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WEATHER Warmer today md tonight; Tuesday partly cloudy, turning colder at night Detail! on Pace IS THE INDIAN NEWS HOME EDITION 79th YEAR MONDAY EVENING; MARCH 7, 1949 30 PAGES 5 CENTS Tailwinds Push Odom s. Primary mnu Ahead in Pacific Hop Rush Measures Tax He's Past the Worst Storms in Record-Seeking Sola Flight Panhandle Gas Firm Willing to By tht 4iMclta Pnn THE DOCTOR'S DILEMMA SAN. March 7 Distance Flyer Bill Odom, ridinjr a strong tailwind on his record-breaking nonstop flight from Honolulu to New Jersey, was reported only 150 miles off California today, "away ahead of schedule." I Supply City if- San Francisco in 17 hours, oa the ground at Teterboro in 32. $2 License Hike but No Fuel Levy Increase By EDWARD ZIEGNER The 86th General Assembly today worked through its last few hours, struggling for solution to its major problems of a bonus, direct primary and gasoline tax. Soma progress was apparent.

Major developments 1. A conference committee on until 1952 a provision which a direct primary agreed to nom- would bar cross-voting. This The single-engine craft made a perfect takeoff skillfully nursed by the man who flew solo around Frew tie WwkiMtM Bimi' WASHINGTON, March 7 Panhandle Eastern Pipe Line Co. is willing to supply natural gas to Indianapolis if the Federal Power Commission orders that done and if it doesn't impair adequate service to its cus the world in the record time of 73 hours, 5 minutes, 11 seconds in 1947. "We'll Make ll This Time" The late report came from Radio Station KGO, whose beam Mr.

Odom Is following into San Francisco. He is being pushed along by a 25-mile-an-hour tailwind and luckily has avoided stormy weather north of his course, which might have hindered his flight. Last January 13, when he was forced down far short of his goal on his first light plane record attempt, Odom ran into unex-pected headwinds about 1,000 miles off the coast, with the re "This is it." said Odom. His previous attempt to make the -B I in a primary of can-, means that candidates for Sen-didates for Governor and United ator will be chosen in a primary tomers, i The company's vieSvs were given today at the opening of the bearing on the Citizens Gas and Coke Utility petition asking the FPC to order any one of four gas pipeline companies to sell natural gas to mix with Indianap-olis'j manufactured gas to alleviate the shortage. Honolulu-Teterboro hop ended at Oakland, Cal last January 13 after he ran into bad weather States Senator, but postponed next spring.

over the Sierra Nevada and turned back. 2. House Republicans instructed their member of the bonus conference committee to stand fast for a sales tax after a morning caucus. House Demo crats in turn remained back of a one fourth of 1 gross income "We're going to make it this sult that his gasoline supply was consumed and be landed at Oak land. tax and a comprehensive tobacco This time, carrying more gasoline and, thus far, getting far better mileage from it, prospects The federal agency has been allocating gas supplies for the last several years, during the supply shortage, and Panhandle is willing to go along again in regards to Indianapolis, Joseph J.

Daniels, Panhandle attorney, said. Although "it would be easy for Panhandle to make some rather ironic observations" about the time." With that, Odom's homburg-topped head disappeared Inside the cabin of the Waikikl Beech and he was away. Matching his new gray hat was his gray plaid suit his lucky suit, the one be wore on his world-circling jaunt. Odom opened the throttle. The of reaching his objective at tax.

Senate Republicans told their member of the conference committee to attempt to work out the best arrangement pos sible. without binding the Re ASSEMBLY AT A GLANCE Eighty-sixth General Assembly enters final official day. Schricker and VanNess confer on gasoline tax. Bonus conference committee meets, with House G. O.

P. standing pat for sales tax. House and Senate Republicans Caucus for final policy decisions. Senate conference committee agrees on primary. Teterboro, N.

appear far bet ter. A Coast Guard PBY took off from Alameda Air Station this publicans to agreement. Repre sentative Joseph Klein CD- Gary), also a member of tha conference committee on the Indianapplis petition, it "has no disposition to do so," Mr. Daniels observed. But he could not resist needling some officials of Citizens Gas and Coke Utility, saying bonus, said "If a bonus fails of passage, I shall ask Governor Schricker to invoke a special session immediately that Panhandle and its predecessors "labored for more than a 285-horse power engine pulled the 3.779-pound load into the air far short of the end of the runway.

