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Medieval Setup Sends Insane To Jail Here
‘No Facilities Available Now, But There's a Ray of Hope
By ED KENNEDY Are they criminal, insane or maladjusted?
The vagrant wearing topper and tails, the father accused of beating his children, the youth inclined to arson, .
the drunken brawlers, the rejected suitor flourishing a gun.
It makes no difference at the Marion County Jail, be-}-cause regulations provide that all be tossed into the tank
of “Bum'’s Row.” That has been Indiana's medieval system of treating
persons mentally afflicted. There is only a ray of hepe for the im-
{se from the state that this out-
moded system will be brought to|
en end within another year. #¢ Confined in Jail . This story is about the mentally 11, blameless for their unfortunate condition. They often mean heartaches, expense, embarassment and even danger to their families and society. But if a Marion County person needs mental institutional care and cannot afford private is no other pro- : le ‘than con-
Officials are honest about can do is let them git in the first
cell block of the jail. This is so
guards, untrained in the handling of the mentally sick; can keep an eye on them, do the best they can to quell an uprising of wandering minds. In effect, officials say: : ‘Awful Situation’
"This is an awful situation. But| with present facilities, there's
nothing we can do. Even after adjudged insane by competent physicians, they have to wait their turn for room in an institution.” The bitterness and inhumanity of Marion County treatment of insane persons is illustrated in the present procedure, which will tinue for at least 10 more
In Mayor Battle
Old Foes Join Forces Behind Clark, Ober
By NOBLE REED A whole new alignment of Republican factions in Indianapolis is developing in the battle for party control in the May 8 mayoralty nomination balloting. . Some GOP leaders _who have been hitter foes
ridin of Alex M. Clark, Municipal Court 4, expected to be the first of the mayorality candidates to announce formally sometime this week, are lining up from three old factions. Preliminary alignments in the] Clark forces are including leaders from the old Bradford - Ostrom) group (James L. Bradford and {Henry Ostrom, former GOP, chairmen); the faction once headed by ex-GOP Chairman James Ingles, Paul Wetter and Leo Brown, former ward chairmen, and the five-year-old Repub-| lican Veterans of World War II. Backing for Ober The campaign group that will roll up mayoralty support for Ceril 8S. Ober, businessman and former GOP treasurer, will be
If a mentally ill person has moff me of leaders from the old
endangered Souiery; the may. the heavy penses o
polite and sheriff. This sick person is brought to the police, then appears before a judge who relies upon the recommendation of competent advisors. If mental examination is suggested, the judge rules the case pre-mental.” Heads Treatment At this’ point, the individual might benefit from immediate treatment. But that can’t be ordered. The patient goes to jail. In “Bum‘s Row,” he must wait until a bed at General Hospital, where a 55-bed capacity often has a waiting list of 20 or 30, is available. “It’s wrong, it’s inhuman, but it’s the only course open,” says Judge Alex M. Clark, Municipal Court 4. Backing him up is Sheriff Smith. “We're law enforcement offi-
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On the Inside Of The Times
Parking violators in Ea square still persist despite crackdown and heavy fines Tony Hinkle again has been named to coach The Times All-Star basketball team. .o. » Whitey Platt suggests Tribe sell him to the Athletics. . . , Complete cage results . . . other sports
Indiana University Press, a new venture on the IU campus is set to roll Mar. 23. ..20 The first of a series of articles on the life of Jesus. ... Ed Sovola sees signs of spring everywhere he looks. ....... 25 Democratic interest in Eisen-
re Ot: Danas, ve vie 3
| Citizens Republican Committee “ithat defeated the regular GOP tion in 1 and some of ex-ward Who have broken off relations with the present party machine in power. Mr. Ober, who is head of the Business Furniture Co. and a party leader many years, is expected to announce his candidacy for the mayoralty nomination the week of Mar. 26. The alignments in both the Clark and Ober camps may change considerably, however, if
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Rise in Mercury
To Eliminate Sleet
Spring snuggled snugly into her snuggies today. as Hoosierland temperatures climbed above freezing and eliminated last night's sleet. Weather today was expected to be mostly cloudy with rain. The mercury was expected to climb to a high of 44 degrees. Snow, rain and sleet, covered most of the state last night in a wild mixture of weather. It was sleeting in Terre Haute last night and the ice blanket arched north and east over a wide area. Sleet made highways hazardous. Evansville reported snow and sleet yesterday afternoon but it had turned to rain early today. A cold 36 degrees was anticipated tonight but Weather Bureau forecasts said it would not freeze
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“Suzann Mitten Gets $500 First Prize = .
