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62d YEAR—NUMBER 108

For ‘Dumping’ Thief

Charge Medical two Found Dead

Care of Man Shifted Here

By DONNA MIKELS Marion County may be saddled permanently with the care of a paralyzed burglar because Henry County lawenforcement officials attempted to “economize” on justice. This was the charge of General Hospital officials today as they accused Henry County of “shift-

ing responsihjlity” for care of 32- body. year-old Richard Schmidt, shot by | New Castle police in a burglary no indication that the two could attempt Apr. 1 and permanently have been shot by burglars. paralyzed ' as the result of the _—

wounds.

So far his hospital bills wone OU Pre ales have cost the city about $700. |

Henry County has been under fire in the same case, both times for

At U.S. Embassy

HAVANA, June 18 (UP)—An American Marine guard and a Cuban janitor were found dead of bullet wounds in the United States Embassy today. Police said it appeared to be a case of murder and suicide. The victims were Sgt. Robert J. Shelton, 22, of Parishville, N. Y., and Agustin Fernandez, 40.

Their bodies were found in the embassy’s visa section by cleaners.. They died between midnight and 6 a. m., when both men were on duty. : { . Police investigators said it ap{peared that Sgt. Shelton shot the |janitor after an argument, and {then committed suicide. A pistol {was found beside the sergeant’s

Embassy officials said there was

RFC Puts The Finger On Ex-Aid

| By United Press WASHINGTON, June 18 (UP)'— RFC Administrator W. Stuart Symington announced today that he has turned over to the Justice Department information on a former agency official who was on the payroll of a borrower while still holding his government position, Mr. Symington said Alan E.

Freeze, 52, former assistant comptroller of the Reconstruction Finance Corp., signed papers as vice president of the Texmass Co., five months before resigning from

[RFC last September.

Texmass borrowed $15 million

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trying to “slip out from under”|

shooting of Schmidt.

the expenses resulting from “B k T S it Today Dr. J. T. Bean, medical dC aX U S

director of General Hospital, revealed the hospital has been caring for Schmidt at public expense since Apr. 3.

Although there is no medical reason that he should be hospitalized, Schmidt has been taking up a critically needed General Hospital bed at $9 expense a day to taxpayers, plus free care from some of the city's leading medical men.

How It Happened

Here is how Marion County] and Indianapolis came to be] saddled with the man who was| the legal charge of Henry County: On Apr. 3, two adys after Schmidt was shot and critically wounded in an attempted burglary at New Castle Elks Club, he was sent by ambulance from Hesry County Hospital to General Hospital. This brought twin blasts at Henry County for the action. One was from superintendent of General Hospital Dr. Charles Myers, who said the wounded man was in no condition to have been transferred.

The other was from Police Chief Rouls, who blasted the legal maneuver used to shift Schmidt's care from Henry County to In-

June 5 in registered letters to the

Forty lawsuits aimed at county tax evaders were being prepared today to force collection of $47,750 in back taxes. County Treasurer Louis O. Rainier started the actions as the first move to collect some $250,000 in back personal property taxes owed by 500 delinquents. Today's action followed a 10day warning period in which the tax evaders were ordered to pay up or face lawsuits to seize their property. i

#arning Issued

The first suits were mainly] against business firms, including taverns and trucking companies The largest suit seeks fo collect $13,815.22 owed by a firm since! 1948. ; Mr. Rainier issued his warning

tax delinquents. Only one firm had paid up by today. ~The settlement was made by a California manufacturer who] owed $600 in back taxes for a! branch office here. }

Plans Speedy Action |

Mr. Rainier had issued his warnings under a state law permitting the county treasurer to| inventory personal property of tax|

dianapolis. He revealed that Henry County released the we ..aded man on his own recognizance, sent him to General Hospital, then promptly sent a

evaders and to seize an amount! sufficient to cover the amount] owed. Records of the 40 tax delinquents were sent to County At-

from RFC and still owes $13,768,972.

When Mr. Freeze resigned, he

became vice president and comptroller of Texmass at a salary of $22,500, compared with the $10,750 he received annually from the

RFC. RFC ‘Unhappy’

“If our information is correct,” Mr. Symington said, “this appears to be a clear violation” of the law. If other officials of Texmass knew about Mr. Freeze’s double employment, he said, they, too, may face prosecution. Mr. Freeze joined the RFC in 1943 and remained with it until last Sept. 28. - Mr. Symington also said RFC was “unhappy” about the Texmass loan and said “prospects

jare not too good” for its repayjment. Texmass asked permission

of a federal court in Dallas to go into receivership but an appellate court set the moidon aside.

