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Oath Taking

“Delays Acceptance of : Bid to White House

Henry F. Schricker's statement’ in The Sunday Indianapolis Times that he has no intention] of trying to succeed Sen. Homer E. Capehart (R. Ind.) next year, may be based on a natural dis-

Veteran’ s Home Guited by Mysterious Blazes ER

like for this town. So far he hasn't accepted an invitation to attend the oath-| taking ceremonies for Associate Justice Sherman E. Minton of the at the White

Supreme House Wednesday morning. { And a check by the Democratic| National Committee today dis-| closed that the Hoosier Demo- |

cratic governor hasn't replied to

a plea from President Truman|__

to get the Senators from the state to back the third-term appointment of Leland Olds to the Federal Power Commission.

Appeal by Boyle

Democratic Chairman William M. Boyle Jr., to party officials In the

This plea for part ssure first ay sent a i eure) Marion County Republican chair-|

‘Gop Third Ward Sets “Kick- Off Dinner

| Cale Holder, Republican stafe previously by Ralph Lobaugh of Jue moa, reowicn xe Daghroy Dwelling of Ex-Gl [ki 3 Volunteer Fire Departments Battle In Vain to Save Mars Hill House

man, will be guests at-a “kickoff” dinner for the Republican |

The Irvin Sparks home in Mars HA efiet two mystery fires Strick;

2 Puzzling Fires In 3 ‘Hours him with killing two women

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3 Slayings Today

| Expected to Enter | | Pleas of Innocent | FT. WAYNE, Oct. 10 (UP)— Franklin Click, 30, was scheduled to be arraigned in Allen Circuit Court today om five charges: of murder, kidnap and rape. > 5% Robert A. Buhler, Click’s at2% {torney, said his client would. |plead innocent in*sthe 1949 kid- | nap-rape of Mrs. Simon Sparks, 19. and the slayings in 1944 and 11945 of Wilhelma Haaga, Anna’ | Kuzeft and Phyllis Conine. -} “We believe Click has the men- \ tality of a_ child(” Mr, Buhler; said, “and if he. did commit the crimes he wasn’t responsible.” Click, father of five young children, broke down after lie tests and confessed the crimes. TIS et His wife, Marie, claimed. $16,500 OR, # rewards offered for information leading to the arrest and convietion of the slayer. Then a grand ,ury returned indictments against Click, charging

whose slayings were admitted

Lobaugh, under sentence to die,

strange case developed, also con-|

__. lick Faces Court Night Club Visitors ‘Run Gantlet’

in the electric cha'r and saved by| Deputy

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‘Wartime Mastery of - Seas Lost'—Fleming '

ST. PAUL, Minn, Oct. 10 (UP)

{Commissio! { America’s merchant fleet has lost lits wartime mastery of the seas, He said we -“would be in a {very bad way for troopships” .if lan emergency soould arise. {* “Remember,” he said, “al [though we built nearly 6000 ships {during the war, we built no passenger vessels.” = Mr. Eh told delegates to ‘the AFL's 68th annual conven. ltion that orders now being placed {for modern passenger ships could put America back into the top spot in the wotld by 1951. | i Johnson to Speak In addition to Mr. Fleming, Defense Secretary Iouis Johnson {was scheduled to address the convention today. Mr. Johnson was {expected to talk about the cure ‘rent fight, and the merits of the {hattle, between the Navy and the Air Force. | The convention was expected ¥ to re-elect AFL President Wile liam Green and 14 other top une {ion officers for another one-year {term. Houston, Tex., appeared to be

Herschel Brown inspects a motorists driver's license favored as next year’s conven. many stays of execution as the j, jhe driveway of the Showboat, 4425 Keystone Ave., as Sheriff tion city.

states. No reply was reecived from National - Committeeman| 13rd Ward's 1950 campaign Frank M. McHale or Btate 7 p. m. tomorrow in the Central Chairman Ira Haymaker in In- Cafe, 1808 Central Ave.

diana. | State Sen. John A. Kendall of

cratic governors and mayors gpeaker. Elmer Johnson, Third

throughout the country. Mayor Ward Republican chairman, is in| {bought the house and had just JAPANESE FILE CLAIMS

Two fires of mysterious origin, occurring three hours apart, early|fessed killing Mrs. Dorothea) yesterday ol the Irvin Sparks home at 3234 Collier St., feud over arrests made bythe sheriff's men at the Nort Mr. and Mrs. Sparks and children, Myrna Lou and | Stanley, were visiting relatives in Cloverdale, Ind., at the time, The five-room frame house, household goods and clothing were The second plea went to Demo- Marion County will be guest destroyed. Losses were partly covered by insurance.

| in Mars Hill.

