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FINAL i HOME

PRICE FIVE CENTS

IHSAA Pledges Full Probe Flare-Up Here

| Reports Conflict on ‘Secret’ Walkout Plan

“Secret” strike plans by

biggest taxi fleet.

Red Cab operates ltwo-thirds of the 425 {taxis in Indianapolis. Conflicting reports from Cab officials; Teamsters Union| spokesmen and drivers for the cab) {company today muddled the situa-| ition in protest to the * ‘retirement”’| { lof a long-time employee. | | Everett Davis, president of Lo-| 'cal 188, Teamsters Union (AFL),| said at least 75 per cent of the|

at least

CHILD BRIDE—Johri‘ H. Manning, 23, of Jackson, Miss., and his child bride, Dee Onna, 13, embrace at the home- of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. P, Fallin, in Jackson, Miss. The marriage

has he perenty blessing. Mendenhall, Miss., officials did not quasfion the girl when she gave her age as

Kidnaped 3-Year-Old Girl Found; Youth, 16, Nabbed as Abductor

By United Press MONTREAL, Feb. 23 — A 3-year-old girl* kidnaped from her crib last night was found today walking along a busy street with a disgruntled 16-year-old employee of her father.

Detectives in a prowl car ended one of the biggest hunts in Montreal history by spotting pretty little, Barbara Nemeroff hand in hand with Robert Patenaude among the:.shoppers on St. Catherine St. Barbara's father had refused to raise Robert's pay. Both Barbara and. Robert wege taken to police headquarters and Robert was held on an open charge. The kidnaper broke into the Morris Nemeroff home last night, forced the maid to awaken Barbara and dress her, left a crudely printed note demanding $50,000 in ransom, and fled with the baby in his arms.

goods factory who believed he wasn’t paid enough “and took it; upon himself to get some more ge" money.” The parents had appealed to! the kidnaper to communicate with| them. Their only thought had!

Gets Legal OK

highway across Indiana will be| legal, Judge Heze B. Pike, Superior] {Court 2, ruled today. | His decision came in a suit {brought against the State High-| way Commission by Samuel En-(t nis, Hammond businessman, who ./asked for a restraining order against the Highway Commission. | He wanted to stop plans for the new road, which would be an Indiana extension of the Pennsyl-

‘I've Got Gum’

When police found her, Barbara said she wanted to “talk to my mummy.” They phoned the

sverjoyed parents and Barbara T ik ‘ried excitedly: ” “Mummy, T've ¥ vania Turnpike, zot a stick of gum.’ One of the Judge Pike ruled that toll roads

are constitutional, thus affirming a new. state law. As a basis for his. decision, he said the road would be for the good of the general

jetectives had given it to her. She and Robert were first ‘spotted by. Mrs. Margaret Henry, r shopper. She had read about the kidnaping in morning news-

FOUND SAFE—Barbara

Nemeroff. papers. She phoned police, saying: walked out.

tem once the tolls had paid off the original costs. He said the defense .is expected |

‘T've just: seen them go The baby cuteheq Baton’s department storer’ three picture books and a doll Police converged on the store, Which Robert had bought for her. t, take the suit to the Indiana the sirens of ‘their cars screaming.! Robert, police said, was an em- Supreme court for a higher! Robert and Barbara had just] Dloyes of Mr. Nemeroff’s leather ruling.

Indicate Malenkov Now No. 2 Red

By United Press BERLIN, Feb. 23--Soviet Deputy. Premier Georgi M. Malenkov Bn ‘has replaced Premier Josef Stalinithe orgburo organizes it and the as chairman of the five-man or- party secretariat carries it out. ganization bureau (Orgburo) of , the Soviet tio: Party, Malenkov's new appointment] sources close to the Soviet control commission in Germany said deputy Premier: V. M. Molotov as today. (favorite in the competition to The elevation of the 5i- year- Succeed Stalin, observers here old Malenkoy to the second high-|Said. 7 est post in the Russian Com-| Malenkov: and Molotov have munist ‘Party apparently nréans| shared the place of honor with he is the favorite candidate to Stalin at recent official gatherings succeed 72-year-old Stalin whén|—a weathervane of a man’s the premier dies. |standing in the all-powerful ComStalin up to this time ha been ‘tnunist Party In h Russia. chairman of the political bureau| (Politburo), the Orgburo

dl sécretary-general of the pei 3 Boys Admit committee of the party. ‘Arson With

However, since the war MalenFlaming Spears

kov has been both deputy and] Three _Moys were in police tow

acting chairman of the Orgburo. The orgburo ranks second, only] [today after they admitted throwjing. flaming spears, one of which