Reds Sneak Back To Iron Triangle; b MiGs Downed

By EARNEST HOBERECHT United Press Staff Correspondent

TOKYO, June 18—United Nations spearheads struck north nearly two miles in Korea today against Communist forces mass-

ing for what may be an imminent new offensive. At the same time, U. 8S. ¥-86

bench warrant to Indianapolisitorney Robert Carrico today. He |Sabrejets shot down five Sovietpolice asking them to hold himisaid he would prepare the suitsibuilt MIG-15 jet fighters and

for return. Chief Rouls called it] “one of the -lousiest deals I've ever heard of.”

Reveals Other Action

Today General Hospital dis | closed additional legal maneuver | ing on Henry County's part in the} actual trial. On May 186, afte Schmidt was recovered enough to stand trial, he was sent back to Henry County. There trial was held at his hospital bed. After consulting with Michigan City and learning they did not “want” a paralyzed prisoner, Henry County| officials gave him a suspended; sentence and sent him back to Marion County.

The suspended sentence was

given Schmidt despite the fact] your home-hunting problems

that he was caught in the act of a burglary, and despite a past| record. Dr. Bean said General Hospital | first refused to readmit Schmidt after the trial because he was no longer a medical problem, but agreed after his wife promised to find another place the next day.

‘Promise Not Kept’

The promise was not kept, he said today. He revealed that on May 21 a General Hospital ambulance delivered Schmidt to his apartment at 1215 N, Pennsylvania St., but his wife refused to accept him, saying his care was “the government's responsibility.”

Since then Schmidt has occupied a bed in critically-crowded General Hospital. His wife has moved from the apartment and has said she cannot. take over his care, Dr. Bean said. Dr. Bean said today - Schmidt will be sent to Julietta if no other plan is worked out, to be a charge of Marion County indefinitely.

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damaged two others in the second straight day of dogfights near the Manchurian frontier. Thirty-three Sabrejets battled an estimated 40 Communist jets for 15 minutes six miles east of Sinuiju, just south of the Manchurian border in the northwest

For Home Hunters corner of Korea.

The dogfight ranged from 28,000

{feet almost to ground level and

ended with the five Communist jets plummeting to earth and two streaking for home damaged. No damage was reported to the American jets.

Beefed-up Patrols

It boosted the two-day toll of enemy jets to six destroyed and eight damaged. Advancing United Nations columns and beefed-up patrols pushing across No-Man's land on a 60 to 70-mile front found hundreds and in some places thousands of troops where a few days ago there were none. Front reports said the Reds were swarming back south into bunkers and trenches they had abandoned without a fight earlier this month. On the central front, they poured through Pyonggang into the northern apex of the Communist “Iron Triangle.” There was speculation that the third-round Communist offensive predicted by 8th Army Commander Lt. Gen. James A. Van Fleet may start within the next

them right away.

two weeks.

By United Press WASHINGTON, June 18—The Senate committee investigating the dismissal of Gen. Douglas MacArthur agreed unanimously today to end its inquiry as soon as possible. ! The committee, whose hearings are in their seventh week, decided to hear only four more witnesses along with Gen. MacArthur who might pick up a standing invita. tion to appear for rebuttal testimony. Unless Gen, MacArthur does decide to testify for a second time, the hearings were expected:.to end in a week or so. After a brief procedural discusgion this morning, Chairman Richard B. Russell (D. Ga.) announced only’ these additional witnesses will be invited:

MacArthur Probers to Call Only Four More Witnesses

Nationalists and Communists and who resigned in 1945 with a blast at State Department career officials in China. Maj. Gen. Emmett O'Donnell, former commander of the U. 8. Strategic Air Force in the Far East, Maj. Gen. David C. Barr, chief of a postwar military mission to China and more recently commander of the 7th Division in Korea, now stationed at Ft. Knox,

Vice Adm. Oscar Badger, former U. 8. naval commander in the Far East and now commander of the Eastern Sea Frontier, The committee abandoned plans to: hear W. Averell Harriman, President Truman's foreign policy adviser. Mr. Russell said both the committee and Mr. Harriman felt that his testimony" would

