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_60th YEAR—NUMBER 270 **

FORECAST: Cloudy, colder tonight. Cloudy, cold tomorrdw,. Low to night, 20,

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1049

High tomorrow, 30,

Entered as Second-Class Maiter at PostoMce Indiapapoils. Indiana. lssusd Daily ~

‘Unworthy’ By Trustee

No Food, No Fuel in Lockburn St. Home

——

By DONNA MIKELS

poor relief funds.

funds, told the Elsons

their family.

statement to

relief in his township.

other of Mr. worthy” cases:

Edward's

laid off. ' Collapses at Work

up payments on their home.

were expecting and their leen, ‘took their toll. Mr. ¥’ collapsed at work and had te taken home.

ence with public

ness.

tor during that period. Social Agency Intercedes

week passed.

Neighbors, indignant over

order was forthcoming. ' Finally the private | agency which says

see Mr. Elson.

ment. .

That rebuff was too much for|pj)) of exception to the ruling. The a proud man seeking help for the defense lawyer then filed a moAgainst doctor's or-i tion ders, Mr. Elson went out job- against Watts and hearing on hunting. He applied for unem- this motion was scheduled Saturployment compensation but was day morning. It.was then the refused because the hospital had tentative trial date not turned over a release certify-

first time.

i ing him as able to work. No Coal in House

As New Baby Arrives

“(Fourth in a Series on Rellef)

The John ‘Elson family, 3361 Lockburn St., is “unworthy” of help from. Decatur Township's emergency

That's what Trustee Herb-|: ert Edwards, guardian of those|

He repeated the

when | they begged for food and coal for! neighbors who|

Mr. Elson painted and did odd \ Jobs through the summer to keep novels. He| kept looking for steady work and gejjer and met instant success. this fall he found a job at Fairmount Glass Co. But the months heen writing another book when make no comment, however, al-| of worrying about providing for he was his wife, Dorothy; the baby they Gables. two ] daughters, Lorraine, 3, and Kath- his latest books, was published | niin 1948 and sold to a movie studio! Party officials rallied around the

The Elsons had had no experi- “1 ips : {my man. I'want to see him run It ew {for the Senate. He'll put up § was a priest who came to their" home to give communion to the sick man who told them the trustee might provide medical care for the husband and food and fuel for the family during his ill-

Mrs. Elson called the trustee snd later went to his office in his poultry house at 827 Ft. Wayne Ave. to seek help. He arranged hospitalization immediately. The wife told him she had one paycheck left which would tide the family over for a week and Mr. Edwards promised to come to visit them or send an investiga-

That week and then another In the meantime! a private social agency gave the family an emergency food order. Burney. the motions postponed trial date to at family’s plight, called Mr. Ed-/least Jan. 9 and that date is only wards but still no visit or food tentative. -

social took over, defense attorney Emit has had erson Brunner filed a motion to “previous experience trying to pry remand the case to Judge Wil- { help from Mr. Edwards” inter-|/liam Marshall of Rushville, pre- ! ceded. The worker made an ap-| viously named special judge. This | pointment with Mr. Edwards to/motion, previously, overruled by. The agency rep-|Shelby County Judge Harold Barresentative and Mr. Elson waited ger, was also overruled by Judge almost two hours but the trustee Offutt. never showed up for the appoint- | Mr.

Finally there was a day when his wife was near delivery time.|}jamgs was fined $500 today by the (UP) — Bulgaria

"Ne work, no eat" , . that's he Kathleen, 19 months old, and John’ £%, ore week old, got from the Decatur Towsship trustee,

Relief

Case Branded Novelist Rex Beach

‘Brush-Off’

Found Shot to Death

Sheriff Says Writer Took Own Life; Revolver Is Beside Body at Ranch

lbreak - through with the sa 1» . i SEBRING, Fla, Dec. 7 (UP)—Rex Beach, 72, adventure novelist {1 itad Mine Workers. ¢ Cold Wave

shot himself to -death!

and one-time professional football player, |today, the sheriff's office here reported.

Mr. Beach's body was discovered shortly after 8:30 a. m., In- erators

\dianapolis time, by his personal nurse at his ranch here. caliber revolver was found nearby. The sheriff's office said Mr.

- |Beach left no note. Mr.