Mr. Sparks, a laborer, recently

Al Feeney of Indianapolis hasn't charge of arrangements, Mrs. | completed building a new front

been heard from either. Sen. Capehart termed the Tru-iman, man-Boyle appeal ‘outrageously

Helen Bradley is gener ir- porch. y 8 2] Char Neighbors notified the

{Hin, Drexel Gardens and Oak

Mars

Nebraska has 3500 Japanese, 16

{the United States government for

Howard, wife of a Baer Field soldier.

But a third man was convicted

of killing Mrs. Howard and sentenced to life imprisonment.

APPOINTED COUNSELOR Miss Lucy Dortch, daughter of TRUMAN TO ATTEND UN

of whom have filed claims against| Mr. and Mrs, J. Earl Dortch, 17% LAKE SUCCESS, N. Y., Oct. 10/and will attend a plenary session| Lambert 8t., has been appointed,

senior counselor for the Po

James Cunningham and Prosecutor George Dailey Inensity thei ide | nightery. The sheriff says the highway near the night spot has proved to be hazardous to traffic oy that he will "keep on aranybody who violates the law." But Deputy Prosecutor rt Fisher says "| have orders from the prosecutor not to issue an affidavit for any arrest made at the Showboat."

[headquarters in New York Oct. 24!

"Photographer Germans

Seized 6 Times Dies WEST PALM BEACH, Fla, iOct. 10 (UP)—Funeral services were being arranged today for {William T. Townsend, veteran Inress photographer who was cape tured six times by the Germans lin World War I. He died Sunday {after a heart attack at the age

{ (UP) — President Truman williof the General Assembly on the . o-

| speak at cornerstone ceremonies] isite, Secretary-General Trygve| He was a native of Almonte,

dictatorial,” He predicted that . y Mr. Olds nomination will be 00 Hoosier Artists

turned down by the Senate by a two-to-one vote. Vote Against Olds The senior Senator from Indiana was a member of the Interstate and Foreign Commerce Subcommittee which heard the testimony regarding Mr. Olds. The full committee voted against confirmation, upon their recommendation, 10 to 2, Sen. Capehart sald he had one telegram from Indiana support ing Mr. Olds .and hundreds againat him. The one for him was

Enter Award Event |W, Wulf, chief of Wayne Town-Sixty-five Hoosier artists have ship's seven volunteer fire deentered the $28,000 international partments, in half and hour exHallmark Art Award competition tinguished the first fire at 3 a. m. in New York, Viadimir Visson or| | "¢ fre flared up again at 6 the Wildenstein “Galleries aid 8 ong losses were valuable today. {German wood carvings which Winners of the competition, ‘Mr. Sparks, an ex-G. I. brought sponsored by the Hallmark greet- {home after World War II. The ing card company for printings {freezing unit of the family’s: new refrigerator was left intact. on Christmas themes, will be &n-| A sled belonging to the Sparks nounced early in December. The| children was reported stolen dury

al director of CIO.

We want to “how off our beautiful new kitchen, so wife holdin . Open House’ - Tuesday, October I and cordially invite You to attend, :

‘See Cakes On Yoinde- iV. an array of beauttful cakes. Home Service ‘Rapresentetives will be on: hand to give you tips on “cake balk ing. Get your copy Bf new recipes when you arrive.

Everything's “on the house" at "Open House." So be sure to attend. Remember . . . When? Tuesday, Oct. 11 Where? Home Service Department, 49 $8. Pennsylvania

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50 best American and French!ing the fires. It was stored in’ paintings will be exhibited for a the garage which was undammonth in \ in Wildenstein Galleries. |aged by the blaze.

IN INDIANAPOLIS

INDIANA WEATHER hi The front of a deep low pres- (Mgreator wh a! "Lunehson Mastin! sure air mass drifting northeast-| Hotel Lincoln ward from the Dakotas will move) BIRTHS over Indiana tonight, lowering! Twins t temperatures and causing scat. (At St. Vincent's—John, Dolores Burch. tered showers through tomorrow. Boys Showers will occur throughout At Francis—John, Isabelle Probst; the state both in advance and in| afb stale " Mary mop smith Rogert. back of the eastwardly moving a waihes: Joseni. Rose Dey. ba Bs. . Indiana weather will be partly) , den mers Will Lily. Tov: Jemel,

cloudy Jou SET | TR man—H| Wilma Durbin

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arba i from a Hw © les: healer bit o Mi south tonight and & maximum Ce 75 north to 76 in the imum of i pate Anna nrder, Abert: portion of the state tomorrow. omas. Vi nis sehlion; Betty . Bee Weather Map on Page 18. Wimmenenaye ri Martin, . Vivias Temperatures in Indianapolis one! Jo *Aiice Reyers oo Clay year ago today: High, 52; low, 45. i i Yincent's—Jumes, . Mariorie, | fhe. abel Chatham: Carl, Sarah Barnes