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‘MONDAY, JUNE 18,

Assail Henry County Plan Battle

For Showdown

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Over Controls

Fearful of Gap In Defense Act

By United Press

WASHINGTON, June 18— Democratic leaders in Congress announced after a talk with President Truman today that they will drive to a

showdown on new controls legislation rather than a temporary ‘extension ‘of ‘the ‘old law expiring 12 days hence. . At the same time, Chairman Burnet R. Maybank (D. 8 C), of the Senate Banking ' Committee, warned that the new bill must hit the Senate and House floors 'by Friday or Congress will risk a gap in the legal authority for [the mobilization program. | Both House Speaker Sam Rayburn and Senate Democratic Leader Ernest W. McFarland of Arizona, said they hoped the renewal of the Defense Production Act will come out of House and Senate Committees quickly.

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Some Problem

Asked what he thought of an emergency 30-day extension, Mr. Rayburn said:

“At the end or 30 days, you would be right back where you started—behind a pile-up of appropriations bills.” . Mr. McFarland said he also prefers to get the issue out of the way now. : With the drive in full swing, it became almost certain Mr, Truman would not get the stronger version of the controls he wishes. The administration has asked for considerable new authority to fight any new threat of inflation. Sen. Maybank said in a memorandum to mobilization chiefs, that any committee work after Thursday would be “futile” regardless of what final agreement is reached.

i Only 5 Days Left

| He pointed out that Friday will uM Ibe needed to nat yiaay = New ’

{in the House or Senate so debate can begin next Monday, June 25. Even that would allow only five days for both Houses to act and get the bill to the White House by the 30th. The Senate committee finished

work on a new rent control law controls extension and planned to tions and requisitioning’. Mr. Truman has asked for a

two-year extension of a beefed-up aw. .

Cattle Pour Into Market

Earlier Story, Page 18 CHICAGO, June 18 (UP)—Cat-|

{nation’s major livestock centers

today as big meat packers stuck to their policy of refusing to buy higher-priced animals.

Eastern corn belt markets reported cattle prices steady to 50! cents per hundred pounds lower. |

Farmers and cattlemen shipped! a total of 66,000 head of cattle to the nation’s 12 big livestock! markets today, for the biggest! Monday supply since May 14. i The figure compared with 38,-| 000 head marketed a week ago,! when farmers were holding ani-| mals off the market in protest] against price controls. { Since then, however, cattle] marketings have increased and] experts said today's figure was “near normal,” although consider-| ably below the 75,977 shipped a| year ago.

Governor to Attend Rites for Brother

Times State Service NORTH JUDSON, June 18— Gov. Schricker has returned to the city of his birth to attend the funeral of his brother, George William Schricker, former grocer and filling-station owner.

Services will be at 2 p. m. Tuesday in the McCorkmick Funeral Home. Burial will be in a cemetery here. here Saturday. He was 72. 74 Surviving with Gov. Schricker

are the widow, Mrs: Glynn Schricker; two daughters, Mrs. Russell Weninger, San Pierre,

and Mrs. Arthur Maw, of near North Judson; a sister, Mrs. Ira P. Latta, Los Angeles, and three grandsons.

Mother of DiMaggios Dies in California

SAN FRANCISCO, June 18 (UP) — Mrs. Rose DiMaggia, mother of three baseball brothers, died at her North Beach home today. i : Joe DiMaggio of the New York Yankees was at her bedside at the time. Dominic, Boston Red Sox player, was an route here. Vince, a former major leaguer and until recently manager of the Pittsburg, Cal, baseball team, was also at the DiMaggio home. Mrs. DiMaggio, 72, had been in (poor health for the past six months and her condition took a

take up next the sections covering| authority for priorities, alloca-|was slain in Indianapolis and an- making body of the State Board, will determine what readjustment

Mr. Schricker died at his home Step out on him. I wasn’t about

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Fotersd as Second-Clam Matter wt Portofion dianapolis, Indiana. Issued Dally.

