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Schricker Commutes Stephenson Sentence; | Release Up to Board

Term of Former Ku Klux Klan Grand Dragon In Oberholtzer Slaying Cut to Time Served

Gov. Schricker today commuted the life sentence of | §

- former Ku Klux Klan leader D.C. Stephenson. The Governor refused to release Stephenson directly from prison. However; he commuted Stephenson’ s semtencé from life_to time Served, thus making it pessible for him to ask “the board of trustees of In-| diana State Prison for 8 pa-| role. ‘The Governor said he followed the recommendation of his clem-. ency commission. In explaining ‘his actions on] commuting the sentence of Stephenson, Gov. Schricker said: “My feeling is that Mr. Stephen: | son paid the penalty his crime deserved and is entitled to some |

Barkley Unable

Gov. Stevenson to. Speak at Dinner

——Next- Mor. 17 (tonight's Gov. Schricker said he would \Jackson Day dinner. issue an executive order for the . commutation “immediately.”

called to consider Stephenson’s lai Stevenson of Illinois.

parole.

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“under .to the the disposition .of the board of days ago the attractive trustees, and I'm very much in- Barkley, whose clined to think they are favor-/pearance had much to do with. ably inclined toward him.”

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daughter in Tulsa, Okla. if he is ance.

paroled, Gov. Schricker said, “and Studies Coal Crisis

“In his message to “Mr. Hayhe has been assured a job With m,0. Mr Barkley said.his presa very good company in Tulsa.” | 1d be Closed’ ence in Washington as presiding Gov. Senricker sald Stephenson Officer over the Senate was 1m was Be a “political kg perative. the Klan leader charged in his, Tne genate. the message said, m, the Gov-| Bight 10 win freedom. but the Gov-lwouia be in “extraordinary -sescase was a “page in Indiana his-/sion” on matters “pertaining. to tory which probably should be the coal emergency.” closed.” | “Naturally we Hoosier Demo“Stephenson has served 25 crats regret .that Mr. Barkley years, a pretty long span out of! cannot be here,” Mr. Haymaker a man’s life,” Schricker said, “and 'gaiq. “But we feel as he does that he’s been a pretty good prison- nis presence in Washington at er.” {this-time best serves-the interest Stephenson was convicted on of the nation.” - Nov. 14, 1925, of the second ol First activity of the Jeffersongree murder of Miss Madge, .; week-end observance was Oberholtzer, a state house em-|, meeting of the Democratic State ployee. - | Committee yesterday. The comThe Governor's action toda e 27 for. the | ios Tollowed a Hearing by “the state, inating con-| clemency commission last Feb. 10, vention at the Coliseum. at which the latest of Stephen- County chairmen and vice son's more than 50 attempts tO chairmen wil meet at noon to hear win freedom was pressed by his prs India Edwards, national! attorneys and friends. women’s director for the party. ~Stephenson’s-plea—was opposed onion’ banquet will be in the’ by Marshall Oberholtzer, Indian- (Egyptian Room of the Murat apolis water contractor and] | Temple at 6 p. m.. brother of Madge: —Oberholtzer| is the closest relative of Miss Oberhotaer still alive. . History -of Case.

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SE 80 HR me ES the Hamilton Circuit Court jury! Tam .. 81 Ham. 45 convicted him. Sam 38 12 (Noon) 47 Miss Oberholtzer died Apr. 14; 9 .fils0.9 St. 1 0 piv 1925, after making a death-bed| 9am... 38 p.m ..

statement saying she took poison] when Stephenson abducted her) and attacked her on a train trip to Hammond two weeks before she died, The late Judge Will N, Sparks later-became

Indianapolis, and the rest of the state tonight and tomorrow.

a peratures “to—55— tomorrow, the mercury. dips. to 33 ‘tonight. In the “state, peratures tonight will range from 28 to 32