The plane carried 288 gallons of gasoline 28 more than on the earlier flight. The total load was well under the 3,862 pounds allowed for the light plane class. Chicago on Course Across the United States he planned to follow the commer Senate passes Indianapolis off-street parking bill. Schricker urges approval Of $207,000,000 budget bill. decade, beginning in 1931, in art unsuccessful effort to make them.

corning to escort Odom in. An escorting B-17 turned back Jo Hawaii at the mark after reporting Odom was at 7,500 feet and finding the weather much better than it was in his last attempt to get a new small plane distance record. He was forced down in that attempt January 13 at Oakland by bad weather over California's mountains after flying 2.401 milesa new record In itself. The balding, 29-year-old flyer eased his gasoline-heavy Beech-craft off the runway at 7:03 last night (11:05 p. m.

C. S. As-sured favorable tailwinds most of the way, he expected to be over (Indianapolis gas officials) see the light and attach the city to Panhandle pipeline. 53 Assembly cial air lane eastward from San "But Panhandle realizes that the plight in which the capital city of an important state finds itself calls for a broad-minded Francisco over Salt Lake City. Cheyenne, Wyo.i Omaha and 3.

Governor Shricker, In a conference with Senate Democrats and Republicans, agreed to drop any increase in the gasoline tax, and go along with a $2 increase in auto license plate fees. Agree on Road Funds He also agreed to a distribution of 53 of highway funds to the State Highway Commission, rather than the 55 wanted by the Democrats and the 50 sought by the Republicans. But Senator John VanNess Valparaiso (Senate majority leader, said Republicans had not defi Bills Signed by Governor approach in which recriminations over past mistakes of judgment A Red Crosj worker gave him a flower lei and an 1883 Hawaii have no proper place," he con Financing of 6 Governor Henry F. Schricker today signed 36 Senate bills and tinued. "On the other side Panhandle finds arrayed a formidable list of Its customers customers who came to Panhandle in the early Continued on Page 8, Col.

17 House bills, Including one per mitting banks to operate on a five-dav week basis. silver dollar with Hawaii's coat of farms on one side and King Kalakaua on the other. The dollar was for the New York City Red Cross Chapter's annual fund-raising drive. Odom asked that his luggage De air-expressed to New York's LaGuardia Field. nitely agreed to go along with Other important measures in-! Bridges Studied A bond committee of the County Council was scheduled tJ elude: I 4- House Democrats agreed to Capone Race Monopoly Is Charged th Amttotoa fm SACRAMENTO, CaU March 7 The California Crime Commis-ion charged today that the "notorious Capone syndicate of Chi 1.

Permitting 1 1 a a olis go along with the record $207 councilmen to servt two con- 057,925 biennial budget. meet this afternoon to discuss financing ef six proposed bridges secutive terms. A floor battle loomed in the 2. Requiring county treasurers I House over appropriations for send property oupUcates Purdue and Indiana Universities. "which would coat an estimated by mail.

Indiana's Budget was increased $1,612,426.07. Including right of-way. $500,000 yearly In the Senata 3. Abolishing the ax i sting rvild Weather Forecast Here Through Tuesday The following bridge sites and SCALPING INDIAN CHIEF ON WARPATH AT 97 WAVERLY, March 7 (AP) Old Qiief Eagle Feather, who admits he tried to scalp his wife, is on the warpath again. The white-haired 97-year-old Cherokee warrior is out for revenge, but he's not using a knife this time.

It's all 'The chief, seems, thinks the wrong 'person was put in jail. Sheriff Westbrook says the-chief believes his wife, 69-year-old Princess Silver-heels, should be the one behind bars. Sheriff Westbrook says the chief was put in jail Thursday after he had to be restrained by neighbors from lifting his wife's scalp with a knife. Princess Silverheels later withdrew the charge of assault but the chief said he wanted revenge. Shortly after his release yesterday from County Jail the chief told the sheriff that his wife was hiding stolen property, "corn" to be exact.

