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WEATHER Fair-and warm today and tonight; tomorrow partly cloudy, continued warm. Details on Page 17 THE INDIANAPOLIS NEWS HOME EDITION 82d YEAR TUESDAY EVENING, MAY 1, 1951 36 PAGES 5 CENTS Kef auv Pli QDwy ver nors EDITORIAL We Can Beat Crime! i Indianapolis was not mentioned in today's Ke-fauver Committee report. The reason: Indianapolis gambling is a big, but local, business. An investigator for the Kefauver committee reported gambling here was a $10 million-a-year business but had no interstate connections except in use of telegraph service. A vigilant, aroused citizenry, as the Kefauver report points out, is the only thing that will prevent gangsters from moving into this community as they have moved into others.

Indianapolis has no cause for complacency. It needs to be eternally vigilant to stamp out the local lottery ring before its lucrative operations attract outside racketeers. What should citizens demand? Kefauver Committee made these seven suggestions to state and local governments for action to break up crime: 1 "A committee might well be appointed in each state to I make a thorough-going investigation of the problem of HAPPY TO BE BACK IN U. S. Bayt Wants One or More Giant Air Raid Sirens By JOE JAR VIS Mayor Phillip L.

Bayt said Power for Evil Grows, Say Crime Probers Br tho laUfd ttt WASHINGTON, May 1 The Senate Crime Committee declared today that the actions of former Mayor William O'Dwyer "contributed to the growth of organized crime, racketeering and gangsterism in New York City." The committee's blasting criticism of O'Dwyer, now American ambassador to Mexico, was contained in its unanimous report on a year-long study of organized crime and political corruption. organized crime. 2 ''Grand jury investigations could well be instituted in every community in which wide open gambling and rack eteering conditions exist, so that local responsibility for such conditions can be fixed and determined. today he will recommend to a city-county civil defense meeting 3 "It might be advantageous for each state to institute a survey of law enforcement agencies with a view toward bringing about greater cooperation between agencies, greater centralization of responsibility for lax enforcement of the tomorrow that at least one giant gasoline-driven air raid siren be installed in Indianapolis. At the White House, Press criminal law, and greater efficiency." It noted in this recommendation that such a survey must Such sirens, used by big cities consider such problems as: (a) Combination of small independent local police forces and military installations during World War II, will be available into larger regional units.

(b) Elimination of law enforcement responsibilities of the again from the Chrysler within 90 days. sheriff office. (c) Better policing of rural areas by state police. Information about the siren (d) Elimination of the traditional coroner's office and Chrysler-Bell was obtained by of a good medical examiner's office. -(e) More Jaw enforcement officials brought under civil I The News and turned over to Mayor Bayt for consideration.

"This appears to be just what we need. Bayt said. Costello still wields a "sinister" influence in party councils, the report declared. Some of Costello's testimony before the committee "reeks of perjury," the report added. It recommended action to revoke the Italian-born gangster's citizenship and prosecution for per jury and violation of gambling laws in Louisiana.

It said convictions on those two counts probably would make it possibla to deport him. The committee repeated Its conviction first stated in a report weeks ago that the "sinister" Mafia, Sicilian Black Hand society, is the "cement" which joins the New York and Chicago syndicates and their lesser associates elsewhere. Domination of that "nationwide crime syndicate," the committee said, based "fundamentally on 'muscle' and is vested apparently in a centralized directorate, "but leadership appears to be in a group Continued on Page' 8, Col. 6 The siren, which will cost more than $3,000, can be heard 1W IV' Vw lit' iv -J xvv, a A 2 1 1 I I I 7 to 8 miles, according to Clyde Williams, general manager of the Marines and Industrial Division of the Chrysler Corp. in Detroit Secretary Joseph Short said he had "no comment to make on any part of the crime committee report." That was his response to newsmen W'ho sought White House reaction to the report's criticism of President Truman's emissary at Mexico City.

The committee found that the "power for evil" of organized crime is "infinitely greater" than it was years ago. Fighting it. the committee said, is "largely a local problem." To help local officials, the committee offered a battery of legislative proposals which would, in effert, destroy interstate gambling operations as they now exist and thus deflate the principal underworld bankroll. The committee also rapped Governor Fuller Warren of Florida and Governor Forrest Smith of Missouri. It said Warren had "allowed the power of hisWfice" to be used by Chicago's Capone syndicate to muscle into Miami Beach gambling.