By ART WRIGHT . Refusal to give up even when the going was tough won the $500 first prize in The Times Match the Twins Contest for a 12-year-old
GOP Lineup Shifts “sen tt cme
are: FIRST PRIZE—$500 Suzann Mitten, 12, of 8903 Kenwood Ave. SECOND" PRIZE—$100 Mrs. R. N. Allen, 66 Johnson Ave., secretary to Plant Superintendent L. Ferencl at the -U. 8. Naval Ordnance Plant. THIRD PRIZE—$50 Mrs. Don R. Voss, 805 Layman Ave. wife of ‘a plant engineer at International Harvester. 4th THROUGH 53d PRIZES Winners, Listed. on. Page 8 TC 3 6438. y were judged by the Reuben H nnelley Corp. 0 Chicago, nationally-recognized authorities ‘on contest management.
ner earned her laurels through |perseverence, her mother told The Times. When the first group of {10 twins’ pictures were published lin The Times, Suzann tried to in{terest other members of the {family in the contest. No one paid |any attention to her. But Suzannp clipped the pictures from The Sunday Times week after week and saved them. Then she started to match them, but still none of the {family paid any attention. |* “All we heard about was the Twins contest,” her mother said, “go other members of the family finally started to he a little.” The project soon. family affair with Suzann the bulk of- the work and stantly insis g she “didn’ too much he! Meals tn Kitchen In the last week of the con the family ate all meals in ti kitchen. Suzann had her twin clippings spread over the dining room table and wouldn't let anyone move them. After all 100 pictures—50 sets of twins—had been published in The Times, Suzann and a number of other contestants received tlebreaker sets of twins pictures. The judges found several had tied for prizes. Along with the additional pictures to identify, the tie-breaker contestants were required to write a statement on “What I Like About .” Suzann was proud of
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Girl, 12, Wouldn't Give Up, Wins Times Match the Twins Contest
The 12-year-old grand prize win-2
MATCH THE TWINS WINNER—Suzann Mitten, 12-year-old pupil at School 43; won $500 first prize through perseverence in The Times Match the Twins Contest.
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SECOND PRIZE—Mrs. R. N. Allen.
THIRD PRIZE—Mrs.
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distory’s Grim Toll—
to die in defense of this republic.
row. But the casualty roll of that of wars in 176 years of history, le
man.. Here are the figures which make that so: On last Wednesday, the Defense Department reported that
in the Indianapolis area.
vious week. Of those, 8853 were
He may have given his life already; or the hour could be tomor-
Millionth GI About to Die for Country
By- Untied Press WASHINGTON, Mar. 10—Somewhere in the cold and mud of (this country has lost 995,100 dead,
Korea there is an unknown soldier marked as the 1 millionth man |including killed in
Starting with the Revolution,
action and other deaths. In the Revolution, this nation lost 6168 men from Apr. 19, 1775, faraway war, coupled with those until independence was assured. ave no doubt fate has picked the, Greatest of all were the years r of Civil War when the North lost| dead of all causes and 9899 mis-|364,431 — of whom 69,276 were sing. The rest were wounded. killed in action—and the South an/ This brought the rate of deaths estimated 133,821. in that war for United States| In World War II, the United
And there is no end in sight. (causes.
