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THE INDIANAPOLIS NEW: WET AND DRY Partly cloudy today, tonight and tomorrow, little change in temperature; showers tomorrow. Detail on Page 87 HOME EDITION TAe Great Hoosier Dally Sncc 1869 "When ill Spirit of At Lord It, TAen It Cor. 3-17 83d YEAR THURSDAY EVENING, MAY 15, 1952 52 PAGES 5 CENTS Tobin Incites Ch Eight ilar en Anarchy, Says Meany Drown Gave Mi Spiring Sen. Ellender Labor Secretary's Talk to Steel Union Blasted Br lb AMMltM ftwm Senator Allen Ellender La.) today accused the CIO steelworkers and Secretary of Labor Maurice Tobin of doing "the sort of thing that leads to anarchy." Ellender, in Washington, denounced the steelworkers for adopting a resolution calling for a new steel strike if the industry does not grant promptly a satisfactory wage increase. The CIO union took the action yesterday at its convention in Philadelphia.

The union today indicated it steel dispute is part of a "grand would press other demands: A strategy" by big industry to kill union shop, repeal of the Taft- the economic control program Hartley Act, and a national daily and "have its way in America, labor newspapers The steelworkers, Humphrey Steelworker President Philip said, "are entitled to a wage in-Murray, who is also head of the crease in simple equity, and no CIO, holds the union's OK to one denies it not even the steel call a walkout of the 650,000 companies." He added the only steelworkers if the union cannot controversy is over how much. Overloaded Park Boat Has No Life Preservers The Indiana Department of Conservation assumed I fir lll 1 1 1 jf -'l ill'- lA "part of the blame" today for a near-drowning episode in Donaldson cave at Spring Mill State Park last week involving eight Evansville school children. 1 NO BONES ABOUT IT boys "began rocking the boat to scare the girls." He said the boys "admitted they were to blame." The guide, he declared, could not stop them." The department director said the investigation showed that the youngsters did not spend nearly an hour in the water but only a few minutes. He said the guide went immediately to shore for another boat, rowed out and ricked them up. PASSES BUCK TO RED CROSS "Maybe we should have had life preservers in the boat" Kunkel went on.

"But we've always followed the advice of the American Red Cross on safety precautions at the state parks. The Red Cross has never recommended any life preservers In these boats in 19 years." Kunkel said; "We've never felt any dange- In the cave because the water area is not of sufficient depth." Chaperons of the Evansvllla youngsters said park employees told them the water was 18 feet deep whert the boat sank. Kunkel promised that "every precaution will be taken In the future to protect visitors at Spring Mill and the other state parks." "Perhaps we're responsible for some criticism In this matter," he said. "But no employee in the future will accede to tha wishes of a group that wants to go over the boat limit in But Department Director Kenneth M. Kunkel at the same time charged that "horseplay" by some of the children was equally responsible for the incident, In which a boat carrying the children through the cave capsized.

The youngsters were spilled Into the cold water with four of them swimming to safety. The others, who could not swim, clung to the overturned boat and later were fished out. Bystanders said the children spent nearly an hour In the water. The boat, built to carry six persons, had no life preservers, ropes or other safety paraphernalia. Besides the children the boat carried a guide who Kunkel said went beyond his authority in permitting eight Instead of six children in the craft NEAREST HELP MILE AWAY The capsized about three-quarters of a mile from the nearest help.

Chaperons of the youngsters, part of a group of 32 on an all-day outing, said the water was 7 feet deep. Kunkel said the kids have walked out" The near tragedy brought a stern protest from the children's parents, members of the High-land-Stringtown PTA, to Gov ernor Henry F. Schricker. They demanded an Investigation and asked for "adequate state laws governing all state parks to provide necessary protection for all visitors with periodic Inspection of all safety equipment." No public announcement of the incident or receipt of the letter was made by the Governor's office or the Conservation Department until confronted by a reporter yesterday. Kunkel said the letter was given to him by Governor Schricker and that an Immediate investigation was carried out "I'll admit our guilt in that the guide permitted more than six persons in the boat," he said.

