Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 8 January 1949 — Page 1
FORECAST: Cloudy, mild tomorrow forenoon; rain changing to snow, much colder in afternoon. Low tonight, 38. High tomorrow, 42; low tomorrow night, 20. Sp m——— = : ; Tee Eon =f 5 : . A, pp 111 PRICE FIVE CENTS |” .. Ee | SCRIPPS = HOWARD | 20th YEAR—NUMBER 272 . . . ~ SATURDAY, JANUARY 8, 1949 | ntared aa Second-Class Alatier al. Postotics aves oy : : | On East Side Bus See bandit dliain
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O. 6G. Barnes; owner of East Side grocery . . . robbed o $26 by holdup man.
Kenneth J. Smiser, 120 N. DeQuincy St. . . . killed the bandit with shotgun blast.
Robert Koss, 438 N. De. Quincy St. . . . driver of car commandeered in pursuit.
Mrs. George Harris, 364 Downey Ave. . . . Bandit fired volley of shots over her head from inside the bus at Mr. Smiser and missed.
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Israel Airmen Shoot (Chiang re Down 5 RAF Planes [Take Vacation’ [Governor's Mansion
Incident Poses New Threat to Early Peace Expected fo Leave Everything Ready for Inauguration Monday;
For Palestine; Britain Protests Through UN | epi 0. Formosa Incoming Chief Executive to Bring Chair By The United Press | By CHANG KUO-SIN It was all over but the hand-raising today-as final prepara.
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‘Israeli fighter planes shot down five British Royal Air-| .¥ Grew staff Correspondent tions were made for Gov.-elect Schricker to take over as Indiana's force aircraft yesterday near the Egypt-Palestiiie border, NANKING, Jan. 8—A highly-| Chief Executive. official reports from Tel Aviv and London indicated today. Placed source said today that ovals Sale Doaly of Botouiis woud up the inventory. of the ~The air warfare involving Britain, which has admitted |%ene" RUSS. Crane: Kat-shek _ Mrs. Schricker officially moved the new first f interests on the Arab side of the Holy Land fighting, raised" scheduled to’ leave Nanking mansion shortly - before noon.| oo a new threat to previous soaring hopes of an early | shortly to aks an “indefinite Gov. and Mis. Gates have heen © . . ng hopes arly _Perma- , cation” in Formosa. {staying at the Columbia Club | now Orec wg ® nent peace for Palestine. Gen. Chiang probably will leave during the inventory and after British on Guard Great Britain protested to within the next three days, this the inauguration Selnmonies a Lat T tad source said. {11 a. m. Monday return to B OmMOITOW £) En : Israel, through the British| During his “vacation” = Gen. their ‘home in Columbia City. | ) = - and Jewish representatives on Chiang will cease his active direc-| At the Governor's office in the La 2 matic relations with Israel, never vice President Li Tsung-jen, the.from the wall in ihé anteroom Troops Mobilized; having recognized the Jewishireport said. and an equally huge ofl n “Fear israeli “Attack state. Vice: President Li is known. as of Mr. Schricker was hung in its ' 5 Planes Felled {ome of the. leaders of thie govern- place. By R. H. SHACKFORD In Tel Aviv, an Israeli official ment move to seek peace with the House Cleaning Done [from the unseasonably mild United Press Staff Qarrsspendent spokesman announced that five!Communists which Gen, Chiang! House cleaning was done and breezes today. LONDON; Jan. 8—The British planes were shot.down yesterday| enunciated in his New Year's overything will be ready for the : . government anfiounced toda Yiover the Negev, Palestine south-ispeech... In that speech Gen. pew Governor first thing Monday ap omorrow forenoon will that it had sent armed forces tolern desert where Israeli-Egyptian| Chiang indicated he was prepared a BE Cama to change to snow coupled with A borders of Paesti wh fighting has raged recently, and|to step down to help the cause of nf gchricker's Xave secre-|eury will drop trom a high of 58 near the ers of Palestine an | . Ts tial At or Senulisly identified four of Sn Pea age esaburdination tary, checked over last Minute today to a low of 20 tomorrow an attack on Trans-Jordan.ter-| He tentatively identified Gen. Chiang originally intended pT Stas 3, of he SMe with Bight. the forecast said. ritory” by lsraeli forces. other as Egyptian. |to step down as soon as the Com-|tive secretary. Flood waters in Ravenswood 'The foreign office announced] But a