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Support for His Opponent

Fighting desperately, Frank McHale stepped up his campaign today to retain the patronage-plush job of Democratic National Committeeman, His strategy: ONE—Discredit Paul Butler, South Bend attorney, his leading opponent. Mr. Butler is supported by a coalition of Statehouse and Marion County Democrats. TWO -- Divide and conquer tactics. The strategy is to mote four additional politicians for National Committeeman-— Clint Gréén, Charles Skillen, Jap Jones and Arthur Campbell—in an effort to divide the Democrats and allow Mr. McHale to triumph. Mr. McHale's campaign tactics cime to light when followers charged Mr. Butler with improper

handling of an, K auto license] -

bureau several years ago. This was branded a “smear” campaign by Statehouse Democrats support-

Evicted Family of 15 Offered Many Homes

CINCINNATI, O., May 9 (UP)—Mr. and Mrs. Edward Liebish and 13 of their children who were evicted from their 5-room apartment for failing to pay the rent, today received dozens of offers of homes

and apartments. Mr. Liebish collapsed

Hospital for an emergency operation when the family was evicted yesterday. His wife, an expectant mother,

and was rushed to Jewish

said the rent payment was missed because he had

been sick. Mrs. Liebish said: But when we offered two

“We missed a month's rent.

months’ rent, the landlord”

refused if. He didn't know Ed had been sick.” Mrs. Liebish and six of the children stayed with |,

relatives last night. The The family's oldest

others stayed with friends. son, Edward Jr., was ex-

pected home today from Ft. Lee, Va., where the

Army gave him a 10-day

newspaper.

emergency furlough.

The offers of homes and apartments were being received at the Cincinnati Post, a Scripps-Howard

ing Mr, Butler. - Mr. McHale's supporters also attempted to “plant” a story in two In newspapers to the effect Statehouse Democrats were squabbling over the National Committee post and were torn between four candidates. ‘Complete Falsehood’

Marion County Democratic

Mayor Alex M. Clark became

Chairman David M. Lewis brand- an active candidate for Repubed this a “complete falsehood.”|jjcan County Chairman today on

He said toalition anti-McHale Democrats had not altered their, strategy or candidates. Local Democrats expect to elect Mr. Lewis county chairman and Mary Thompson vice

convention,

The Mayor agreed to run for

chairman in tomorrow’s conven- top party leaders last night.

tion at the Hotel Antlers. Mrs. Thompson, now 12th Ward chairwoman, is regarded as Mr. Lewis’ personal choice. A politician, active in Republican affairs in|

County Chairman Jack Innis

who was once He told Republican leaders:

“1 will step aside only if Mayor

Mayor Clark Enters GOP Chairman Race

license branch bureau by hiring a |“competent manager” and turn{ing the surplus cash into the GOP county treasury. With this pledge,

the eve of the Marion County he said:

| “Jack Innis has been making $50 every working day from the {operation of the Marion County

the post after consulting withilicense bureau. And Ed Haerle

{has been making more than $150 each working day. That .is one {reason they are so desperate for

(immediately threw his supportiy candidate for county chairman. (behind the youthful war veteran.|

On Hot Spot | “I personally don't" think any

group of part-time Repyblicans is

Indianapolis, called a Times re- Clark consents to be a candidate. Worth that much money.” porter last night and offered him We need him to win in the fall.”

a “big scoop.” He said it was|

Meanwhile, leaders of the Re-

The Mayor put himself on a)

political hot. spot by running for

also going to be used by another | publican Veterans of World War/the county chairmanship. Many upstate Indiana newspaper and II rallied around Mayor Clark politicians who previously sup“you'd better take it unless you'and indorsed him as ‘the man| ported him now want to advance

want to see it in your competitor's paper.” w Secret Meeting Here's the "big scoop”:

who can unite the party.”

