Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 36, Number 136, Decatur, Adams County, 9 June 1938 — Page 6

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FLORIDA LAI) FOUND (CONTINUED FROM PAGIB ONE) late coroner's inquest were cancelled. Judge Sidney L. Hendrick, in charge of plans for the Inquest, said testimony In the formal inquiry will not he taken until Saturday. It was Indicated that G-men were reluctant to take McCall to Prlnct\on or nearby Homestead and Incur the danger of violence. It was learned, however, that a coroner's jury was impanelled secretly shortly after dawn and visited the scene where the body harly more than a skeleton — was found. Hendrick, to whom the jury will report Saturday, said it will not be necessary for McCall to appear. Men gathered in small groups on the road at the Princeton cross-. roads agrily discussing the case. During the search of the Florida Everglades and Keys for the body last week, many of the 3,000 men who participated said openly that if the kidnaper were caught, there would be mob violence. There appeared to be little danger of mob action, however, until the G-men complete their case. | Hoover and his agents were questioning additional suspects, and m ind!<«ted they may have an announcement of further develop-, ments today. They apparently were seeking a complete statement of what part McCall had in the baby-snatching and clarification of possibility several persons may have been involved in the crime. | The FBI offices here are mob- ‘ proof. Located on the 13th floor' of the Biscayne building and accessible only by two elevators, the offices were an absolute guarantee that no mass effort to obtain Teng-| eance would be made so long as McCall is in the hands of the G-men. If he is transferred to the county jail, he would be taken to a cell atop the sky-scraper county building in the heart of dtvwntown ‘ Miami. The jail also is capable "of repelling any mob. McCall, partly employed married . man without any children and son -and brother of ministers, insisted he was only an accomplice in the crime. Despite his insistence, however, plans were pushed to ask his indictment under a Florida kidnaping statute which carries the death penalty. Mrs. Franklin P. McCall, Sr., his mother, could not believe her informants when she was told her son had been arrested. She was |

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) ' visiting a daughter at St, Augustine. "It Is a great shock to me," she - said. "The first I knew about it was when I heard it over the radio. "It’s unbelievable. Franklin has t never been in any trouble before." State's Attorney G. A. Worley, . however, announced he imtnedlately will convene a grand jury to consider evidence against McCall. .I Hoover said that others might . b»» involved in the case. It was understood that four men were being questioned today at FBI headquarters at Miami, where McCall was held a prisoner. If McCall actually had any part In the crime, It was apparently his first criminal act, and his bold and , blundering tactics had trapped him. He had no police record. It was' McCall who “found" the last of the three ransom notes recovered. He had been t mong the first to join the vast army of volunteers who plodded through the countryside hunting the kidnapers and the body for a week without success. He had even come to members of the Cash family and talked to them about kidnapings, commenting on how easy it was for the trit--1 ductors to have broken into the house. Members of the Cash family were the first to become suspicious of McCall. They told the sheriff, ' I). C. Coleman, of their suspicions, and he intercepted McCall last week when the latter returned i home from another day's "search.” i After the sheriff had questioned the suspect, he turned him over to G-men. who questioned him persistently for several days before ‘ developing the "break" in the case. 1 Sheriff Coleman told the United Press "it is my opinion that this was a one-man job." The break came shortly after 11 o'clock last night. Hoover, 12 G-men, an autopsy surgeon, and a ; state prosecutor, sped from the Miami FBI office dressed in khaki i clothes and carrying spades and 1 shovels. It was understood that McCall accompanied them. A mile from the Cash boy's home, half a mile off a road in a lush, tangled mangrove country, they found the body. It was little more than a skeleton, identifiable | only by the white and rose-colored pajamas that clung to it. The manner of death could not be established, even after an autopsy. Dr. Thomas O. Otto. Miami surgeon who performed it. said there 1 were no fractures or bruises. G-men believed the boy had been smothered or choked. Mrs. W. P. Cash, the boy's aunt.