communique issued in P ; n e : on and Warfleigh from the overflowthe dispatch of British troops to|London by the British Air Minis. ™UPists indicated they were pre-| Only one thingwill be different ing banks of White River, which Aqaba, at the head-of the gulf|try left little doubt that all were|Pared to join in peace talks, the from the customary procedure of hag stacked up three feet deep of the same name where .the Royal Air Force craft. “It -said report said. _ southern tip of Palestine juts/that five RAF planes were miss-| His reported decision was Will. ok receive a new gover-lgiged today. down between Egypt and Trans-|Ing from Teconnaissances over|forced by the “polite insubording- | In the 5 t it has been th | Several residents of the area Jordan, the Egyptian frontier areg yes-|tion” of several of his field com- tom f pas etiring governor to [fom 67th St. north to Ruth Dr. The action was taken, the an- terday. {manders; according to the report. an 4 . rl ring govern » reported today the water level in nouncement said. under the 1948 There all similarity between the The field command . ial coop — Chay x " Souven I Ol ihe streets and yards was down treaty between Trans-Jordan and official announcements of the Is- Ge Fo pn OL spesia . ow u . chic ” al- inches from last night. Britain, pledging each to aid the raeli and British governments; HEAR oO A admimiats : SOuvenIP "OM Many families reported water in other in event of attack or threat ended. . 9 a 3, 8 last administration. He asked their basements. were reported recently to have Gov. Gates not to have a new
on_4 of attack. . Whers aid the air Bghting rorused to make certain troop chair at the executive desk Mon-! Residents made uss of boats All Oharge Jewish. Invasion occur? dispositions ordered by - Gen. day be h b and high hip boots to go from A foreign office spokesman|- Quotes Wounded Filer \dispos ab a Henn of A Bg id Sause e wants to bring his 4), .i; nomes and business places. said the action was.precaution-| my." au Minietry sald British force ga to “take a J : oc oper baci {Bome ~famities were: - forced ary. He did not disclose the $128 | reconnaissance planes had strict| Government officials, headed by Calif : c |16aye- the area. ofthe detachment sent to Trans-|orqers not to cross the Egyptian Vice . President Li will make ZOIornia Tops USSR Showers Forecast f No Israeli invasion: of Trans- border, and, quoted a wounded strenuous efforts to seek peace 108 ANGELES, Jan. 8 (UP)—| Meanwhile -the weather foretor Jordan Yas: occurred. But the | SPitfire pilot who parachuted with the Communists during Gen. California ofl. production far ex- cast ‘throughout Central and s at foreign office Dan aovused the | when his plane Was shot down as Chiang's absence, according to Seeds the entire output of Russia, Southern Indiana called for new forces of invading Egypt twice, | milens, that 2 vas nltasied 15/the reliable source. Rion = Company, Sresigun showers toforrow. , and of still. maintainiag armed) acl. tian SERN i Other informed sources said & myo, rm brane pe gp The new threat of rain, which es in road blocks inside Egypt. |the fighting was over the border TU mber-of-Kuomintang. progres-|,, California-in 1047 was 161.000." rede ong neh in the AoodAqaba is about 50 miles fouth- yy, Palestine. He said one British *V®* 0 the Nanking -Shanghal o00 barrels more than Russia's. (Continued on Page 2—Col. 4) east of the area where the Jewish| une went down near Nirim,. a 27% Were organizing a movement — troops crossed the Egyptian bor- jewish settlement in the Negev. |'0 replace Gen. Chiang with Ma-| " | der. ; Who was to blame? " dame Sun Ygt-Sen, widow of the » King Requests Troops : The Air Ministry charged that founder of the Chinese republic n t e nsi © The "British troops “wére ‘sent'ihe Tsraell planes made |and: Gen. Chiang's sister-in-law, | : ys there at the request of Kinglyoked attacks” and said that! The movement will come to] =
Abdullah of Trans-Jordan. Sen. Vandenberg urges full study of Acheson's ~
Al- British pilots had been under the open within the next few days,