. . Beach had long weeres FlOMIN Boomed from what his

personal dentist,

Dr. Thomas Cook of Miami, or enate described as a . . “serious throat ailment.” Secretary of State

Last July, the| . novelist was Silent on Plans flown from his By IRVING LEIBOWITZ ranch to a coral) A movement to push Secretary Gables Flaisf state Charles F. Fleming into hospital In ape pnited States senatorial race

“critical cond i-lwas under wav i dition.” He left ¥ in--Democratic

pleaded with him to help, to a} jcircles here today. private social agency which tried{the hospital several weeks later: pr Fleming, whose term ex-|the small mines are called, may to intercede in their behalf and however, much improved. to The Times during its survey of

ipires next year, has been cami Swimming Star ¢ paigning over the state for the { Mr. Beach was born on a farm... few weeks. He was unavail-

Here are the details of —an- Dear Atwood, Mich; Sept: 1, 1877.01.10 ror comment thi . wun, He attended —Roltins College at Bi Laip-morming

Democratic leaders expre Winter Park, Fla., until 1896 when y's olf) 2 (FRO PRP i

John Eison has always sup- he teft to enroll in the Chicago|get “strong” support from labor ported his family. For the past/ College of Law. He was a mem-,n4 would wage an aggressive six years he had worked at In-|Der of the Chicago Athletic As-igiont aoainst Republican Sen. ternational Harvester Co. But in| sociation June he and other employees of|team and later starred on its back to six years' service were SWimming squad.

professional football

Homer E. Capehart if nominated. Mr. Fleming was seen a “sure

bet” to ¢ t 2 He dropped out of law school he 0 control the Lake @ounty

ln 1900 and joined the ~londike gold rush, an event that set the background for many of his

litical observers speculated that if Mr. Fleming could capture the large Marion County delegation, he would have little difficulty getting the nomination. The secretary of state would

“The Spoilers” was his first best. Dr. Cook said Mr. Beach had!

Coral though some labor leaders have 'been pressing him to run. Okay with Feeney In Marion County, Democratic

hospitalized at

“The World in Arms,” one of

2 for a reported $100,000. {candidacy of Mr. Fleming. Mayor Feeney said: “Fleming's

| fighting campaign.” . > « g/ County Chairman Paul McDuff {recovering from an operation, has dys S Ml {been one of Mr, Fléniing's stronglest supporters.

. | Other party officials in Marion Defense Again Asks | County indicated they would go

Change of Judge along with Mr. Fleming.

Today brought another delay Favored by 1saders

: A recent meeting of Marion in ihe Set trial of Robert! county Democratic party lead-

As Judge Samuel Offutt of | €T8 was supposed to have given

“ ” {to Mr. Greenfield assumed jurisdiction as| ne aay Ta the Senspecial judge in the case in Shelby te County Circuit Court in Shelby-|"" yo. 0 (1 - good shape now, ville, new litigation on a change ye. vor Feeney said, “A couple

{of judge began. I wouldin’t have sald | He was asked by the State to! Of Weeks ago + woultin

|set immediate arraignment of" yo pa. there were reports Watts in the 1947 slaying of In-|,, .0 4 oy Campbell soon will redianapolis housewife Mary Lois sign as. assistant United States But a series of defense i. ..o. General tq ‘seek the Democratjc nomination. Lack Labor Support Campbell, a former FL

Immediately after Judge Offutt Mr.

along with former United States Sen. Samuel D. Jackson, alsd of Ft. Wayne: Both candidates do not appear have strong backing from labor. Democratic officials are agreed that Rep. Andrew Jacobs’ chance Brunner asked and was ranted 15 days to fle a speciar (of ® MOC at, the senatorial ric much-heraided debate with Sen.