A search of the princess house revealed a cache of stolen moonshine, Westbrook said. She was charged with concealing stolen property, but was released on her own recognizance. Aeronautics Commission of Indiana effective April 30 and creat estimated costs are under consid cago, by threats, beatings and shooting" has gained a nationwide monopoly over wire services ing a new commission on a bipartisan, staggered term basis. Mild weather li the forecast for Illegal horse racing bookies 4. Requiring installation of red- Reporting to Governor Earl thrmicrh tnmnrrnur tur-nina nMr Police Win Wild Chase A motors( who allegedly tried to run down the motorcycle-riding friend of his estranged wife while police chased them both, faced multiple charges today In Court 3.

The 10-mlnuie chase on south-side street! began at the home of Mrs. Mry Turner, 40, 427 Arbor when her estranged husband. Joe Turner, 36, 1118 Oliver found her in the company of William Carver, 32. 1318 Oliver Ave. Warren, the commission said flashing lights front and rear on school busses to be used during unloading or loading of pupils.

California had won the first Saturday, In addition to a deficiency appropriation carried in the budget bill. Purdue has received a yearly $550,000 Increase over the originally carried in tht bill. Purdue, however, with Indiana State and Ball State Teachers Colleges, has lived within ita income and required no deficiency appropriations. Even the record $207,057,921 Continued on Page 6, CoL 4 5. Providing for a constitutional Bureau says.

Thus winter continues the one-two punch of warm and cold which has killed millions of in amendment to Increase the terms of prosecuting attorneys from 2 to 4 years. 6. Legalizing work by girls 16 to sects, according to Frank N. Wallace, state entomologist Mr. Wallace said there should 18 years of age until 9 p.

m. in mercantile establishments when work experience is required in secondary education courses. be considerably fewer flies, 1 mosquitos. beetles and other pests this summer. He said they i lacked a protective snow cover Carver sped away on his mo Late Flashes Other measures ranged from eratlon: South ort Road and White River.

$30,409.83. Keystone Avenue and Fall Creek (two bridges). $420,212.50. Fifty-sixth Street and Fall Creek. (287.241.50.

Vermont Street and Big Eagle Creek. $182,658.44. Sunnyside Road and Indian Creek, $63,873.80. An estimate of $58,000 has been mad' on costs of right-of-way. Scott Ging, county attorney, Is expected to recommend staggering the bond issue to avoid accumulation of a larger amount of funds than can be put to use at a particular time.

Council President John Innis said that $71,498 and $88,964 in federal funds are available for the Southport Road and Keystone Avenue bridge projects, respect! ely. Reports were current that the Council was split over whether to consider each bridge as a separate project or whether to lump them together as a single task. Council meetings have been round in a fight to break the monopoly with a court-ordered denial of Western Union facilities but warned state agencies to be prepared for a second round. "It Is not to be expected thai the gambling syndicates will per mit their organization to be destroyed and the fabulous profit), of bookmaking In California to be cut off without a struggle, the commission said. The report noted: "Control was obtained by the syndicate through a campaign of threats, beatings and shooting culminating in the murder of James R.

Ragen (former) bead of the (Continental) wire service In August. 1948 (in Chicago). Call-fornia experienced its share of thii violence 'the last a reference to the slaying of Benjamin (Bugiy) Slegel in Beverly Hills last June)." one regulating the size of wash houses at coal mines to another prescribing which bank records shall be kept permanently and which for specified periods. torcycle Turner pursued in his car. Mrs.

Turner called police and they joined the chase. Before they were able to halt lurner. he twice forced Carver Week-End Traffic Toll in Indiana. Is Five over the curb, the second time Final Smoke Curb ing over their burrows in the ground and alternate freezes and thaws dehydrated them, killing many. Fred Maher, assistant meteorologist, expects above-freezing weather tonight, contrasting with last night's 24 degrees In the city and 19 at the airport station.

Tomorrow will be cloudy and warmer, with a high of S3 degrees. Mr. Maher said. Action March 21 night He suffered loss of leg and bad a possible fractured throwing him from the cycle. Carver was net injured.

Police charged Turner with vagrancy, drunkenness, operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of liquor and reckless 'riving. The rase was continued until March 11 skull. Final City Council action on Mr. Pratt and Mr. Cain re the controversial smoke control ordinance tentatively is scheduled ceived fatal injuries in a headon collision of two autos late Satur for March 21, it was revealed day on Road 22 west of Upland.