District Chairmanship At stake is not only the coun-

ambitions Mr.

their own political through the candidacy of

Silvey. One politician quipped last

Statehouse Democrats held a ty chairmanship. but also mem- Right: "If there is a reward for gecret meeting Saturday to dump bership on the all-important Re- political bravery, Alex Clark

Paul Butler as their choice for Democratic National Committee-

publican ruling body, the state/should sure get it. What those committee. The next GOP county politicians won't try to do to him.

man. He's too hot to handle be-/chairman will name the 11th 41s Wow." .

cause he had trouble with his trict chairman. There is one other avowed

candidate for the post, Josepn Kefa candidate "for he’ post. Joseph uver Chats

auto license branch bureau. South Bend people are complaining to Gov, Schricker. Also, the Democrats were trying to pick another candidate to support. There are four politicians besides Mr. MeHale and ‘Mr. Butler who want the job. Mr. Lewis, contacted after he told a meeting” of ward chairmen he was going to be a candidate again for County Chairman, said: “The story is false. It's one of McHale's tricks.” It was learned, however, Statehouse and Marfon County Democrats did hold a meeting Saturday, but merely to plan for Mr.| McHale's political demise, not to switch candidates.

‘Big Scoop’ The Times inquired of its “big scoop” tipster: “Did your information come from McHale?” :

The tipster said: ; “Not directly. I got it from someone, I can't tell you who. But I'm sure it originated with McHale. The guy who gave it to me is close to McHale.” 8 Mr. McHale recently was under fire for a series of profitable political and business deals. Btatehouse Democrats explain these deals should automatically

trom leadership. .

all, the main effort should be to win in November.

He is the personal candidate of County Clerk: H. Dale Brown, | generalissimo of the Eisenhower forces, | A group of precinct committee-| men hailed the “unity” candidacy of Mr. Clark, pointing "to his City Hall patronage and to the number of diverse Republican groups which backed him when he ran for Mayor.

Full Support for Mayor At that time, Mayor Clark was supported by the Republican War Veterans, county organization, the forces of County Clerk Brown, the James Bradford-Henry Os-

The Mayor said: “With three years to go in the, office of Mayor, to which I cannot be re-elected, I feel I owe it to the party and to the fine candidates who were nominated Tuesday to dn everything I can to assist in electing the ticket. After

‘Party Harmony’ / “I feel that as a unity candidate I can help continue party harmony. 1 put their shoulder to the wheel.” Mr. Silvey issued a campaign

{where he speiks tonight.

1 urge all groups to}

With Schricker

Sen. Estes Kefauver of the coonskin cap and presidential

ideas made a brief, surprise visit in Indianapolis today and chattefl with Gov. Schricker. “We had a very pleasant few) minutes,” the Governor sald. “I| was favorably impressed by his very fine appearance.” { Sen, Kefauver drove to the Statehouse from Weir-Cook Municipal - airport, where his plane landed this morning for refuel-!

a flight to Salt Lake City, Utah,

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Views on the News—

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A TOTAL of 196 Congressmen stood up to be counted for pricefixing, but they didn’t give their names. : ” ” . THE Federal Reserve Board | has decided we can again buy things without money and pay for them after they are gone.

disq Mr, McHale for future party: service They also point out/statement today ing to give » . . McHale led - Indiana Demo- presine ‘committeemen a choice] MOTHER'S DAY casualties crats to smashing election in the naming of ward chairmen. may match the Fourth of July if| defeats since he became national He also pledged to dispense with, these plans to have Dad a mmitteeman. the lucrative May Seusty auto|dinner mate

Spelling Bee Title Goes on

Block Tonight

Finals Set at 7:30 In' War Memorial

will compete for the championship of The Times Spell-

morial auditorium. last night's semifinals.

down last night.

testants remaining.

Honor Roll Listed

Lynn Archer, Technical High School Sth grade. Carol Barker, Pike Township School. doe Baur, Pike Township School, ; : Julia Freeman, School 57. Mary Gainey, School 14. Judy Giltner, Lawrence Grade School. Barbara Haessig, Heart School. Tom Harbison, Holy Name School of Beech Grove.

Sacred

J Higgins, Lawrence Grade School. Nancy Kashman, Assumption School.