Capehart.

to quash the indictment

ting too much stock in the possibility of a “draft Shricker for Senator” movement. Gov. Shrickef has sald repeatedly he would not be a candidate.

was set.

lke. Williams Fined

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 7 (UP) | QUITS HEALTH GROUP | —Lightweight Champion lke Wil-| GENEVA, Switzerland, Dec. 7 has followed

There was no coal in the house pennsylvania Athletic Commis-| Russia in=aithdrawing from the A Straphanger Speaks— = and the children were hungry. Mr. |gjon and ordered tc make a writ- United Nations World "Health Or- . : — ten apology for Monday night's ganization, it was announced at (Continued om Page 83—Ool. 1) statements about a “fixed’ fight. Geneva today. *

answer Mr. and Mrs. John Elson and ch

en, Lorraine; 3

i —— 4

A -38|that one or possibly fwo small

delegation at the convention. Po-|

Political observers are not put-|

In Indiana Holding Firm

Deny Solid Front In Dealing With

{there ‘has been no major

| A check of the major opthis morning revealed

mines, pressed for ‘money and one {being sued by the UMW, might

To Bring 20° [sign a new contract, but the g {others are remaining firm. " Reply to ‘Break’ Talk | ow ang : |

| This was the reply today of | Indiana coal operators w the re- High of 30° Seen For Tomorrow as

{port from the UMW offices in Wintry Blast Hits

{Washington that a_‘‘break” was {due in the-mine labor situation! LOCAL TEMPERATURES

lin Indiana. { Ortho Scales, past president of| {the Coal Trade Association, said}

[the operators are standing pati 93. M2 3 19.4 ov _ = {and there is no evidence of the) il Nas | 8 a.m... 34 12 (Noon). 36 nig mines yielding to UMW de- fam... 81 1p m... 36

!mands. : { | Some of the “gopher holes,” as; A, 14 wave sweeping into

sign, but thetr output is small|the upper Midwest will push ienough that their production temperatures 12 degrees becounts for virtually nothing in : : nai: (the coal supply: low freezing tonight in Indi- | Two Consider Peace ‘anapolis. | “Two mines reported consider | Ine Weatherman sald the mering——peace withT the miners /Cury may not rise above freez{were the Kenneth Young mine, ing tomorrow. He predicted a {owned in Indiana, but operated | nigh of 30 degrees.

{in Tennessee, and the Ralph E. CW |Landrey mine at Winslow, Pind. |, SNOW ‘Qufties Were expected in | Both. are small and Mr, Lan-|'h¢ Lake Michigan area of Indi- . ana tonight and tomorrow as snowstorms hit the upper Great Lakes and east coast areas. The Pacific Northwest was hit by the first of a series of storms

{drey is reported to have a $30,000 {civil suit against him for benefit payments which, it was pointed |out, could be used as a pressure {instrument to induce him to make {a new contract on UMW terms,

Schricker Silent

he , W.| The cold wave was expected to Lobaugh’s latest confession of | moderate somewhat as it moved the 1944 and 1945 Ft. Wayne sex southward and eastward but murders, forecasters predicted “much Lobaugh, under stay of execu-| colder” weather as far south as tion until next May 26, again|Illinois. : ’ {confessed the three killings in a] Early today, [letter to the Governor. He also {added the {Conine to his list of confessed N. D. and five above at Fargo, { crimes. ’ N. D. | The former Kokomo grave dig*| “Temperatures will rise slightly {ger received his ninth {execution from Gev. two weeks Ago. Followed Click Conviction.

temperatures

Shricker | downward throughout the day,”| a forecaster at Chicago said.

The latest admission of guilt Old Snow Kicked Up followed the conviction last week The cold wave whistled into of Franklin Click, 30-year-old cel- the area on strong northerly, ery. farm worker, for the Conine winds that kicked up old snow killing. He is sentenced tp die blanketing the northlands. next Mar. 27. It was preceded by a snow-| Lobaugh’s new confession fur- siorm that laid three to eight |

Two other men besides Lobaugh|and northern Wisconsin. | and Click have been implicated in {the murders. |. At the height of the storm last At Columbia City, meanwhile,|

Whitley Circuit Judge Lowell L.| | | Pefley xaid he “was not interest. at Six different airports in the!

led” in Lobaugh's latest conten, upper peninsula but each time the ‘ : ~| swirling snow forced it to pull up.| sion of the Dorthea Howard mur- was feared to have crashed | a| Somewhere in the north woods.

er, | Judge Pefley also received | letter from Lobaugh. The judg: {sentenced Robert V. Christen of Denver, Colo., ‘to life imprison-| {ar south as Washington. {ment for the Howard murder | after a jury trial in April, {VERDICT DUE FRIDAY i { The judge said he will do noth-| - SARAJEVO, Yugoslavia, Dec.’ ling about the letter “because 12|7 (UP) —Verdicts in the cases of normal American citizens did 10 White Russians tried on esplo-/| their duty in the Christen trial nage charges would be handed and none of them was mentally down Friday, President Judge, incompetent.” Stevo Tokanovic said today.

