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A Broken Chain—

Girl, 3, Badly Hurt When Swing Gives Way

Flipped off a porch when a falling swing hit the railing, Christine Dianna Miller, 3, struck her head on the rail and fell to the ground below.

+ She is in serious condition at General Hospital with a concussion. She was unconscious for four hours following the accident."

Her mother, Mrs. Charles R. Miller, 1915 Montcalm | St., said Christine was playing on the metal swing with her brother, Charles Jr., 10 months, and her sister, Karolyn, 6.

One of the chains holding the swing broke, dumping - Karolyn and the baby on the porch floor. The swing - then struck the railing, throwing Christine off the porch to the ground, about four feet below.

"SERIOUS ~ — ~ Christine Dianna * Miller.

ay 3 May Repudiates Confession He

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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 1,.1951

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End of Welfare

August Checks Mailed by State

Another Story, Page 7 By IRVING LEIBOWITZ

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20th-in History A new: special Pession legislature” would be the 20th in Indiana's history.

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A special session of 38th, State Legislature loomed today as the Federal Security Administration cut off Indi'ana’s annual $20 million welfare What’ | You Have? |grant. Unwilling. to allow .75.000 KC Has 1 5 Million {Hoosier _blind, aged .and oe . pendent children to go without arial support, Gov, Schricker Glasses of It was expected momentarily to KANSAS CITY. Kas, Aug. 1 dump the problem back into: the °° s pig lap of the Republican-controlied (UP)-—Suds ran almost knee-deep General Assembly. the flood-battered As ‘an alternatiye, the state Kansas City today as a nationalcould .appeal the -decision to the jy-known brewing company: federal district court here but dumped 1.5 million glasses of beer Statehouse observers said this in the interests of its reputation. | move was unlikely. Pabst Brewing Co. poured 28 No immediate welfare crisis has carloads of beer down the dfain developed. ~ in the Rock Island Railroad yards Although the federal govern- in Armourdale and the Santa Fe ment halted thé state's welfare yards in the Argentine district grant effective today, the August #8, 2 wu : checks have been mailed to all. "HARRIS PERLSTEIN, presiwelfare recipients by the various gent .of Pabst, said that even county welfare boards. thoyikh- much. of the beer was of The next payment to welfare , ©. .jityv and. could have been recipients is usually made in Sep- salvaged, it was dumped “rather tember. than take a chance of having any poor: quality: beer reach consumthe ers.” ; The, lot amounted actually in bottles and’ cans to 971,762 units, The’ last two were called by plus 580 kegs. Gov. Schricker during his first Past. estimated the’ replaceadministration through the war ment cost at t $200,000. years, ‘one: for soldiers voting. - — is ein “and another exempting servicemen from tax penalties. State officials pointed’ out hat AWOL Gl Slays special legislative sessions costly, depending upon the number of days the lawmakers decide Dad Who Sou ht In the past, By United Press

as $1000 for one day to as high as high as $100,000 for the full limit 40 days. ‘Here are the possillities in re-

Entered as Secofid-Class Matter at Postoffice

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PRICE FIVE>CENTS

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ll Be No Truce | UN Accepts Reds Assert

I. $ Czech Chinese General Flatly Break Looms Demands Allies End

In Oatis Case Fighting a Parallel

By EARNEST HOBERECHT

United Press Staff Correspondent

UNITED NATIONS ADVANCE BASE BELOW KAESONG, Korea, (Thursday) Aug. 2—The Chinese and North Korean Communists asserted today that cease-fire talks will collapse unless the United Nations command agreés

UN Can't AIR TEN re a To Red Demands, Says Acheson

statements ‘restating a. flat demand for the parallel, instead qf the present battle front as the truce line was opened last night ..as a deadlock in the cease-fire negotiations at Kaesong passed through its 8ixth day. 4 . The road to a peaceful settlement lies By United Pfess sides yprivirBuing with thé 38th WASHINGTON, Aug. 1- - retary State Acheson said today that the United Nations cannot accept the Communist demand for a truce line on the 38th Parallel " Secretary conference Allied demand that the truce line

