Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 31 October 1950 — Page 1

of a cold ——— COME IN TONIGHT,

~ while covering the White House

61st YEAR—NUMBER 233

Steve Walden (left) and brother, John . ... take an intimate look at Mr. Jack-O-Lantern, a gent with a hole in his head, who is seldom seen except at Halloween time. The boys are sons of

W. Walden,

Mr. and Mrs. Hal W

FDR's

Dies in N.Y. Plunge

1519 Edwards Ave.

Battles s Off Mother of 3 Is Jailed Spree Series.

Gets 180 Days, $500 Fine for Neglect Of Children; Rages, Beatings Reported

By DONNA MIKELS Juvenile Court officials had listened to the story many times

“Male Guard

John Boettiger Falls 7 Stories NEW YORK, Oct. 31 wp) —John Boettiger, 50, the, former husband of Franklin - D. Roosevelt's only daughter, | ended his life today in a

before.

‘In Drunk

A drunken mate .

|alteration- that shocked even the, _— {most hardened’ of the court's

plunge from a seventh- -floor jearers-of- heartaches.

hotel window. | This ti His third wife.at the time was|drunken flying here to be with him on| their first wedding anniversary.| Today Mr. Boettiger battered down aitenced a male nurse assigned to guard three to

at the Hotel Weylin and dived hearing

me the offender was a mother. Gets 180 Days the Juvenile Court sen-32.year-old mother of 180 days in” Women's

- him against himself in his suite Prison and added a $500 fine after

how she deprived her

from a fretful sleep through the|three little girls of food, clothing

window onto E. 54th St.

and shelter to spend her hus- gai a million people from all Two physicians tried and failed band’s earnings on drunken fs of pep

yesterday to persuade him to sprees. enter a psychiatric hospital. They 1, meting out the prison farm had planned to try again today. sentence, the court revoked a sus-

It was the second suicide try ,.nqeq sentence of last February within a week for. the former, which they gave the mother a

pewspaperman who wooed and| won the President's

for the Chicago Tribune. Cries, “Oh, No” He would have celebrated his] first wedding anniversary with his third wife, ‘the former Mrs. Virginia Lunn, tomorrow. . She boarded a United Airlines plane in Los Angeles four Rows. before his leap. :

|Juvenile

his death as she stepped fro

a ht chance to ° Aaughles a mother to your children.”

| +The case came again to the

‘straighten up and be!

Court after police were

called to the family's two-room “Skid Row” flat. The mother had come in drunk, |started beating her husband and

(Continued on on Page 2- 2—Col. 5)

the plane at LaGuardia. Field be TV Set Dealers Sobbing and supported by Po

- airline employee and one of z

husband's business associates, be : was ‘led to an automobile and] taken to the apartment of Mr.| Boettiger's - business partner, Theodor Swanson. {

Mrs. Anna Roosevelt Boettiger today, pad heard it earlier, by telephone | all from her mother, Mrs. Elea-| or Roosevelt, from her own New | t

Seek to Get Ahead Of New U. S. Tax

Television dealers were about Mrs. Swanson told her the news. two steps short of the madhouse|rqute followed in December, 1854!

The public was hammeéfing at

world will throng the streets of

| Thous: {lanterns will

“Oh, no!” she shrieked and ool lapsed when friends told her - lyers wamping

fo ‘Savior of the People of Rome” —

Karan Kattman, 1514 Markwood Ave., Linda and Jeff Drogue, 1526 Markwood, and Benny Constable, 1522 Markwood; .

caught by The Times camera last

night as they approached the

M. D. Cummins home, 4232 Bowman Ave., for ’ "trick or treat.”

bares

Thousands Jom

Rome for Rites

ROME, Italy, Oct. 31 (UP)

the non-Communist Rome tonight to honor the Roman, Catholic belief that the Virgin Mary's body accompanied her soul to Heaven. After a four and a half hour: religious procession, His Holiness Pope Pius XIT Will recite for the first time the special prayer he composed for ‘the proclamation {tomorrow of the dogma of the {Virgin's bodily assumption. He will say the prayer from his private chapel apostolic blessing on the crowds {massed in St. Peter's Square. ands of candles, torches and light the huge! |square before the basilica of St.