EVENTS TODAY St Francie hil. Georgia Bnee-

h Annual Indianapolis Community Fund A reer Bawin, Pauline Roembke: Drury, ve rough t. 24 prothy idkiff: John, Vivian Kinney: International Dairy BAO £1080 ald, Ellen rane Earl, Georgianna ods Saturday, State Fairgroun A AY.

lety Conventioi inal day, Hatel Ant- Hired Hoaglan; Robert, Mary i;

ers Kathle: Pike Indians Men's Apparel Club anventien-. At Methodist Wiliam: som Dinalnger: h Tuesday, Severin Harold, Arlos wis, Rleetrio Living Homes DE na ored eit, Lucian, ae “Rod 8: Raber!” | indianapol ower & Light Co. and ora Board: alter, Shirley Smith: os AREnouse Cor lomes open to pub- dwin, Cora Bower; Harold, Melba Milc > m 1 m. daily through| ler; Virgie, Joan Moore; William. Mar3 nie, H Bod Jvanst n Ave; Jorie Chilton: Robert, Tommie Belding; de pt" 2613 E. 3h 8 i: Bo uth Drive; | eorge, Norma Pruitt: Virgil, Rose Pan i! deal, so 5 and hie Joan Butler: Robert, June Owens; Csalra) Td ihe Ha ah Bive w Ham, Ciara Johnson, odriiham, Hazel ani Noimetrie 8 o - aylor larver. ult'oi Berar Gere? Moet-| I" Vincent aHarald. Filzabeth Pyle: u Disisler” Convention. "kn hts of Pyih-| ilton. Phos Foxworthy: George, Mary’ aa :30 he m.. Ca Hall, Eureka 2 James, Mary Coyle; Roy, Bonnie ell

od e No rraiher Chapa: OES and Prather Cou . na Ja tallation of Office nd) DEATHS Lo er Temple. 42d 8t. and ol-| pores Jack McAdams, 69, at Long,

a carcinoma. "Bh ealth i The Emotional we lie Anderson Burris, 3 months, at ID Han edica enter arr Sn o ] Jogene and) ary os Sherman Ennis, 53, at Veteran's, ealed fon Hall. Shortridge Nish piheumptic heart, Kesstone. \ -] cerebral hemorrhage. i seh Luncheon Meeting Kine 1 Lew 81, at General, cerebral] polis Rea tate F — z Nel Antlers Biste Yorum—v'v. m. | Wis 4g Meerd, 70. at Long. arteriosclerotic rt. ~ EVENTS TOMORROW | Leal E. Conner aL at 3601 N. Meridian,

onary occlusio lanapelis Community Puna, Heloise Fuel, 51 nes General, cerebral O hemorrhage Dairy Expesition — (Lewis J. Nunley, 30. at 938 N. Sheffield tate Fairgrounds. coronary occlusio b lub Convention | Benjamin Harrison Spencer, 63, &t 42

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st t. carcinoma | misetele Living Homes isplay ronsored Freely & Stompin, 67, at 433 W Festighothe Power & Light and| Norwood. cerebral hemorrhage ingne use Cor Roma S 4 i Loren Snepp Hoskins, 5), at Methodist,

Iheumae heart, Ma Nordyke. 73. at 2250 Central, a rebral hemorrhage { Fiqtenting C.- Norkus, 63. at 818 N

| Helen Kate Stewart. 88. at 44 Whittier palace, ealeral hemorrhage s.vi re rostle, months, at St. Vin. zeman € will cent's, diarrhea . Frank M Vansickle, 80, at 1624 Arrow sarcoma ! {James Andrew Crooms, 57, at 1110 N Senate. nephritis . American Chamical As- Amelia Kaye, 84. at 43 8 Ritter, coroSeistion Noon Luncheon Meetl —| nary occlusion Ya Hots Aaron T. McCarty, 76, at 1926 .W, Wash. wo od ifn and Rebekah Lodge Curd| Inston sclerosis ! Odd Fellow hall, 2343'y Lillian B Riis oore. 70, at 389 Burgess.

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myocardit Joie Rotary Club Neon Luncheon William a . Pettiford. 72. at 1502 Claypool Hot Laurel. cardiov rasculsr renal

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INDIANAPOLIS CLEARING HOUSE ASSOCIATION

DISCOVERY DAY

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| Park volunteer fire departments. Po as a result of war dam-| gjte in PEO Hall, Cottey College, Twelve volunteers led by August! .

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James M father, Thon dale Ave. violation of operating a city license a to loiter in Sunday raid. Eight vis with disorde Jerry John City, was vagrancy an weapons wh Charm Hou Police said | pose of a T-i George Jc Rural St., a of 535% charged witl Beverage A police he | from Hobso: address. Luther FE Ogden St. violation of five others v orderly con 322 St. Clai Police said that her hu all his mor tablishment. whisky and were seized

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MARS PLA SAN IF (UP) — '\: Mars seaple air today ily grounde spections. after sever: trouble.

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