Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 6 July 1950 — Page 2

Last night's resolution may be stymied under a provision which

er, 3 national laws have not been in| effect 10 days. | a Reversal Required Only a reversal by City Coun- ~ cilmen can stop ' the decontrol movement now. Approval Is - a‘itomatic in Washington if the measure meets legal require-| ments. All rent ‘controls will end| on Dec. 31. Meanwhile, Joseph Romer, : Sate Sirector of the Retall, : ; and Department Store - Union (C10), sald tenants are circulating a petition in an ef- ~ fort to stop Washington action “of decontrol here. Under the law, however, the’ petition cannot be recognized be-| cause hearings have been closed. 50 One councilman, Christian Em——hardt, Democrat, said he would . favor reinstatement of controls! only if rentals soared beyond! reason. . Meanwhile, Indianapolis Chapter! of American Home Owners, Inc.| today urged landlords to Keep their rental charges at “reason-| place to ive. able” rates, 1 Chamber in Uproar

Council chambers were thrown ‘into an uproar when the resolu-| tion was adopted last night on a vote of seven to two. In the midst of spectator applause, one uni-/ ‘dentified woman shouted “We're free.” Another stdrted singing “God Bless America.” ‘Councilmen denied reports that] a closed meeting was held for dis-| cussion of rent controls prior to] action on the bill last night, “The call for a vote was a sur-| prise to me,” Mr. Emhardt said. Richard G. Stewart, city clerk, ! said the resolution will be for-! warded to Washington within a. few days. A copy of the national But the y have no money and Jaw ie 2 needed by city sounchl first, 0 income except for monthly Voting Record

(relief payments from the Marion RR ‘County Welfare Depaciment. Mr. . “Voting for lifting of rent “cll Moore, 37, has been unable to ings were Joseph Bright, Republi-| work since May 13, 1948, when a ean; Christian Emhardt, Demo- y+ oii car struck him down, erat; Charles. Ehlers, Republican; fractured a vertebra in his back Donaid Jameson, Republican; Guy {and crushed his right ankle. 0. Ross, Democrat; Joseph C.| Wallace, Democrat, and Joseph

. By CARL H

{place to shelter their brood.

Seven boys need a ot of room. Mr. and Mrs George Moore; 305 FE. Raymond 8t. have been jwondering where they will go with their seven youngsters; whose ages range from 14 down to 2, since eight days ago when the [fetiowing sign was tacked to the front of their house: This House Condemned-—Unfit for Human Habitation Under ordinary circumstances, — {the Moores probably could find a us to buy a place.”

Mr. and Mrs, George Moore, 305 E. Raymond St., and sons George Jr., David, Donald, Jerry, John, Robert and Jack , . . no

.House ‘Condemned, Family

Of Nine Faces Eviction

Father of Seven Boys Unable to Work While Recovering From Hit-Run Injuries

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couldn't pay more than about $20 a month rent unless we had more money coming in. The real estate office helped. us. find this. place when our last house was sold from under us; but they don't] “I have any place for us to go right now. 4 “We just don't know what to i

he said.

14 to St. Francis, 12 to Proctor ‘and 11 to Methodist Hospital a Peoria. i" All of the known dead were: aboard the El Capifan, eight of {them in the two coaches struck ‘by The Chief. : Send Out Train

The wreckage halted traffic on the Santa Fe's mafh transcontiniental line for almost the entire day. Later, however, the Chief was backed away and service! lover the route was partially restored. Passengers from the two trains

ment occurred. all doctors,

to the gene,

to where a special train sent from various Chicago could pick them up. Coroner Wood directed rescue,

a m. passengers of both trains still slept on their journey toward strongly Chicago where the EI Capitan’ ‘peace” was due at 7T:15% part of World Mark Friess of Chillicothe, Ill, who was in charge of the El Germany. !Capitan’s mail car, said it appared to him that broke between his car and the fol- 8 lowing one. “I felt a jerk and the car behind

(Indianapolis Time) as the was held.

feet into the air,” he said. “Then it jumped the track and all the others behind it followed.

he sald. “We Chief plow into them.”

The El Capitan locomotive proceeded a quarter of a mile with the baggage car before the engineer could brake it to a halt. “When Mr. Friess said. The reversal looked

“It was horrible.

