Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 12 February 1952 — Page 1
11, 1952
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hington TE MTR
today after a White House
. I gave him some reasons why he
“help bring about peace and bene-|
k port the family.
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HST Ready To Run if It Aids Peace
By United Press
“WASHINGTON, Feb. 11— Rep. Adolph J. Sabbath (D. I), dea®of the House, said
visit that President Truman told| him he is willing to seek re-| election if it will help speed world | peace.
Mr. Sabath said Mr. Truman offered a number of reasons why | he should not be a candidate. But,! | Mr. Sabath said, the President also told him he would take the| calculated risk of damaging his| health and shortening his life if] it would help bring about peace! and benefit the nation and the| world.
Mr. Sabath, chairman of the| House Rules Committee, said Mr. Truman's objections to running| again were similar to those voiced | by the late President Roosevelt.!
Killing Joh
“He gave me some reasons why he should not be a candidate and
should,” Mr. Sabath said. ‘He talked about how it is a killing job, how jt killed Roosevelt and how he has put in his seven years. “But he said that if he actually feels that it would be of aid to America and the world, he would be willing to sacrifice his health, .shorten his life and be a candidate again. “He thought that if it would
the distraught Miss Sterling is vestigator.
fit the nation’ and the world he would in that instance run again.”
Symington May Run
Mr. Sabath =aid the President, feels that “perhaps conditions A 17-year-old youth refused tomay develop which may not make day to take a second lie detector it necessary for him to run and test in the Michael Mattes slayunder which “other Democratic ing case and sheriff's officers said candidates may do as well as he they can’t make him. could.” Sheriff Dan Smith stressed the Meanwhile, W. Stuart Syming- youth is not a suspect. A lie test ton, retiring head of the RFC, he took after the slaying in a said he was “more interested” in/lover's lane northwest of Indianrunning for the Senate from Mis- apolis last June indicated he
souri after talking with Mr. Tru- might know something about ity imei
the sheriff said. Meanwhile—thanks to a
man, Mr. Symington said the Presi- tip he and the President talked over boy -- the the Senate race and the possibility turned up. of Mr. Symington getting into it. The lad had read of James Earl eee Perry's phony weekend concession, to the crime. thinking about a gun a neighbor had bought and let him fire a few times. He knew the gun: Mossberg target rifle—had been!
Parents Prepare
More Room For 18th Child found about. Nov.
JOLIET; Iil., Feb. 12 (UP)— near W: 38th St. and Knollton| Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Baker{Rd. That's 1.3 miles from the; made plans today to make room! cornfield in whigh Mr. Mattes met | for their 18th child. his death last summer. Mrs. Baker, 40, gave birth to a boy at St. Joseph's Hospital Sunday and was reported doing S “nicely.” The Bakers now have 10 bovs
Wrapped in Bag George Lockridge, 3760 Cold pring Rd., found the gun while he was hunting rabbits. It was wrapped in a canvas bag. Mr.
and eight girls. Sixteen of the Lockridge sold the rifle to the children live at home. lboy’s neighbor. The father, a 46-vear-old ma-
3 Late esterday, state police chinist, said the new arrival gill date Ye compared casings of put “a little more strain” on the shells fired from. the rifle with
family budget: er one found near the Mattes death
. i scene. ‘BUT WE always get along They okay,” he said cheerfully. “definitely” The oldest boy, Raymond Jr., 23, weapon. > is married and in the Army, and the oldest daughter, June, 22 is gythorities said it may married. The second oldest boy, months to trace its owner—if, inWilliam, 19, works to help sup- deed, he is ever traced. They said they have no suspects now, It-bore-no-serial-number: Michael Mattes’ killer ,..got
said the Mossberg rifle was the death
“We're just as happy over the. new baby as we were over the first,” Mrs. Baker said.
