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FRIDAY, JANUARY 14, 1040

Or Ree Hie eq Reds Shell U.S. Consulate eeesek 2 In Storming Of Tientsin

Air Station Officers JY probe Vougudy_ th... a : Post Staff Reported Safe ~~ = a" Behind Barricades 8 & Of Rugs and Sandbags :

Mao Broadcasts Vice Consul Offer of Peace Slightly Hurt NANKING, Jan.’ 1£ — The| WASHINGTON, Jan. 14

Chi C ist radio claimed : today that Red Ts (UP)~The American consulate in Tientsin, China,

Soft Drink Tax Urged to Pay Soldier Bonus

By LOUIS. ARSTRONG A tax on soft drinks as a

dead: Lt. (JG) J. M. Richards, Columhy bus, the pilot; G. A. Akeroyd, Co~ : Local legislation which would lessen the powers of the Indianopment Commisberry, Columbus, _ chanic, and J. E. Hosso, Brewster, ; stormed into Tientsin, great North China port. It" also broadcast the first with the Nationalist government. - The peace. offer was made in a 2000-word statement by Comimunist strong man Mao Tze-tung, which the Red radio broadcast after claiming that Communist) forces drove into Tientsin, a city of two. million, at noon after an all-out assault which began two hours earlier. “| No details of the fighting were] disclosed. Eight Conditions In his first response to repeat-| ed peace feelers put out by Gen-

Tp Ce -Afr- Base authorities ounced Sterling Winings, 12, R.R. I, that investigators rm—

China

Hoosiers Stunned by News lois adi.” > That Soldier Son Must Die vou: “ree: i

FOUR: Reorganization of the Mother of Pvt. Keller, Facing Execufion For PX Murder in Japan, Collapses

ina Rpg? Service COVINGTON, Jan. 14 distraught parents of 20-year-old ‘had been sentenced to dle,

Box 224, was an eyewitness of Air Station at Columbus, O., the plunge of the naval # on tination of the ill-fated Shadi 18 bills and a joint resolution] Janne. GAiet iane i gbich. SAYS SH7ived at the stems som: which asks a constitutional. . The plane, an SNB, a twinengined Beechcraft, took off from Expect New Offer Weir Cook runway 22 at 4:24 " p. m. yesterday, headed south2 { west. It circled the field and was crashed’ one-half to one mile] MN southwest of the runway from {which it took off. Panhandle Proposal The plane was not registered at So Far: Rejected Weir Cook, but according to Maj. Another round in-the 10-year|(Conmtinued on ‘Page 3—Col. 4) eralissimo Chiang Kal - shek’s rw .|battle of - Panhandle & Eastern = har) Jueseed govetument, Mao Pipeline Co. to sell natural gas mmunist conditions in Indianapolis was seen shaping Golden Gloves ust be agreed upon In any peace} ey: offer. on file with Citi- Seats Available : _.y These conditions were listed as: zens Gas & Coke Utility, now eGood reserved seats Arthur M. Thurston, superintendent. of state police, today inspected the Stout Field head- ONE: Punishment of “war more than a month old, proposed still will be available uarters as he began an inspection tour of department posts. Left: fo right are Trooper Walter gin als, Ths Ym Chiang to supply the local utility with for tonight's second Schofield, Mr. Thurston, Capt. Robert M. Bush and Lt. Donald L. Laughlin, headquarters post com strong indications oh baum badly needed natural gas for stanza of the Golden | mander. 1s t Chiang |domestic consumers if the utility Gloves tournament” when will drop the bars and let Pan- ‘the N. Pennsylvania St. a handle séll natural gas direct to Armory boxoffice opens Seek to Boost Indianapolis industry. | at 6:30 p. m. a of It was not accepted. oTo avoid standing in : ass «a Gas company officials expect it line, get State Tuition Aid 100% of Minimum

will be renewed, perhaps made more attractive, soon.

ts Supply Under it, Panhandle would build a connecting line from te transcontinental line at Zionsville to meet Citizens lines in Indianapolis.. The quantity of natural gas immediately available would

: Ringside and first row balcony, $2; downstairs reserved, $1.50. Prices include tax. eFor a preview of to- tne turn to the Jo Jon Page 9

family and had

charges against mation which th | seeking since they learned of his A ly increase : a arrest through newspapers on the amount available and provide Instruction. Dec. 14. ’ on 3 sald, enough for thé city’s entire nea, Janito : Army's Answers Vague {1s employed in a grocery here. Another bill introduced | In return for this service, Pan- anitor urprises During the intervening period! : J. 8. McBride (D. ai handle asked Citizens to permit Sen. Funderburg, former coun-sp, family had sent six cable-

increase the minimum payment to old-age recipients to $80 a month and would repeal the state} property lien act.