though the move was confirmed |gtrict orders to avoid bat. (it was re d. [ “views news from Congress Page 2 officially only today, responsible] Th com . | “ue BIE8S .... 0 cee eeneays ge | e Israeli spokesman charged, Four members of the Tientsin ; , , , oyio Nperied Wellheaduy that| that British plaries straffed Israell| city council made a radio appeal 50 Arrested m four gaming forays by police here . The treaty between Trans-Jor. SoU Fanos, in he Negev/10 tre Coulis gon to) . . Identification Bureau works throughout dan and Great Britain was signed |v .. AF Spitfires flew “in war fall back three miles pending popping fingerprinting raid victims ............ Page 2 before Brith gave up their mane, ror ser ttm ced maeatiannd Pees Degotiations, (ese Teports | me President . . . an illustrated story on the 95 date over Palestine. — me SY th Co tio Cc il the ; The British government, Th D T D fou onservation Council . .. on the women's Sotding to the foreign office, views | omas » aggart ies; Page ........u pane Crs esisrererr arte teey Page 3 - the.Palestine situation with i » | concern pite the new nel Ghat Dem ti L d {Harry T. Latham Jr. , . . from gallery to House afTeement and plans for armis- ocra ic ea er floor . . . Hoosier Profile . . . a regular Saturday e 8. . 4.95 The concern was predicated on, Ex-Hotel Operator 3 SOBEUIG i vdisvsemssnines writs rnsturesbes svn Page 5 , These actors as set forth by the, At French Lick Three knockouts mark first Golden Gloves session 0! 0! 3. 3 3 2 sng ONE: Some Jewish troops stili| Thomas D. Taggart, former « +. 15 Winners crowned in opening bouts . . . are In Egypt. g— aud Jota of he other sports A A SL Pages 6-7 TWO: A b \French Lick Springs Hotel Co, ud Ls >) Bunche, iid Pot Rays and Democrati¢ political figure, \/Baker’s pickets join union marchers in cakewalk : mediator, to the Security Council Bled ast put A is hount | * here. ..ungracious razzberries exchanged...... Page 7 showed Israell f 4 { ome in ne ck, after ada 3 unprovoked ey Tagiinst|a general health decline of more New publication presents excellent analysis of Eng- ] Has fo Jan. He was 63 : land under socialism . . . first reader . . . regular ! THREE: Britain has “clear evi- : 0 OH) AS co boo Jerse aes 2 basin owe or dence” Jewish air and land forces the late U. 8. Sen. Thomas Tag- 1a a on the ok page at 8 were bullt up by war material/§art. Who was three times mayor ; page. of theatrical news... with. a half page lied by Czechoslovakia. 08 Sudanapolis. His father, also | of art ... vou Page 2 lv kBowS H De | Speraen sesanesein cesninare ns an ASUR: Armed Jorces of the lie RD oa ty Marquis Childs reviews the President's program seriously by the United Nations French Lick Hotel. « + » other local and national observations on the arms embargo. | pale Youngar Ms. Taggart was editorial page ..:..ovvniriseiririnrniine co. Pagel x Co y 2 d |man from 1931 to 1938, at which Villagers flee Mauna Loa lava . . . flow of 20-mile Jap Diehards Yiel [time he was succesded by Prank molten river halted .............. Sivedvii di Page 11 GUAM, Jan. 8 (UP) —~ Two . ale. . ile serving in this 3 a) “" " ‘ 2 Japanese sailors dressed th Amer-|Post, he was instrumental in the WA gs Rita old “enof” to know own mind , «ss B50 Bays ican uniforms arrived here today nomination of the late President Thomas D. Taggart PAPA sivssugesnansrssssvnsnsssssainnns «vo Page 11 ’ from Iwo Jima, where they hid in|{Roosevelt in 1932. Dumpington keeps “urping” : . . in Li'l Abner , .. gsr _@ labyrinth of caves for nearly| Oroundwork for the Rooseveltiing the death of his father, but ont Ahe i 16 four years. SAmpalgn batt Against Presi-|soid his interests to a New York COMIC PARE “os wovirrrrninns cessesnese Bg —————————————— Hoo ver a lald Gov- Hotel 1946 when . * : LE LOCAL TEMPERATURES |ernors’ conference in the French ing health fore d him to retire. | [Other Features on Inside Pages Sam... 48 10am... 46 Lick Hota! in 1931. : The hotel was built during the Amusements 5-0 Crossword .. 8 In Indpls.... Tam... 4 “Mam... 48 H took the tion of early 1900's on land en vy BOOKS: + esv+. 8 Editorials... 10 Inside Indpls. 5 Society sheen ’ ! J A $a my. 45. 12 (Noon). 49 [the fashionable an oe Childs ...... 10 Foreign Aff.. 10 Mrs. Manners 7 Sports ..:.. a w PAM. dpm. French, Lick Hotel in 1929 (Continued on Hage 3--Col. 2) Comics «.vvs 16,FOrUm «4 . 10, Movies oo... §-0 Weather Map & : f $ 4 % ‘i a3 . » 1 . : Sa 3 yi i AN
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The Weather Bureau today forecast snow for. late tomorrow jand a sharp drop In temperature