Who U.-8. Circuit - Court of Abpeals|

lesville where the defense argued the woman's death was out- and- north to 35 to 40 south. out suicide. The mercury will climb to 45 Stephenson never-testified Inijy viorthern counties and 55 in|

his own behalf during the 33-day so,thern Hoosierland tomorrow. Five hours after the jury|

_\received the evidence, it returned a verdict of guilty on a charge of Coal Pact Sends

second-degree murder. Stock Prices Up

Stephenson’ s two “bodyguards,” ! Earl’Klinck and Earl Gentry, were ; . accused of conspiracy in the slay-| NEW YORK, Mar. 4 (UP)—Seting but. the jury acquitted them tlement of the soft coal strike bolstered prices on the New York Stock Exchange today with prices moving up to new highs in more than three years. All sectioris of the list took part in the advance. The abbre-

It was a sensational climax to Stephenson's four-year rise to power in Indiana. He began or-

age of 30 and in three years he helped elect a .governor-and an|viated trading ses®ion was also Indianapolis mayor. . :jone of the most active of . the . Stephenson was said to have|year. : N, made a million dollars in a few Railroad stocks; which were hard hit by the coal strike, fea(Continued on Page 3 Col. 2) tured in the rise. This segment of the average rose to a new high since November, 1948. The utili-

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Amusements .........+ 5, 9 [ties and the genera! market aver- © BOOKS ...ioeessessessses 8 lage reached their best levels Bridge ...ccoeessssivesns "3 [since 1946. Childs ....ovvensvsnacenss 10 The market opened higher and Churches «cevesecesessess 4 |active with steel and roilroad Editorials ...iiveviessese 10 |ehares in demand. Steel shares — FOTUM ...ceaisnesenssesss 10-- featured in initial trades wich one Gardening ....cveeseeeee- 3 |block of 6,000 shares ‘of U. 8S. Hollywood ...i.eeeeseees 9 [Steel changing hands 31%, up %. In Indianapolis .......... 2 '|Sales in the first “hour alone

totaled 470,000 shares, the high-

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To Make Trip Here |

| Vice President Alben Barkley (will not come .to Indianapolis for Democratic ~Jeflersons;

State Chairman Ira Haymaker| [received the Vice President's “re-|§ At Michigan City, Indiana State grets” this morning. In an 11th ~Prison Warden Alfred Dowd said hour shift, Mr. Haymaker an-| the next scheduled meeting of the nounced the. substitute principal home for a warm-up session for radio classes due to board of trustees was Mar. 17, speaker for the $25-a-plate fund the board of ~~ and no special meeting would be raising dinner would be Gov. Ad-|

Failure of Mr. Barkley to ap-| Gov. Schricker said his commu-/pear was the second major jolt| _ Ste) scheduled ap-|

{sale of more than 1800 tickets to ~~ Stephenson will live with his the affair, canceled her appear- =

. Week=end in Sight’

~Mar. 4 press

education planned “day when the schools were closed.

Mis Kalheyn Elvan, assistant principal of Chicago's Goudy School, gotliors students in her

coal shortage. Prior to the mine settlement,

Parade of Patients Backs [Firing Begins in

| : Fo "MANCHESTER NOH MERE Hermann N. 8ander took a brisk

of the courtroom:

1 The jury planned excursions by

Worker Found Dead at Radio

Believed Victim Of Leaking Gas A 47-year-old Chevrolet Body Co. worker was found dead at

his radio today, believed to be a victim of leaking gas.

Latest city- gas asphyxiation

“Doctor in Mercy Slaying

‘Wonderful Physician and Friend,’ Typical “Comment of Witnesses at Sander Trial “By H. D. QUIGG, United Press Staff Corréspondent

that could not Sweep away memories of the emotion-charged air

{second day of presenting its case. SPeedway’s

Regional fom.

| County Teams Seek ..:To. Stop Anderson.

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8500 Hoosier { Miners Ready

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_ Expect New Supplies!

WASHINGTON,

in 7 to 10 Days

Indianapolis and the state were, {“over the hump” | crisis today as: ONE: Mine settlement promised!

