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‘Are We Wasting Our Time?’ Debates Bogging Down, Capehart, Jacobs Agree Congressman fo Senator—'You Can't Even Side With Webster on Socialism’

Three persons narrowly escaped By ROBERT BLOEM, Times Staff Writer

flames early today, one suffering VALPARAISO, Dec. 15—A new question was added last night a burned foot, when fire-dlestroyed to the series of debates on socialism between Homer Capehart and the caretaker’s lodge and four-car Congressman Andrew Jacobs.

Butler Student Suffers Burns

Gardener's Family Routed; Loss $28,000

garage on the W. J. Holliday The question was: “Are we wasting our time?” estate, 1050 W, 42d St, It was not settled. Neither was the original question: “Is the Damage was estimated at New Deal Party Forcing British- ’ ——-—— " " wri $23.000. Type Socialism on the American "

Awakened by a spotlight from People™ a passing police car, Ernest Rohr, Third debate of the series took 52, head gardener and florist on place before nearly 1000 persons the estate, aroused his wife Seél-‘on the Valparaiso University ma, 46, and their son, Frederick. campus. As it ended Sen. CapeThey escaped in their night cloth- hart asked Mr. Jagobs if he ing down a flaming stairway. [thought the New Deal party was | forcing socialism on the country. Son Treated for Burns |" Mr. Jacobs said: “No.” The son, a student at Butler; The Senator was first to exUniversity, was treated for sec- press his doubts that the debates ond degree burns on the left foot were getting anywhere. by a private physician. Mrs, Rohr; ‘He blamed Mr. Jacobs, chargin was said to be suffering from the Democratic Congressman wit shock. steadfastly evading the question. Mr. Holliday, chairman of the Mr, Jacobs said possibly they board of W. J. Holliday & Co. were wasting their time but gave described the loss as “total.” He a different reason. « n valued the building “at $25,000.” “You can't even agree wit ! Mr. Rohr said Joss to his family Webster on the definition of so- throughout the night, called off would amount to $3000, including cialism,” he told the Senator, Photo, Page 35 a large number of recently pur- In the main part of the debate (pi. "coo oh today convinced that chased Christmas gifts. the Senator asked Mr. Jacobs: nobody was still alive in the Everything ihe Rohrs owned “Are you in favor of socialized rubble. ; clothing, house furnishings and medicine?” The company then called all its personal effects was destroyed. ‘Mr. Jacobs said: able-bodied men to’ continue the

Probie Blast For More Victims

16 Known Dead. In lowa Explosion

SIOUX ,* Towa, Dee. 15} (UP)--Uninjured survivors were, g called on today to search the ph debris for the bodies’ of three men still missing in an explosion at the Swift & Co. packing plant, which killed at least 16 employees and injured 150 more. City firemen, who had worked

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Walk Blew Up Meanwhile, authorities interviewed survivors. Her | Art Stein, a meat trimmer, said 'he had just left the building for lunch. He was convinced @hat the explosion took place uyhder the street rather than in the bui.ding itself. “The sidewalk blew up first,” he sald. “The explosion was in the street. The whole building shook and looked as if it were going to cave in. The sidewalk

and through windows. One white-coated worker's body: was [impaled on a meat hook.

Two automobiles were pushe “If you wi efine st. I gearc he s iss. bil hed If ill define it first, 1 gearch. The three men still miss from the garage by police, will tell you.” ing were Donald Johnson, Tom Mr. Holliday and firemen said The Congressman then outlined paryer and Dan Rager. adjoins the garage. | ema found at home uninjured. Race Down Fiery Steps .. . Swift officials today visited the In addition to the heating plant Circle to Light Up families of the dead to determine and breakfast rogm on the first 1a floor. A living room and three - Almost 30 truck loads of the bedrooms were located on the For Christmas contaminated foodstuffs were l and kitchen were in flames * , . when- the fire was discovered by Schricker, Feeney to Gas Causes Blast j ) y Sioux City Fire Chief Charles stairway burst inte flames as the Gov. Schricker and Mayor might run as high as $1 million. Tr er can y to call extra Feeney will represent Indiana of- He said it was determined offiIt was necessar, ‘ ficialdom at 7:30 tonight when cially that the blast was caused Department officials said. - The a Soldiers ane Satlors OE et ae ea was The official lighting ceremony. Today was supposed to be pay ine-day - but officials said some of the payo .k and slate in a nine-day program of carol 3 re was a ass of flames, ing on the Circle by more than roll records were missing. They firemen said. 90 organizations. comprising 6000 hoped to find some way to make Butler University and chairman worse during the night and docof the Indianapolis Christmas tors said 11 were in critical conCommittee, will be the chief dition. The first of a series of Republic-/, 0), "poy Pr. John McShane an “strategy sessions” will be .¢ g¢ Brigget's Catholic Church staged by the Washington Town-iand benediction by Howard J. ; eration. Principal speaker for the meet- The Jordan College of Music {ng will be Roy T. Combs, Center Me Township assessor, who will talk with a chorale of 60 voices. will Mr Combs has been mentioned Completely new decorations, inas a probable candidate for one Siuding Wy Sante Clasg 40d 2 Ne: of the major offices of Marion vity scen ‘slabs buckled up three or four Stanley Myers, vice president of | The Monument dicofative plan 101 injured victims. An est) the club, said “there is only one Was Initia : A kis Y rohit mated 50 more were treated by way for this community and the D. Pierre, Indianapolis archllect-igociors in their homes or repeople themselves to gel together, The blast was so strong that decide what must be done and then vote accordingly. ¢ Turn ta the REAL ESTATE ADS in the classified pages of today's Times