Nab 1 of 4 ‘Sobbing’ zp

Burglary Suspects The Sigs. 5.4 ant 15 yours

old, were picked up late yester: Police fired nine shots at four

|day by two detectives who learned Brooks Pate, 50, of 502 Madi- they had been playing near a va- | sobbing burglary suspects, captur- son ‘Ave., merchant ‘policeman, cant house ing one, in a wild chase-after | called city police when he saw

at 2746 Caroline St. where two arson fires were t. four men wo | Py safe-cracking job early today. the coal ine on le sis

r out Thursday night. Frank McLucas, 28, of 1907 Co-| Led by Lt. Frank Mueller, po-| ‘Wrapping cloths around ends of : ' lutbia Ave. was arrested on pre- lice appeared from all"directions. Sticks, the boys said they dipped | liminary charges of burglary. Po-| They started firing when the four them in kerosene, lighted them, lice caught him as he came out men fled the building. land tossed the flaming torches in. ¢rylhg from a -railroad car hop-| Clifford Meier of 3768 Emerson | ‘the air “as fun.” One of the torch-| per sidetracked on the grounds of |Ave.,, owner of the company, re-| jes accidentally went through al the burglarized Indianapolis Coal ported a $285 console TV set was window and set fire to the living: Co., 2301 Winthrop Ave. {stolen from the .office. ‘room in the old house. . The others, two of whom Mec-+ Burglars entered by breaking al Cause of an earlier fire,

into

to the politburo in the party set- |

GEORGI M. MALENKOV— Up in Communist hierarchy.

set in

Lucas identified, made their glass from the rear door of the/the kitchen, was not determined. fell into the basem : ent. Police escape. |building. |The boys denied any connection.{said Mr. Campbell, a eh The crying jag started when| Next to the safe, police found| The 13-year-old boy who threw grocer, stepped into the shaft on

the foursome chopped out part of a heavy sledgehammer, crowbar,|the stray spear was Scheduled to the side of the safe./That set off six-foot Puce: of Piper and other|appear in Juvenile Court Monday, a tear gas bomb in the A ltools, . (with h hisipals as ig

been for the for the safety of their of their child.

State Toll Road

public, and that it would become: a part of the state highway sys-|

The politburo defines policy, |

{probably means he has passed

iwas one of the

- Red Cab drivers have- agreed to|

joint the local. ‘A Damned Lie’

“That's a damned lie,” retorted {Thomas R. Kackley, president of ‘the Red Cab Co. “I'doubt if there] are even 15 men in the whole! @ Broup who are even lukewarm to Be des. pt. Richard Jacob, head of] dhe Police Internal Security Divi-| sion, said he had information the| {men were definitely going ony strike, but he did not know the| time set for the walkout. Mr. Kackley said the dispute {grew out of a “misunderstanding” by some of the drivers. He said ‘they thought Fred Mahoney, head {of cab’s Traffic Department, had: been fired after 22 years service {with the company. Mr, Rackley) |sald Mr. Mahoney had been re-| ‘tired. | “However, everything is peace/ful here now, and all the cabs are rolling on schedule,”

80 out.” Cites Organization Efforts Mr. Davis said several unsuc- |

Toll charges for a new a attempts had béen made | Denton,

in the past to organize the cab drivers. He also

reported = that

[to work with them in organizing the men. | “We don't know if he (Mr. | Mahoney) was retired or fired, "| said one of the drivers. “But we 'do know his name is signed to slips of paper that have: been passed arhong the drivers by the union.” “He (Davis) ig just sticking his big. nose into our business,” =aid Mr. Kackley. “So far as this company is concerned, everything has been settled.”

Martha Raye i Slaps Salesman, ‘Gets Bopped

| MIAMI BEACH, Feb. 23 (UP)| —Night club singer Martha Raye] was bopped: in the mouth today| {by a New York television sales-| man at her Five O'Clock Club aft. |

him.

she said in explaining' why she slapped the man.

Miss Raye signed an assault and battery warrant against Franeis Miss, Raye gerpico,” 32, of

Flushing, Long Island, N. Y., who was freed under a $200 cash bond and ordered to appear in city court Monday. Patrolman William Drury, who first officers on| the scene after the dispute, said! Serpico and a girl friend’ went| to the Five O'Clock Club after the’ 5 a. m. closing time: He tried to|

get admitted and got into a fuss

with the doornfen, Patrolman

Drury said.

Miss Raye heard the squabble] 'and went to the door. . Officer Drury said in .the ensuing Argu- | ment Serpico Hit her in the mouth,’ splitting her upper lip and lacer-| ating the inside of her. mouth. He said an onlooker grabbed Serpico and in struggling loose he lost his watch. Serpico jumped Into a Cadillac ‘and drove off. The -officet ‘sald | he apparéntly noticed his watch was gone and in walking back] - fop it two patrolmen arrested him on Miss Raye's complaint.