Best Way to Improve IR Service Is Try, Feeney Says

Company Seems to Prefer the Easy Way—

Boosting Fares—Mayor Declares - (Fourth in a Series) ME . By ROBERT BLOEM

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| Railways can”increase efficiency ‘and cut expenses is to try. | If it Involves changing. routes and using new streets, they have

| done this with respect to the various expert suggestions they have| | received. |

way of going to the Public Serv-/T0Oré than that in a really

fares,” he sald. His view is that if the PSC|

knows ways the company can| . Mayor ‘Feeney told me he help oy on Anancial Sniion ; | out getting all o rom thought ibal was the wrong ap- poner fares, that should be tried: proach: - He also falls td see Why! 1 told the Mayor that's what the PSC even considers granting/I was trying to d some | rate increases When it knows of action. He sald action 18 what| other things that can be done to| it's going to take. bolster company earnings. | Mayor Feeney also expressed “If somebody comes to a wel surprise at what he called the fare office they don’t get relief) “apathy” of downtown business{If there are plenty of thingsmen in the continuous rate [they could be doing to help them- wrangling. | {selves,” the Mayor. said. “If they'd take a look at the Thinks They Should Try - | PIE downtown banks they sould

/ | see what's ha ing." “Here I read in the paper about a "hn PPening the Mayer

how two relatively minor things go |have been | company d save Fen Iyear, It seems to addins (Continued on Page 3-—-Col. 6)

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Merchants National Board Chairman Was Prominent in Business and Civic Life

J. P. Frenzel Jr., chairman of the board of the Merchants Ni sank to four below zero at Minot, tional Bank, prominent in the business and civic life of killing of Phyllis|N, D., one .above at Jamestown, died today at Methodist Hospital. He was 68. Mr. Frenzel, senior member of the oldest Indiana, whose banking career covered 58 years had held every position from messenger on up stay of this morning and then plungeitional bank in the city. A vigorous man to the end, he {had returned from a trip to New | York and_Philadelphia Nov. 25 on from those close about him. {which he had attended the an-|

nual Thanksgiving football game of his cherished alma mater, Cornell University. He was {ll when

Wayne attorney. has been men- ther tangled the complicated Ft. inches of new snow across the he arrived home. tioned frequently as a candidate Wayne series of four sex killings. northern peninsula of Michigan! - Born John Peter Frenzel Jr. lon Mar. 9, 1881, he was graoJ[ited from Manual High School |night, a plane, apparently a small,| (1899) and Cornell University private craft, attempted to land | (1903) where he was captain of

the crew,

Began as Messenger

He told his banking associates in reminiscent moods that he had Moderately heavy snows were begun in the bank as a messenger

*| predicted for the East Coast ag/at the age of 10, working summer vacations and days off from

school. He was the Frenzel Frenzel."

He became assistant cashier of and Marguerite B. F. Miller, both the bapk in 1911, cashier in 1915, of Indianapolis, and Caroline F. vice president and cashier in 1918, [Cline of Scarsdale, N.Y. { | president in.1930 and chairman of |

the board in 1945.

| He was vice chairman and a director of the Indiana Trust Co, |a director of Continental Steel Co. |at Kokomo, a corporator of Crown | Hill Cemetery, president of the Indianapolis Clearing House, past Indianapolis {Board of Trade and remained a’ |director, a past president of -the {Indiana Bankers Association, a Indianapolis [Chamber of Commerce, and had [served on various committees of

Mayor Feeney thinks one. way to find out whether Indianapolis | P® American Bankers Assocla-|

president -of . the

member of the

By nature a modest and humble |to take it up with the Board of Works, he told me this morning. |Man, he worked quietly behind | 8o far, except for one petition which was withdrawn, they haven't the scenes in many civic and busi3 ness projects including loan drives

in both World Wars.