Secin Korea be fixed in the general area of the present battle line. Wt. He said the line must be_rgilitarily defensible. He added that the unprovoked North. Korean attack across the 38th Parallel more t} 13 months ago proved

Indianapolis, Indiana

End of Diplomatic; Trade Pacts Viewed

By JAMES .DANIEL Sceripps-Howard Staff Writer WASHINGTON, - Aug. The government had a twopronged attack under way to-

day in the effort to free American reporter Wildam N.-"Oatis from his prison cell in Red Czec hoslovakia. The ‘House Foreign Relations Committee, meeting behing closed doors (at 9-a.-m. Indiahapolis time) was expected ‘to> de-

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 (UP) —Secretary of State Dean “Acheson disclosed" today that Czechoslovakia. has. refused again to allow .a U. S., representative to visit William N. Oatis, the Associated Press correspondent imprisoned. in Prague on trumped up spy ehaiges, Acheson told rr e that the United | States has received no satis- { factory reply to American ef- | forts fb. help Mr. Oatis. A T. S. note asking that A U. S, rep-

'W ASHINGTON, Sug. 1 (UP) —The Defense Department today reported a new total of 80,079 American battle casualties: in Kofea.

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Acheson at a.news fully supported the mene Parallel as the basis,” Teh-huai, Chinese commander-ins. chief in Korea, said in a statement broadcast by the Peiping radio. “If the United Nations army does not show sincerity, and de-

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liberately offers impossible demands and sticks to them, the peace conference will inevitably fail.” North Koreans Repeat

The North Korean Pyongyang radio followed with a statement - to the “me effect by the North | Ko. *ean official central news ageney.. The agency said the truce line must be fixed along the, parallel

that the] former north-south dis

solvi he welfare problem dur- , olving t p CHICAGO, Aug. 1-— An 18-year-| resentative be allowed to visit viding line cannot be defended. Pointing - out that the Reds

any s law to old soldier killed his father in the] Mr. Oatis in Prison has beendp conform with the federal statue. Sarage: of a police station just turned down, he said. ba TWO-—-Make the state's present before he was to surrender his rr or wan! 10 sel the 34th: Parallel a2 |Criminal Court 2 jury today that law effective in’ 1952. Actually, SOD for going AWOL, police said bate proposals for - the United the truce line, Secretary Acheson | he ‘beat Poh Be deel RD aan to delaying the effective date of the’ today. States to retaliate by breaking said the Allies cannot accept that death h 1 o 0. Hew, Pvt. Gerald Riordan shot his| diplomatic rel: ns with Czecho-| situation, y ‘to eath with a’ rock last Sept, 3 {father thranugh the base of the|slovakia. Not Political Meeting skull yesterday when “I thought! The State Department already pe said the armistice talks af

| . The 22-year-old West Side man THREE _Appropriate “enough he was going to hit me,” police has cut loose at the Czechs. The! Kaesong are dealing with mili-

took the witness stand in his first| money from the General Fund to . {degree murder trial in an effort cover the entire welfare bill. quoted the youth. department announced in a state- tary matters and that political ment late yesterday that it is matters cannot be injected

May Delay Murder Trial— | | Ito escape the electric chair. FOUR —Instruct State Welfare "myo ody of Andrew Riordan, eal moving to revoke all: the tariff the negotiations. = wi -_ "If the cease-fire conference is

Calkins Faces Mental Test | May is acclsed of’ killing Mrs. Department to.redyce payments =o w.qo found slumped ‘over. the concessions. granted - to Czechos-| - Sprretary Acheson rec afica that Toptured they.(the.linitern-Nation

o Killed Woman, 67

Thomas W. May today repudiated a signed confession before a

. CAUSE OF ACCIDENT—Karalyn Miller and-her baby broth- | er Charles Jr. look at the swing from which thei sister, Chuisting, | was thrown yesterday. - |

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Pear! LaknoRovd, 67, of 989 W. to .welfare recipients to<CONESIMT (eal of his car in the Hyde Park Afier Arrest on Street Here