: coal operators. in the coal|

{diggers and the rest of the na-! . |ton’s miners back to the pits

TWO: Promise of new supplies! {in 7 to 10 days released for general sale coal which has been held back for * ‘emergency use.’ THREE: Warmer weather | moved into the frost-bitten state.| Study School Problem The only unsettled coal prob-] lem locally was the oty’s. 95.000) tschool Hdren:

Late today Supt. Virgil Stine- { |

Coal Settlement Probe Urged

Rep. Madden Asks

Congressional Check By DAN KIDNEY Times. Staff Weiter = ~ WASHINGTON, Mar. 4 —TRep. Mayor- Feeney stepped ini ol Ray ‘Madden, Gary, dean of the ease the school's problem. As! Indiana Democrats and member soon as he heard of the settle-| of the rulés committee, took the ment this morning he borrowed) House floor today to ask a con150 tons of coal from General gressional investigation of the which has en~ugh to|coal strike settlement. tide ver, and put it at the| He olamed the entire crisis on J ry disposal of the schools, the failure to repeal the Taft“Before we know it we nm have Hartley law and replace it with coal coming ‘out of our ears” the administration-sponsored sub{Clayton 0. Mogg, president of the! stitute ‘ast session. An investi{Indianapolis Coal Merchants As- gation will disclose that this step sociation sald, occ must—be- taken -t0-restore-Speedy Shipment Due | peace, he contended. ~He said if settlement sends the! “This unnecessary tieup of coal

baugh still ceuld not say when| the city’s 82 schools, closed because of the coal shortage, would] reopen. He said a decision.

-jmembers of the board. Mr L

“labor: 8aid-there was '‘no-disagreement’®

| production and its repercussions

ed Meeting

With Owners to Iron Out Details of Pact

Cole Reports to Truman on Basic Accord; Signing, of Contract Due by Nightfall

Mar. 4 (UP)—John L. Lewis today sum- {~ moned the United Mine Workers 200-man policy committee to & | meeting here tomorrow to ratify the strike-ending contract now i being drawn up between the union and Northern and Western soft

By ROBERT E. LEE, United | Press Staff Gorfespandent WASHINGTON, Mar. 4—John L. Lewis and northern

'to send Indiana's 8500 soft coal and western soft coal operators began mapping the legal details today of the basic agreement they reached last night */for ending the nine-months soft coal dispute. Mr. Lewis and his United Mine Workers aids and ate torneys began § a Slosed meeting with George H. Love, presi

dent of the operators negos tiating committee, shortly before 9 a." m. time). "As the negotiating committees met, Chairman David I. Cole of the President's Fact-Finding Board reported to President Truman on the basic agreement reached last night. Mr, Cole went to the White House with other

Thomas Kennedy, vice president of the UMW; John Owens, secre tary, and Attorney Welly K. Hopkins as he entered the conference room in the Statler Hotel. Mr. Love was accompanied by sev eral attorneys. Hugh Lee, a representative of the Indiana Coal Producers As. sociation, said Mr. Lewis and Mr, Love stayed in the conference for preliminary statements, Mr. Lee

and no change from the basic agreement announced last night, It was generally agreed that a

{primed to battle Anderson’s re- Miners back by Monday, the newly| in other industry should be classi- contract would be ready for sign.

“The two-week-old “mercy Thurider” trial was in week-end recess. doubtable Indians today. The Indians, perennial power-| year-old physician relaxed with house Ll THSAA basketball! his wife and three small daugh- stronghold, were odds-on favor-| ters in their home in neuro ites to grab the regional hard- UP selling restrictions to clear {wood cartel at the Butler Field- out the “emergency” supply they 3 A capacity have been parcelling out by the lcrowd of some 14,900 fans were half tons.

bus today and. Sunday. The 41-|

Candia. But neither the physician nor house this afternoon. thie jury nor the spectators who were. crowded into the yallow-|®XPec

walled courtroom yesterday could | Coach Keith Lambert's Tribe,

The defense,produced a doctor at 1 p. m. today. fi sho, verted "though rn. Gas f te oa, eens, on fore Dr. Sander ever entered the ‘high school basketball champion-,

cancer-doomed woman’s ‘room to] ship.

victim—was identified ~as—Austin' {D. McCool of Apt. 4, 707 N. Ala-| 'bama St.