‘another
To Face Reitz |
Gives City Strong Title Contender
(Complete Detalls, Pages 15-18)
Indianapolis, never able to boast: of a state high school basketball champion, has its strongest contender since 1934 in
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| Ilnext week’s Butler Fieldhouse
finals. ‘Crispus Attucks of Indianapolis, brushing aside Batesville, 62 to 42, last night in the Indianapo-
select final newcomer,
four along with Evansville
lis semifinals, skyrocketed into|
PRICE TEN CENTS
Grabs
ROKs Ram 8-Mile Salient Driven
By North Koreans on Central Front By PHIL NEWSOM
United Press 8
today after a lightning four sectar.
taft Correspondent
TOKYO, Sunday, March 11—United Nations troops held control of a highway junction area only 714 miles from the Communist headquarters city of Hongchon in central Korea
mile drive from the Yongdu
On the east central front American artillery stopped
Truman Hits Curb
Final Fieldhouse Four Saturday, Mar. 17
1p. m~Crispus Attucks vs. Evansville Reitz.
2:15 p. m—~Lafayette Jeffers son vs. Muncie Central.
8:15 p. m.—Afternoon winners for championship.
Reitz, and veterans Lafayette Jefferson and Muncie Central.
Tech is the only Indianapolis school that ever played in a state championship game, losing to Logansport, 26 to 19, in 1934 and to Frankfort, 20 to 23, in 1029. Broad Ripple lost out in the afternoon of the 1945 finals. Crispus Attucks’ triumph was its 26th in 27 games this season,
Fears Defense . Plans: to Suffer
By United Press KEY WEST, Fla., Mar. 10 (UP)
—President Truman and his top officials fear that curbs on the size of U. BS. armed forces and sending troops to Europe will harm the long-range mobilization program and the joint defense. effort, it was learned today.
They are not so much worried about the limitations themselves as they are about the effects of such restrictions—particularly on the North Atlantic Pact allies and on popular support of the mobillzation effort at home.
the best record of the final four, Reits Is Surprise
ing field of 759, is E
|Reitz, 65-51 winnef at Bi '|ton over he highly regarded New
Albany | Tatas ites ne Thé Senate has voted & 4-mil-a Tangtogwon a Yongdu-Hongchon and
a 50-49 afternoon overtime, aan Iimit on the size of the
the Lafayette semifinal with a close 55-50 victory over Elkhart. It will be Lafayette’s ninth trip to the final four and the same for Muncie Central, which crushed) Auburn’s Red Devils, 53-39, in the Kokomo semifinal. Attucks, after an 18-14 firstquarter lead, never was in hot water. The trio of Bob Jewell, Hallie Bryant and Willie Gardner, saw to that as they totaled up 40 of the team’s 62 points. The Tigers outscored Batesville, 17 to 3, in the second quarter and 12 to {4, in the third quarter.
Loses 8-Point Lead
New Albany saw an eight-point halftime lead dwindle to a 46-43 at the three-quarter mark. Reitz center Jerry Whitsell took charge of an Evansville rally,. knotting the score at 47-all.
Teammates then chipped in as (New Albany's Southern Conference champs were sidelined.
Lafayette Jeff, runnerup to (Madison in the state finals last| {year and out after their third state crown, led throughout; never more than nine points, howlever. Chuck Schaible paced La- | fayette with 22 points, Muncie Central's Bearcats, described by Muncie fans as the
time derailing Auburn, 53-39.
Tendency to Relax
They also are concerned a what was described as the ten-
The surprise among, the four dency of Congress to relax when title contenders, left from a start- the international picture seems to
brighten.
This concern, it was said, stéms|;
an enemy breakthrough -at dawn: and reinforced South Korean marines and infantrymen jumped off to push back an
y . eight-mile Communist salient. MN ize 0 orces Farther west, troops attached
to the U. 8, 1st Cavalry Division were poised on ridges commanding the junction village of Yangdogwon, seven and one-half miles southwest of Hongchon and on the southern outskirts of Yangdogwon. » Yesterday the Allied force drové the Communists out of the village and then pulled back to
for the night.