{ Pear). St. behind the TERIOR ‘Tavern, 1005 Sh Washington’ St. A 60-year-old Indianapolis man, the thental examination probably already charged with the knife would have little effect on the slaying of his brother in Nash-/murder .ind,ctment pending there ville, Tenn.” today was ordered except to delay the proceedings. held for a rthental examination after being .found in a stupor Jhere last night by city police. Judge Alex Clark, Municip ‘Court: 4, ordered the examination of Harry R. Calkins after hearing police tell of the defendant's condition when arrested last night

In E vidence

The confession which he repudiatéd today was admitted into evidence yesterday of defense attorneys. “statement May admitted batterHe said ‘the only issu¢ that ing Mrs. Boyd with a large pava] would affect the indictment would ing block. He claimed she had be a finding ‘by & Tennessee court followed him outside the tavern that Calkins was ‘of unsound and made improper proposals to mind at the .time he stabbed his him thanker - brother, Clinton, in a Today under cross-examination fight* that followed an extended May said “I don’f recall anvone on a public-intoxication charge. drinking party June 11, leaving with me and I don’t reCalkins, who is now .on $5000 = wy. 1 ,cer said if Calkins were call anyone following me after I . bond awaiting trial in September ¢y,nd to be of unsound mind and eft the tavern.” on a murder indictment, . was .ommitted to an Indiana mental He strongly denied . found at 22d St. and Talbot AvVe.|jngtitution, the murder indict- threw the rock at her. . by Sgt. Lawrence Smith and Pa-' ment would still be in full’ force trolman Robert Jones. lat any future date that he might Backed by Witness Unable to Walk {be declared cured and released. May also denied ownership of They told the court Calkins was| There is no statute of limita- a pair of blood-spattered work unable to walk or support himself tions on homicide cases in Ten- pants which police claimed they found in his room at 333 Beauty

when they found him at 11:20 nhessee. Walter Lewis, deputy Indiana Ave. the day following the slaying.

attorney general, said if Calkins is declared of unsound mind that Another defense witness, Edgar Harris, 1434 W. Court St.. testi-

Indiana would retain jurisdiction of him until he is officially de- fied that May and Mrs. Boyd did clared cured. " not leave the tavern together “When I left the ‘tavern about 12:45 a. m.,” he said,

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p.m. = Mrs. Bertha. Louis, policewoman who has charge of all potential mental cases, told Judge Clark the prisoner still was physically unable to appear in court this morning. She said Calkins was ‘very

Doesn't Yield Jurisdiction at

8 ,He said in -such cases the state nervous, in a stupor at times, un- goss not yield = jurisdiction: to able to‘ work and apparently ,ipe; states as long ds the mental mentally ill for some time.’ question exists. The court then dismissed thet" py ooo Mr. gvumk Charge 28d ordered the felt Tennessee would not have men examination : : : ; abet difficulty in getting custody of J. Carlton Toten la The. Times Calkins if his. state's district atBey in Nashville, to ¢ - mes torney's office cared to press the

Far-Sighted HOME 1 definitely intend to try this Makers, Buy NOW

case,” the drawling Tennessee attorney declared. “My term does not expire until Far - sighted homemakers 1958 so there is little chance that are buying BETTER HOMES NOW while they still have many from which to choose,

to a man I did not know, not May.” said he

Loser the tavern about 9 p. m: after he

home until the next day. Two court-appointed psychiatrists, Drs. E. Rogers Smith and I.ouis T. Need who examined

said he had a “definite knowledge” of right and wrong. [the case will be dropped. For the present. we will merely keep in (touch® with what happens there in Indianapolis.”

No Travel Restrittion

The bond on which Calkins was released, he added, carried no restrictions on his travel outside the state of Indiana. The bond lonly serves to guarantee his. appearance when scheduled .for {trial in the criminal court of | Davidson County. The September {term calender will be scheduled in {about three weeks. Calkins is a former Indianaplolis newspaperman and at one time was secretary to the ate Indianapolis Mayor Robért Tyn dall. |

Tots to Seek Wading Crowns

Thirty-eight tiny tots representing their neighborhoods will compete Friday afternoon for the city-wide title of Tiny’ Tot Wading Pool king and queen.