Killed in Fall

TERRE HAUTE, Feb. 23 (UP) —James M. Campbell, 79, was]

killed last night when he stepped|

/into an elevator shaft at ‘the Great Northern Hotel here and

the main floor. He lived in the hotel and was on his way to his

‘Red Cab Co. drivers today|| threatened to tie up the city’s |

licensed! !

| Red)

{all

An Indianapolis great - grand. |joined the Army during thé Span. 148 he - sald.|with the man she fell in love!

mother has exchanged

{lanta, Ga., became the 76-year-old John Denton. who lives

‘Pond’

By United Pre SHELDON, 10a. Feb. 23 ~|¢3bY Merrill Pritts, was equipped Fire and police officials today amount on ube init.

stood watch to prevent a spark

from touching off a 12,000-gallon blocks Parently was frozen and did not

pond of gasoline three

Authorities aid the gauge ap-

from Sheldon's Main Street and indicate the tank was full. Those less than a block. from the near- |°34ing the tank continued pump-

est ‘homes.

Fire Chief Zane Hudson said!

(ing until the seam burst.

Gasoline rushed out, forcing

Later, the two broke their en-| Mr. \gagement and each married some- they were married, after a 54in Atlanta, one else.

indicate . the o,nvention bureau boss a born

United Press Telephoto, CUPID SCORES—Mrs. Bertha Dillen, Indianapolis, weds John Denton of Atlanta, after a 54.

year wait.

When Mrs. D

|veteran of 27 years, a widower. They corresponded. Yesterday,

year wait.

une hetents «oon Guard 12,000-Gallon Today's News

of Gasoline In The Times

Local

salesman-—Hoosier Profile.

Slim-hipped ‘mouse’ wiggles free of pélice ....... riven “2s ! Editorials

¢ Page ton player with the ball

it would take at least a week be-|LN® SPlit open to a width of al- Who can blame Oatis if he

{fore thé danger was past. orders were issued to

“Slow”

Illinois Central

Railroad | from trains passing through town be-| cause the tracks are only a few| {yards from the pond and it wWas|any steps could: be t {feared a spark from an engine the Fowl gl the ool, aken fo halt might ignite the fuel.

{most six inches halfway around

bottom of the tank was wrenched| its supports and gasoline! flowed from the opening. The tank was empty. before

Y | The pond collected-around the|

The greatest danger was from bases of the tanks and gasoline

fumes,..and firemen sprayed the'spread over an area of abou t surface of the gasoline with high-'half a block. |pressure fog to reduce the vapors.|

The entire area was roped off to er to hasten the evaporation of |

er she slapped Keep unauthorized and curious the fuel. from approaching the considered for pumping the gaso-, “He called me Pond. Policemen stood guard to|line intd. other tanks, but this| a dirty name,” hold back anyone who might try later was abandoned as imprac-|

persons

to come too close. . The pond

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formed Thursday night when a 12,000-gallon gas- b oline storage tank burst a seam|for the most part co-operated in/Local Brandeis University while. it was being loaded from reducing all outside fires to the a transport truck. - The tank, one of three _operat-

room on an upper: floor ! y

For a time, plans were]

| tical. ews of the hazard was spread) word of mouth and residents!

minimum.

Man on Elevator Struck by Falling Plank

| Aman was injured at the Wil-| son building, 222 E. Ohio S8t., to-! day when a 2x4 plank fell three {stories down an elevator shaft and hit. him on the head. |" He was Nelson L. Freeman, 72,| lof 660 E, St. Clair St. His nly| [comment was: { “That didn’t hurt me much.” He was taken to Methodist Hospital, anyway, and treated for|

a gash in the head. Mr. Freeman |

was in an opén- topped elevator |at thezyhottom of the shaft when the mishap occurred,

Chicago Milk Prices Going Up Again CHICAGO, Feb. 23 (UP)—Chi-, cago homemakers prepared today for another hike- in the cost of living after a spokesman for the {Associated Milk Dealers an(nounced that milk prices in Chi cago would go vp another half cent. Milk now costs Chicago housewives. 25 cents a quart for home! delivery and 23’; .cents at stores.

Storm Lashes Cairo |

Tour: OLUNY, Leh rk hen R

[the tank. At the same time, the|

Officials hoped for clear weath.

| (UP) — Rotund, wistful CAIRO, Egypt, Feb, 23 (UP)— Moore, 76-year-old comedian. and One of the most violent sand! veteran of 60 years in show busistorms in Egypt's modern historyiness, was reported in “good con-| - |swept the Egyptian coast today dition” today.at Cellars of Leban-| killing. two persons and injuring|/on hospital ‘where be was Taken

thinks the U. S..has forgotten?...by Andrew Tully Oatis Still in Jail...an editorial 2 aes Middle East tension easing off...by Ludwell Denny... Lawmaker knows he’s hard to live with...by Frederick C. OIRMBN: covers vivevsnsrs Not Blind—Just Doesn't Give a Darn...an editorial cartoon by PAIGE oes son. Schuman gives NATO warning...by R. H. Shackford..