Mary Kuntz, St. Lawrence School. Jean Lentz, St. Lawrence School. Jack Linson, University Heights School. Richard Mayer, Sacred Heart School. Peggy Miller, School 86. Jimmy Newsom, Decatur Central School.

David Richards, University Heights School. Patricia Roseman, St. Ther ese School. Louise Wolfla, St. Christopher School.

Nancy Zore, Holy Trinity School. The public will be admitted free to see tonight's finals,

Miss Simple Words While some contestants last | night missed on simple words like gear, fiftieth, measles and tongue, others were spelled down with “toughies’” like: Grammatically, raillery, rapler, ampersand, anachronism, analogous, anathematize. Pronouncer of the words was Lloyd Fleetwood, a teacher at school 29. Judges were Mrs, Nancy Johnson and Mrs. Morris Underwood. Mrs. Stanley Sunder. ling will join the board of judges for tonight's championship finals. Mrs. Norma Koster, supervisor of special activities for the City Park and Recreation Department, also officiated. The park depart. ment annually co-operates with The Times in staging the spelling bee. Free Trip to D. C. The champion will go to Washington on May 19 and spend the entire week there seeing the sights and otherwise having fun with other grade school champions throughout the nation. The Indianapolis area champion will compete for the National Spelling Bee title on May 22. The boy or girl crowned champion tonight will receive these

Washington: A 24-volume set of’

Fourteen girls and six boys

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The 20 “best spellers” survived! == 4 Twenty-| = eight district winners were spelled

Catholic grade schools hold the edge on the field with nine conThe Marion County schools still have seven in the running and the Indianapo- « |lis public schools have four,

Here is the honor roll of finalists for tonight's title word battle:

lowa, greets her son, Herbert, | into a Texas penitentiary. She Mother's Day gift." (Story, Page

By ANDREW TULLY Scripps-Howard Staff Writer

WASHINGTON, May 9— The Czechoslovakian government is “about ready” to release William N. Oatis from prison, a dependable source ig the State Department said today. Mr. Oatis, Associated Press correspondent in Prague until his ar{rest more than a year ago on spy charges, will have his 10-year sentence reduced for “co-operation,” this source said. There were no details available on when Mr. Oatis would be released, but the source of the report said it probably would be within a few months. It was emphasized, however, that Mr. Oatis may be released any time now. Under Czech law, President Clement Gottwald has the power

to forgive prisoners or to reduce their sentences.

Face-Saving Gimmick The face-saving gimmick to be used, it was learned, is that Mr. Oatis has “confessed,” so the Czech government feels he has

“|served his purpose of exposing the

“plot” -against the state. The

Czechs will emphasize, it is under-

ing. He left shortly after noon for gifts in addition to the trip tostood, that they have no wish! further to damage relations with|

Ercyolcachi Britannica; a Zen-'the U. 8. now that the “plot” has

ith Super Trans-Oceanic portable radio; a gold champion’s watch, a gold champion’'s pin and a year's supply of Encyclopaedia, Britannica educational movie films for his or her school. The four runnersup also will receive spelling bee medals and fountain pen and pencil sets. In the National Spelling Bee in Washington, the Indianapolis area champion could win as much as $500 and. at least $40 in cash.

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been thwarted. Mr. Oatis’ imminent release was tied in with the recent visit to the American reporter by U. 8. Ambassador Ellis O. Briggs--the first time since Mr. Oatis’ arrest Apr. 23, 1051, that any American has been allowed to talk to him. . Price to Be Paid It is understood that Mr. Briggs refused to continue negotiations for Mr. Oatis’ release until he had seen the prisoner and assured himself that the prisoner was in good health. Me

| MOTHER'S DAY GIFT—Mrs. Lloyd Fletcher of Onawa,

: photo, 5, who lied about his age fo get

"i his pardon is a “glorious

Report Czechs Soon To Free ‘Bill’ Oatis

UNITED NATIONS, N.Y, May 9 (UP)~In the first move of its kind in legal history, Luis Kutner, a Chicago attorney, petitioned the United Nations today for a writ of habeas corpus to force the release of William N. Oatis from a Cze¢hoslovakian prison, 2 Meanwhile, in Washington, the State Department said there have been “ne new developments” indicating when Czechoslovakia might free Mr, Oatis.