As for Smith, it said it found "incredible" his assertions that ho did not discuss giving anything to slain Democratic Boss Charles Binaggio in return for his political support. The committee also lambasted the Western Union Telegraph Co. It said its facilities are the backbone in providing gambling information to bookmakers and DOESN'T DEPEND ON ELECTRICITY distance is possible at an elevation of only 6 to 8 uilding Curbed stories," Williams said. He estimated that two or three sirens might be needed to "blanket" the entire county, although he thought a single siren downtown would penetrate the core of the city easily. service.

i (f) Tightening of legal provisions to remove lax officials. A "Organization of rackets and special purpose squads in each state with sufficient manpower and authority to make investigations and arrests in connection with organized criminal activities would be helpful. Such squads are particularly desirable on both the state and local levels, in connection with the suppression of narcotics traffic." "Each state would do well to analyze the provisions of its criminal law and its sentencing practices so as to make certain that deterrent sentences are imposed on offenders engaged in criminal activities connected with organized crime." "Each state should consider legislation making it possible to deprive any establishment of its license which permits gambling games or- gambling operations on its premises." 7 "A citizen crime commission charged with the duty of ob-' serving the activities of local law enforcement agencies and with the duty of observing and reporting on local crime conditions would be helpful in each large community." Should gambling be legalized? The committee answered with a big "No!" It said gambling is bad but its by-products of crime are worse. The committee's report admitted "it is undoubtedly impossible to eradicate gambling completely." So, it said, "many persons asked why not legalize it. The committee said that suggestion was based on two false theories: 1 1 That crooks would get out of legal gambling and leave it to honest and upstanding businessmen.

That public officials who have ignored or 'protected illegal gambling will automatically prove incorruptible when called on to license gambling places. The committee snorted at this. Here is what is said: Gambling is attractive to gangsters because it, is big money $20 billion a year not because it is illegal. Making gambling legal means more betting by small wage-earnors, the people least able to bear the inevitable losses. Violence and crime increase irt proportion to gambling operations.

The returns are big enough to encourage the operators to intimidation and corruption to keep their monopoly. Victims of gambling are driven to crime by their losses. Nevada, where gambling is legal, had to add to its police force to handle the flood of hoodlums it attracted and has a big relief bill for those who go broke at the casinos. Allowing off-track race betting simply spreads, the evils of gambling. The question is not only whether gambling itself harms the public, but whether its harmful by-products can be controlled only by continuously fighting organized gambling.

The committee is convinced this will produce far lesser evils than legalized gambling. "Another advantage of our siren is that it is dependable," Williams pointed out. "Sirens operated by electricity are not considered any protection, by civilian defense authorities, because in the event of an air raid, electric power probably would be INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, N. Y. Robert A.

Vogeler, who was freed Saturday after 17 months in a Hungarian prison, steps on United States soil after arriving by plane from Vienna. With him are his wife, at his side, his two sons and his sister-in-law, Pia Eykens. AP Wirephoto. some or its officials and em as Ironworkers Stay Off Job An estimated 15 of the city's commercial building was tied up today when ironworkers, disgruntled over a 15c-an-hour pay increase, failed to report for work. Among the projects shut down was the building of a new Grandstand A at the Speedway, which is on the south side- of the pad ployees actually have engaged in the first thing to be shut off.

bookmaking conspiracies. KEFAUVEil STEPS DOWN AS CHAIRMAN Williams revealed that the Army now plans to install at least one Chrysler-Bell siren at TV Cameras Greet Vogeler in N. Y. It was the committee's "final" every military establishment in report although the committee the United States. If this plan will operate until September 1.

With the report, Chairman Estes is followed, certainly one siren will be installed at Ft Benjamin 'Slap on Wrist' Gives Way to 'Dig in Pocket' Traffic court today operated on the theory that a slap on a speeder's pocketbook means Kefauver Tenn.) stepped Harrison. dock stand across from the pits. Br the AsiocUltd Freit down as chief to be a member of So. powerful are the sirens Speedway Superintendent Clar NEW YORK, May 1 Robert the committee while that care must be used in se A. Vogeler came home today lecting a location in order that Herbert R.

O'Connor Md.) took over as chairman. the 170 decibels of sound which ence Cagle said the new stand was about 90 completed. Also off the job today were 300 union painters, according to Business Agent Frank Martin. from 17 solitary months in a Red prison cell and said he hoped Some of the committee's sharp are produced do not blow per est comment was directed at sons' eardrums. Each siren can array of microphones, and was directed back to them.