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Admitted Killer Maps Defense

Family's Violence

‘confessed killer of two persons,

Slaying of Man Expect State

By TED KNAP

An increase in’schogh fax rates|bY that miseh, Mr Young's office|s throughout most of ‘ ign = En "take

pected to be ordered tomorrow by enough local tax money to meet a special session of the General(all their school costs. Therefore,

Violence once again has struck Commission of the State Board of they will receive no state aid.

lthe family of Ethrdige Grubb, [one

_ Communities must concur in Friday as part of the proposed who was killed in the Blooming-iany such ruling to receive any however, especially in northern

ton, Ind. jail May 26. {state aid. The six-man commission, policy- this manner.

Yesterday oné of his cousins;

other critically wounded.

The latest victim is Rufus Grubbs, 35, a barber who was

uring operating funds. The state deficit shot to. Qeath 4 gla family is expected to be about $3 million.

quarrel in his home at 130 8. Hancock Ave. His brother, 25, of 835 Church 8t., was found lying in the front yard and was taken to General Hospital, where his condition was reported critical.

as he tried to slash his wife's throat.

‘True to Husband’

Police said Rufus Grubbs’ at-| tractive, red-haired sister-in-law] admitted shooting the brothers because “I was true to my hus-| band.” She said both of the vic-|, tims had threatened to kill her. |

jmillion school

{school revenues.

* To be eligible for state «« Rouls Resigns |

School Board To Ask Tax Hike Tomorrow

valuations raise their tax le

May Lose State Aid

Indiana, may lose state aid in

Several rich industrial cities,

Possible effect on Indianapolis was not immediately determined,

Third Force’ Expected to Retain Reins

Communists Lead Popular Ballot

The Communist Party,

y 1 formerly the largest in

France, lost ground in yesterday's general election. In the 1946 election the Communists had 183 seats in a parliament made up of 620 members, The new parliament will have 627 members. : ;

seats decided, the Communists have won 99 and can claim two elected by extreme leftist parties

allied with them. :

single party representation in the new parliament. :

Wins 111 Seats 3

He now has 111 for his own y and two members of the t Republicans is

issues. With returns in for 562 of 627 seats in the new the standings were:

Rally of the French People 111. Allies 2. Total 113.

Extreme Left: Communists 99. Fellow travelers 2. Total 101.

Middle of the road government

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in minimum tax levies is needed because the city’s school system “Third Force” coalition: Socialists to meet a shortage in school/operates under a special statute. 94. Catholic Popular Republics

Boost Believed Certain

Ethridge. Grubb was shot by |; expected to total about 6 cents gw . tle prices dropped at some of the Monroe County Sheriff Fred Davis. oooh $100 of property. bi Is Seekin Mr. Young's office said the $58 fund would fall {short of the 1951-52 needs. Under . {the 1951 statute, the state makes ew Chief as up the difference between local)

school!

costs and local

Some school districts which al-|76. Radical Socialists 36. Rally of ready tax sufficiently above the Left Republicans 50. Democratic | minimums will fot be affected.land Bociallst Union of the Ree | '

Paul Griesel, state school statis-|sistance 7. Total 263. The office of State Superintend- tical officer, was unable to say

ent of Public Instruction Wilbur how many Hoosier cities presently Young announced today that a tax at that level. {raise is almost certain. The hike|

ocal school districts must levy

minimum taxes totaling 85 cents

The woman, Mrs. Reba Szuch, {on each $100 of property.

26, of Mount Hope, W, Va, was|

murder, {

These minimums probably will! (held on a preliminary charge of have to be raised to 91 cents.

By JOE ALLISON

The question of who will be{come Indianapolis’ chief of police

When cities with high property fated City fathers today.

Police Chief Rouls has submit-

In Municipal Court 4 today, |

Szuch's bond at $5000 and scheduled another hearing June 25. Her sister, Mrs, Rufus Grubbs,| backed up her version of the kill-!

ing.

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(Judge John R. Barney set Mrs. Plan to Repave Circle poned indefinitely

Complete repaving of Monu-|since Thursday, but had kept it! ment Circle and Its approaches secret until forced to confirm fre{was delayed indefinitely “today by quent rumors.