Marines Cautious It was part of a-pincer Speras tion closing in on Hongchon, as VU. 8. Marines drove northward toward that center from .Hoengsong, 15 miles directly south. A front dispatch said the Chinese Communist 66tH Army had committed all its three divisions against the Marines. The Leathernecks made a cautious 1500-yard advance yesterday without meeting strong resistance. Some Marine officers said they thought the Chinese army was fighting a delaying action on the hills : to allow time for * counter-blow by the
from two Senate actions this| enemy.
U. 8. armed forces. And the Senate Foreign Relations and Armed Services Committees have adopted a resolution that Mr. Truman should consult with the Senate and House before sending to Europe more troops
than the four divisigns now
planned. These actions are hot final yet.
In the case of the 4-million-man
ceiling, which was written into the Senate version of the bill to draft 18-year-olds, the House has yet
{to act. And the Senate still must |act on the troops-to-Europe issue.
It can be stated that the administration will make every effort to get Congress to eliminate these restrictions.
Mr. Truman may air his views personally here next week. White ouse Press Secretary Joseph Short said the President tentatively plans to hold a news conference during the week.
Airliner Crashes
HONG KONG, Sunday, Mar..11 (UP) — A Siam-bound airliner with a reported 25 persons aboard crashed outside Hong Kong today soon after taking off for Bangkok. There was no im-
American casualties in Korea troops to somewhere near 300 States had 227,872 men killed in best team ever to come out of mediate report as to the fate of rose to 52,448 dated as of the pre- weekly since it started last June. action and 325,464 deaths from all/ that neighborhood, had an easy the 17 passengers and eight crew|men aboard the plane.
Lay Down That Shiv
hower soars while Congress drags thair feet in Truman program. esses esas ates, 2% Seven eligible bachelors tell: | two eligible Times reporters | what a girl must be like to get the nod from them... fashions . . . brides . . . gardening hints, .......0. 81-41 Real estate and business NEWS. sevveoss ” ” Amusements 42, 43 Automobiles c.eeseeceves 30 Eddie Ash .. 16 Henry Butler . 42 Clubs ... 33 Crossword «..oee 47 Editorials ... 26 Fashions 34 Forum .. 26 Harold H. ‘Hartley essees 48 Erskine Johnson «....... 43 "Dan Kidney ...scseeeeee 26 Frederick C, Othman .... 26 "Potomac Patter ......ee0 21 Radio and Television .... 28 World Report ....oeeees 27 Real Estate «ooeeeness 45-47 RECOTdS' +ionsessevneesss 20 . BCHOOIS svsescsssssansees 29 BOCIetY succseersrneseess 38 Ed B0vola sveerescnsenie 28 8 rts SAVANNA RANDS 15-18 OMENS ++sconsssenss 31-41 3 Earl Wilson arses asnenee 28
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NEW YORK, Mar. 10—Love is a proposition which has intrigued me for years, but once in a while we have | some ramifications around here which leave you a little
limp. T cannot forget the recent statement of a Broadway show girl, who must go down with Juliet as a phrasemaker.
The language of love has def of late. A statuesque show gal named Rosemary Williamson has been implicated in a recent swindle accusation as the recipient of the supposed swindler’s gifts. Among other baubles, sha is alleged to have received a Cadillac convertible, a diamond ring, a mink coat and a diamond wrist watch. Her boy
was by no means a slow guy
on me.’
Joe Willis savessenssne 18
initely grown more muscular
By ROBERT C. RUARK
“I never knew he was in an illegal business,” she said. “He always told me that he was a gambler.” (Ah, Romeo, how couldst thou deceive me so, thou creep, thou? Thou sayest thou art only a second story man, and all the time thou art in on the ground floor.) : “He was a pest,” said Miss Willamson. “Kept very close tabs on me. He had a hoodlum friend call me up and say he would slash my face so I wouldn't be so pretty.” (Mercutio, thou bum, thou, lay down that shiv and don’t make no moves at that lady’s kisser. Flowers, yes, you may pelt her with, but if you cut off even an inch of her nose we ain't buddies no more.) Miss Rosemary has said that “the convertible was
. literally forced on her.” She was asked, how?
friend, name of Sid Levy, made only $75 a week, but he
with a buek.