|changing governors—Mr. Schrick-| yesterday, appeared to have sub-
; : -|grade signed up in the first try-| 2 Obituaries ... 11 outs.téday. Many of the young- ghow will be 3 sters who took part in last year's Coliseum at 8 p, m. Feb, 24. 6-T{show are back in rehearsad:
2 Photos by Henry B Gllesing Jr., Times Staff Pi Harold Curry, 1942 Parker Ave. . . . bus driver . . . looks at window of bus shattered by lets from Mr. Smiser's shotgun as he returned bandit's fire. More than 40 passengers aboard bus escaped injury in the gun duel. ect
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2 Passengers Wounded | Four Major Bills Gunman Killed by Shotgun Blast in In Legislative Program Running Fight After Grocery Holdup | By IRVING LEIBOWITZ | A hold-up man was shot and killed. about 8:15 a. m. Indiana's Democratic legisia- today after a gun battlé endangering the lives of more than tows today SFryciles, tele Yerglon | 40 persons aboard a crowded bus at the corner of Colorado _- ‘bills on labor, the soldier's bonus, Ave. and E. New York St, : 4 agriculture and education. | The bandit, identified by police as Daniel Scott Madden, gRicled somewhat slong he 28, of 734 Lockefield Gardens, was blasted down with a shot« ‘of the union address, the Hoosler gun by Kenneth Smiser, 34, of 120 N. DeQuincy St. Demnostalic delegation io the 86th) Madden, who was firing a long-barreled, nickel-plated | y plans to start 1 , 4 lon the new legislation after Gov. revolver, exchanged shots with Mr. Smiser through a win Schricker takes office. dow of the crowded E. New| iver. Harold Curry, 1943 Parker
en. Cecil McConahay, Indian- ! apolis Democratic lawyer, said York St. bus, as passengers st, if thers was such & man aboard. standing in
jthat “bills on labor, the soldiers’ screamed and ducked. M bonus, education and agriculture, : eral Just then jwill be introduced by Democratic sor oa from the shotgun struck.
passengers on the bus, legislators after policy meetings Monday aft ¢ 4 Ledford Whitt, 33, of 823 BE. New
York St. and Robert Howard, 36, To Follow Platform ‘
[the rear or the # come forward. Mr.
him and began to back out th lof 116 W. 21st St. front door. . oe
The bills, he said, “will essen-| Robbery Nets §26 Kenneth Smiser. standing of itially follow the Indiana Demo-| Madden was, being pursued bythe sidewalk, shouted: - |eratic Party platform.” He added Mr. Smiser after he had robbed] “Point him out to me, Dad." that measures will probably be 0. 8. Barnes, operator of a grocery Fired at Twice [introduced to liberalize the work- at 4835 BE. New-York. St. of 526 Then M adie cl : * men's compensation law and to/and boarded the bus to escape. «fired. ties... res continue farm aid loans to vet-| After the first exchange of|through the bus window at Kenerans. shots, Madden ran from the bus/neth. The buiieis went over his
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{and Senate and to “count ‘in¥ ° newly elected Gov. Schricker the. gun from: his hand, and Lt. Gov. John Watkins. “I've Been Held Up” Sen. Walter Vermillion (D. An-| Not a witness to the robbery, derson), Senate minority floor Mr. Smiser and his father, Fletch-| leader, said today that “we have er, entered the chase after Mr, purposely refrained from putting Barnes rushed into their poultry| any meafures into the legislative house at the rear of the grocery
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Both houses will get down to around the corner. ‘As he turned head through a show window in the first steady business of the/in Colorado Ave. to fire wt Mr. Mills Dry Goods department stors, session Monday after a week-end Smiser again, a UH barge from 4302 E. New York St. : recess which began yesterday|the pump gun felled Rim. " ectrie clock noon. Majo accomplishments of| Madden collapsed face first in; One bullet ‘Ht ane) the first two days Thursday and/the yard of the home of Missin the rear of the store, stopping Friday were to complete the f6r- Margaret Williams, 3080 N. Colo-(y o¢ 8:12 o'clock. , ; o Mr. Smisér ran up and kicked! - Kenneth Smiser shot back at {Madden as passengers cowered in [thelr seits. Madden ran to the {front, jumped out of the bus and iran up Colorado Ave. Then Kenneth Smiser, whe has won many trophies for his trap shooting ability with a shotgun, {fired the final shot which killed
