Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 30 August 1949 — Page 1

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~. Communist regime.

Nancy Painter, 2 (left), and sister Susan, 4, wait for GAR veterans fo. arrive on

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Circle to take part in ceremonies honoring issuance of the 83d encampment commemoration stamps.

The ceremony yesterday was attended by

James A. Hard, three of the six

Czech Uprising

Prague Sentences Six Rebels to Death

PRAGUE, Aug. 30 (UP)—The Communist government

nounced today it had smashed

an attempted nationwide revolt that began with an armed attack

against Litomerice Prison in northern Czechoslovakia on May

12. : i bane announcement made

rough the offi agency said. six

Czech n leaders of anti had

coup Li sentenced to death in a trial pei foré the Prague state court. cluding three’

Ten others In _ ‘women, were sentenced to imprisonment at hard labor an undisclosed number to jail terms ranging from one to 285 years. Ten persons were 9° quitted. 2 Blames Western Power

The government charged that

an unnamed Western power embassy in Prague had been completely informed in advance by the anti-Communist Czechs of their attempted coup against the

The government report said the rebels fought a battle with guards at Litomerice, 35 miles northwest of Prague, which apparently was intended as the preliminary to a general uprising. (At the time of the attack it

was rumeéred in Prague that a

band had fought its way into the prison and liberated some prominent political prisoners. x

Missing Chicago Boys Found on ‘Runaway’ CHICAGO, Aug. 30 (UP)— Peace returned to the Shakespeare Police District today after two small boys, missing since Friday and feared the victims

of a sex fiend, were found wandering a few blocks from their home.

Traffic Policeman Art Hansen found them yesterday standing on the curb of a busy intersection and soon discovered that they had “run away.” They had a good time while police searched for them, they said. The boys, Ronald Jellen, 8, and his brother James, 6, had lived mostly on popcorn apd soda pop. At night they slept in parked CATS.

On Inside Congressmen Praise ‘Uto-. - pia on ‘the Rocks’ as warning to U, 8S. , .. a report on Washington reaction to E, T. Leech’s controversial series, Page 2 Louise Fletcher finds cloth coats gaining favor in Milady’s wardrobe . . . other news of interest to women ,.....Pages 6,7 Cleveland Puts Brakes on Red Sox Pennant Drive « « +» Other news in the world of sports....... Pages 15, 16

Other Features

Amusements. 5 Radig_s.iees 9 Bridge ..¢.. T/Ruark ..... 13 Rdjtoriale «+ 14|8cherrer ... 14 fons «vs Ti8erial ..,... 12 Forum ....« 14] Sports +++16, 17 Hollywood . In Indpls... .2|Willlam side Indp}s. 13 Earl Wilson

. Mangers 4 Wenther Map 10

“Boys in Blue."

the Woman's

‘another story, Page 13).

LOCAL TEMPERATURES

6am... 10am... 78 Tam... 88 lism... 7 Sam... 84 12 (Noom). 30 fam... HN 1pm...852

Indianapolis Weather the weatherman said today,

the week-end.

sits next to another Kentuckian a Robert T. Barrett, 102, of Princet GAR member to sport a beard this year. (Story, Page 1; photo,

What's more, he forecast ad-| ditional rain in the form of| scattered; showers tonight and more general showers again over

totalled 7.75 inches |n comparison

Charles L. happel 102, and:Mrs. Corps banquet last Hotel. Mr, Chappel later collapsed from exhaustion and was.faken to Veterans Hospital to recuperate.

August Rainfall Sets Record

nder Theodore H. Penland, Robert T. Barrett and |

t the banquet, GAR veteran on, Ky. Mr. Barrett is the only

Here

jand a maximum afternoon tem{perature of near 78 tomorrow, |forecasters said.

| Scattered

showers over the

{week-end are expected 10 bring

with the oid record of 7

the th is 3.31 inches.

noon and a low of 56 tonighiRt! weatherman said. . oy a

Pallen Count-—-831 per: cubic yd.

