted him for the job, He said’ he. planned no general reorganizas Department, Unable to Return He sald he was taking the ape

its “crushing responsibilities” and that he was “very en over Mr. Truman's choice of Me, Webb as undersecretary. President Truman sald Mw Marshall wrote him Jan, 3 exe plaining that he would be unable to return to duty. T Mr. Truman said in his reply that he had hoped medical care and rest would make it possiblé for Mr. Marshall to remain in the cabinet.

assume the responsibility of furs

ance, America stiffened her foreign policy and checked the ag-| gressive expansionism of Rus-| sian diplomacy. | President Truman made it! clear that he accepted Mr. Mar-| shall's resignation with re-| {luctance and “deep regret” | Praise From Truman He told reporters that he re-| garded Mr. Marshall as “the out-|

standing man” of the second (Continued on

ther jeopardizing your health® The President wrote Mr, Marshall in accepting the resignation. = -Mr, Acheson, who will over on of the nation's jobs, is a Harvard law gradua He became identified with late President Roosevelt early in

the New Deal. After practict law from 1921 to 1933, he » Page 8 —~Col.

Tryouts to Start Tomorrow

In Annual Times Ice-O-Rama

Pre-School Children, Pupils Up to 6th Grade

To Report at Coliseum; Others Due Sunday ' By ART WRIGHT

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Production of the annual Times Toe-O-Rama which each year

attracts capacity audiences to the

und: way tomorrow,

At 8 a. m. pre-school children and pupils through the sixth will report to The Coliseum for registration and tryouts, Sunday at 5:30 p. m., sixth and seventh graders and

Fairgrounds Coliseum will geg

} - high school

seum.. Coll students and adults will be notl individually when to repott for tryouts after their registration blank has been received.’ The blank appears in today's Times on Page 9. { College students and adults are | the only ones required to send In the registration blank. All others: only have to report. for tryouts at

Every type skater will be given a place in the show, even the beinners, "Hugs production. ame

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him and that he had no advance

pointment with full realization of

“I am, however, unwilling to

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Cabinet Member's Top 7 Aid, Lovett, Also Steps Down From Policy Post

Former Chief of Staff Forced to Resign: Because of Health, Wins Truman Praise N WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 (UP)—President Truman tos day accepted the resignation of the ailing Mr. George Cy Marshall ‘as Secretary of State and appointed 55-year-ol§.. .} Dean Acheson as his successor, x Mr. Marshall, a professional soldier who became his | |country's first warrior and first statesman, will quit officg {Jan 20, the day President Truman begins his new term, |