He started to speak, then stopped, waiting for his wife to come to his side. Vogeler, a vice-president of the International Telephone and Telegraph was freed after prolonged negotiations between the United States and Hungary. O'Dwyer, who testified at its his case will help "keep us on guard" against attacks on The painters' union is nego be operated by an attendant, who rides on the siren carriage as it dramatic televised Ne York hearings. revolves, or by a remote control tiating new contracts, demanding 20c-an-hour increases in the face of 15c offers. "Words can't express how hap It reviewed at length but an system that can be installed for Shareland Ave one or more units.

Involved in the painters' work His party left Vienna by plane nounced no conclusion about testimony by John P. Crane that he gave O'Dwyer and the former py I am," the 39-year-old American businessman said after his plane landed at New York International Airport. yesterday. SIREX SOUNDS Bids to Open Mayor's water commissioner, A 3IUSICAL His lips trembled slightly as he "I can't express my gratitude," he said, "for the support of all my fellow citizens in the United stoppage is the new Veterans Administration and Larue D. Carter Hospitals and some projects at Ft.

Harrison. CEMENT FINISHERS HAVE SOME IDLE James F. Moran, large cash gifts and campaign contribu The sirens produce a sound at Construction of an additional States and all official agencies, stood before a massed cluster of radio microphones and television cameras at the airport. He spoke haltingly. tions.

440 cycles per second, which is traffic lane on Ind. 100 (Shade- especially the State Department, Crane, since forced out as the sound of in the musical and for all the efforts made in president of Local 94 of the In "I hope my case may serve as scale. A 180 horse power Chrys Business Agent Ed Pierce of a lesson to keep us on guard land Avenue), from U. S. 40 to Ind.

67, will move a step nearer today when the State Highway Commission opens bids for the ternational Association of Fire Fighters, testified that in October, 1949, he gave O'Dwyer my behalf." FATHER MEETS SON AT AIRPORT ler industrial engine powers the siren "chopper" at 4,400 revolu against attacks constantly being made on a really true democracy," he said the cement finishers, who traditionally take May Day off, estimated that 20 to 25 of his workers were idle. tions a minute. contract. The commission also will re 000 in cash from the firemen. He said he also gave Moran since resigned $35,000 in gifts During World War II, New Vogeler, freed last Saturday by York City installed 15 units, Chi ceive bids on 12 road rescurfac- Earlier, when he entered the immigration room, Vogeler was more than a "slap on the wrist." In Municipal Court 4, Judge Alex M.

Clark slapped fines and costs totaling $234.25 on 23 speeders and at least 30 more were awaiting their turns. Night court is being discontinued by Judge Clark. At these sessions speeders have been getting off with "Dutch uncle talks" and movies which portray the perils of speeding Paulines. The police have called the night court penalties "slaps on the wrist." Judge Clark put the biggest slap on the pocketbook of Charles Wallace, 1102 S. Senate who was caught doing miles an hour.

He fined him $13.25 and costs, which adds up to $20. The "average fine was $10. Only two speeders got off. Judgment was withheld against two violators who were clocked less than 10 miles an hour. DO.T'T COUNT OX 10 MPII "LEEWAY" But Lawrence Sering, 19, 2813 Forest Manor, learned that tho-i white lines in speed zones mean what they say.

A policeman said he noticed Sering slowed down for the The work stoppages came as cago, 10; Detroit, Cincinnati, ing projects throughout the and $20,000 as a contribution for the 1943 mayorality campaign. 5, and Dayton. 4. state. The total cost of the proj met by his father, Willy Vogeler, Queens.

The two embraced. Communist Hungary which had held him in solitary confinement as a spy, was escorted into a reception room at the airport after he and his family were cleared through customs. Reds Maneuver lo Fight but Keep Feet Dry Prom the Preu Association! TOKYO, May 1 The Chinese Reds apparently abandoned their frontal assault on Seoul today and. shifted their power to the east for an apparent attempt to bypass the ruined city and strike deep into Central Korea. They closed the sluice gates of the Hwachon Reservoir to make it easier for them to ford the Pukhan River.