¥ Borne Through Streets The image of the Madonna,

the city’s oldest and most Tevered| St. Peter’s for the ceremonies. The procession will pass

through central Rome on “the

on the eve of the proclamation of

tional

when Mr. Campbell,

x-Son-in-Law Jacobs, Party Reach ‘Truce’

Agrees Not to ‘Mention McHale

By NOBLE REED

Agreement on a “truce”

was reached today by Rep." |Andrew Jpcote, Jomo:

party hii in rds, 15d 'with the Congressman’s re|cent blast at Democratic National {Committeeman Frank M. McHale. Rep. Jacobs’ reference to Mr.|

| McHale as bein art of a bi-| . food and rent money squandered on Hquor| n, rtisan SE in which,

. midnight rages that brought screams of terror from frightened “ Cc. | children and policemen pounding at the door. Publisher Eugene They heard the story again today. But they h But they heard it wi with one | Republican and Democratic Par-| [ties,” stirred repercussions among |

Do ma of Vir in | Democratic leaders. pany leaders called Rep. -Ja-

“on the carpet’

Preach “Party Loyalty” They preached ‘party loyalty’

to me and I say that's exactly what I've been talking about . . party loyalty. in the full sense _ Mr. Jacobs told Democratic leaders.

said

The Congressman

Started Last Spring

The feud started last spring McHale boomed Alex Democratic candidate for U. 8. Senator, for the nomiand bestow his{Pation at the party's Fate con{vention. Rep. Jacobs fought the McHale organization by entering the con{vention race for the senatorial], {nomination himself. He was {ly defeated by the McHale forces. Rep. Jacobs’ blast in a Saturday night speech was merely a ‘| continuation of-an old conflict. AS the result of Rep. Jacobs’

{portrait of the Virgin Mary—will| (Continued ~ . Pa be carried through the streets to Jee oe on Page 3-Col. 2)

Your Family's Entitled to

the Dogma of the Immaculate Home Ownership

Conception. Bright carpets and tapestries

York hotel suite just five blocks sets bought before the federal festooned the facades of palaces

away.

The late President's daughter gee into effect at midnight.

told reporters at, at her Berkeley, | {Continued on n Page 8—Col. 5) [there's a

us nuts.” RCA’s

up, haul

night.

fore mi free

dealers

all last night.

- It also applies to freezers, and

n upswing there, but one

dealer said, “Oh, criminy, as far as television goes, they're driving|

production line worked Trucks were lined | ing them right off the |

assembly line to distributors. Tax Free to Midnight And RCA will strain every muscle at its plant here again to-|. Anything delivered before midnight is tax free. And any set you see on a dealer's floor which was delivered be-

dnight tonight is tax

And don’t think any déaler will sock you for the tax and stick the money=in his pocket. _ Internal Revénue Code, Section 3325 says there is a fine of $1000 Or a year in prison, or both, for

who make false state-

ments to buyers about taxes." Most dealers will stay open tonight if they have anything to sell—and if you have styling to buy with.

A !

| manufacturer’ s tax of 10 per cent along the parade route, and thou-|

sands of candles, lanterns and torches will be ‘lighted as night falls. |

Admiral Praises

Gen. MacArthur |

‘Greatest American,’

‘He Declares Here

By KENNETH BUSH “Gen. MacArthur is the greatest living American.” | Rear Adm. Benton W. Decker, former commander of the Yoko-! suka Naval Base in Japan said this today in an interview. “That's something coming from a Navy man” he said. Adm. Decker is here to speak today at the Indianapolis Rotary Club

meeting. “Gen. "MacArthur has converted £3 million enemies into 83 million friends,” he continued. i

He said the Japanese people;

, Continued. on Page 3=Col. 0

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Pulliam | was attempting to control both|

for his ne about the National Com- | mitteeman.

he agreed not to mention the NaCommitteeman again in his speeches on one condition— “That he keep his nose out of iparty affairs.” That settled the Jacobs-McHale conflict for the time being, according to party leaders.

bad-

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1950

Puerto Rico Routs

Mountain Rebels

== Tibet's-Ruler Seeks Refuge

Denny Breedlove, 7 (lef) and his brother, Lonnie, 9 . . . interesting twosome. Denny casts a devilish eye through his hoi while Lonnie, dressed as Old Man Winter, puffs on his corncob

pipe. ‘Lonnie c carries s the ‘evening's 's loot.