Police broke into his apartment today after the building owner reported that he smelled gas and that -the -tenant-did not--answer his door. | Police found Mr. McCool seated Hn-the front room, the radio play-| ing. Gas from a stove newly in-| stalled yesterday filled the apart-| ment, The building owner, Louis Feld-! man, rushed into the kitchen| ahead of police; He said “hej. [turned off two burners that were {partly on.

[ «Reveal Stove Leak However, later investigation|

Cloudy, mild weather was the disclosed a leak at a connection) doctor “has a heart like a bushel Weather Bureau's promise for| point in the back of the stove. The! basket.” . A neighbor spoke of his

pilot light was still burning. i

Mr. Feldman said Mr. McCool|

Warmer winds will push ‘tem-| moved into the building about|¢ drives.

-months—ago.—He~ T lived at. 721 Elm St. be | “Mr. McCool” apparently came! home, turned on-the radio and! {was overcome -by ‘the gas as he| sat there listening. Mr. Feldman sald he knocked at the door sev-| eral times last night and opened! {it as.far as the chain would allow.

— He said Mr. McCool was sitting Ti

in the chair, apparently asleep. Mr. Feldman said he did not| smell the gas at that time.

at Chevrolet Body Co. since 1939.

He is survived by three children, Collete and Austin David McCool. Jr., 14, twins, and Eliza-| beth, 11, all of Indianapolis; his| parents, Fred and Alice McCool, 721 Elm St.; five brothers, Harold, Fred Jr. Jesse, Leon ang Joe ‘McCool, and three sisters, Mrs. Bessie Hogan, .Mrs. Ruth Raymann and Mrs. William (Pauline) Johnson, -all of Indianaapolis.

Senate Group OK'’s Red Control Bill

The Senate judiciary: committee today approved the Mundt-Fergu-son Communist control bill by an 8 to 1 vote. : p Committee. Chairman Pat. MeCarran (D.: Nev.) said the dissenter was Sen. Willlam Langer .(R. N. D.J. He said the roll call ‘will be kept open until 3 p. b., Indianapolis time, to permit other members who ‘were absent to ex-

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shoot_air into her veins. It. pro-| Tech’s Indianapolis representa-| duced a nurse who said ‘she | |thought the same thing. But the [Proved Flashes were set to tangle) main impact of the day was of 'in-the second game here at 2:15 another kind. Pm. Parade Of Patients Jt. was the cumulative effect of. the proud parade of patients at‘testing that their doctor—Dr. Sander, who had befriended them, | {taken them into his home, fur-| |nished ‘them fuel to heat their] [Romes, sat up with them in hours| oes place last week when both! Tor 48 Tong as" A5 NOUS Speedway and Franklin Town. at a stretch—was indsed a friend ship emerged victors in their re0 man. {spective sectionals at Danville “Phere “were five: “fetlow - physic fand" Greenfield attesting to the

The flavor of the Indianapolis regional tournament today is unique-and unprecedented. It's “the “quality of Anderson's strong club against the quantity) tof the three Marion County representatives. he precedent-shattering event|

{cians who testified to Dr. Sander’s distribution of power among Mar a) supplies of state insti-| tion should be back to normal in 14

[scientific soundness and dedica- jon County fives. {tion to his patients. There Shel Tech Comes From Behind a personal ‘friend who sal : Tech swept its way into the|

regionals for the second straight year, coming from behind in the| [Closing seconds both times. This, year, the Green stopped Broad

{hard work - on community projects, and big contributions to-charity

e--11-patients—spoke-—in—the

[three-time winners of the coveted necessities, since the emergency da on ot Ae oh state prep diadem, were to battle coal is generally of a low quality, “Cinderella” quintet. much of which has been standing It’s the first out in the open since the mine| game of -the local regionals, one strike began.

tive and Frankim “Towns THi= main oper tomorrow to distribute |

[Ripple’s gallant Roekets, 38 to 280 for institutional use.

dug coal should start coming into

In the interim, dealers will ease|®2id.

ecutive, publicily

And, he said, users will

‘ably cut down buying to bare/ discussions started last summer.