undiscovered for 415°months after
INDIANAPOLIS {the lumberjack’s fatal tryst with
TRAFFIC CASUALTIES
(blond, 18-year-old Nada Alex-| (42 Days) lander. y Accidents ....... aL 1952 | Mr. Mattes was killed last June Tr 8 Vrain 328 328 123. He was chasing a thief who Killed s.sooureans . 7 3 [Tou Min 8 Alexander's purse from
Double-Take
By BOB BARNES
This moving account of ¥d | Soyola's visit to the Lincoln Memorial, Washington, D. C, appears here again today. Each year it brings widespread re- | sponse and that is why we have adopted the suggestion that it be repeated annually om Lincoln’s birthday.
By ED SOVOLA Mr. Inside Indianapolis WASHINGTON, Feb. 12-I probably shouldn't say that I talked with Abraham Lincoln. The more accurate statement would be that I visited the Lincoln Memorial. To anyone who hasn't climbed the stairs and stood at ti¥® base of the statue of the Great Enfancipator, it’s hard to concei at it is possible to con- : verse with the big, melancholy man from Kentucky. Just at twilight I went to see | Mr. Lincoln. Hundreds of others had the same idea. I'm told ah hour doesn't’ g6 by, day or " night, that someone isn’t there: with his thaughts. |. At first I was aware of people and their hushed talk. That | ‘wag before it became apparent | that Mr. Lincoln was looking | directly at me no matter where + 1 stood, to is left, right or in:
in Los. Angeles court after she was found quilty o fined $50 for failing to appear as the complaining witness at the fur theft trial of her former roommate, “designer Yolanda Elliott. The trial was postponed until next Monday.
10 in ‘a field
take parbed wire
'GUILTY'—Film actress Ann Sterling {above} shown crying
contempt and
Pat Decker, district attorney in-
Refuses to Take 2d Lie Test in Mattes Cas
the car in which they parked near
Guion Rd. and 38th St.
2d Local GI | held in Fraud
A Atterbury
The secord*of two Indiancharged with ‘cheating the government out| Jof about $9000 in three!
" I/months
ms soldiers
vy ‘“thanipulating | Atterbury funds |der arrest today,
was. placed
Held by federal authorities was Joseph Patrick Harmony=32
Pvt. of 4801 8S. Meridian St.
Now under pre-sentence investigation by order of the Federal SiIllinois St. the: the Atterbury finance center and made out soldiers
{Court is Cpl. Charles
imon Jr. .19, of 714 N, Simon was in charge of discharge section of
Keith
ithe vouchers on which were paid.
| Harmon was stationed
{to another base, Cashed Checks In a statement
Simon had succeeded
the corporal.
At the time of Simon's arrest,
Camp| un-|
tempo{rarily at Atterbury while en route
to federal authorities and military police, Harmon said he cashed checks which fn having issued and then paid kickbacks to
he said he had issued $1695 worth
vouchers, $3875 in the mill.
In his statement Harmon said that in November alone he signed the payroll three .times, He also admitted signing it several times
in December. In this manner, thorities said, labout $1900 | Atterbury till.
federal au
in cash from
corporal and the private appar
Shown above consoling of checks based on the fraudulent and had . another: for!
the pair drained the
Secret Service agents said the
Five boys who were questioned ently entered the conspiracy after after -the slaying were quizzed | they started riding together beagain by sheriff's deputies last tween their homes in Indianap-
night. 3 One was the youth who refused to take a lie detector test today.
Another five boys were to be!
questioned today. All live in the ighhorhood, and somg get rifle enthusiasts, Meanwhile, 18-year-old
{Michael Mattes” killer. Perry, serving 1 to 10 years for | robbing a drugstore, iz in soli-
cellmate. But a check of Marion County Jail records shows he was an in-| {husband -charges, when Mattes was killed. Characterizing Perry as a] “hophead” and a “psycho,” state] |police said they have ruled him! out as. a suspect in the slaying.