said to be ready to pay for ; Offls’ release: pay ONE-—Resumption of trade relations. TWO—Lifting of the .ban on [travel of private American ecftizens to Czechoslovakia, THREE-Lifting of the ban on Czech airline flights over the Western occupation zones of Germany, Of these three, the first is most important to the Czech regime. The squeeze which the U. 8. put on Czech imports last October in retaliation for Mr. Oatis’ imprisonment is costing the, Czechs about $2 million a month, a severe blow to a dollar-hungry country, For instance, Czech imports for last January totaled only $205,662, compared with $3,327,658 for the same month in 1951. And inSuge in the 1952 total are goods wi are just sin, to other a 8 theglgn There are no official figures on how much the airline ban is costing the Czechs, but industry sources here say it's probably between $75,000 and $100,000 a month, Moreover, it has handicapped Czech propaganda and espionage in the West, Some here insist there also is

Now, with Mr. Briggs assured that Mr, Oatis has not been mis-

Gross Paid Over 3-Yea Inaction

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CHESTER POTTER Serippy-Howard Staff Writer

' WASHINGTON, May 9—Harry Gross paid Uncle Sam

But $3357 | r Period; vo

{practically no income tax on his $20 million-a-year Brooklyn bookie racket, Sen. John J. Williams told the Senate today.

we. yee to NEW YORK, May § (UR) Bookmaker :

in taxes to the Internal Revenue Boss

the Senator. said.

That was the tax on his re-

ported of §an.000 tor 1048, | a pon. re Eh Sul th. he sorients

he had overpaid his 19048 tax and. . On his

1 In refunded him $391.31. “In 1040, Mr, Gross did file an

gs liability of $500,” the Senator asséssment which had been made on. this account was abated. No final return was filed by-the tax« payer for that year.” Told of ‘Payofts’ The Delaware Republican put his latest shocker on the record today after the pudgy, swarthy boss bookie of Brooklyn told a New York police department trial board how he bribed some of the “city's finest,” from top brass to the cop on the beat, : Included in Gross’ accusations of graft-taking were a former police commissioner and top assistants appointed during the regime of Mayor William O'Dwyer, now the ‘ambassador to Mexico.

been in the bookie business for 10 years, with horse rooms in the choicest spots in Brooklyn and others spilling over into Manhattan, = | Apparently, the Internal Revenue: Bureal never heard of his large-scale operations, Sen. Williams sald “the income tax returns of Mr. Gross. were never investigated by the tax bureau prior. to the present investigation.” He was referring to his own and the King Committee probes into the bureau during the past year. ' . “This case is. being presented as another example of how the {government has enforted the tax laws as affecting one of Amer. lica’s notorious racketeers,” Sen. Williams said,

Now Serving 12 Years

for contempt of court, gro tout of his refusal to “talk” a last year's trial of 17 policemen accused of taking graft from him. | “Apparently the intervening months have loosened Mr. Gross’ tongue since he is now revealing to the American public for the first time the amazing story bf {his 10-year career as a big-time bookmaker,” Sen. Williams said. After saying Gross had testified he had paid graft to three [top ‘police officials named by Mayor O'Dwyer, and to 115 po{licemen, Sen. Williams called attention to Gross’ testimony that he contributed $20,000 to the mayoralty campaigns of 1045 and 1948, when Mr. O'Dwyer was dhe successful candidate. Sen, -

record: “Thinking the American ple- might be interested in knowing how the income tax laws have been enforced st this big-time racketeer, who now boasts of having contributed eral thousand dollars to poli campaigns, as well as ha spent approximately a

dollars in,

estimated tax return indicating id. “However, later a $250]

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Gross is now serving 12 years.’

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