“ never asked that creep for gifts,” the lady said, with great dignity. “He practically forced that convertible
(Oh, Romeo, wherefore art thou Romeo? Wherefore art thou? Thou creep, thou?) Miss Williamson was unaware that her beloved was
‘mixed up in anything shady,
y
“That’s easy,” she replied, but did not elucidate. The picture is incomplete here. How d-o-e-s one go about foreing a Cadillac on a lady? Do you piek' up the ear and hurl it into her lap? Do you drive it intg her boudoir? Do you chain it to her wrist—using a diamond chain, of course? (Ah, Juliet, Juliet, get thy fair frame down off that balcony. I fain would take thee for a spin on this brand-new palanquin, model X with the overdrive.) Rosemary allows as how she sold off the palanquin for $3800 when she was mad at her ardent swain, but that he bought it back for $4100 and gave it to her all over again. No suitor in history, including ‘Cyrano, seems to have been more tif than Sidney.
Wherefore Art Thou Romeo, Thou Creep?—
(Fair maiden, why dost thy spurn my presents? Why dost thou tread so upon my heart? And why
the hell doesn’t thou get a
better price for the palan-
quin that thou spurnest, in spades?)
The handsome victim of swiped her mink a couple of
“The other stuff,” she says, “is lying around the |
apartment somewhere.”
excess ardor says somebody |
weeks back.
(Love, oh, love, oh, careless love.)
Miss Willlamson has adorned a musico - burlesque called “Peep Show.” When asked what she did in the show she replied: “I can do everything, including wiggling my ears.” (Oh, damsel of infinite charm, oh, maid of endless grace, wiggle for me thy ears, that my heart may rejoice and my
spirits leap like .a frightened basketball player. ) “Our first meeting was when we went for coffee,” she
says. “I paid the tab.”
(Oh, Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou? Thou
creep. And 1 ¢
do mean thou.) :
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thé ‘thé Hoeng-song-Hongchon highways. Fight and Run Across the rest of the 70-mile Korean front Chinese Commue nists were making a fight-and-run
carved out gains of up to four miles in the offensive that has claimed 38,475 enemy casualties in a week, At the west end of the front the U. 8. 24th and 25th Divisions were joined on an eight-mile front east of Seoul and driving forward steadily in an operation that threatened to outflank the city. Gen. Douglas MacArthur's communique said Communist forces withdrew as much as one to two miles yesterday in the face of the United Nations offensive, A 9th Corps spokesman said advances in the center of the line were made against “a re* treating enemy.” Halted for Good > Only at the east end of the line was the enemy offering major resistance. It was the North Korean army — rebuilt and reequipped’ by the Chinese — that attacked before dawn to widen its eight-mile salient. But those attacks appeared halted for good
The most spectacular action of the day took place on the west central sector where 24th Divi sion infantrymen and their South Korean allies threw back predawn counterattacks and then smashed forward 2000 yards digging out defending Chinese with their bayonets. Greek troops attached to the 1st Cavalry Division on the central {front scored the biggest advance
of the day, slogging foward four.
miles toward Hongchon against moderate to stiff resistance from Communists using mortars and small arms. _
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Above is just one of the HUNDREDS of home values advertised For Sale today in the classified columns of The Times. There are many other real estate offerings as well . as homes and this is the LARGEST SELECTION to be found In any Indianapolis newspaper. NOW IS THE TIME TO BUY YOUR BETTER HOME __ because an increasing scarTotty will result in higher prices. Turn NOW to Section Four; the Real Estate Section of your Times. . .
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