Asks Asylum Of New Delhi NEW DELHI, India, Oct.

country is SVerTan Communists,

The Daldi Lama was reported

ready to ilee his capital of I

on a moment's notice as nasa troops heavy mountain snows only 150 miles away.

told India that

drove forward through

the. Communists the invasion of

Earlier today,

Tibet was a Chinese domestic af- history

fair of no concern to other tions, Informed sources said a diplo- at noon and should go to 85. The. matic note detivered to the Indian previous all-time high of 80 was ambassador at: Peking (said the set in 1933. invasion was aimed at thwarting

still

justified as India’s

AN MA-1353 |and he is a fighting man.

to the polls, as they did two years

i 1 {

{

{ (Continued on Page. 2—Col.

{ponent, John V. Beamer, Wabash,

{Robert A. Taft (R. 0.)

|. LOCAL TEMPERATU RES | 8a nh. 64 “10a m.. 73 [7 8 Mm. 83 “11 a.m... 17 | 8 a m... 85 12 (Noen) "80° | 9am. 70 :

FORECAST: Fair and unseasonably warm today tonight and tomorrow; windy today. High today ‘8, low tonight 58. High tomorrow 84. Ee . >

Enterad as Second-Class Matter at Postoffice Indianapolis, Indiana. Issued Daily.

For Little ‘Witches’

Gls Throw: Korea Reds Off Balance, Drive On

Gen. Church Expects Yanks to Reach

Manchurian Border in 48 Hours By EARNEST HOBERECHT, United Press Staff Correspondent - TOKYO, Wednesday, speared up the northwest coast of Korea toda 131 (UP)—The Dalai Lama, the Communist emergency capital of Sinuiju ‘on the Manchurian Oct. 31 (OP) — 15-year-old spiritual and; frontier. {temporal ruler of Tibet, has asked India for refuge for himself and his government

before his with Chinese _ formed sources said today.

Maj. Gen. John H. Church, ordered a forced march throughout the night for the regiment]

Weather Plays Halloween Prank

Mercury Jumps Like Jack-in-Box Today is the hottest Halloween (and that's not high jinks) in the Indianapolis]

of the

na- weather bureau. } The mercury sweated past 80 U.

Quite a contrapt to the 1925 low

“military intervention by foreign of 24 degrees.

powers” and that the Communists had “peaceful”

toward Tibet. The

It was recalled that China in| “heat wave”

The high of 82 yesterday tied intentions the 1927 temperature for Oct. 30. weatherman

{the past has said that Chinese Saturday at least,

“police action” in Tibet is just as

in Hyderabad in 1 in 1948.

Labor Vote Key — In 5th District

Times Writer Says Walsh Has Chance

“And

; I EY -,wonders of nature as they see BA Dany them. ho The U. S. 24th Division {oak day a8 police closed in on a forte ANDERSON, Oct. 31 — Rep.: Dahlias and chrysanthemums over the lead in the rush toward (Continued. on_ Page. 2 L 3 John R. Walsh, Anderson, first are of course, holding up good be- the Manchurian border. Task nue 8 )

term Democratic from the Fifth District! fighting chance for. ree Should organized labor flock

|ago, and the non-communicative! |farmers vote the Democratic

[ticket again, Mr. Walsh will re- (Continued on Page 3—Col. 6) would be greatly surprised if the

{turn to Washington.

igters are predicting, Mr, Walsh is {certain to be a casualty. His op-!

“Mr. Republican” as does Sen. A mild-mannered, serious, hard- { working, comfortably-fixed farm; ‘owner, who lives in a well ap-| {pointed home and has two chil {dren in college, Mr. Beamer

jmoment.”

| fast,

: It also was intervention ers that bloom.in the fall” today as the warm weather continued to prevail through Indiana. Cherry Trees Bloom

Several cherry ported blooming in of the county: man, assistant state entomologist in the Conservation Department. the outdoor simply beautiful and the delphinium is doing swell,” man to whom people confide the

jection, fall flowers. 57 Degrees Normal The people who have stayed at along with the Stevens

home for the past few Sundays were ordered to c . thinking that the fall O-continue thelr 44 show is over are mistaken, said

Lady Astor,

“tra la.la

trees

reported

ausé there hasn't been a frost Force Stevens sped some 27 miles I heavy enough to damage these up the main West Coast highway