Savage Attack * By Reds Stopped
EIGHTH ARMY HEADQUARTERS, Korea, Feb, 12 (UP)— About 430 Communist troops sav-
jagely attacked United Nations
lines “in a ‘snowstorm on the eastern front today. Allied infantrymen killed or wounded half of them in repelling the attack.
United Nations artillery entanglements front of Allied positions. Low-hanging clouds over North, Korea limited 5th Air Force
olig and the base, ‘Getting Too Much’
Harmon in his statement (he knew he was ‘getting
cash,
This started the
ties said.
said too are iar: 'mueh money’ when Simon of|fered him a check ourpoerting to “jungle be a month's pay. He said Simon dent did not ask him to run, butifrom a 10-year-old Indianapolis pandit” Perry continued to insist, then offered some explanation for death weapon has i, pendieton reformatory, he was the overpayment and directed the ‘private to return ‘to him $35 in
conspiracy’ It started himitary confinement for fighting a Which continued until Simon's ar{rest last month, federal authori-
Tip-off to the case came, they
-a 22-caliber mate, on petit larceny and lazy Said, when Simon tried to use one Mr./of the checks to pay the balance {owed on a car he was buying.
The person who accepted the {check became suspicious of the manner in which it was made out
ands referred the check to Secret Service. Simon waived preliminary hear ing before a U. and pleaded guilty charges. The U. 8. commissioner's hear ing for Harmon was tentatively for this afternoon.
Prisoner Confesses Three Holdups
the
8S. commissioner of the fraud
scheduled
“Three November holdups were
cleared today by
gas station. -
the confession and of a 20-year-old prisoner jailed It bore no serial number and mortar fire caught the Reds in here on conspiracy for helping an in‘attendant in a fake holdup of a
James Richard Morgan, 418 N.
{Highland Ave,
confessed to two
Iplanes_to_only 276 sorties Tuyes-'holdups here and one in Cincin-
Red rail lines at 63 places.
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Ed Sovola’s Visit With Lincoln—
‘It Is Rather For Us The Living...
front. But he dlso was looking at the little boy who- had his’ finger in his mouth; at the old woman with the funny hat and odd purse; at the young couple who stood hand in hand. » ® 4 LINCOLN played no No one was denied an audience. You could stay five minutes or an hour. No problem was to trite or too great, His expression would change with the emotions in your heart. He seemed to smile .when 1 said, *I wish you were alive, Mr. Lincoln.” : For some strange reason my eyes shifted to the left and to the carved words of the Gettysburg Address. I didn’t search for the line. It was as if Mr. Lincoln were pointing to, “It is rathér for us to be here dedicated to the great task remaining before us...” Again I looked into the gaunt and sad face, The smile was gone, And then I was alone with my thoughts. The years flashed back and something my father had said came to me. It's been a long time since I've thought of those words.
¥ ~ » ~ ~~ MY FATHER, an immigrants a labaring man, was telling me why he left the country of his
MR. -1 favorites,
|natil O,,
a day: But Allied fighter-bombers nati for total of about $200 He real break, because the rifle lay were still credited. with cutting|implicated three men. “Morgan said tire Tau held up
a grocery on E. New “York St.
Nov. 15 and a grocery in Cincinthe next day. He and a {companion held up a liquor store he
at 724 E. 10th St. said.
Noy. 21,
birth. and came to the United States. He was a great civics teacher in his own way. “Son, in America I'm not afraid,” he said. Why those words should corne to me at
that moment can't be explained. Neither can I explain why the
expression on Mr. Lincoln's face changed again and instead of the sadness that had been there, there was a pleasant, peaceful yet determined countenance, : I remember my father as a big, strong, fearless man, He wasn’t afraid of anything. And when he put his- arms around me, I was never afraid. I told that to Mr. Lincoln. He had the same kind of hands as my father. Mr. Lincoln Was smiling. » » WHY WASN'T ne afraid in America? Why should a man like my father, hard-working, honest, who could tell’ me all about God and Jesus and leved peace, why should he be afraid in his country, Poland? + A boy of 9 or 10 couldn't quite understand the stories of mounted Cossacks with whips. Did they ever hit him with ~those whips? No, he had never felt the lash, He had known plenty of men who had. Could
he strike hack? No, it was tfool-
Bs
Davis, jet ace missing tree last December.