“They seem (5 prefer the easy lis Railways could save a lot| Associates knew his charities

Editorial, Page 16.

son of Otto N, and .Caroline

‘Meddling by , | » : = , x Lewis Is Near Break H ; Coal operators are holding’ f } ! " = Oo r a a Le a solid front in.Indiana and ’ P i ¢ |

J. P. Frenzel Jr. Dies; Banker for 58 Years

Doubts Spies

hie

0f Soviet Got Useful Data

Groves Testifies ? in House Probe 1 Ok ‘Leak’ Charges

WASHINGTON Dec. 7 UP) — Lt. Gen. Leslie R. -

were of his’ own many but quietly hosting Bank and Heme His Life His lifé was the bank and his home, called “The Meadows” at Carmel, Ind. He believed a man's two greatest assets were character and honesty. He didn't have any motto in particular but often said “If you stick to anything long enough ‘you'll learn it,” then added that “common sense is a big asset in business.” He was a member of the University Club, the Columbia Athletic Clubs, Traders Point Hunt Club, Keenland Racing Association, - Woodstock Club, Indianapolis Country Club, Athen aeum and the Art Association of Indianapolis. He leaves his widow, Anne Jilison Frenzel; a brother, Otto N. Frenzel, president of the Mer-| Goepper| chants National Bank, and three |sisters, Henrietta 8. F. Sweeney

Services will be at 3 p. m. to-| {morrow in Flanner & Buchanan mortuary. Burial will be in| {Crown Hill | L -Active pallbearers are Robert E. Sweeney Jr; Thomas Frenzel |Mumford, John Frenzel Cline,| John Frenzel Miller, Malcolm Jil-| {son and Oscar F. Frenzel. |

}

“He never brought prese sure on me directly. I don’t know . what he might have brought on anyone else who brought on me in turn. But at no did I learn of any indirect sure.” ELT :

. Gen. Graves said he knew Mr, Hopkins was aware of the Mane hattan project. But he said 1} “couldn't imagine any aid Ie * from Harry - Hopkins” that wouldn't have known about.

NO RECOGNITION SEEN WASHINGTON, Dec. 7 (UP) Secretary of State Dean said today the United States is not even considering at this time recognizing the Chinese Comes . munist government.

Times Index

Amuse. ..18, 19 Mrs. Manners 11 Bridge ..... +. 9 Needlework .. 8 Comics ......27 Othman ...., ; Crossword ...17 Pattern «vc... 9 - Editorials ....16 Radio .......10 Fashions .... 9 Ruark .......18 Food ....eo.. 8B Boclety coveee T Forum .......168! Sports ... 21, 22 Gardening ... 9 Earl Wilson.. 4 Inside Indpls. 15, Women's .... T

Anonymous Giver D It Possible to Help 40

needy children. The Times calls him “Santa

There's no fanfare connected

Of Buying a Home? with this unknown contributor's

the real

fered for sale .

urban areas.

erties for sale.

Yes, folks, the REAL ESATE ADS are in The Times. Turn to the Classified Pages now for an outstanding. selection of real estate vajues

estate brokers

«offered by the leading real

presentation of $1000 each year

@ If so, ve sare to look gver . enough money to outfit 40

Classified Columns of The Times ~ tonight.” You'll | H HUNDREDS .OF HOMES of- {mai . « homes In every price range, from every section of the city and suYou'll find also. | a wide selection of farms, | building lots, investment prop- |

In_the shivering children,’

He Tnalsts that his identity rea secret. He wants no |“thank you” , .. only the knowlledge of the joy his $1000 brings [to needy children. Pennies, Nickels Needed It will take the pennies and nickels, too, from others if [Clothe-A-Child is to answer the |pleas of thousands of children in {tattered clothes asking for help [this year. No gifi is too small or

find |

builders of the s

Times Clothe-A-Child Gets $1000 From 'Santa Claus’

By ART WRIGHT Santa Claus has made his annual visit to The Times ClotheChild and has left his usual $1000 gift to help clothe Indianapolis’

giver ‘helps Clothe-A-Child each year i thé ‘manner that the honest» 7 to-goodness Santa Claus fills children’s’ hearts with joy. 5 \

of + ®

islikes Fanfare, Makes Shivering Youngsters

Claus’ because ‘this anonymous —

The Times 1949 MILE-O-DIMES . 5-Day Estimafe ~~

81; Lines .......i. $1270.80

® There still are 51% lines needed to complete the mile + « « Worth $8076 to clothing for Indianapolis needy children through The Times. Clothe-A-Child.

| too large to meet the needs Clothe-A-Child, = . home | Money contributed so f 2)

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