The finals in the search sponsored by The Times and the City Park and Recreation Department, will be held at the Fall Creek Park wading pool, College and Fall Creek, at 1 p. m. Rehan The only contestants eligible are those selected July 22 in 19 neighborhood eliminations to represent their own pools. The boy and girl selected Friday each will receive a loving cup. The public will be admitted free to see the finals. All contestants should be at Fall Creek by 12:45 o'clock.

In the classified columns of The Times you will find a WIDER SELECTION than in any other Indianapolis newspaper! This large selection includes singles, doubles, duplexes, farms, estate’ and all kinds of suburban homes! Read them over today, and choose several for immediate personal inspection.

SPEEDWAY —First OHering 1701 N. WHITCOMB Le modern home; IWng room carpeted; full 100x300, nicely land-

basement. scaped. Cl to schools and trans. Portas tion Por a appolatliieat lo

see, call Jim Gra s ro SRA Going pope, The above ad is a sample _ from our today's Real Estate Columns, where you will find the vast of the betThe IndianTimes

Lovely fireplace;

Approves Pay Rise 1"« WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 (UP) |The ‘House Postoffice and Civil | Service Committee today ap-| proved legislation providing for a| $400-a-year increase for more than one million civil service and . jother federal employées,

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SHIRT A praaant Sse and. COUR. censice ZATAFE,

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“Pearl essential was standing in the room talking launched today

The defendant testified he left program.

became ill and went directly home (4 function this morning to bed. He said he did not leave 13wmakers

May, today declared him sane and ,.¢ j5 Washington cut the state's

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-imach his committee could cut

finances: This wauld have the et- The son was arrested ‘a short fect of cutting, almost. in half, time Igter An an alley near his’ all welfare benefits. home Xtil carrying..a 25-caliber Caught Unaware =: dutomatic. - Although ‘federal authorities: «I Don’t Know: . . atened to withdraw Indiana's The youth said his mother had portion of the national welfare been sheltering him .in their grant after the Genergl Assembly .home without his father's défied the féderal government by knowledge... But the father spotted removing certain secrecy provi- him from. a car as he was walksions of the state’s welfare law, ing on the street and immediately yesterday's action by Hoosier- drove him to the police station. born FSA administrator Oscar R. As they drove “he lectured me, Ewing caught Gov. Schricker and telling me I had to go back to other state officials unaware’ the army,” he said. News of the federal govern- “In ‘the garage my {turned toward me and I thought Continued on Page 7—Col. 2 he was going to hit me,” police

Drive Launched ~ Em timate oo To Knock Chiselers Off Welfare Rolls

{ + “TIT remember an’ explosion and climbed out of the car ‘oyer A new drive to knock chiselers’ 4] ,000 Face Draft off the welfare rolls and cut nonIn Army, Marines

father’ 8 body and got on a street Military police said young welfare expenses was WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 (UP)

Riordan had twice gone AWOL from Ft. Leonard Wood, Mo.

car. by ~the General

vestigating Indiana's welfare gelective Service today to draft 41,000 men in October for assignThe economy campaign began ment to the Army and Marine as state Corps. attempted to start] of the total, 36,000 wili go to operating the state’s vast welfareitha Army and 5000 to the Maprogram without an annual 320! nines million federal grant. It will bring to 675,000 the numFederal Security Administra- par of men ordered for induction since the beginning of the Korean welfare grant because of a New yo. law ‘opening welfare rolls to the, “po, in bring to a total of (public. Federal law requires the yg 400 {ha number of men innames of welfare aid recipients 4,109 ror the Marine C All {not be made public. Facts and Figures State Rep. Joseph B. Davis,

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|investigating committee, said. he Assistant Division {had started to compile welfare facts and figures and intended to Commander Named “go after fhe chiselers and, yp TAN ate Server phonies” on the welfare rolls. A new . ; ctnto! 2w. asSistant division comHe said he believed the states mander:” was today assigned to

welfare program could operate, if the 28 La : . h e 28th Division... Maj. Gen, need be, without the federal ap Daniel Strickler announced.