Were Visiting City {the Works Board. | Board members reported they holding up the announcement was

Mrs. Szuch said that she and|

her husband, James Szuch Jr. acted on la policeman and school bus

driver, were visiting Indianapolis while on a two-week vacation. She was staying with her sister, Mrs. Rufus Grubbs, while her hus-| band visited friends in Chicago. | She told police Burnel Grubbs made indecent advances to her] ip a tayern which she visited with | her sister and brother-in-law. Later, at Rufus Grubbs’ home she continued, both brothers insisted that Burnel Grubbs sleep] with her. “I was true to my hus-|

band,” she said, “and did not

married life. . . my husband and have him come, home after me. ...I picked up the receiver and Rufus grabbed it out of my hand.” Rufus Grubbs made a lunge for her, she continued, and threatened to kill both her and her sister. Mrs. Szuch ran to the bedroom

Continued on Page 5-—Col. 4 |

Fulton Playground

To Reopen Soon

The playground in the 700 block of Fulton 8t. will be reopened within 10 days, park de-

partment officials told Mayor Bayt today. They said the playground

hadn’t been opened because vandals damaged swings, slides and the wading pool June 7, two days before the official opening date. Damage was estimated at $400.

turn for the worge: :

Park officials said repairs could not be completed until next week. Sl i

recommendation

{ted his resignation, effective June 30, Mayor Bayt confirmed today. The mayor revealed he had known about the resignation

The Mayor said his reason for

of that he was trying to persuade {Mayor Bayt, who said he felt the chief to remain on the job. there were other streets in Indian-

He sald he had been able to keep

apolis more in need of repair than the chief after he wanted to re-

Monument Circle.

The Mayor also indicated that the $99,276 cost was high. He has discussed the possibility of using! asphalt instead of concrete for 1 wish him the best of luck,”|

the project to save money.

{sign some time ago. ‘A Good Chief’ “He has been a good chief and

Mayor Bayt said today. “I'm

« Plans of City Engineer William garry we ‘could not get him to

{Hunt called for the repaving jobistay ” *'to start about July 15. Under

The resignation was submitted

plans the Circle would be blocked i, 5 private conference between

off for approximately 30 days.

{the Chief and Safety Board mem-

Mayor Bayt did not rule out the pers following the meeting of the possibility of Circle-paving this|poard last Wednesday.

year. He said further considerto start now after 10 years ofiation would be given to the proj-|, the Mayor or the Safety Board.

city's paving needs.

{ No successor has been named

, 1 said, ‘T'll calljact after a complete survey of the

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Housewives . . . and all homemakers . . . will find labor saving news in today’s Times . . . in the Home Laundry Equipment Section which marks Home Laundry Week.

Money-saving tips-on home laundry equipment . . . with pictures and stories of late developments to make your home chores easier . . . will be found in this special section .. . “PAGE 24 TO PAGE 48.

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| Chief Rouls plan to resign was (revealed first by Times Reporter Irving Leibowitz more than two months ago when the well-liked veteran police officer was vacationing in Florida. | The chief's plans are not definitely known, but it is believed he will take a private job with an electrical distributing firm in In-

month police pension. While Mayor Bayt and Safety Board membérs have refused to name candidates for the top police job, two men are known to be receiving consideration, ; Deputy Inspector J. Richard

LOCAL TEMPERATURES

dianapolis. He will draw $100 a|

Jacob, Chief Rouls’ top adminis-| Continued on Page 5—Col. 2 ||

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INDEPENDENTS, generally rightists: Alliance of Rightists and Peasants 82. Miscellaneous 3. Total 85.

Despite the fact that the Communists lost seats, they still had the largest popular vote for a single party-—4,408,301 or 25.76 per cent to 3,564,833 or 20.84 per (cent for De Gaulle.

In recent years France's government has been made up of a coalition of middle-of-the-road {parties known as “The Third {Force.” There are five parties in . {the coalition ‘and, as of now, they {have a total of 263 seats. They

need 317 to win a bare majority. The “Third Force” was expected {to remain in power with Rene Pleven continuing as premier and Robert Schuman as foreign minister. But De Gaulle would have {a big voice in shaping policy.

Poll Elates Cw nn . ‘Acheson Aid WASHINGTON, June 18 (UP) |—A spokesman said today the {State Department is gratified at {the losses suffered by the Com{munists in the French election |yesterday, but other government lofficials cautioned against foo much jubilance. : Department Press Spokesman (Lincoln White said the Communists, percentagewise, lost 10 per {cent of the popular vote they had {received in 1946. He said the |Communists got 25.75 per cent |yesterday, compared with 28.5 in (19486. “The French electorate showed {very good judgment,” White said. But other officials sald the Communists seemed to have held their own as vote-getters.