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Thousands are fleeing Hankow’, temporary capital of China, as Japanese troops push their advance toward the key city, forcing Generalissimo Chiang Kai-Shek to abandon the eastern half of the fortified Lunghai railway line and set up new defenses along a mountain range between the Lunghai and Hankow. At. the same time.

said that the body had been taken to the parents’ home immediately, after it was found When they i were told of the condition of the I body, tney refused to see it. It i then was taken to the funeral home of George V. Turner at Homestead. G-men found the ransom money in an orchard belonging to Charles Chambers, a mile from where the I body lay. The shoe box in which I Cash delivered the SIO,OOO in a j night tryst with the kidnapers on May 30. was found torn to bits and | buried under a stone in front of 1 the home of Joseph Hilliard, Mc-i Call’s father-in-law, Hoover announced. SPEED ACTION (CONTINUED FP.OST PAGE ONE) specifically observed, so that any possible legal test can be withstood.” The commission's first order was i under attack in sfederal court when it was withdrawn. The suits charged the order was discriminatory to various coal producing areas and that the commission failed to conduct full hearings as required by the act. Greenlee said it is “a long and toilsome process” to gather all production costs and other statistical data necessary for establishing fair and equitable minimum prices. Success of the legislation, he said, requires full cooperation of retailers even though they are outside regulatory provisions of the act. "We must have full cooperation

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of those phases of the industry 1 over which we exercise no control. 1 but which we affect directly.” he i i said. “Since the entire coal indusI try is interrelated, we cannot ex-: i ercise authority or regulate our proper sphere without affecting' i you. “For example, although we have . no authority over you. we can and very shortly will, set maximum ' discounts for distributors—a mat-' i ter which affects every one of you. I i Unless we know your problems, ! ■ and you know ours, our success is ( ; seriously endangered and your bus- i I iness is seriously hampered.” o i * ACTIVITIES OF ADAMS COUNTY | 4-H CLUBS * Jolly Juniors The Preble Jolly Juniors 4-H. .Club held their fourth meeting on; , May 7 at the home of Marjorie Dill-! ■ ing. Twelve members responded to . I the roll call by naming their favor-1 i ite game. After the business meet- . j ing and sewing period. Betty Skiles i and Phyllis Dilling sang two songs, and Lillian Koeneman gave a talk . on how to make a loaf cake. I The next meeting will be held on ; June 18 at the home of Marjorie Dilling at 1:30 o’clock. ■ The following members were pret sent: Eldora. Ardena and Vernice ■ Kirchner, Lillian and Selma Koene- • man, Betty Skiles, Betty Musser, Norma Werling. Marjorie Bieberich, i Florence Hoffman and Marjorie

repeated air raids on Canton, south Chinese port, left this city devastated and took nearly 3,000 lives besides wounding 8,000 others. It was feared these bombings were preliminary to Japanese occui ation of Canton on which the British crown colony of Hongkong, down the Pearl river, denends for its existence.

Dilling. Irene Ewell was a visitor !at the meeting. Friendly Leaders The meeting of the Friendly ! Leaders’ 4 H Club of Blue Creek i township was held at the home of ! Mrs. Hiram Wittwer recently. Mem- ! bers present were Audrey Painter, Betty Young. Wanda Neadstine, Barbara Bryan. Betty, Barbara, and ! Cleora White and the leader. Mrs. Hiram Wittwer. Mrs. Nellie White a visitor at the meeting. ! The next meeting will be held at I the home of Betty Young on Thursi day, June 9. Jolly Workers An unusually large attendance of 30 braved the rainy weather on May 27 to join the Jolly Workers’ 4-H Club of Berne. The meeting was I held at the Berne School building, j Mary Ellen Parish, the president, presided during the business j meeting. Each member responded Ito the roll call by giving ways to I help her mother. Books for the club year were discussed, after which i the leader, Mrs. Abraham, gave a talk to the girls. Two demonstrations were given. — one, “Hemming a Towel,” was given by Galen Fox and the other, | “A Set-in Patch” was given by Mary I Ellen Parish. The club was divided into two sides to raise the standards of the • club by competition. The sides were i chosen by the president. Mary El- • len Parish, and the vice-president, , Carolyn Muselmann. , Those present were Sarabelle i 1 Beer, Marceline Brandt, Harriet

...» ...w.-v xrxw «.:<». < :x.. ? e, JS-.-a ..ESTKx.'Siix S3S» better idea of what they want to do than did those of yesteryear. At the same time, there is little indication of the “new deal" among youth, heralded by some who attribute to the young man and woman of today a greater interest in social, economic and political affairs and a better understanding of such problems. The 1938 graduate, like those before, is still primarily concerned with getting a job and with personal problems, and emerges from college or university with only a cursory knowledge of the world outside the campus where he has spent four secluded years..