the fire apparently started in the go the third time the kind of fourth he’ repurted] and garage there was a kitchen heir need and to help them file ims. , upper floor. hauled to the city dump, where a passing patrol car and the Join in Rites Tonight p 0 City Fire Chie Charles { fire equipment to the scene in Christmas lights are turned on by escaping natural gas, but no By the time hose was laid the including a pageant, will usher day for the plant's 700 employees, voices interiga payments by nightfall. ——————— , GOP Club Plans speaker, Invocation will be given ship GOP Club at 61st St. and/ Baumgartel, executive secretary on “The Practicdl Approach to participate in the ceremonies. County in the Republican primary feature the Christmas theme at . .— 0 4 me.” entire nation to achieve better . : | ceived first aid from their famOutstanding Donald M. Ream, attorney and and see for yourself what

Cab Driver Reported

y A lant which s—— downstairs healing pian (Continued , gn—Page 3—Col. 4) missing. Victor Hilden, was Police said the heating plant bulldozers buried it. order to get enough hose, Fire Monu- one knew where the leak ocDr. Ms O. Ross, president of Some of the injured became . Strategy Meeting College Ave. tomorrow night. of the Indianapolis Church FedVictory.” Use New Decorations ctory. balloting. next May. the Monument. Hospitals were crowded with government and that is for the ilies, . Selection of Homes president of the club, will preside.

Times “Index

an outstanding selection } try to keep the last child of Mrs, Gov hp | v . : RZel, | ts. st ep fc ei : skies become increasingly cloudy vA" . fr o 1 % said Gov. Schricker would ad-"in~ an indirect. manner. that president of. the Merchants NaAmusements 22 Mrs. Manners § Ours i Bg yn Robbed by Passenger \,morrow. ’ bed.” The I le po 8 Boing to IX dress. the Senators and Repre- Britain has developed an atomic tional Bank, were named execuy Bridge ..,.. 13/ My Day .... 13 tate brokers and home George Cranfill, 24, of 2319 W, mn celv’ warm clothing. just as hun- sentatives. Although it was re- bomb which soon may be tested! tors of the estate, . = Childs .:... 26 Needlework, 17 butlders 80th .8t., reported to police he POLES SET TRIAL dreds of other poor children are ported at the State House that on the secret Australian rocket, - The late Mr. Frenzel, who was Comics .... 47 Othman .... 25 oY ers find hundreds of |Y8 robbed of $20 early today by FRANKFURT, Germany, Dec. paying outfitted for Christmas the Governor might give a “state range. Agi chairman of the board of the + ‘Crossword... 34 Pattern .v,. 17). 2 ON Col of ATS in three men he picked up in his 15 (UP)—Three French citizens.” gow many of these unfortu- ate Of the nation” speech on Indiana's sl p———— Merchants National Bank and | | Editorials .. 26 Radio ...... 20| . AL taht RN itaxicab. | 1... a Pole and a German will §0 On y,.nouters get Clothe-A-Child aid fiscal condition, neither his office! BEVIN BACK AT DESK senfor ‘member of the L . b6 Food +ivveee 14 RUBLE «rvss 25 he Times tonight . . . -| He said the men asked him to trial in Poland tomorrow ON wy) depend upon the generosity nor Mr. Haymaker were aware of LONDON, Dec. 15 (UP)-—For-banking family in Indiana,