Aug. 1

“All we have to do,” he said, “is start cutting non-essential expenditures and take chiselers and | phonies off the rolls.” “Mr.=Davis, a Muncie declined to estimate exactly

John Gibson Van Houten, He will ‘replace Brig. Gen. Thomas 1.. Hoban, who ‘was transferred to 5th Army headquarters in Chicago. en.’ Van Houten. who will assume his new duties with thé*2Sth on Aug. 6, was the former combut manding officer of the Army's s Ranger Training School, Ft, Benning, Ga. | Gen. Hoban was named assist- » 6a. m..68 10a m..77 lant division commander in Sép7 a m.. 69 11 a. m... 78 tember. 1948, 8a m.. 7 12 (Noon) 81 | this year he has been serving on fa m.. 73 1 p. m.. 8 [temporary duty in Washington Latest humidity ....... 82% |on a special assignment,

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Islovalda: duomng. the Ta QeCARETHaransn. Sacreldry Marsnalisis Selegates) -must- bear-all the Tp “The action was required by law, stated that ‘the truce line must sponsibility for its consequences,’ but the State Department listed Be’ located where ‘it ~an be de- the agency said. Czech behavior as the reason. fended in event hostilities break - Gen. Chu—-Teh, conimander in -Would Cost Czechs . out-again. : chief of all Chinese Communist Czechoslovakia will have rough He fully supported Secretary forces, also said over Radio Peigoing in the U. S. market if the Marshall's. position and added ping that “the imperialist .countariff concessions are withdrawn, that Gen. Matthew B. RIgWa¥ tries do not want peace.” Fmports from Czechoslovakia to and the je} pegotalons ee After another day of futile this country -are now: running ati fr Seung men S.VeTY argument Wednesday, the Kaea rate of $26 million-'a year, It lorceiuliy & - song negotiators agreed to meet has been estimated that a again at 11 a today (8 p. m. turn to the 1930 tariff ET Ingianapelis T in the 17th would cost the Czechs $4-35 mil- sion. lion annually. * Frank nifed Nations and Communist Rep. John Ind.), .Bridge Henry -Butler 1 Editorials Forum ‘Dan Kidney Frederick C. Othman Radio and Television . Eleanor Roosevelt Society Ed Sovola Sports What Goes on Here .. Earl Wilson Women's

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"Northwestern U. to Fete

Ex-Editor of La Prensa CHICAGO, Aug. 1 (UP) — Alberto Gaifiza Paz, former editor and publisher of the Buenos Aires newspaper, La Prensa, will be guest of honor at Northwestern University during the weekend of Sept. 29 through Oct. 1, it was announced today.

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Democrats Plan National Parley At French Lick

Séveral high-up Washington officials, possibly including Secretary of State Dean Acheson, will come to Indiana Aug. 23 for the conference of Democratic leaders from 15 Mid-West-ern states. The campaign conference, scheduled at French Lick for three days, will the groundwork for the Democratic National Committee's all-out drive to capture the Mid-West {in the 1952 elections. Confirmation Today Indiana Democratic Chairman Ira Haymaker said he expected to receive a confirmation later to- p day on Secretary Acheson's plans; to attend the conference for a major ‘“high-policy” speech. Mr. Haymaker said earlier [plans to have President Truman at the conference may not materialize “Mr. Truman has a ' heavy schedule in: Washington this month and the fact that he made a Mid-Western speech in Detroit last week may preclude any plans for another #4rip out here soon,” he said.

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Biggest Effort He said the new Secretary of Navy Daniel Kimball has agreed to attend and that Secretary of Air Thomas Finletter and an asgigtant trom Secretary of Army Frank Paces office are expected to head a delegation of high Washington brass at the conference, Chairman. Haymaker said the, National Democratic Committee d onference |e sting the Inara anes wide the Communist delegation to the cease-fire talks a effort to swing central states into, sports a fancy cigaret holder as he leaves Ws jeep to attend he. the Democratic column next year. | talks.

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