"You may be sure it will not happen again." Kunkel said the direct cause of the incident was that the four Risky Living SAN FRANCISCO Bill Caure, maintenance worker. nears trie top of the north tower of the Golden Gate after nearly a half-mile uphill hike from the center of the span. This task is part of the year-round inspection to keep the structure in tiptop shape. The huge bridge spans the Golden Gate where the Pacific, Ocean and San Francisco Bay meet. This picture was" made by Associated Press Photographer Ernest K.

Bennett while sitting on a narrow ledge of the tower, 740 feet above the water. AP Wirephoto. win promptly a satisiactory wage increase. The 2,500 delegates to the sixth (biennial) constitutional convention gave spontaneous and unanimous approval of the strike threat yesterday as two top Truman administration leaders Vice President Alben W. Barkley and Secretary of Labor Tobin voiced strong support for the demands.

No date has been set fpr a strike but rank-and-file steelworkers, in angry attacks on management, hinted the new shutdown might start perhaps suddenly and without notice should the United States Supreme Court void federal seizure of the steel properties. NO REASON TO BE IMPARTIAL: TOBIN Tobin told the convention he stands "heart and soul and spirit" behind the steelworkers in their fight for more pay. Tobin told the steelworkers ha felt no "obligation" to be impartial. Barkley also addressed the convention, saying "it Is un-American for any group or any Interests to defy or to deny or disregard the verdict of a governmental agency set up to settle these matters "He's absolutely wrong," Ellender said of Tobin's statement. "The Wage Stabilization Board usurped the power that was supposed to be exercised under the Taft-Har'ley Act-Without going into details, Ellender said he had, a hunch that an effort was under way to intimidate the Supreme Court, which now Is considering the legality of Mn Truman's seizure of the steel industry to avert a strike.

Ellender said he had implicit confidence that the court will not be swayed. He added: "The union In adopting such a resolution, and Tobin in helping to incite the workers to such a move, were doing the sort of thing that leads to anarchy. The mills are in government possession and any strike would be against the government, and that is what I understand as a move toward anarchy." HUMPHREY HITS BACK AT ELLENDER He did not include Barkley In this criticism because he said Barkley did not go as far as Tobin. Senator Hubert Humphrey who addressed the union convention today, said Ellender was Jumping to unjustified conclusions on the basis of only circumstantial evidence. Humphrey charged that the Politicos Get Dues Tonight on Gridiron With sizzling satire and tuneful jibes the Indianapolis Press Club will serve grilled politicians tonight in the Murat Theater.

This year's gridiron show, "Hellabaloo of '52." will play to more than 1,000 bigwigs after a banquet and more ribbing in the Egyptian Room. The roastmaster who will see that each politician does a slow burn is C. Walter McCarty, edi- Other details in "Mickey McCarty Says:" Page 27. tor of The News. McCarty has laid the lash of sharp wit over political shoulders before.

There may be some apprehension among the whipping boys tonight. The politicos will have two champions in their defense, who will be allowed a few minutes of free speech Senator William E. Jenner for the Republicans and Senator Robert Kerr, Oklahoma, for the Democrats. Senator Kerr, who has a reputation for witty comment, just happens to be a candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination and will need to keep his guard up. This year's sketch gives the Democrats plenty of attention.

Governor Henry F. Schricker will see himself portrayed trying to groom Lieutenant Governor John Watkins as his successor by imparting to him the secrets of Hoosier campaigning. Democratic Chiefs Frank Mc-Hale and Frank McKinney will be spied on during a big business deal designed to yield 65-to-1 profits. Senator Jenner will get his usual burlesquing as the boss of an "unbossed convention." Eight political candidates will vie in a song, "I Can Do Anything Better Than You." At the Press Club the "gridiron widows" wives of newsmen and politicians will have their own show. Census Is 156,405,000 WASHINGTON (UP) The population of the United States was 156,405,000 on April 1, the Census Bureau estimated today.

The figure was up 2,706,000 more than that of April 1, 1951. Only WIBC Will Air Speedway Race Hoffman Hopes for Convention Swing to Ike By LOUIS HINER Jr The Eisenhower-for-Presi-dent national campaign director indicated today his political forces are banking heavily on a switch-to-Ike movement at the Republican national convention In July. Paul G. Hoffman, in Indianapolis to address an Eisenhower luncheon, said that the general already "has a substantial block of delegates" but admired It is not enough to swing the nomination. Not mentioning any other can--didates by name, Hoffman hinted many delegates will show their allegiance on the first ballot at the convention but will hop on the Eisenhower bandwagoon after that 'I am told that the 'party brass' says the people don't count, but I know of the overwhelming sentiment of the people for Eisenhower and I believe the delegates will respond to that demand," Hoffman said.