expecting. »
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DADDY WASN'T THERE—The family of Maj. George
in Korea, is shown about their Christmas eorge (center), 19 months old, holds a picture of his father. With ‘Mrs. Davis is Margaret, 7, Mes; Davis .is
AF Contradicts Wife
Of Missing
By United Press
Alr Forces brushed asidé today
Jet Ace
[same time and Air Force authoriTOKYO, Feb. 12- The Far Fas! ties decided at the time that to
send the three mér-h
e would
a widow's demand for an investi-'weaken seriously the 4th Intergation and said America’s leading ceptor Wing, at that time the only
jet air ace, shot down and appar-|
ently killed Sunday, had volunteered to remain in Korea.
Sabrejet wing in Korea. However, Maj. Davis
voluneteered to stay before the orders:
Lt. Gen. Otto P. Weyland, com- came back from Washington re-
mander of the FEAF,
was no cause for any investiga:
tion as to why Maj. George A.
{One Burst)
after shooting down his first five the flier's former associates from! Olympie discussing his-case with the press. Davis was downed in a One Air Force official quoted Gen. ‘Tron Dukes’
planes. Maj.
new
said there taining all three pilots in combat said. The P n Ihe mitted rotation Olympians ; s fs entertain Ft, W Davis of Lubbock, only after 100 os: » Bayne Tex., had not heen rotated home
Proposes Increase Be Effective by Apr. 1
.
To Cover Wage Boost
Ry IRVING
LEIBOWITZ
“Fare increases to be sought by Indianapolis: Railways, Inc., will add more than a penny « ride sfarting in spring, the transit chief disclosed today. W. Marshall Dale, Railways president, said he will seek
Summary of . Today's'News
In The Times
. Local
-Capehart puts blame on Truman for $14 billion inflatiop 3 [Green
light given for new East Side hospital....... ‘e
Editorial Page
Page Present
Jim G. Lucas Washington gonians” formation before
reports from some “Pentahandle secret inthey are
the fare boosts on basis of higher [operating costs forced by eme [ployees’ demands for higher piy and more benefits,
“The present fares are inadequate to produce sufficient revenue to meet labor's demands,” Mr, Dale explained. “As soon as the junion and company establish a contract, we will petition for a fare increase."
Would Boost Token
As a result, company officials want to boost token fares a little more than one cent a ride. The flat 15-cent cash fare would remain the same,
Here ix the proposed fare schedule worked out by the company:
given a security check ..... 12 Fares Fropised 15¢ Today We Need a Lincoln , , . — ; » fap an editorial ..... crevainees JELONER . Tior§l Flopile What do the chief political he irate) = . “oracles in New Hampshire |= K : say about the nation's first | Under the proposed fare inpresidential primary ....... 13/Crease, patrons would have to buy
Congressmen buried in a military pillow fight. , , . Frederick C. Othman ......... Can the Reds keep Guatemala’
$1 worth of tokens. That would require buying a minimum of seve
jo en tokens at a time,
Dr. Dale said he hoped to have
« + « by Ludwell Denny,.... 12 the proposed fare increase in the
National
{company's pocket by Apr, 1. That's the day the company is
Page! scheduled to put into effect a new >
Baby's cries lead police to body of young mother shot to death in her home ...... Conference called to discuss three tragic air crashes. in Elingbath, N. J. ........