Couple, 20, Break Punchboard Code And Baffle Police

GAINESVILLE, Fla, Jan. 14 (UP)~—Police here today were undecided what to'do about a man and his wife wlio know which

ft to run lines directly to local industry not now served by Citigens, permitting the utility to read meters and take a cut on the business.

proposal so far is the same as its answer early in December:

0. The utility is standing on a (Continued on Page 3—Col. 2)

Cloudy, Warmer, Forecast Says

LOCAL TEMPERATURES

Reaction of the utility to the the aftermath

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{process of dragging a safe

Six Men With Safe

Two men were in jail and three

member of the state board ofim., . { y had Tecslyp Jogue repligs. ; youths in the custody of Juvenile Sducation. said: but were not th what Spe- f == Father, Flees

of three burglariesifirst eight grades for which 8 sense the two messages were too

Ald Division authorities today as

last night. Police arrested two men on vagrancy charges after Joe Gole, 54, night janitor of the Dezelan Bowling Alleys, 959 N. Holmes Ave. surprised six men in the from

{the alleys shortly after midnight.

A captured youth was turned over to Juvenile Aid officials. the lock on a rear

“The bill also lowers from 35h. crime their son was cha

to 30 the number of pupils in they “After the waiting and sus-

school corporation may qualifyi....p of a shock for the mother,” for unit sald Rex Keller, attorney who has

Ohio Youth Slays

Mother Slugged

Six other bills were intro-| " duced in the Senate, including alee siding the Sasily, His mol measure which would legalize" & © 0 vo parking meters in cities of ther Today the lawyer denied a refifth class. {port that the family planned to | Another proposal would give appeal to President Truman for |children born out of wedlock in leniency. {Indiana the right to inheritance {from their fathers’ estates.

In Mystery Attack

PAINESVILLE, O, Jan, 14 (UP)=~A 19-year-old youth early today shot his father to death at nearby © Madison, slugged his mother with the gun butt and fled

“The family wants to be fairly, the family automobile, the seeking to about this thing,” ‘he said. “They sheriil’s office reported. 1 xing agree on a peace set-

the full-scale attack followed. The fall of Tientsin has been anticipated here for days. It was

any area of China north of the Yangtze. . Reports .from Peiping Indi[cated that Gen. Fu Tso-yi, Na- the {thonalist commander there, is

tlement with the Communists in

r, the men entered and rifled! A resolution commemorating | realize that a man has been/ A state-wide broadcast was sent !that ZK Sn eh registers containing/the 100th birthday anniversary|killed and that they are fot well out for the youth, William Hill. Pi ae " Was sxpecied Jot $110, and took an undetermined of James Whitcomb Riley, fa-'enough acquainted with the de-The sheriff sald he was dressed |munist hands amount from a shuffiehoard cash|mous Hoosier poet, was intro-tails to attempt to pass judg in Army clothing, was believed to ’ box. One alley was ruined by the/duced by Ben. Jack O'Grady (D. ment.” {have been home on furlough from |g it Val " men when they dragged the safe Terre Haute) before the Senate Ask Trial Record {an Army camp in California and) Vv aives Girl $ over it. adjourned until Monday After-| L. ...q yowever, that the fam-|might be heading for the West Smile at $10,000

holes to punch on punchboards. Police Chief R. G. Ziegler sald Mr, and Mrs. Jasper Meeks, both 20, were enraging punchboard owners by pushing out all the winning numbers. "

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HE HELD the couple on a charge of obtaining money by fraud or false pretenses while he looks further into the matter.

“technically” legal The Meeks told Ziegler they learned the sure-fire system from

ing temperatures today and tomorrow will be followed by rain

42 degrees, the temperature will fall no lower than 35 tonight,-and rise to a slightly warmer temper-

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W § y further ' ' # ¥ Featu began chasing it in the 500 block paper publisher, announced the Then we will decide on Re Try it, Ne mes re, jon W. Washington St. When the appointment of George JE, Jack- action. port Slight Tremors

ature of 45 degrees tomorrow, according to the forecast.