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Hollywood :. 22! Earl: Wilson 28 paper with the REAL ES- | ,y. .0tened him and ordered him agency reported from Warsaw si ing was purely a pre-campaign confined to his home for three! The wil included. an: Inside Indpls. 25 Women's ... 13, TATE ADS. |to “lay your money on the seal.”| today, = : '(Continued on Page 3-—Col. 4) strategy session. Lin .— {days-—with a-ooldi — FF ®t $2000 to "Cornell Cafes via : oh ap . vt 4 Ab "va / ke 3 wl al ~ ig ia 0 ’- = 3 Prin a : . " ih : Foire { < C sim TA fy hp ; e £ chat Td .

- THURSDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1949

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Couldn't Got Mill And My Baby Died,” | Mother, 17, Charges

Accuses Decatur Twp. Trustee of Failing to Provide Adequate Food

Edwards Refused Her Prenatal Care, Said $6-a-Week Food Order Was Enough, She Says

A 17-year-old bereaved mother today added her story ito complaints against poor relief tactics of Decatur Towns {ship Trustee Herbert Edwards. t “I couldn't get milk for myself and.my baby and he died,” Mrs. Helen Reese, 3228 S. McClure St., said. The young mother told her story to The Times and

Bel Fim Wins

PRICE FIVE CENTS

Dwindli g a Yards Have Supplies To Fill Orders for 3 Days to 1 Week The city’s home coal supply had not hit bottom today but it was going fast. In consumer coal there was from three days to a week's supply on hand, but there was no emergency—yet., Panic buyers kept the phoned of coal dealers busy. The forecast was “continued cold.” It was ‘John L. Lewis weather,”

cold enough for demand to run

far ahead of his three-day week production. Mayor Al Feeney gave the coal situation a quitk check. He called members of his coal Advisory! Committee. They reported the situation not much worse than) at the end of the last coal strike. There'll be no immediate brownout.

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At General Hospital there was, | enough coal! to stretch around| | the turn of the year, and enough] {

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“Errors in Survey ““fndiuna Bell Telephcne Co. won ~~~ two rounds in its fight for a $45

Clayton Megg, of the Metropolitan Coal Co... president of the Indianapolis Coal Merchants As sociation and vice president ef; the Influential American Retail Coal Association, put the eity's piv at “three days" If the weather continues cold.”

HE pat [MIE On Book. rel i “Mr. ¥

He had been in Chicago yes- million rate increase. { Sought Help terday with the nation’s coal re-: Thomas T. Stevenson, general The young tailers. They sent a 600-word 1 ‘counsel for Indiana Bell, charged Went to telegram to President Truman, Rr (that the public's witnesses made ath help for urging him to use the Taft-Hart BATA wetgts of jndgunaim an mathe- he ¥u2 ) : Bgl pT ID Mrs. Helen Resta . . . "My baby died." of Bell pros. as | “Normally, on a five-day week.” o° Mr, Stevenson attacked the said she he ot poe have eh Schricker Feene to Serve {testimony of two utility experts funds when her coal to keep even with’ demand.| ¢ Y y ‘during the Public Service Com. Reese, also But we can't do it with a three- -» mission hearing this morning. |® Year

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fast.” I with the Cyrus G. Hil Some ride Limits ined ana Officials to Contribute Their Salesmanship ved a ae ac

small dealers. had coal not big stockpiles, but enough lo deliver orders. And some, but not all, were delivering as much as two tons to an order.

To Times-Crosley Christmas Party on Cir

) s Gov. Henry F. Schricker and Mayor Al Feeney going INE conditions.” to become auctioneers Saturday night on Monument-Clréle: i Matters of | The chief executives will pool their talents to help raise money J. J. McGrath, =e for The Times Clothe-A-Child during the Sirasiay Christ ant for th

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weather due to remain cold. the The community Yuletide party st PRs as dE general ule was 006. (on 0 py TCon Franca; seSouAI| oltonal suction ana customer. Virginia and Kens flo" oi network star, Jum Until'1'& m, Pledges will Be dc-|petent enginsen tucky coals were running low, [3 rarti co-captain of Notre cepted by. tele 4 Ido, but there was rio need for anyong n, ap Every cent ra at the ave: Mr oGrath id © prev

‘Dame's "1949 national championship football squad, the Singing Santa Claus with his Brownie helpers, and others.’