Fresh, cool bredzes out-of the seer 13 Women's ..6, 7/aoribwest will bring faix weather others

This month has been the wet-{UP to one-fourth inch of rainfall est August In the history of the|in Parts of the state. Bureau,

ther of La Fafa

Suspected in Holdup DETROIT, Aug: 30 (UP)-—The father of First Baseman Joe La : (Fatt far this nth{ Was held today for investigation nl werd in the robbery of a tavern owner.

of the New York Giants

companions of Angelo La

Three Fatta, 52, told detective Amos Inches Sejferlein that the baseball playin 1921. ‘The normal rainfall for ar’s

her aided in the robbery of

mon [Louis iDimitroff. The tavern ownCloudy “skies will be ageompa-| Lnjed Hy a High of 3 this'a

was on his way to the bank

‘with $1200 in bar receipts “last

| Fritay when two men forced him

hand over the money.

rons to work out a

{kind called by the Mayor since he

to Mr. Laon a néw movie, was named | atta: denied ‘the robbery, but tl Princess Kal Nato or “desert

mostly’ cou tonight. Fair, slightly cooler tomorrow. Low tonight 56, high tomorrow 78. Ty TUESDAY, AUGUST 30, 1949

Eutéred as Becond-Class Matter 8% Postaffcs

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policy for annexing new areas to Indianapolis. F The meeting is the first of its|

took office 18 months ago. The Mayor said he. arranged it at the request of councilmen

suburban areas to the city for! municipal services. i “To annex . . . or not to annex . . that's the question,” Mayor Feeney said, with a smile. ‘Biggest Problem’ i “Seriously, it's the biggest problem we face. Our council members have told me they are not getting sufficient information on requested annexations. “We want to get the Works, Safety, Sanitation and Planning Boards together and see what) {each of them should do when an annexation request comes up.” Sewers Lacking : | The Mayor said the stumbling; block to annexation now is the| general lack of sewer capacity, | especially on the East Side, which becomes flooded with every heavy| rain. i

cent State Supreme Court deck, sion, which denied the Health and {Hospital Departments the power {to issue bonds as a separate taxing unit, may prevent the construction of new sewers. i It had been planned to finance, the new sewers under the bonding power of the Sanitary District, but in view of the court's

Hospital District, this may not be legal, the mayor explained. Only part of the city's sewer program can be carried out

until the legal doubt has been

resolved, he said. |

i Eye on E n i “We don’t want to retard the expansion of the city,” said the mayor. “But we can’t permit new, developments to hook into over-| loaded sewers. “Some of the members of the

council and our boards believe

would be advisable to have the work each of the boards do in-! corporated in a single folder to be presented to the council, so that the council can make its decision on any annexation with full information. “This is something the City should have done long ago. It's the consensus of our council ‘members that we cannot wait any longer.”

Veterans March In Legion Parade

~ Members Represent Both World Wars

PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 30 (UP) |=~Veterans of two world wars {marched in the 31st annual American Legion parade before an estimated one million spectators today while fleets of jet planes from the new Air Force darted “in cloudless skies overhead. It was the Legion's time-out from its national convention business, and 15,000 men and women who served their country during {the crises of 1917 and 1941 swung jinto line once again for a military [review * | - ‘Splashes of color and martial music from bands and bugle corps [from the 48 states and territories made the 12-hour march the spectacle that only the Legion can

Alertness Traps R

Mayor Feeney explained a re-|

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The alertness of William A. Mastenik (above), Traction Terminal ticket agent, was credited today with the ruling affecting the Health and, Harrison, 30, of Evanston, Ill, the second bandit in yesterday's Bluff Road, identified Smith and that he probably used the Presi

exciting gun chase who eluded a posse of 50 officers after being jrapped in a corn field. Mr. Mastenik thought he recognized the -bandit when he bought a ticket and succeeded in stalling for time until police arrived. (Other photos, story, Page 10),

It ‘Became a Bleak World— Veteran and Children Mourn Mother Taken by Polio °

Vernon Ball Sits Quietly Beside Coffin Of His Wife, His Blessings Ending Suddenly NEW YORK, Aug. 30 (UP) —After Vernon Ball, 30, gave his baby twin sons-and daughters their breakfast today, he went to sit by the coffin of their mother, who died of infantile paralysis.