‘Fhe response of the coal operators to all collective bargaining pro{posals was an emphatic ‘No. ‘Powerful Interests’ “The American people were compelled to endure the inconfence of a coal crisis because powerful interests in this country insisted that President Truman be {compelled to use the injunctive, i provisions of the Taft-Hartley act, At a terrible cost, a crisis devel{oped wherein the President was, compelled to use the Taft- Hartley!

Mayor Feeney said he expected 36 cars of coal to arrive here t {day and 12° ‘more cars are in {transit Coal merchants will re-

‘this emergency coal. While the half-ton rationing | order is still in effect today, it] will probably be lifted as soon as! settloment becomes a reality, injunction. Mayor Feeney--said-there- ‘are’ irhis un-American provision ini only about 300 hardship cases in| ithe Taft-Hartley act proved to be! the city and that coal would be a 100 per cent failure. Four hundelivered to them by sundown | dred fifty thousand miners retomorrow. fused tq go back to work in spite Confers With Schricker of the ‘injunction. As soon as the te -Indiana—State—Fyel-— Tre t 1 failure of the “Taft. Hart-| r nta - ied» a a R. Hutson| 2° law injunction, they quickly

meeting with proceeded to collective bargain ov. "Schricker this ‘morning, to pros the union and coal produc-

ons. He said emergency ship-|a short time. |ments earmarked for state Insti-| “During the last 18 months tutions can probably now be. re-! {there has been more serious {leased for home use. |strikes, labor disputes and work Mr. Hutson said the state has| stoppages than any year in our {purchased another 550 tons from! {history. Had the Thomas-Lesin-Fifth Army headquarters in Chi-|

_ (Continued on Page. 2=Col. 7).

fied in military terms as '‘Opera{Indianapolis in seven to 10 days. tions Taft-Hartley,' " Mr. Madden

“Cyrus Ching, federal mediator and former rubber company exstated several weeks ago that there had not been any honest effort at collec prob-| tive bargaining since contract

ing before nightfall, bringing to a close an impasse that hag plunged the nation into the worst coal crisis in its history. Government mediators said a

two-thirds of the 370,000 strikers back to their jobs Monday morning. It was also agreed that it would forestall the need for congressional action on President

Delay in Deliveries But industry spokesmen warned

not end with the miners’ return to work. They said it would nr

ap ppreciable amount of coal to ine dustrial and retail consumers. The coal shortage already has dled 600,000 warkers, forced dim-

(Indianapolis -

two or three Weeks to deliver atiy

new contract would send about -

Truman'’s request for power to ‘seize the mines." oan

that the effects of the strike would

reve

outs in New York and other large Leities; “reduced operations in-the =~

automobile, railroad and steel fn-

forced lowered thermostats in ings. Mr lewis. _and_the

night in a 60-minute bargaining session. According: to

vides for: ONE: An increase from $14.05 to $14.75 in the miners’ daily wage. TWO: A 10-cents-a-ton boost in

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dustries; closed many schools and

hed their basic agreement last

hospitals, jails and public builde-

industry wi sources, the new agreement pro=

terms of those who I felt, 36, in the final 20 seconds, . eindnene Dr Sanders high| The Tegional basketball con: school RR “teacher and I ines—of the Fieldhouse were fatrack coach, Carl P. James, said miliar ones to all except Frankthe “doctor would respond to -a lin Township. The Flashes won their first sectional crown and ~were competing in the regionals Wouldn't Accept Pay for the first time.