■'Eley, Galen Fox, Berdalino Gerig, Geraldine Gerig. Jean Kirchofer, Nadine Lehman. Hedwig Mnselman. . Betty Lou Parr, Mary Ellen Parish. Jeanette Hawley, Gloria Riesen, Im- • ogene Schindler, Jeanne Schug, Lilt lian Shoemaker, Joyce Smith, Har- • riet Siprunger, Marcille Sprunger, , Mary Sprunger, Opal Sprunger, Bet- . ty, June, and Wauneta Stauffer, I Faye Townsend. Ida Zuercher. Mary ■ Alice Winteregg, Carolyn Musel- ! mann. Margaret Alspaw, and the leaders, Mrs. Sweeney, Mrs. Sprun- : ger, and Mrs. Abraham. Busy Bee The Busy Bee 4-H Club met at the Monroe high school Wedneeday af- ’ ternoon, June 1. Arveda Mazelin presided over the I business meeting and Naomi Steury i led the group in singing. A piano ■ solo was played by Irene Habegger. . Mrs. John Floyd discussed the iprot ject work with the members. The II girls worked on their respective > projects and the meeting was clos- >! ed with games. i Monmouth Rooters i The Monmouth Rooters 4-H Club iheld its second meeting at the home lot Russell Deam. Ten members 5 j were present. Albert Strahm was .■elected recreational leader. A pro- ' gram was outlined for the club summer. Russell Deam entertained ) i the group with several selections -lon the guitar. Refreshments were J i served after the business meeting. - The next meeting will be held on • June 16 at the home of Charles i Harkless. a I 0 t Trade in a Good Town —- Decatur

ABANDON HOPE — ——. (CONTINUED FROM sags? QNKi If t lorn “ j li With the amendment eliminated I* the resolution provides that |loq,'. I 000 of the total fund shll be at!l the disposal of the proposed coin-, mittee, while the president win I | have full authority to allocate the I remaining $400,000 among various' I executive departments aiding in ’ I the study. i The fight against the judiciary 1 committee's plan was led by major- ’ ity leader Albeit W. Barkley. [< o I __ __ : i STATE SCORES (CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE) I tlons act. Mrs. Howard said that John I Hickey, one of the deputy sheriffs j on trial, gave her the license numbers of automobiles owned by or-' i ganizers for the United Mine Work- ' ers and said he would pay her SIOO ' | for every man she lured far enough i away from town for the deputies l ito "catch." She rejected the of- i fer, she said. The testimony that hurt the de-' I sense most, however, came when ! Mrs. Howard said she heard four. i of the defendants —dept’ty sheriffs! . —George Lee. Frank White, Allen ; I Bowlin and Merele Middleton — j making plans to "'Si see old man ' Musick" (Marshall Musick, a union i organizer). That, she said, was on the night . Musick's 19-year-old son. Bennett, . .was killed by a hail of bullets firI ed into the Musick home. Before counsel dug into Mrs. Howard's past today when crossexamination began. Dressed in a brown suit and a little white strawhat. she sat quiety in the witness chair but occasionally her eyes flared with anger. She said she had been divorced, that she had lived with one man out of wedlock and that she also had lived with her present husband. Lawrence Howard, for months before they were married. I She and Howard were married, she said, in April. 1937. while wait- ' ing to testify before the LaFollette committee in Washington, D. C. The LaFollette committee conductI ed an investigation of conditions in arlan Hcounty. Mrs. Howard admitted she and her husband were jailed in Harlan one night on charges of intoxication. but denied it was the same ' evening on which she heard the deputies discussing the Musick asI fair. Howard corroborated hfs wife’s

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