It had become a bleak world for Mr. Ball, a railroad brakeman, who started out with his family three weeks ago for a romping vacation in East Durham, N. Y. Until Aug. 15, it was a very happy world for the former Army. combat engineer and the Irish bride he won while she. was an Army nurse in France. On Feb. 10, 1947, they became the parents of twin sons, James and Patrick. > . “Our blessings came in double portions,” Mr. Ball told his friends at St. Sebastian's Church when they Were christened. »

ON DEC. 18 of the same year, Eileen gave birth to twin daughters. They named them Marie Eileen and Ann Marleen. The 29-year-old mother was taken from their vacation cottage to Peekskill Memorial Hospital on Aug. 15. She had infantile paralysis. The father brought the two sets of curly haired twins home and doctors pronounced all four in perfect health, He returned to the bedside of his wife, who was kept in an iron lung until she died Sunday. Mr. Ball took the four children from their cribs this morning and dressed them. The two girls sleep peacefully together, but the energetic boys each have a crib of their own. He fed them. 4 ~ » n \ ~ n $ THEN he sat on the steps of their home, holding the four of them in his arms for a while before he turned them over to their aunt, Mrs. Sara Pyers, and went to the nearby fu‘neral home, “He was here until we closed at 11 p. m. last night,” an attendant said. “He's very broken up.” Mrs. Ball will be buried from St. Thursday. Mr. Ball sat silently beside her coffin,

Sebastian's Church

bis’ hands clasped ™

produce. Clear skies and moderate temperatures brought out spectators eariy to line the pa-| rade route. | The Legionnaires march as soldiers of peace..But there also-was a show of America’s 1949 fighting strength. Soldiers, sailors, ma|rines, paratroopers and WACS of the current defense line were

'N¥C Resumes Run After Derailment |

| T se : | NEW "CASTLE ™ Aug. 30] {Traffic on the New York Central

| Springfield-Indianapolis run was (resumed late yesterday after] fhaving been tied up since Sunday by the derallmeht of 17 cars of a westbound 58-car freight one mile east of Messick. One car, filled with industrial alcoho}, caught fire. Total loss of the blaze and wreck was estimated by railroad officials at $200,000.

Film Actress Crowned Princess by Navajo

* BEDONA, Ariz, Oct. 30 (UP)— Screen Star Maureen O'Hara today became an honorary princess) of the desert tribe of Navajo Indians, ‘ » More than 1000 persons were expected for the ceremony following an annual tribal rain ance, i The actress, who has. been {working with 250 Navajos here

Gilbert

flower” by Chief : : -

lobby. ‘Ray attempted to question him, rights of the Xagal police sald.

in his lap.

Held .in $2500 Bond We. Dood It On Extortion Charge | A 48-year-old. ibmestic employee.charged with extortion in| he a theo i

an attempt to force the wife of| the recent forest fires in an Indianapolis businessman. to the . Bordeaux region of

MOBCOW, Aug. 30 (UP) -—F. Shakhmagonov, writ-

) - J a — po {uniforpied and in line, along with pay her $3000 was held by federal| France were set at the in5 y a complete mechanized unit of to authorities under $2500 bond to-| stigation of American moMrs. Mary J. Love, WRC past president, Louisville, Ky., |day’s Army. | day. nopolists.

Mrs. Louise Leavell Day, 5445! tt E. 33d St, was held following! Better Business Bu o

preliminary hearing before U. 8./ ype 4s Commissioner Francis Hughes. Victim of Fraud The complaint against Mrs. The Indianapolis Better Busi Day charged that -early in July ness Bureau, which keeps .a wife of/ watchful eye cn misrepresenta-

she wrote a threatening letter to Mrs, Monica 8. Kuhn, Walter Kuhn, 4103 N. Illinois St.|tion, today found itself a victim.