hopper until the inauguration.” a Aonied, ; i TARADARGM, Want to Know Policy I've been held up. your ay ‘ gin, Kenneth.” First Report Confused
{| The spry elder statesman from, Madison County added, ‘Most; important thing for us Is to know in which direction we're headed. {We want to know the Governor's policy viewpoints before we start
As Kenneth ran for his shotgun,| When first ‘notified, “police res Mr. Barnes andéFletcher Smiser ceived a donflised report of the
hurried to the front of theip.iie and believed Maddén to be
grocery, but . failed to see the] : bandit. still on a bus. They sent out ore
Rowe By the time they were joined by ders to stop and search all ite 0 legs po : “ u Kenneth Smiser, his father had bound E. New York St. buses. e mocrits, who AVE guessed Madden had caught a! police watched the Republicans stuff pus, ' Su us y Sgt. Claude Kinder's a lemergency car was first to artive
{seven bills and three resolutions
Flag Down Car
[Into the hopper during the res] From Mr. Bumes'-description,o1_lhe. scone. Inspector Law ys, a Moto Vi 10° 1onke 2 Isotion. " of Madden. Fletcher Smiser recog- later. :
nized him as a man he had seen, Despite lack of Democratic i the alley a few minutes before Within. a short time after the
activity on the Toor of thi’ "Sen ya potmepy ..\Shooting, the’ street was jammed ate and House, the party leaders ’ [with state police, coroner and'depe have been meeting constantly and tuty, sheriff and deputies and the {at , the slightest homicide squad. Cw
{Some of the newer however, are “doing thea car driven by Robert F. Koss,| Taken in Holdup town.” 438 N, DeQuincy St. a U, 8. In-| A check on police records res Hottest issue to crop up among '¢Thal Revenue field agent, who vealed that the Smith & Wesson turned his car around and drove 3s.caliber revolver used by Made
{the seven bills proposed .by them after the bus Senate GOP n as the : By # / ard § Members was th His automobile caught the bus don was . taken from How
measure to tect blic i | meaaure re the public, To stopped at the corner of E€Ol, a merchiant policeman, dure
Introduced by Sen. A New York St. and Colorado Ave.|/ing a hold-up last November ‘at
He was able to describe the {bandit to his son.
provocation: legislators, The two Smisers flagged down|
out
John
[Kendall (R. Danville), the bill, Mr. Koss drove in front of the the United Laundry, 336 BE. Wash. would, if passed. make first and us and Wiockea ha path as the. isn St ' | , Smisers jumped o\ ' |skcond degree rape punishable by °™ jumg 1 Madden was identified by &
— The father jumped into the bus (Continued on Page 2--Col. 2) and described Madden, asking the
Second Times Ice-O-Rama ‘Tryouts Set for Tomorrow
Junior, Senior High School Pupils Ruplogol us Sabor
To Register at Coliseum for Sessions Russell Bohlke, secretary of the & A Registration Blank, Page 5 TT re | Citizens Gas & Coke Utility credit. By ART WRIGHT =~ |union, said Madden was employed
| The second session of tryouts for next month's Times Ice-O-/as & laborer at the Prospect Bt. 147, ! until
driver's. license and other papers in his wallet, found by Dr. BE. B, | Alexander, deputy coroner, who examined him, Dr. Alexander also found in his {pocket the wallet containing $28 which had been taken at gun point from Mr. Barnes.
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| Rama show will be held at 5:30 p. m. tomorrow in the Fairgrounds plant from May, | Cottaeym. : October, 1948. enth, eighth grade and high school pupils will report for the) ; ’ . |Sunday. registration. They will enter the Coliseum through the] At ‘hat time, Mr. Bohike said, {south doors. ; - College - students and adults will be notified when to report] after they have mailed In the registration blank which appears |In The Times. | 200 Sign Up | More than 200 pre-schoo {dren and pupils through the #ixt
outs will be given arother chance next Saturday at 8a. m. Only the pre-school children and pupils through the sixth grade who did|gy not sign up -vestérday are to | wit x. {port to the Coliseum next Satur-|,. and brothers. } en. 9aY. plus the group of girls told," pre + ave : h to return. . x The gala Ice-O-Rama benefit ‘at the
City m ya y 4 Madden, 20, of 1 js. Hasald I a in the Indiana St | Nearly 500 amateur skaters X ‘Those who missed taday's iry-(took part in last s show, 'ive yes
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