IKE 8TOP IN INDIANA HOPED In regard to an Eisenhower visit to Indiana, Hoosier Hoffman said he couldn't promise anything. But he pointed out that the general will cross the state twice soon after he returns to this country and said he hopes some stops can be arranged. Hoffman said Eisenhower's nomination and election are necessary to the Republican Party, the United States and the world. "If the Republican Party does not win this fall, it cannot survive as a minority party for an other four years," he said. As for the United States, he said Ike would return good will, confidence and morality to government and bolster the morale of all citizens.

He cited world peace also as a possibility should Eisenhower head the executive branch of government In regard to military spending and foreign aid, Hoffman quoted the general at saying: "We must get the most security for the fewest dollars." Approximately 200 Eisenhow-er leaders heard Hoffman address a luncheon meeting In the Columbia Gub. STATE DISTRICT HEADS NAMED "Lieutenants" who will run Eisenhower's Indiana political battles were announced at the luncheon. Those named were: First District, Ted Sendak. Hammond; Third, Harrison Church, Elkhart; Fourth. Dan Flanagan, Ft.

Wayne; Fifth, Ed Nicklaus, Kokomo; Sixth, State Senator Richard Ristine; Seventh, John Hayes, Sullivan; Ninth, Bruce Hardy, Seottsburg, and 11th, George Diener, Indianapolis. Besides listening to Hoffman, the "I Like Ike" fans Informally exchanged Information on the Republican primary election, disclosing Eisenhower's strength in various sections of the state. Among the 200 at today's Ike meeting were representatives of business, agriculture and labor, and also district and county chairmen In th Eisenhower organization. Ike leaders announced just before the meeting that J. I.

Miller, president of the Cummins Engine Columbus, will be state finance chalrmin for the Hoosier Elsenhower group. GLENN TUCKER We See in D.C. The name Capehart won notice on a record-changing machine and more notice as a senator, but it didn't know what notoriety really meant until it became attached to an amendment. The new circular mahogany table given by the Philippine Government to the Vhite House lobby could seat the world's largest poker game. After New Deals and Fair Deals, an honest, simple poker deal might give the country relief.

O'Neal Gets Top State Police Post ROBERT A. O'NEAL Up From Ranks Governor Henry F. Schsicker today appointed MaJ. Robert A. O'Neal to be superintendent of state police.

O'Neal, who has been executive Officer, was elevated to the top post on the recommendation of the State Police Board. He will assume his new position July 1, when Arthur M. Thurston's resignation becomes effective. Thurston is retiring to devote Mill his time to the banking business in Shelbyville. The State Police Board granted O'Neal a leave of absence from his career job so he could retain his career status and keep his pension rights.

He will revert to the rank of major when the present state administration goes out The appointment of the 38-year-old O'Neal brings to the command of the state troopers a tight-lipped, handsome career officer who has risen through the ranks of the state police from a minor clerk's Job. The son of the late Indianapolis Police Chief Jack O'Neal, he joined the state police staff as a clerk during the superintendency of Al Feeney, late Mayor of Indianapolis. Those were the days when crime rode high in Indiana. John Dillinger and his mob terrorized the Midwest O'Neal once arrested Dil-linger's girl friend, Mary Kinder. In his 18-year police career he has participated in many exciting manhunts and captures of notorious criminals.

Friday Market Days to Begin Tomorrow Beginning tomorrow and continuing for the next eight weeks, City Market will be open for business on Fridays. The Friday opening first In Its history is an experiment ordered by the Safety Board to determine the public's food buying habits. The experiment may be doomed, however, before it starts. Several operators of the 230 stands in the markethouse have informed the board they will not open the extra day. In a last-minute effort to convince the hoard it should stick to the Tuesday-Thursday-Saturday schedule, a group of stand operators attended a board meeting yesterday.