‘tion and fo the WFBM broad- testified that the Bell deprecia-|said casts will be used to buy cloth-| tion rafe was higher than hé be- he’ ing for Indianapolis needy chil- lieved proper, 1 {dren through The Times Clothe. [Earlier in the hearing, Freeman A-Child. | Gates, .tax expert for the Hill! The gala Christmas party is firm, admitted that he underbeing staged by Crosley Dealers estimated Indiana Bell's yearly of Marion County and the Capi- profit by $150,000 a year. {tol Paper Co., Crosley Distribu-| Admits ‘Errors’ : Station tors. WFBM and The Times. 4 Mr. Stevenson said that was Winners of 20 refrigerators in'only one of several errors Mr. this area in Crosley's $2 million Gates had made. Yesterday, Mr, dollar national giveaway contest Gates admitted making a “few will be announced at the Circle mathematical errors” in his tes-| The giant Crosley: re- timony. recently fea. As Je hearing recessed, Mr. will be. Stevendbn accused the Hill firm

to suffer from cold weather, “We Yisually can get enough Indiana coal,” said one dealer, “but people don’' want it. It will burn in an emergency, keep people Christmas gifts that will go to warm. We're afraid to stock it. the highest bidders will We might get stuck with it.” Crosley de luxe electric range; a © Casting out over the city in Crosley 9.2 cubic foot custom’ research of coal for the citizens, {rigerator and 10 six-tube Cros-

The Times found coal, not a lot ley Kitchen radios. of it, bat enough to take the edge Listeners to Radio off the buyers’ panic. WFBM, which will broadcast a Burl’ Sexson reported that he Portion of the Circle auction from had between 700 and 800 tons at 8:30 until 9 p. m., will have an

the Frederick Coal Co., 801 Beech- OPPortunity to bid for a Crosk Coal Co., 801 Beech- |." 1tra Fidelity television set, duction. (Continued on Page 3-—Col.

1) The television set will go to the frigerator model person making the largest con-| tured in Life magazine tribution to Clothe - A - €hild shown. of “careléss and slopp work”! g $8 through WFBM during the Circle The Circle will be roped off for He said they Ncharany a te] (Colitinu.4 “" Page Sesclia. 5

broadcast and a special Clothe- the celebration. The public Will pit here and a little bit there.” | I» > i ot Aly, Physician

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A-Child broadcast from 11 p.m. be admitted free.

I Seaso ! ". "a. “vow at Sper, lutiana _ A 0 1 Low Clothe-A-Child— [picture of the company’s financial Concerned ibe » uf 2 i eae | eres. \RG'S HeoGQ rg temperature Hin Specter of Malnutrition permits Midnight |=

11 Degrees Here

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LOCAL TEMPERATURES

Stalks Destitute Family

gynecologist were a.m... 11 10am... 17 ; / . Cg | VATICAN. CITY, Dec, 15 (UP) reported by friends to be Tam. ..12 am..19 | Times Fund Will Provide Warm Clothes, |-—Pope Pius XII grantéd permis-/concerned over her nan oy 8a.m .. 12 12 (noom). 21 | For Y i \sion to Catholic churchés through- the eve of her a fam .. 14 lpm. 24 oungster of Impoverished Home {out the world today to hold spe- Prince Aly Khan was said pre . By ART WRIGHT ‘ cial midnight mrsses on New De making no secret among hil The most severe cold wave of When your child dies of malnutrition, there's no doubt about Year's Eve to “obtain the benign- associates of his anxiety gver the late autumn brought the Your being destitute. ity of our Lord on the Holy Year Deautiful wife, he movie star coldest temperatures of the sea- That's the sad story written into the family history of Mrs. “A.” jubilee.” Y married last May 27. on the son to Indiana today. Her hardships have increased steadily. There never seems to be Ordinarily midnight masses are] FINCH Rite ‘R Hat. the |

In Indianapolis, the mercury & ray of hope in her future. Hardly had she buried one child than permitted only on Cliristmas Eve. another went to the hospital . . 1 famous

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. and doctors again diagnosed the The papal permission was con- reported to have asked E police -

skidded to a new seasonal low

of 11 degrees at 6 a.m. and the chet cause of the wasted body as a 8 = tained in a decree by the Sacred protection for his hospital to ine “ ice’ ine p mair tion. . > wo Ne hors reprted of wre re varvived his illness The Times 194 bac Shirt On a Jure evn Ah STincess ot p P y ters it, pfobably this week-endy River. this last remaining child of Mrs. MILE-O-DIMES paper Osservatore Romano, to have her baby. ed