If thi a in Tndiana. as most of the dope- ShaW Reported ‘Weak, Near Death

y _isaid the 21st Regiment, rocketin is almost as entitled to personify: Ha re, A RENE. Beg ‘northward behind a shield n inard- Shaw; 94, was ‘‘very weak” | tonight and a lifelong friend sai “we. expect him ta go at any

The famous playwright, who ODItUATIES «esse rrssannsy Te-i suffered a relapse in his recovery Local Woman, 59, Dies OtRMAN + csssssssiion from a broken thigh and a Pattern .ve.ssveas

fuses to join the 6; Tough and tumble yigney ailment, was reparted to Of Injuries in Fall - nb ‘Yunning a fever and failing

expects to continue until

the suburbs

said Mr; Ul-

i a friend, visited | Mi. Shaw for an hour today and eral Hospital of injuries suffered | told .reporters “Iam afraid hein a three-story fall Friday. {doesn’t have long to |expect him to go at > moment.” escape outside her apartment; J |

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—Pholos by Bill Oales, Times Staff Photographer. Mrs. Roscoe Robinson, 4143 Bowman Ave., with Diane Me~: Henry, 1137 Lawrence Ave. Judy and Pat Poehler, 1201 Law. rence, and Carol Stuck, 4347 Shelby St. . apples for every. body. Neighbors saw the ‘trick or treat” brigade in action,

Report Planes Join in Fray

Troops Move On To Another Town SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico. National Guardsmen supported by itanks cleaned out a rebel leading the push on Sinuiju. He stronghold today.

predicted it would reach the Yalu y River boundary by nightfall. | Then they advanced on another town in a drive to crush a

“We have them off balance” y = “1 Communist-sypported, anti-Amers« Gen. Chu $ : y : : rch said. “If we let them ican revolt in which at least 3@

et set we w 7 i ' get set we will have to dig thent persons have been killed

Nov. 1-—A tank-tipped U. 8. column)

within 25 miles of |

commander of the 24th Division,

out. I will be very surprised if Yu bd ‘ we haven't reached ithe Yalué The tank-led National Guard River by Wednesday night column attacked Jayuya, in the

he f Puerto Rican mouns= “*Mhe ‘men are tired. They prob eart of the Puerto (

aes tains, and shortly before noon ably will growl like hell and cuss were reported to have the “situa= me out, but in the end it will save {jon under control.” : lives.” i ) Sr They then. moved on toward

Again in High Gear The 21st Regiment of the 24th 8S. Division, dubbed Task Force Stevens for its commander, Col. Richard W. Stevens of Pierre, 8. D., struck through ths stronghold of Sonchon and eight miles beyond it, across the last river barrier short of the Yalu, to a point 25 miles from Sinuiju. Except in the mountains of north-central ‘Korea, the whole Allied push toward the frontiers went into high gear again. Flaring Communist resistance at several points, notably a threat to the east coast bastion of Hamhung, had checked the march: for a time. . The Nofth Koreans and their Chinese Communist supporters still were fighting hard in some scattered sectors. But the United Nations troops were in the saddle and riding roughshod over most of the knots of resistance.

Utuado, a mountain center eight miles northwest of Jayuya and the scene of a local uprising yess terday. The police report gave no dee tails,» but it appeared to mean either that National Guard had quickly crushed resistance at Jayuya or that the 200 rebel dee fenders had abandoned the town, Report Planes Officials in nearby Adjuntas ree ported seeing planes over the city and hearing loud explosions, The mayor of Adjuntas said he thought the planes were part of the National Guard force, but Air National Guard headquarters here either could , ,not or would not confirm: the report. The mountain area around Jay. uya, near the geographical .center of Puerto Rico, was believed to be the only remaining major ¢ center of rebel resistance follows ‘ing a day of bloody violence throughout Puerto Rico. The revolt flared early yestere

the

the flow-

were re-

P. T. Ul-

roses are

Takes Over Lead

DIES OF FALL INJURIES i ANDERSON, Oct. 31. (UP)— Sharon Miller, 5, Alexandria, died in St. John’s Hospital here yesters day of injuries suffered When’ she fell from a truck. . 4

in scarcely 24 hours, Other spearheads of the 24th,

outfit,

foliage vance all niglit.

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21st Regiment moving up the coast ran into ‘more than one Communist battalion on the road to Sinuiju,

A U. 8. 1st Corps spokesman

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