It was just three weeks ago yesterday that the Reds opened th same sluice gates in a vain effort to drown American troops then advancing up the Pukhan toward the reservoir. Censors prevented the correspondents from saying how much the Pukhan had fallen as a result of the Chinese effort to dry Williams said Dayton kept O'Dwyer swore he never re ects is estimated at about $3 the Building Contractors Association of Indianapolis announced 10c-to-15c-an-hour pay increases for basic building crafts covered by a three-year contract. million. their sirens after World War II ended and is reinstalling its His attractive blond wife, Lucille, who had maintained a long ceived a cent of cash or campaign contributions from Crane. The committee said it lacks sirens now.

New York City, Flashbulbs flared in rapid or Yes, Arthur MacArthur which like the other cities dis sufficient evidence to form a der as he was escorted by police carded equipment after World The increase: Present New In-Rate Rate creasa through a milling throng. Looks to West Point War II, has ordered 15 units as vigil in Vienna while seeking his release, accompanied him home. So did their sons, Bobby, 11, and Billy, 9. Mrs. Vogeler's sister, Continued on Page 8, Col.

2 His head bowed, Vogeler conclusion" as to which man lied. It voiced hope that the New York county district attorney will "establish the truth." Carpenters $2.45 15c Cement Fin MURFREESBORO, May 1 (AP) Arthur MacArthur seemed momentarily confused by the clamor. He walked past the soon as they can be produced. Tomorrow's civil defense con ference will be held at City Hall Dwyer, the report said, "has ishers 2.073 2.175 10c has let it be known he wants to Bayt said he has invited city and been on terms of intimate friendship" with friends of Racketeer Hoisting Engineers 2.40 2.55 15e follow in his father's footsteps. and county councilmen, county When asked by a reporter if Joe Adonis and "Kingmaker" commissioners and civilian de.

fense leaders to discuss the tail ure of last Friday's siren test. Frank Costello leaders in the Ironworkers 2.45 2.60 15c Laborers 1.50 1.60 10c Hod Carriers. 1.75 1.87 12e he would accept an appointment 1 ,000 Blaze Destroys Factory New York crime syndicate. "During Mr. O'Dwyei's term Teamsters 1.55 1.65 lOe to West Point, the 13-year-old son of Gen.

Douglas MacArthur answered with an enthusiastic "yes!" lines, then speeded up. He fol of office as district attorney of lowed and clocked Sering close Passenger Car to 40 mph. Serine told Judge Clark, "The By HORACE KETRING A $100,000 fire before dawn today destroyed an In NEWS FEATURES last time they had this shakedown Ihey were letting them off unless they exceeded the limit by more than 10 miles an hour." Ceiling Extended Kings County, between 1940 and 1942, and his occupa of the mayoralty from 1946 to 1950," the committee said, "neither he nor his appointees took any effective action against the top echelons fthe gambling, narcotics, water-front, murder or bookmaking rackets." "In fact his action impeded promising of such WROXG GUESS MAY BE INVOLVED Two factors appear to be Involved in the ironworkers' stoppage: 7 1 Wrong guessing two years 1 ago on what would happen to the cost of living. A continuing contract which complicates their eettini? dianapolis plastic recovery plant and hours later city firemen continued to pour hundreds of tons of water on the "Don bank on that," retorted Br the Aisoclated Pmi skeleton of the structure. WASHINGTON, May 1 The Judge Clark.

He fined Sering $1 and costs of $6.73, with the $1 fine suspended. it up. But United Nations engineers had to adjust pontoon bridges on the lower Han River (of which the Pukhan is a principal tributary) three times Tuesday. The Han rims along the south edge of Seoul. The Reds' deepest salient into South Korea extends near the junction of the Han and Pukhan, 13 or 20 miles east of Seoul.

That junction is 33 miles south of the 3Sth parallel. Across the Pukhan, the Reds Continued on Tage 8, Col. 2 Burned was the Success Plastic Recovery Works at The traffic drive on speeders 1030 S. White River Parkway. One fireman was injured going to the fire and an rackets.

His defense of public officials who were derelict in their is continuing full blast. Yester Pages Business News 28 Comics 34 Crossword Ttizzle 9 Editorials 10 Movies 22 Obituaries ....22 Radio and TV 35 Sports 26,27 Star Gazer 24 Women's Features .20, 21 government today extended indefinitely the present ceiling prices on passenger automobiles. The Office of Price Stahiliza-titn order also directed that manufacturers make reductions from charges for car delivered without a spare tire and tube. day 59 of 77 arrests for moving duties, and his actions in investi other suffered' an injured back when thrown by a high- violations were for speeding. Another seven were charged with pressure hose.