Marilyn Bonner, 17, was criti Five more names today were; put on the death scroll of Indiana highways where in 1948 one person was killed every 8 hours The dead: Carl Looney, 27. 933 Park Indianapolis. Hewitt Pratt, 22, Marlon. Robert Cain, 22, Marion. Robert Harris, 25, Columbus.

Forrest Lee Miles, about 14, Greenwood. Mr. Looney died Saturday Speculation as to possible cally Injured In the same acci MENOMINEE, Marc 7 (API Sheriff Edward Relndl said at noon today that 50 to 60 fishermen were marooned on a vast floe of Green Bay ico which broke away from the shore and began drifting Into Lake Michigan. LAKE SUCCESS. March (APV The United Nations approved today aa American request for a world-wide inquiry Into slave Isbor.

The vote waa 14 to S. The proposal was submitted to the Economic and Social Council after the American Federation of Labor hat charged that millions of Russians were suffering Inhumaa treatment in labor camps. WASHINGTON, March 1 (l'P The Supreme Court ruled today that both the Wagner Art and the Taft-Hartley Law gives states full freedom to ban or regulate the closed shop. tentatively scheduled for March 22 and 2L plan advertising of the bond Issue. dent and five others escaped with minor injuries.

action at tonight's regular session was discounted today by Guy O. Ross, chairman of the Council committee drafting the proposals. Dream Comes True for Lad; He's Going to Boys Town Mr. Harris died In a Columbus All other preliminary work hospital from injuries suffered for building the spans has been "We haven't had time enough completed. to get it ready for Mr.

Friday when his motorcycle side-swiped an auto. He was the first traffic fatality in Columbus in Ross said. "If we have any lurk this week. It will be resdy to two years. care an uncle with whom he night in General Hospital from iniuries suffered when his motor come out of committee at the next U.

S. Stops Parcel Post Service Into Berlin The Miles boy died after a meeting, March 21." cycle sldeswiped a car on Road headon crash at Friendswood. In The Council now is considering 67 near Sunnyside Road Friday Hendricks County, on Road 87. WASHINGTON. March 7 (API The Post Office Department In specisl closed sessions re-drifting of an original proposal following a series of public hear Four others were hurt, one se riously.

RECORD NAP tonight suspended United States Statistics released by stale po lived for a time in Wheeling, W. a priest at the Gibault Home for Boys, Terre Haute, and another priest who visited him at Juvenile Center. Each of these men was like a father to 'he boy who could not remember his own father. His uncle, he said, took him on hunting and fishing trips and le him help in hs workshop. But parcel post service into Berlin.

ings. mother, wanting to get him out of the way, told police where they could find him. 1 She was surprised when police arrested her, too. The charge was adultery. Released on her own recognizance, she "skipped town" to escape prosecution.

Charles doesn't know where his mother is today. It's hardly surprising that he doesn't care. In fact, Charles told the court that there were only three persona In his life for whom he did By ROBERT NEWELL Charles Manson, 14, a "dead end kid" who has lived In an emotional "blind alley" most of his life. Is happy today. He's going to Boys Town.

At a hearing In Juvenile Court this morning ne learned the good news that he had been accepted by the famous nonsectarian refuge for "homeless and abandoned" boys near Omaha, Neb. The gentle hand of the late Father Edward Flanagan thus reached out to touch another Postmasters were ordered to lice showed 1.071 persons were killed In trsffic accidents in 1948. refuse all Berlin-bound packages or one every 8 hours. The fig and to return to tneir senders ure represents a 2 drop from Mother, Daughter those already on hand. The em the previous year.

Guns Roar but Truman Sleeps On bargo applies to the American, British, French and Soviet sec the uncle became II with tubercu-Continued on Page t. Cot. 4 Violence in tors of the Soviet-blockaded German capital. A department of Slain; Son Arrested flclal 'said the action was taken IT'S GOOD-BY AND GOOD LUCK Upstate Bomb becsuse of transportation dlffi culties. if Ik Amttatte PraM ELDORADO, 111., March 7 A advised that Denton had asked KEY WEST, March 7 President Truman slept until 9.30 both women for 'money to bur at his vacation quarters today.

mother and daughter were beaten to death at their Eldorado home early today. Probe Feared iHriil Tk Km NEWS FEATURES Mrs. Ida Davis, 79. wss found March 7 liquor yesterday but had bee a refused. A neighbor found Mrs.