Marty Baughman, whose moth- trols.

came,

‘his train had “just cleared” passat Ing The Chief when the deraily;,

Within minutes after the crash, Henry A. Werking, nurses and ambulances in the area had been called predicted an average 5 per cent

Petitions Urge Urge Atom Arms Ban

! (Continued From Page One) were joaded onto busses and jearned the national Red Party shunted around the wreck scene has planned mass meetings in large cities to promote! ithe so-called peace campaign. He said such a meeting was workers who searched for bodies. scheduled for Indianapotis July 4 The crash occurred at 5:31 but police had no report that it

Chief Rouls said the petition resembled y Communist moves during the early II, Russia was a fighting ally of

War

Mr. Cohen said other groups bethe coupling sides the Communist and Progressive parties were supplied with ‘petitions for circulation,

me seemed to jump about two Yokomo Councilmen

Change Minds on Rents

KOKOMO, July 6 “A second later I heard The councilmen who last week v to end rent controls heré changed their minds last night.

At a special session, they decided to rescind the previous reso“backed up, 1 saw lution asking federal housing ofthe Worst mess I've ever seen,” fcials to abolish Tent controls: they exinto one coach of plained, when they learned that The Chief and saw what looked If excessive rates resulted from like a woman's head. Nearby lay the decontrol action, they would what must have been her arm.” be unable to reimpose the con-

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stence, he predicted.

the American Home Owners, In increase.

pre-OPA levels and other items.”

“Landlords will

properties.

policy, Mr. Werking said.

when

10 per cent,

any huge general hike,” the division.

up rental

oted

the decontrol resolution.”

or even six months,” said.

by the end of the week.

Woods, ter, says O. K.

“just like meats

biggest boosts, but units renting! {above $50 will not go up, he said. | “There will also be a lot of fixing up and new equipment g0-: ing into units now,” he forecast. have the rent they needed to spruce up their] I'll probably buy 10 new Tefrigerators for units my-|

self.” His organization vepresetal 1000 landlords and will meet!

Monday night to set a decontrol

The property management division of the Real Estate Board, representing 42 managers and owners of rental units here, also doubted general increases above

“There may be big individual rental increases, but I don't see sald Welmer Bushong, acting chairman Ld 1

He said PMD ‘will meet to set recommendations “when we learn the real effect of This may not be known for “30 days Mr. Bushong

Meanwhile, City Clerk Richard Stewart said he hoped to have the résolution en route to ‘Wash-| ington for government approval

The Council resolution will become effective as soon as Tighe national housing expedi-

5 ‘Then city policernen and circus president of employees sprang into action to|abating storm, but not before 12 e prevent a fatal stampede. The voice of the circus an- were bruis~d and cut ir a rush /nouncer boomed over an emer-/to leave the He expected some huge boosts, S°0CY sound truck parked near about broke his leg. and was hos-

“but a definite settling dow to the center ring:e or g B “Take it easy, take it easy.” |

The big top swayed and sagged Circus authorities told everyons Lower properties will make the under the onslaught of wind and! to leave quietly,

price their properties out of ex- for the exits

| _ x will : 4 J A FA ; were tossed around like rubber| Bl Capitan bore ‘the brunt of the Announcer Jala in “vere killed Instan fy In Re aan “Ire Forecast To Ean pea s OK" ‘our men : : a washroom. ‘,- * “Every passenger on both JERSEY CITY, N. J. July 6 (UP)~The voice of a circus as. A Treat Injured {trains seemed ‘to Seon at least] ., |nouncer droning over the roar of a violent thunderstorm quieted a and clothing were Pruised or shaken up” she sald. Landlords Plan ~~ terrorized crowd of 4000 parents and children last night and halted ‘tossed i the reclining ‘T-saw six men and ‘Moderation’ Poli a panicked rush for exits which injured 12 persons. chairs and heaped upon the bod- oor in a row, covered with cy The near tragedy developed as a troup ot Th high wire artists lies of the dead and injured. blood. One lady's head prpeared) | On Increases bolancn dangerously high above the crowd in the big top of the of the victims in their seats. re trying to bandage it. | (Continued From, Page One) { Suddenly, a thunderstorm un- rain. A quivering main pole tore The El Capitan’s two steward-| _ Lhere was an elderly couple today to adopt a policy of modera- leached its full fury on the tent, a big hole in the top of the canesses, both registered nurses, be-. nearby. The woman was uncon. tion toward rental increases. i lightning flashed, thunder roared vas, Torrents of water poured in gan treating the injured who scious and her husband sat close. The meeting, called by Presi-'and rain pelted down. Gusts of covering the main performance screameéd and moaned as rescue; by her side, bruised and scratched. dent Paul Coen, manager of the wind reached 45 miles an hour. [area several inches deep. workers pulled them. from the | When they put the wife into ani net Moynahan Apartment hold-| The small tent over the main) ions and tigers caged after wreekage. jaminilanee, her husband climbed joc wil] recommend * ‘discretion entrance crashed down. Seconds their opening act roared and Children wandered about weep-| me ie front seat. lin making increases.” © later a second tent Housing 50 growled. {ing as they sought their parents. Miss Baughman said the In-| «phere will be many who will trick horses collapsed. But gradually the police and 'Motheis crawled through the JUr°d “sat around In groups of not rajse rents at all,” Mr. Coen, A woman screamed, Children circus handlers got control of the | jumble coaches, seeking their six or seven ye ns—they looked | said. “Then, again, the fringe ‘began to howl. Panicky spectators milling crowd. Many returned to | youngsters. shell -shocked. rooming house owners may go were drenched by driving rain|their seats. | Ambulances called from sur- . R. Beaumont, chief dis: way out of line, if they go at when stakes holding down thé| The voice of the announcer ‘rounding towns took 10 ipjured to patcher for the Santa Fe at Chilli- 4) » : main tent side flaps pulled out droned on with premises that the the Cottage Hospital an. one to Othe. sald Conductor A. D. Bel- Predicts 5 Per Cent of the sbdden ground. {big tent had just been renovated, St. Marys Hospital at Galesburg; 'OW* Of the El Capitan told him gp, 0040 managers won't The crowd began to run wildly was securely anchored and would