B. puts itself on guard
against A-bomb smugglers. 15
Foreign Red China dares West to fight
ses 10
wage contract with the Associa tion of Street Railway Workers
3 Union (AFL).
The union asked the utility for pay hikes and other benefits totais ing. $1.6 million a year. Under the union's proposed ¢ontract, wages would be increased {25 cents an hour. In fddition, the {company would contribute more
its “mighty alliance” with money for sick leave, holiday pay, Russia ...........c.00.... 3 8TOUP Insurance, uniforms and pensions,
Sports
tonight
Arosa ss nnssrnrans
In Korea, Gen. Everest gagged Eddie Ash's Sports Roundup. . 1
dogfight with Communist MIG-15s| Everest as saying. “Davis has had
on his 50th mission. He was the
world’s No. 1 jet ace with 14 enemy planes to his credit. Gen. Weyland said Lt.
too much publicity already.” (At Lubbock, Mrs.
Davis said |
her husband had been told that
Gen. the policy of sending home fliers]
start threatened by
lack-of snow... .iveiias 18
last of the undefeated {Irish too tough for Bulldog bite ....s. |New Albany picked to win state title, ...,.
Frank Everest, commander of the who had five kills to their credit | Kentucky Wildcats still ‘No. 1
5th Air Force, had informed him|had been changed. She agreed, ! Force Kegler’ 5 JOrner........ov.00%
of Maj. Davis’ desire to remain,
therefore, that the Air
U. S.cage team............
with the 4th Fighter Interceptor | would see no-need to investigate.|Dick Dunkel’s: basketball {But she still wanted to know why!
Wing “some months. age.’
Contradicts Statement
tradicted Mrs. Doris Davis’ assertion in her Texas home that her husband not only had wanted to come home, but never had volunteered for Korean duty in: the
first place. “He expected to be home for Christmas,” ghe said. “I would like to ask for a full-scale investigation of why he was left in. Korea.” In Washington, Rep. George H. Mahon (D. Tex.) said he had
asked the Air Force to give him “all the facts.”
An Air Force ‘spokeamah In Tokyo said that even Davis had not
further Korean duty, he would have had to remain” anyhow, The spokesman
five “kill” was changed about the time Maj. Davis destroyed his fifth enemy plane and became an ace. Two other pilots in addition to Maj. Davis beca &e aces about the
ish to resist. Men had cracked and were never heard of again. Your Uncle Stanley was in Siberia, son. Mr. Lincoln was sad.
Why wasn't my father afraid in America, Mr. Lincoln? We were alone jn the great marble temple. Thoughts flowed easily from the man who had saved the Union. ‘ 2
“He wasn't afraid hecause he . was a. free man. Hé wasn't afraid because he had faith in what free men could do. He also . believed that free men wouldn't allow that freedom to be taken from them.” » » » I DIDN'T know my father felt that way about the freedom he had acquired. I do know he took great pride in repeating the Pledge .of Allegiance he learned when he became a
_ citizen. #
He used to say that his greatest thrill was when he asked . for. ‘his first job in a Pennsylvania coal mine. He could ask for a job, He could quit the job if he didn’t like the work. And he didn’t like it in the gloom of the earth. He quit. He migrated westward to the great steel center along the shores of Lake Michigan.
He
Maj. Davis had been kept in KeGen. Weyland s statement con- rea, and why it was necessary to
change the policy. )
Baseball on TV?
What'll You Have
Indianapolis baseball has been entered in a TV popularity poll. television watchers have heen asked to tell WFBM-TV whether they want to watch the Indians play baseball this summer or watch Red Skelthe
if Maj. Cisco Kid bring law and order to volunteered forthe Old West on. Sunday after-
Through the mails,
ton * sell soap powder and
noons.
WFBM-TV officials asked
in-telling of their preference.
will not be the final word. “If they want it, we'll
general manager, know What will happen.”
asked for another job. He was paid money for shoveling coal. He married and became the father of three boys, Americans
who were taught at an early.
age that labor can be dignified. » » ~
ON HIS FRONT PORCH in
the cool of the evening. after
the lawn was watered, he would sit. I- think he was proudest of the numbers he had on the front of his home, He had an address in America. man! brought letters there, one had a right to enter his home. He wasn’t afraid..