Da via lying in front of her home about 4 a. m. She died tn Farrell Hospital 2 hours lster. Both women died of hesd injuries, the sheriff said, inflicted with a leg broken off a chair. dying In the street fronting her home.

Her dsughter, Mrs. Mildred Police today feared a renewal of violence In the Chicago-Calumet Gibson, 58. was found dead on her bedroom floor. atea's cleaning Industry as they "He was on his hands and pushed a probe of an attempted knees, praying or something," bombing of a cleaning shop here. Sheriff Wilmoth said.

He Mid Five sticks of dynamite, care 1 fully taped together and connect they had been unable to obtain any information from Denton, ber, this is the latest he ever slept. Presidential Secretary William Hassctt almost gasped out the news at a press conference at the naval base here. Mr. Hassett said Mr. Truman "missed the first 17 guns at the 21-gun salute fired at 8 a.

m. abuot 200 yards away. The President heard the last four, turned over and went back to sleep." Mr, Truman usually arises around 5:30 a. m. at Washington, about 7:30 a.

m. when he Is here. Woman Reports Rape ed with a long fuse, were found under a hst In the back room of young life with the gift of hope. Charles had been day-dream in? about Boys Town. That's where they have rolling farm lands, big rod-roofed barns and cows and horsce.

He Likes Animals Wistfully Chsrles told Judge Joseph O. Hoffmann? "I think I could be happy work ir.g around cows and horses. I like For the young boy' Father Flanagan's institution meant an escape from "home," but not home as other children know It. "Home'' to Charles Msnson meant living with a drunken mother. It meant being told to "get out of the house" while she entertained a "boy friend." It meant unhappiness and mixed emotions Charles hated it so that he goi job as messenger boy and rented a room downtown where he could sleep.

Charles's mother didn't seem to worry about him not coming home many nights. Left to his own devices. Charles got Into trouble with the law. He stole. He was caught when his the Tri-City Cleaners and Dyers Shop here.

who broke down under questioning. Sheriff Fred Wilmoth said that Mrs. Davis's son, by a previous msrrlage, Sylvester Denton, 50, Detective Capt. Andrew Pellar Pages Amusements 13 Dr. Brsdy 12 Roger Budrow 25 Comics 2 Crossword Puxtle 26 Ely Culbfrtion.

30 Editorials 16 Jlmmle Fldler 11 Financial 25 Wayne Guthrie. 12 Herbert R. Hill 11 Duncan Hlnes II David Lawrence 12 Henrr MrLemore It Leonard Lyons It Obituaries 1 Emily Post II John Robert II Radio Programs 21 Society 18.11 ports 22,23 Star Cater 21 Tbomas Stokes 1 Tubby Toms said the fuze had been Ignited but had "sputtered out" before The neighbor, Ralph Brown, told police he heard a woman scream and saw a man and woman fighting In front of the home but that the man fled before he could reach the Kent, Eldorado, a coal mining community of some 5,000 persons, la about 130 miles southeast of St Louis. Evansvllle authorities said ho was released from jail March 1 after IS days in the Jail there oa a rTrukenness conviction. Thev said Denton, who formerly was a narcotics patient in a Kentucky mental hospital, had been arrested six times in Ev-ansville in the last year on various charges of disorderly con was found about 3 hours later walking on a gravel road 6 miles reaching the dynamite charge He said the charge was enough to have wrecked the entire shop The cleaning shop Is owned by Police today investigated the report of a 61-year-old woman Morris Weinberg and Sam Hoff man, both of Chicago.

It was south of Eldorado. Sheriff Wilmoth said Denton had been released recently from Jail at Evansvllle, snd bio been staying at his mothers home since last week. He wa held without charge for questioning in the Saline County Jail at Harrisburg. Mr. Wilmoth said he had been moved here from Whiting Janu who said she was raped Saturday night on North Street between Senate Avenue and the canal.

ary 1. She said she was forced Into a Judge )oseph O. Hoffman shakes hands with 14-year-old Charles Manson and wishes him good luck on his trip to Boys Town. For the boy it's an answer to a dream. The News Photo, George Tilford.

The owners said they knew of no motivei for the attempted deserted moving van by man duct who threatened her with a knife, bombing. if.