Harry Simon, veteran stand operator and spokesman for the group, said "to succeed, the markethouse must be either all open or al) closed." He expressed the fear that the additional day would add to the expense of stand operators and merely spread the normal Saturday business over two days. Stand operators, In a recent poll, voted 2 to 1 against the Friday opening. LAST MINUTE NEWS The National Congre of Parent and Teachers, ready to npm Its national convention In Indianapolis, again has endorsed federal aid to education, despite a snowballing move against the lasue. Mr. Rnllln Brown, Lfs Angeles, chairman of the legislative committee, aald a poll of state branches showed that more than the required approved new I fr Illative policy and "all old Itrma (Including federal aid) have bea) reafllrmed." ft 4 Armed Men Rob, Kidnap Store Clerk a final broadcast beginning at 2:45.

In addition. Dean said, a track report will be made on the noon newscast and 1-minute rundowns will follow at 1:15, 1:30 and 1:45. Capital Appliance Distributors will be the sponsor. The Mutual network will carry a report from the Borg-Warner party for race personalities at the Columbia Club from 9:30 to 10 p.m., May 29. Among stations already signed up for the WIBC-fed network race coverage are: WTOR, Toledo, WJEL, Springfield, WCMI, Ashland, WLAP, Lexington, WKRS, Wau-kegan, WJOL, Joliet, WRBI, Blue Island, WILS, Lansing, WTRC, Elkhart; WHOT.

South Bend; WJOB, Hammond, and WKJG. Ft. Wayne. Late Flash Dunne Carter, driving the No, 1 Bellanger Special, spun In the southwest turn at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway this afternoon, lie was not Injured and the ear was not damaged. His ear skidded about 7,1 yard on the track and then about 160 yards down through the Infield graaa where It spun one and a half times.

Then the car careened back lip on the track and went about 10 more yards before It stopped. Carter, when aked what the trouble wan, said "the bark end Just rame around on me." Daily Prayer Our Father, Thy mercies are abounding. In day and night, sunshine and rain, Thy concern is manifested. We wish to thank Thee for the opportunities of a new day. Help us to fSl it well with thoughts and deeds of love.

Amen. Hev. Loyd E. Hargett, Church of God, Noblesvtlle. hill to see which way they'd turned.

"Then went down the road for a while but I thought I'd better get off the road. I went across fields then and came to the radio station, WFBM (the station's transmitter on Fall Creek Road). "At first the men didn't want to let me In. Finally they did, though, and I asked them to call the sheriff or the police. "They let me use the phono and I called my sister and told her where I was at and for her to call the sheriff." Capt Morris Settles and Deputy Albert Walker ef the sheriff's staff responded.

FIVE SUSPECTS ARE PICKED TP After they put a description of Prevedcl's car, a 1951 Stude-haker. on the police radio, Sgt. Edward Clark of the city forca spotted it in front of 2136 Boulevard. The front end had been smashed In. Capt.

Settles and Deputy Walker then Joined Sgt Clark and they picked up five suspects within three hours. Held on preliminary charges of robbery, they are: O. D. Isen-burg. 22, 225 Blake; Otis Francis, 28, 1118 N.

Capitol. Apt. 12; Joe Turner Jones, 23, 209 Blake; Vinhley Turner. 33. 1066 W.

23th, and Marion Thomas, 21, 104 Douglass. "I'm pretty sure I can Identify two of them," Prevedel said. A gun was found concealed In a record player at Thomas' home, officers said. "I've got a bump on the back of my head, I've got a slight hradache and I'm tired," Prevt-del said. Born In Wyoming, Prevedel said he was taken to Italy when he was 7 and returned five years ago, when he went to work at the Arlington Regal Supermarket.

6005 E. 10th. Radio Station WIBC will provide the only local coverage of the 500-Mile Race May 30 and there will be no telecast of the event, it was announced today. Program Director William L. Dean of the station said that WIBC will "feed" its coverage to a Midwest network of about 15 stations.

The Mutual network will not carry the race as in former years, Dean said. Heading the WIBC announcing staff will be Sid Collins, veteran sports announcer, with Gordon Graham providing description of pit and victory cage action. WIBCa coverage will begin with a half -hour report at 10:45 a.m., with 15-minute reports at 11:45, 12:45 and 2. The finish of the race will be described in Herman Hoglebogle Says: One of my friends says evidentJv the Citv Hall bovs have forgotten the South Side. Says chuckholes are so bad you have to shift into low gear if you have the nerve to drive down some of the streets.