Idon't know how long I talked with Abraham Lincoln. But when I left, there was a lightness in my step that wasn’t there before. It was is if Mr. Lincoln had put his arms around me, lifted me to his lap where 1 felt the paternal protection a child feels.
of the Lincoln Memorial, I |
looked once more at.Mr, Lincoln,. “He seemed to say, “Go, boy, don't be afraid. Your daddy says not to be afraid.” It was hard to fall asleep.
the said the Alrwatching publi¢, on the “TV Mall=| Force policy which formerly sent bag’ program last night to write | a-piot-home-after-he-had-scored.
The mail~ | No |
t But the outcome of the poll stil negoti- | ate,” said Chuck French, Indians’ |} “but we. don’t |
{
When you've. made a great dis- |
covery there's too much excite- |
‘ment and it drives sleep away. Good night, Mr. Lincoln.
i
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I sirrevwding them. ,
sessissasasses M
Would Get $1.78
» Bus drivers now make $1.53 an 13 hour.
Under the proposed cone gitract, they would get $1.78 an.
hour. More than 1380 workers are lemployed by the utility. The company's proposed fare increases would produce leas
sassssanes 18 {than an additional $1 million in
revenue. Because of the utility's shaky {financial condition, it is doubt-
14/ful whether the union will get 14 all it is asking.
Before any fare increase goes
ratings .......; vervviesnse. 14/into effect, tHe state Public Serv-
Women's
Page
Italy is bidding for U. 8. marKets report local travelers,
1 France to retain fashion crown 4 Ayres’ 4 New Art Association members invited to Herron coffee hour 4 Caprices by Christy.
Other Features:
enchanted bridal show
CR
Amusements. ......eervive
Henry Butler ...ivvvvovvi 8 Bridge ...:: iis... 4 COMES vo.leee sins) Crossword ............... 4
Editorials. esx 12
Cer sesannans
Harold Hartley .......... 15 Radio, Television. 9 Sports........ iis 14 Earl Wilton errs 11 Women's. rs .srere ror i
5 said. However,
ice Commission must approve. It is ‘doubtful, however, if the PSC would refuse the ¢ompany an ine crease in fares if the company could show that pay was raised and benefits extended to workers. The company lost $20,000 last year, although it effected many [economies and savings, Mr. Dale new busses and
{new equipment were added to the system. !
3 Policemen— Ahem—Given Traffi c Stickers
THE PROVERBIAL “sauce for 7 the gander” came in the form of {parking stickers issued to three
APPREHENSIVE—Mrs. old C. Dallam, Oklahoma City,
looks over. books and maps of
Korea, wondering what kind ‘of
a name the men of her husband's division will come up with in the contest to name the
4
i | lice Inspector
tla fire hydrant, iby police Officers.
Her. |
jrokienmen near-headquarters’ to. | ay
| _An_ irate driver. who went ts.
|police headquarters to pay off a [citation for wheeling his truck on a prohibited street, spotted three, {private cars illegally parked withe lin 100 feet of headquarters. { The citizen complained to Pos Leolin Troutman traffic man to ise Sue the citations. All three cars, including one parked in front of were put there
(who ordered a
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i pol window "ie ha, oo ht. sereriet porch” an Sao " Borah” a Marcy Vill Re Ld
Dallam baby. Unable to agree,
rrr a : “Turning at the bottom step | corresponding-—-on— the
subject for several months, the | , captain, stationed near Taeg-..
wang-Ni, called on his men of the 45th Division to submit a
boy and a girl name. And Whe :
Mrs. Dallam’'s- worried lest the
Fstate Pa men be carried away by the | ~ Stock and « strange-sounding Korean. names are closed today, 5% day. }
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Present,
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