Mr. Kuhn is president of the| +The bureau re | ported . an inGuarantee Tire & Rubber Co. | Mrs. Day, ,sccofding to the| CTOASING number of persons here

are receiving telephone calls or

complaint, was employed by Mrs.| i iis trom purported representa-

Kuhn as ‘a laundress and that after working only two days, Te er Ol iain they mahding $3000 under nient “of|Are seeking tnformation or mak. death If the money was not paid. 8 2utveys for credit sales pur-

U.S. Inspectors Seek aR | housewives for information ¢¥ this Mail Box Thief character,” an official sald "When

U. 8. Postal Inspectors today|they do they display propér were to be asked to join in the credentials.” search for ‘a man suspected of

rift mail bo in A aags . Bide apartment saan r North will Assist Reds James A. Ray, manager of the, NEW YORK, Aug. 30 (UP)— Library Apartments, 814 N. Me- Singer: Paul Robeson and J

“The Better Business Bureau {rarely has occasion to 1 on

ridian “St., yesterday ‘told police| Norval K. Harris of Sullivan,'Associate Justice Wiley B. Rut-|easy!

Nab 2 Strong-Arm Bandits in Cafe |

| Identifies Assailants |

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obber : Maragon Gave $2000 be . vs : Helis ‘$2000 or 330 Sl To Democratic Party

Strongly Denies Any Wrongdoing;

Offers Bank Records WASHINGTON, ‘Aug. 30

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to Senate Probe 8 (UP)—Maj. Gen. Harry Hi

{ Vaughan calmly admitted today that he handled around $5000 in Democratic campaign contributions from John F,

Maragon and William Helis, for whom he performed White

{ House favors. : ; | He admitted the 1046 campaign contributions as af

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‘One of 4 Amacked |

| Two strong-arm bandits who

stugged. beat and kicked victims linto submission before relieving! {them of their money were ar-| Senate's “five per center” investi. {rested at dawn today because one | gation, Gen. Vaughan said he res

{semi-conscious man remembered {they were driving a car without ja rear fender, } James William Smith, 21, of] |123714 Oliver: Ave. and Clifford Garrety, 23, of 1010 8. West Bt. were arrested as they ate ham and eggs In a restaurant at

{West and South Sts, and were! v {identified by one of the victims.| : capture of Percy | Charles Inabnitt, 23, of 2560| ' Gen. Vaughan 'also conceded

{Garrety as the men who leaped

{from a fenderless car on Pleas-|

{ant Run Bilvd., near Bluff Road, knocked him down, kicked him

i in the face and ordered him to

“He still or we'll knife you" Robbed of $4 The bandits took Mr. Inabnitt’s

later found in Smith's possession, Mr. Inabnitt was badly beaten and was taken to General Hospital in a police car for treatment.

Shortly after the incident on Pleasant Run Blvd, ¥. R. Pierce, 24, of 2536 Central Ave. was slugged by two men while he waited for a bus at Central Ave.

ang 13th St. ‘told police he was ap-

proached by two men who started sl without © warning, knocked "him down and kicked him in the stomach before taking his wallet. It contained no money. Police -implicated Smith and Garrety in this robbery. Sent to Hospital Carl Franklin of 332 8. Laclede I8¢. a filling station attendant at the Site Service Station, 1111 W. Washington St., was sent to Genjeral Hospital for treatment after two men slugged him at the sta-

tion and escaped with $32 and 13

cartons of cigarets. Mr. Franklin, whose eyes were

wallet, containing $4, which was

afterthought under questions ing about his relations with Mr. Helis, a big shot turfman, and Mr. Maragon, the hustling little man of many deals. who faces possible perjury and tax fraud charges. ! 2 President Truman's military aide emphatically denied, hows ever, that Mr. Maragon had told him that Frank Costello, alleged New York gambling king, coms tributed part of the money. Testifying in the climax bf the

ceived “two or three thousand dollars” from Mr, Helis for the 1946 Democratic campaign and “probably not over $2000” which

[nad been collected by Mr. Maras

gon from other persons. . The White House general said he had turned the money over to

Roy Harper, Missouri State Democratic Chairman.