Capture Driver of Car In a chase through downtown Indianapolis streets last night, police captured the driver of a car used in the theft of 19 automobile batteries, 2 car radios, and other accessories from the East Washington Auto Sales Agency, 2106 E. Washington St. Two youths jumped from the speedirig automobile after police

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lfly will request a complete tran-|

{script of the court martial |

‘Watkins Appoints

Lawyer as Assistant | |" Lt. Gov, John A. Watkins an- “We want to be certain that | today that he had ap- he was given, every right to

nounced L pointed an attorney. and banker Which he was entitled,” said the

i |trom his home town as his exe-| lawyer, who served in the Army cutive assistant. | legal department during his own

lican soldiers were tried.

His ‘father, James Hill, 48, was

her Amer-|Shot three times in the head. His which Keller and two ot Imother. Altha, 50, was taken to Lake County Memorial Hospital| with a possible skull fracture. No motive had been determined for {the shooting and attack.

Mr. Watkins, Bloomfield news-| term of service in World War i. Missouri Valley Area

BOSTON, Jan. 14 (UP)—A Suy| perior Court - jury will dec Yactiathite a girls smile is y A J Richard J.- O'Leary has’ sued| William P, Wright, ownef of & {riding stable, for the Mr, O'Leary conten painful for his daugh Marjorie {to smile as result of being kicked {by one of Mr. Wright's horses

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Cecil} MEMPHIS, Tenn. Jan. i4 (UP)| “It hurts to smile, so I don’t

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| — pa—— we | {the jury yesterday. son hasapesie Dt. - lover Mississippi Valley sections the jury yesterd: Joie Sou the bot wile a, ° {last night in Tennessee, Arkansas yu oi atv en n t e nsi e |and Missouri In the same general| re ai, area of a big earthquake which| Ta ora: of the ‘vehiols| - created Reelfoot Lake almost 140 was turned over to the Juvenile|Ice O-Rama participants to be |years ago. : Ald D and one of his com-) rgntened residents vision cked Sadar. : ) newspaper offices with telephone) panions rio] ye tS: exe. Navy expert to deseribe polar trip . . calls. The main damage appeared | Burglars Liquor Store, 860) here Jam. 20ers: Page 6 to be jarred nerves. Amateur ra|dio operators reported communi-

$800, police were told. The greatest “confidence man” of the century. lations disrupted in Southeast

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Makeup Makers Make Up «us Minds Against Makeup Tax

Congress Must Expect ‘Repercussions’; Fashions Go Doggy and Nautical

Chester Smith, 42, of 2615] . . . Tax dodgers. . . No. 6 Page 9 Missour! sections. |

Shriver Ave, opened the store ian. i rm} this morning and saw the yo | OF: Binghs confident as Egyptian Israeli peace

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bination knocked off the safe

and the money missing. He oper-|Odom wants another shot at Hawaii-New York ates the store for his brother, flight i i

Everett Smith, 1337 W. 25th St. . —— —|Sniffles bring Rita to earth in front of Prince see

Going Oop | _- Aly's hearth. . : LONDON, Jan. 14 (UP) — "{Salésmgn plods rounds by day but job flo Jont Seat a » of th : i n " EE a | IE mare veers mri ary, Tage TT] foie, peyton

nounced today that an ex- : Want Ads’ ability to sell unperimental meteor twin-jet |Deductions for interest and taxes. . . . Your | needed articles and rent spare income tax primer. . . . No. 10....c0000000 Page 19| rooms.

it's yours whenever fighter had climbed 7% i miles in 7% minutes in re Second round of Golden Gloves slated at Armory suudad. Phone R190. tonight. . . . Page 22. . . . Other sports. .:. Page

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If you had lived during the days of the Stuarts and Tudors. pin and glove money would have been a once-a-

| cosmetics. | Underway here is a program, backed by the Toilet Goods Astion, to mobilize women for. . the fight against the tax. Despite their concern about ' the tax, cosmetic) manufacturers deny the rumor that their business is slipping. Fashion writ: ers here for a week of style shows were told

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HAM DRIVE, 4500 N.: drm room, adjoining bath: transportation; gentleman. HU ..

Mrs. E. P. Bock, 310 Buck~

ingham Drive, quickly rented yesterday that her room thru the above | Mins Fletoher &. .0 so.”

Times Want Ad. Phatle your | Am : said “room” or “for sale’ ad NOW [that last year figures are t for the Bunday edition. ‘close to the record of MY

( Another Story, Page 21)

By LOUISE FLETCHER, Times Woman's Editor NEW YORK, Jan. 14—-The law makers in Washington may not know it yet—but they are going to be swamped in a couple of months with mail from their feminine constituents, The ladies will be objecting to the cost of putting a 'good face on things, and asking for removal of the 20 per cent luxury tax on

lion set in the peak year of 1946. Fashions

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