Women's

Blanche Thebom, Met opera star, reveals her Swedish meatball recipe ........... women’s committee to hold annual membership tea .... Bridge news on local and out-of-town games’

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Sports

Illinois-Iowa meet for Big 10

title tonight ....ocvnuve: New Albany keeps coach smiling with cage victory...... Cage fever breaks out in Washington-Sacred Heart BAIMB Nivisseriisrsrvrnes

Briefs from the baseball training camps

Foreign _

Dillen was left a lish- -American War when Bertha/widow, she asked the Army to |“And I don't believe the men will, {with in church—when she was 17.| (kept a promise to her grand-icheck on Mr. Denton's whereMrs. Bertha Dillen, 71, of 1019 father to wait until she was 20/abouts. She located the Army

Westbrook Ave. yesterday in At-to marry. bride of|

8 Two

| Strike Threat After 54 Years, Romance Glows Local Team

May Face Suspension.

| Washington-Spartan Tilt Under Fire

Further details on Page 4

The supreme court of Hooe sier high school athletics will conduct a full investigation

of a mob uprising during a basketball game here last night,” Washington High 8chool may bs barred from tournament play, of« (ficials of the Indiana State High School Athletic Association said. The incident occurred during the last quarter of the Washing-|ton-Sacred Heart high school game at Washington when fans |swarmed on -the floor, mobbing {and slugging a Sacred Heart | player. | Coaches of both schools ine volved today admitted that 6-

for Sacred Heart, was removed from the game for his personal safety, after he had been slugged by fans. Hotly Contested Tilt Washington, weakened with the loss of four players to the flu bug, lost the hotly contested game, 58-50. Partisans for both sides howled about unnecessary roughness on -the part of opponénts. Robert Hinshaw, assistant come

game and school officials will be ordered to make a full report of the incidents. : He said Commissioner L. V,

the basis for a hearing. He noted that Stinesville in Monroe County is now sitting out a year's suspension as a result of a similar incident last fall. Coach Harry Caskey of Sacred Heart said Petty’s troubles started early in the fourth quartér when the gangling center drove under the basket, upsetting Washing ton’s Phil Peterson. Came Up Swinging Peterson fell to one knee, then came up swinging at Petty, the coach said. Petty merely stepped away, and Peterson was re« strained by his Washington teamemates, the Sacred Heart Coach added. Game officials- A. J. Thatcher land George Gale ordered Peter-

Page, aon out of the game and awarded

| Petty ‘a technical free throw. a Later, Coach Caskey said, [Patty was stalling with the ball when he was accidentally fouled a a Washington player. He said {Petty wheeled around and acele |dentally struck another WashingHe said as Petty walked fo. the free throw lane he was rushed by a group of fans,

‘Lucky He Wasn't Hurt’

8 “I saw several swing at him,

land one or more hit him. He was

8 lucky he wasn't hurt seriously.

Wie's a big boy, but he can't help [that,” the coach said. squads of police were {called to help officials calm the mob.

8 Coach Caskey sent Petty to the

dressing room, as 4 precaution

8 against further bodily harm.

On the other side of the fracas, {Coach Dave Hine of Washing. 'ton, noted that a technical foul

Page had been called on a Sacred Heart

player early in the game, when the player was alleged to have struck a- Washington player

|while the ball was not in play.

--| He refused to comment on Pet-

erson’s, conduct, and answered {the question with a question. “What would you do if some‘body had been elbowing you for about 30 minutes?” The Washington coach, coms

Page| renting on the unruly fans, said 4

{he couldn't determine who had struck Petty, if anyone, He said "he couldn't see the incident clears

41y.

‘Students Know Better’

None of his players recoge (nized any of the sluggers, he said, | “This might be a deliberate ate {tempt by outsiders to hurt Washe ington,” Mr. Hine said. “Just

like Attucks; it's the hangers-on .

Page/that cause the trouble, The stud-

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ents know better.” |” He referred to a mob outside

2 Technical High School that broke

14 windows from the school dir. "ing the Crispus-Attucks Cathedral |game there two weeks ago. Mr. Hinshaw, speaking. for Commissioner Phillips who is out. of the city, said that in precedents set by. the IHSAA, the school is held responsible for its fans, as in the Stinesville case. . : Although it was Sacred Heart's home game, it was being Jiayed on the Washington court. All the game workers were Wi personnel, with the exception of the two floor officials who were selected d by § Sacred Heart. .

foot, 5-inch Harlan Petty, center

missioner of the ISHAA, said the

Phillips will. use the reports as.