{dent's name witaout Mr. Truman's ‘knowledge or approval to help Mr, Maragon make a business trip to Europe in 1945. :

7 Denles Wrongdoing

But he denied vigorously that he ever did anything wrong in his official role. : Gen. Vaughan testified as the subcommittee brought near & (close weeks of public testimo in which'he has been linked Mr. Maragon, James V. Hunt and’ other alleged “five pere centers” and “fixers.” Gen. Vaughan was unruffied and smiling, when the committees called off the questions after two and one-half hours. The hearings will resume at 9 a. m. Indiane apolis time, tomorrow. In a prepared statement and again under questioning Vaughan said he had helped hun« dreds of persons in business with the government which he de clared was entirely legitimate. He said it was part of his job. He got nothing for his services exe cept what the Army pays him as a general officér; he said. And he repeatedly exonerated President Truman of any direct knowledge of any of his specifies operations as “expediter” for friends and others dealing” with the government, Gen. Vaughan’s testimony

beaten shut in addition to severe ahout the campaign contributions

head blows, and Garrety assailants. | General Hospital.

“looked like”

{two men slugged Verle Spottser, {36, of 2060 N. LaSalle St, a {truck driver, at Dorman and {Michigan Sts. early today. The driver was not. robbed ‘but was | slugged by two men who ran {after accosting him as he climbed to the cab of his truck. Victim Deéscribes Car -The first victim told police his assailants were driving a car without a rear fender and also described the make and model of the car, Policemen Robert Wade and

“Glenn Myers spotted the car out-

side the restaurant, Smith and Garrety denied ownership of the car but two citizens, Arnold Johnson, of 1613 College Ave. and Marion Rogers, of 807 N. Oxford St, told pgjice they saw the suspects get out of the car. Smith and Garrety were booked

|for vagrancy pending further in-|

|vestigation. They were sched-

|4 today.

‘Hurricane Goes On Trip: to Sea

BOSTON, Mass.,, Aug. 30 (UP) |==The tail end of the Florida hur-

[ricane whipped out to sea today, .

{leaving in its wake a widespread {path of damage through New | England. : Accompanied by heavy rain land gusts of wind that reached {70 miles per hour, the storm battered the six-state region yesterday, causing most damage along the coast. f

More than 100 small craft were ripped from their moorings and shattered against rocks. r cottages were flooded as 10-foot waves smashed against the shore.

Seaside bridges d ides battered by abnormally Nigh

RUTLEDGE OUT OF DANGER YORK, Me., Aug. 30 (UP)

he found a man attempting to/Ind; have been mamed vo-chair. ledge, 55, of the U. 8,

froce 'open a mail box in the men of a new non-partisan The man fled when Mrimittee for the defense of

Wt was rep

om. iaders; of danger today by

Court, hospitalized latory ailment, was reported ‘out

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told police Smith came out his| : 43 He was treated at) Nathing From Hunt

with & elru-|

in questioning.

Mr. Helis and Mr. Maragon

Police also believed the same were seeking materials for the

{Tanforan Race Track at San (Bruno, Cal, during the postwar (shortage of building materials, Gen. Vaughan admitted that he had made an’ gppointment for {Hells with Housing Expediter {Tighe Woods but denied that he {had exerted pressure for anything {but a quick decision, “one way or {another.” { Sen. Joseph R. McCarthy (R, {Wis,) asked Gen. Vaughan if he {ever ‘had received any money {from Maragon “for yourself or { someone else.” Gen. Vaughan first | replied that he had not, then {added “Oh, yes . , , campaign con« tributions.” | Gen. Vaughan said he didn’t res {call ever getting any campaign contributions from Mr. Hunt. Gen. Vaughan testified that all {his activities for Mr. Maragon (and. others—most of whom he | said were strangers to him-—were

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rege | led’ 10 Appear in Municipal Court Part of his functions.

Quizzed -as to whether he ever (received any commission, fee, og {other consideration, directly or in directly for the services he gave [businessmen dealing with federal. |agencies, Gen. Vaughan stoutly replied: ; “No sir, not at any time.”

Records Available

He said the committee could look into his bank accounts and other records if it wanted to. “My financial! records are avails able to the committee at any time,” he said. ; w Gen. Vaughan testified that once when he found Mr. Maragon making telephone calls from his White House office, he ordered the practice st “Well, did Mr.

this reprimand?” asked. Sen Karl E. Myndt (R. 8, D.). a .