“A’ again is in danger of becoming a vietim, of hardships. These cold days are becoming too much for the little fellow. How can there be money for warm clothing where there's hardly enough for

Tonight ‘was to be bitterly cold again in the Hoosier capital with a low of 16 forecast. But; the weatherman promised winds would shift to the southwest tomorrow and bring slightly

Ee . 5 w Te Pastor Fears for Girls = THF REPORT, plus the ase Jp . signment of three detectives Asked to ‘Sinful’ Dance guard the prince's suite at the STEWARTSVILLE, Va. Dec, Lausanne-Palace Hotel, gave (UP)—Outraged citizens, in. Weight to the belief of friends

13-Day Estimate 211; Lines ..........$3216.40

. With nine days to-go before [15

warmer temperatures. The mer. food? Christmas, 38'; lines are aignant because dancing will be that both the husband and the cury was expected to climb to 36 This time it. isn't too late.| needed to complete a mile of | permitted in the-local high school, pro e830 oiling concerned about tomorrow afternoon. Someone told Mrs. “A” that she -Gimes. A mile would provide plan a mass protest meeting at rd : :

The birth of Miss Hayworth’s first child, Rebecca Welles, now 4, daughter of Orson Welles, was not easy... Even more serious

$8976 to help The Times Clothe-A-Child furnish warm clothing for Indianapolis needy children.

the school 30 minutes before the “sinful” dancing begins tonight. The Rev, F. A. Brewbaker, | pastor of -the. Beaver Dam Bap-

Low of 4 Degrees Cambridge City was the coldest | Indiana community near dawn

might obtain help at The Times Clothe-A-Child. Because generous

Contributions

|with a low of four degrees. The , 3 warmest was Evansville, with 17. Today s Total ......... $ 70 po Last year the public laid |tist Church’ said he expects 75 to complications were feared in the | But for the most part the mer- otal to Date ..... ++. $4053.22 down enough dimes to go [100 persons to attend present case. . { But ‘for the most p: List of Contributors on Page 8. over the mile . . . $10,384.50." i Friends of the couple said the

cury dropped below 15 through-

“I have read the testimony of {many fallen girls,” the Rev. Mr. birth wis | Brewbaker said. “More than 50 per cent of them say that-dancing’ {was the first step instheir down-

expected between and Tuesday.

Frenzel Leaves

It will require YOUR dimes to meet this year's greater need for Clothe-A-Child aid for Indianapolis poor ¢hil-

people of Indianapolis are giving Ft. Wayne and Terre Haute part of their Christmas money had early morning lows of nine '0 protect little boys and girls while thermometers ati {Fom-the cold winter.

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[Weir Cook Airport dipped to 10., When she told her story, it dren. = _ ah (fall. Dancing has a“tendency to 150 000 E ; A | Snow flurries were falling didn't seem possible that people {retard and tear down character.” § ta |again today along Lake Michi- could be in such destitute circum- Democrats Plan | Teachers who are sponsoring ; ’ $ te

The bulk of the $150,000 asta

gan. stances in Indianapolis. A social : {the affair called it a “social” and : + Temperatures “were to dip to worker investigated the facts. The 1950 Strategy 'said it was merely “planned rec- Of the lafe J. P. Frenzel Jr, Ine 12-16 north and 16-22 degrees hospital records showed that one lreation.” Parents. and. teachers dianapolis banker for nearly 40 in the southern portion of the child did die of malnutrition. that The Democratic legislative dele-) 51.4 were invited. years; was bequea to his wife, . state tonight, weather experts the other one was save . from the gation came to town today to vite Anne J, in his will filed today in

BOMB Probate Court. The Indiana Trust Co.

HINT BRITISH HAVE LONDON,

plan. their. 19350 campaign at a. luncheon at the Claypool Hotel. State Chairman-Ira Haymaker

‘said. The mercury was to climb to 30 north and 38 south as Indiana

same fate by a bare margin.

Now. Clothe-A-Child “Is going to Dec, 15 (UP)--The and Mr.

London Daily Mirror said today, Frenzel's brother, Otto N. Frenzel

eign Secretary Errest Bevin re- Dec. T in Methodist H turned to work today after being He was 68.

his topic.

charges of espionage and sabd- ablie i : o” the public in the next few days Mr. Haymaker said the meet-

tage, the -official Polish news one week from Saturday is the