I pot collapse. The tensior relaxed with tha

persons, most of them children, unds. A roust-

| pitatized. : ‘But the show was flooded out,

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“We haven't been getting along A. Wicker. Democrat. 100 bad,” Mrs. Moore said. . Councilmen George Lupear and

“The county has been giving me $158 a month for, care of my

J. Porter Beldensticker, both , e s {boys, 80 we manage to eat and ‘ Democrats, voted to retain con-|p,y clothes and keep warm and

of 13.50 Henry A. Werking, president of" Ja >. 0. & month rent

“But now they're going to evict the home owners association, sald yg and we have A to go. his organization is acting to PTo-'My husband can't even get vent radical increases in rental ground to look for a place and I charges, He doubted that sharp, can't leave him and the boys” rises would develop. Opposition to council action, | tion on his ankle at General Hoswas voiced by Mr. Romer, who pital and he was. given a brace ~~ stated he ‘was also a property for his back. Both Injuries still] owner. He charged the resolution give him trouble, although he was “raliroaded through.” He pre- hopes he will be healed some day. dicted unreasonable dncreases in}. . No Hope rents, J “1 tried working . a garage,” Last night's action climaxed! {he sald. “But my ankle wouldn't months of delay and heated de-/take it. I'd like to find a job bate on the rent control issue, | where 1 could sit down and work, Suits In Doubt ibut I haven't so far. A couple of

The council's action threw into! | friends looked and they couldn't doubt the status of rent control find anything for me, either.” - motions pending in federal court. Neither Mr. Moore nor his wife, Seventy-one housing cases were | Gertrude, 35, have any hope the nding in federal court as of {house will be repaired enough to une 30. Most of them had been Dave the condemnation sign refiled by Marion County residents. | moved. It lacks inside water and A majority of the suits asked. toilet facilities. City Health Board | for injunctions to restrain. land’ Authorities say- the ceilings and lords from violating rent control Kitchen floor are dangerously laws; and asking Testitutions in shaky and the flue is a fire hazo ARR. varying amounts, Restitution of $10,000 was asked | Mr Moore, a machine-shop 10 one case, and the total sought Orkman until his accident, —4in- Marion -County-exveeded $0 aan L been able io solve the : problem. Oi J, Gould, area rent attor-|__1U% OUt of the question for

ney, was out of the city and could PSC Grants Kokomo

not be reached for comment. Water Rate Increase

No Dismissals Pending cases will not be dis-| Water bills in Kokomo will be missed, however, The Indianapolis increased next month. Times was. told by Paul Marshall, attorney in charge of the-Cleve- mission granted. land office of the housing ex- Water Works C editor.

the Kokomo . & $70.000 rate increase today to provide addiBuits seeking recovery of over- tional operating capital for the charges still are subject to trial, utility, Mr. Marshall said, if violations. The commission said the present —during the life of the water rates of the utility were “unjust and unreasonable.’ res of the act, PSC engineers estimated it cannot be pressed in decontroled would cost the average family an areas, however, he said. additional 70 cents a month,

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