Bernard Devine, 23, 619 N. The National Production Au Parker suffered leg inju thority sometime ago banned reckless driving and there were 11 miscellaneous. Meanwhile, two more persons were hospitalized by auto accidents, including a little boy feared to be a polio victim. Kentucky Avenue and South White River Parkway, West Drive. Patrolman Michael Burns arrested Ray Taft, 3016 Taft for ducking out of a traffic line ries at Engine House No.

7 when 10 increase allowable under the Wage Stabilization Act. The contract covering them and the other basic crafts was signed in June, 1949, amid apparent expectations that the cost of living would go down. And so a clause was inserted which provided for annual cost-of-living increases or decreases based on the average of four previous cost indices made up by the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics. Last year the cost of living had not changed sufficiently for a spare tires and tubes as equipment for new cars. he slipped from a sliding pole.

OPS said with regard to the Fireman Bruce Roberts, 2411 CHILD HOSPITALIZED, N. LaSalle was thrown 10 and driving over an unprotected gations of corruption, and his failure to follow up concret evidence of organized crmc, particularly in the case of Murder, and the water front, contributed to the growth of organized crime, racketeering and gang-terism in New York City." The committee conceded that O'Dwyer "unquestionably" accomplished "many noteworthy achievements" as Mayor. It added that It would be "unfair" to say that matters in which the committee is interested give "anything like a complete picture of O'Dwyer's accomplishments in public office." nose. DOUBLE TROUBLE See Picture on Page 17 At 8:13 a.m., billows of smoke feet off a bridgeway as he han The boy, Richard Carter, 7, were belching as high as 250 dled a hose, streaming water into 713 N. LaSalle St, was rid- feet and firemen were hampered by the wind from fighting the the blaze.

ig as a passenger with Leo G. fire at the rear entrance. eorge, 26, 1933 Houston 2 PATROLMEN raise under terms of the contract. In January, however, the index; zoomed to 186.4 (based on 1933 Burning acetate and plastic materials blew sickening fumes hen their car was involved in collision. DISCOVER BLAZE 3-FOOT ERROR SLOWS 'EM, CONFUSES TOO City traffic sign -painters today could lay claim to committing perhaps the biggest typographical error in history.

In letters 3 feet high, the painters yesterday skillfully painted STOP on Central Avenue on both sides of the 49th Street intersection. In equally bold style the men added SLOW to the 49th Street pavement on each side of Central. Then came the discovery: The STOP signs belonged on 49th Street and the SLOW signs on Central. Despite black paint generously applied over the letters motorists this morning could plainly make out the erroneous warnings causing a slight bit of confusion. But before the day is over, the right signs will be in the right places.

And to make sure they are, City Traffic Engineer Frank Gallagher vowed he will make a personal inspection, conditions being 100). When th fifth tire: Manufacturers with a standard charge for the extra on December 1, 1930, must deduct the charge from the list price to dealers as of that date. Manufacturers without a standard charge will take what they paid for the tire as December 1 and whatever percentage markup over cost applies to the entire car. They will use the amount thus figured as the standard charge to be subtracted from the net price to dealers. OFS said it will issue an order soon changing retail ceiling prices to reflect elimination of the spare tire and tube, The blaze was discovered at 11 a.m.

by Patrolmen John contract was signed the fnfiex was at 170. COSTELLO TESTIMONY "REEKS OF PERJURY" Since the contract calls fop Lund and Christopher Greenwood who saw smoke pouring figuring the increase on the basis of the previous four quarter! and smoke to the rear of the building. The structure, 200 feet long, has a two-story front that drops off to a single story to the rear. President of the firm, Louis Serelnsky, 5621 Guilford made the $100,000 damage esti- Continued on Page 8, Col. 4 The George car was traveling west on Michigan Street and collided with a car driven south in California Street by Raymond Rush, 35, 221 Douglass St.

No arrests were made. The Carter boy is in fair condition at Riley Hospital, where Continued on Page 8, Col. 4 from a second-story window. Costello, the committee said, had "complete domination" of Tammany Hall the Democratic By 6:30 a.m. traffic was lined indices, the figure used for rav raises effective today was 178.05 up for blocks In a single file.

Police laid wooden r.imps over lines of hoses stretched across organization sn Manhattan in 1942. Despite his protestations, Continued on Page 8, CoL v4 'I si.