Mrs. Raymond L. Carr, a Bed-| Speedway has won two sectional]

the doctor had cared for two old three-time county winner. {ladies who had little money and has won 11 sectional tourneys but | how he would not accept. pay. hasn't won a regional since 1934.

Mr, McCool had been employed John L: Conides, of Manchester, It has won three of the last five e

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A DIME! . e land Center, each of whom hopes livered or at your nearest - to become the first unsullied king pre. ? : of Hoosier basketball; carried the "best Wishes of the multitude. /

"Hooray for John L.' Toast

"Of New ‘Mine

Jubilant Miners Over Truce

n housewife, told how diadems and is Marion County’ s| Tech

|miners forgot for a moment the were behind (he miners aii the | hardships of the past nine months way.” land piled up three deep at bars|

ipicked for the Mar. 18 finale at.Days Are Here Again” as miners /the Butler Fieldhouse ih Indian- tdanced each other around the

-Istuck it out

Roaring Celebrations Touched OH By End of 9-Month Contract Fight

LIBRARY, Pa., Mar. 4 (UP)—Jubilant soft coal Hiiners s groctéd ithe end of their niné-month contract fight today with * ‘Happy Days {Afe Here Again” and “Hooray for John I. Lewis.” Roaring celebrations went on through the early morning hours very tavern and club and in many miners’ homes in this grimy coal town. : Streets were bare as the happy!

‘Even in the midst of wild re-

{joicing, however, the miners {couldn't forget what the strikes and three-day werk weeks had done to their poketbooks. “That -pay raise is going to come in mighty handy with my wife in the hospital and two kids to support,” said Nick Harbutz. “If it wasn't’ for the company stores we'd have starved.” Wayne Smith, another miner, said, “I'm in the hole, but we stuck it out and got our contract, didn't we? I guess the miners showed the world what we think of the Taft-Hartley law.” ° “Thank God this thing's over,” -sald Pete Hotchkiss, like most of the other miners an employe of the Big Montour No. 10 mine. “Now we'll have some work. Happy days are really here again. And nobody be happier than me to go back to work "a Fred Usnick, 36, father. of five {small children, coul

jlo toast the strike-ending agree-|

nt. We fe going to celebrate until the contract’s/actually signed and then we’'rg gonna go “into those mines and ‘dig’ the biggest damn lumps. of coal you ever saw— whether we're sober or whether | we ain't,” one of the celebrants ‘at Wargo's Cafe said. ‘Dance’ Around Strains of the “Oh Boy! Polka" mixed with choruses of “Happy

floor of the Piney Fork Inn. Cries of “Hooray for John L. Lewis” punctuated the smokefilled air in the tavern. Even standing room was at a premjum. Almost as happy as the miners were local merchants whose business hit rock bottom during the drawn out contract battle. “The miners stuck it out and wilted for a contract, and we

year.

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‘Contract Listed

‘WASHINGTON, Mar. 4 (UP)—.

sources, are the terms of the new soft coal agreement.

increase for the miners, boosting yy daily pay . from $14.05 to $14.7 Two: A 10 cents a ton increase in the royalty payments to the United Mine Workers’ Welfare Fund, boosting. the total to » cents a ton. THREE: Elimination of the soe’ called “willing-and-able” clause

in the present contract with the

possible substitution of a much modified provision to protect the union against suits tor wildcat strikes under the Taft- ~Hartley Law. FOUR: Limitation of so-called “memorial periods” to five days a FIVE: Changes in the admins istrative setup of the union’s wel fare and. retirement fund, includ. ing a new board of trustees.

THE NEW contract would run party could cancel it on 30 days

notice after Apr. 1, 195% Until the most recent bargaime

that they could not grant that would ine

er of a small store said, ““Nobody/get back on the job. “I've got al

could be happier than I am about the strike DERE settled. The. peo‘ple ) run’ bus usin 1

big family. I'm a coal 1 “|thdt's

“A TO cents a EY Wage

Here, according to industry