Head- mits other parts of the city are in bad shape, too. but is will ing to out the South Side uo against any other section in a chuckhole contest. If you don't believe it, he says, "come down and see us some time." NEWS FEATURES Page B'Milnens News Comics Crossword Puszle It Editorials 10 Movte IS Obltuarie 23,24 Picture Page 14 Record News 22 Radio and TV S7 8 porta 40-42 Rtar Gazer 18 V'emen'a Feature 12, IS Unci Hlrgily 16 A 26-year-old grocery clerk told a harrowing story today of being robbed, kidnapea ana then slugged as he was forced to drive his captors about In his own car. Flavio Prevedel, 1223 N. Alabama, said the robbers abandoned him at a gravel pit north-rant of the citv when they could not get his belt fastened about his hands.

The victim related this story: He was cutting his car in the garage where he lives last evening, when four men suddenly appeared, one with a gun. They took his wrist waicn ana a billfold containing $8. "They ordered me to get the car out of the garage," Prevedel said. "I thought I could back out real quick and get away from them. But when I opened the car door, all four men piled in.

TWO ATTACKERS HAVE GCXS "Three got In the back, one with a gun, and another with a gun in front. "I drove about a half a mile when the man with the gun in the back seat reached over and slugged me in the back of the Thrn thev shoved me under the dashboard and the man in the hack seat came over th front seat and cot behind the steering wheel. "I don know where we weni from then on but we must have driven lor 35 minutes or more. I couldn't tell. "Finally the car stopped out in ha onnntrv.

Thcv ordered me out and look the belt out of my pfcnts to tie my hands bemna my back. "In the darkness, though, they couldn't buckle the belt. "They gave up and took my halt ith thpm. ThrV told me to stand there for 20 minutes, After they got In the car and had driven off, I ran up on sort of a 700 MUCH GASOLINE Bettenhausen Skids Around Entire Curve By ANOELO ANGELOFOLOUS Tony Bettenhausen driving the lard took around at 135.039 and Belanger No, 99, the car Lee the AAA king, Betten- 1 hausen. in it; the Hinkle Special, Wallard drove to victory last jMk McGrath; cnmm Diesel year, had his first big Speedway special.

Fred Agabashian, and skid this morning. Coming out of tne new Belanger No. 1, with the home stretch in the upper Duane Carter in it. 120's the accelerator stuck and Also, the Tom Sarafoff Special Bettenhausen skidded all the row, with diff Griffith driving, way around the southwest curve. Myg jf, rMdy; George Connor No damage was done.

andor Rodger Ward will at- Drivers took full advantage of t.mpt to qualify either or both Ideal weather conditions today the Federal Engineering Spe- to make practice runs on the big cialn. and Lou Moore has the two oval. Blue Crowns ready, piloted by Indications are that an even Leroy Warriner and Johnny dozen drivers will attempt open- Tolan. Sam Hanks, In a Bardahl ing-day qualifications Saturday Special, rounds out the dozen, at the Speedway for the 500- in the possible group are Joe Mile Race, and the "possibility" jamM, in a Bardahl; Paul Russo, list stretches the number to 22. the Lutes Offy Special; Jim A check of garage progress Rathmann, Grancor Wynn Oil shows that there are 12 cars in Special, and Carl Scarborough, the probable class, five listed as Bowes Seal Fast Johnnie Par-possible, and four- as possible sons, In one of the track's four though doubtful.

The dozen like- Italian Ferraris (the Grant Pis-ly to go includes last year's pole ton though quiet about car and three mount, that quali- his plans, probably slwuld be fied at better than 135 miles an listed in this group, hour, The possible though doubtful The list includes the two Include: Potsy Goacher, Morris 1 Novis. with Duke Nalon, who Special; Danny Oakes, John Zink won the pole post at 136.493 in Jim Rigsby, Bob Estes one last May, and Chet Miller, Special: Frank Arml. McNamara who went the 10 miles at a Special, and Bill Boyd, Pipe- 133.798 rate; No. 99, which Wal- fitters Special. "500" SALE OPENS TODAY Ar you on the "frock" ol reol used-cor If you ore, get in on this great once-o-eojon event the "500" sole.

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