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MAJOR LEAGUE STANDINGS NATIONAL LEAGUE Teams W. L. Pct. GB. New York 6 2 .750 . ... Chicago 4 2 .667 1 St. Louis 3 2 .600 1% Cincinnati 3 3 .500 2 Boston 4 4 .500 2 Brooklyn 3 4 .429 2% Philadelphia . .... 2 5 . 286 3% Pittsburgh 2 5 .286 3 l i AMERICAN LEAGIJE Teams W. L. Pct. GB. Chicago 5 0 1.0(H) New York 5 I .833 % Philadelphia 4 2 .667 1% Detroit . 4 2 .667 1% Washington 3 3 .500 2% Cleveland 1 4 .200 4 St. Louis 1 5 .167 4% Boston 0 6 .000 5% YESTERDAY’S RESULTS National League Boston 8, Brooklyn 6. New York 5, Philadelphia 2. Chicago at Cincinnati, postponed, rain. Only games scheduled. American League Detroit at Chicago, postponed, rahi. St. Louis at Cleveland, postpon-1 ed, rain. Boston at Washington, postponed, rain. Only games scheduled. | —■ — —o — Democrat Want Ads Get Results pTonight & Thursday OUR BIG DAYS’ * First Show Tonight 6:30 Continuous Thur, from 1:30| BE SURE TO ATTEND! aS Aw AW ... TfEUX BRESSART Gloria GRAHAME MARSHALL xNk THOMPSON Ok Scrwa Phy by fejL *1 I’atricil Cobau jfe, • mduuo*wi?oßr ALSO —Shorts 9c-40c Inc. Tax’ —o Fri. & Sat.—Dennis Morgan, "The Very Thought of You” —o Bun. Mon. Tues. —Technicolor Hit! "Tonight and Every Niflht” | CORT Tonight & Thursday ZANE GREY’S Well Beloved Story—Produced on • Lavish Scale —With a Cast of Outstanding Stars! A Six-Gun Saga of the Comstock Lode—Roaring, Lusty Adventure! "NEVADA" Bob Mitchum, Anne Jeffreys, Guinn Williams. Nancy Gates ALSO—Comedy 9c-30c Inc. Tax Fri. A Sat — Gene Autry, "Ride Ranger Ride." O—O Sun. Mon. Tues*—"Rouble Exposure" & "A Song for Miss Julie."

Sen, Chandler Is Selected As Baseball Czar Cleveland, Apr. 25 — (UP) — Sen. Albert B. (Happy) Chandler, I)., Ky., the one man in a field of more than 100 candidates who "loved baseball the most,” was its new high commissioner today, the unanimous choice of 16 major league owners to direct destiny of the sport for the next seven years. Chandler, 46-year-old former governor of Kentucky, was selected last night at a three-and-a-half hour session. More than 100 names were on the list presented to tlie owners by a special committee of four. One club owner said that “serious discussion” began only when Chandler’s name was reached on the list and that "after that no other man had a chance.” A compromise candidate for the |5(),000 a year job, the magnates in choosing Chandler picked a staunch friend of all sports, a man born and bred in the thoroughbred horse country of blue grass Kentucky. In Chandler, baseball will have a man the direct opposite of the i late Kenesaw M Landis, who ruled the sport with an iron hand. Chandler, nicknamed "Happy” because of a cheerful disposition, seldom gets angry or | arbitrary. Ready to take over immediately, Chandler’s first big job will be to keep the sport going for the duration despite the acute manpower shortages. After that he will supervise the great shuffle of playing talent, expected at the end of the war. Players now in the service must return to the clubs they left to go to war. The men they bump will be sent to the minor leagues. Chandler will have to rule on any controversies arising form those’ changes. Col. Larry S. MacPhail, head of the New York Yankees, who led a faction xfhich demanded that the selection of a commissioner be made now and not delayed until after the war, said that Chandler was the unanimous choice because the owners realized “lie loved baseball." The meeting was expected to end in a deadlock as did the owners’ previous session in New York last winter. The owners had indicated they would adjourn without selecting a commissioner. A faction headed by Clark Griffith, president of the Washingon Senators, urged postponement of the selection until after the war for the purpose of choosing someone who had distinguished himself in the war effort. The fact that Chandler was available now and was a staunch personal friend of Griffith enabled the factions to strike a quick compromise. As commissioner, Chandler will be shorn of much of the power that Landis had. The sharp-tongued jurist often piqued the magnates witli his directives | against chain store baseball, boarding of players, and strict adherence to the “letter” of dia- ' mond law. When they met in New York last Feb. 3, they revised the major league constitution, cutting the commissioner's salary from $65,000 to $50,000 and reducing his "czar” authority,- by removing the clause which permitted him to act on any matter “detrimental to baseball.” !_o Trade in a Good Town — Decatur • ! (w-c■ •--v.■ ~ • LOANS If you have a job, you can borrow $lO to S3OO from us. 1. No endorsers or co-makers required. Prompt service. i 2. You can get a loan to bijy f the things you need or for any worthy purpose. t 3. Consolidate your debts — I have only one place to pay. Let us explain how you can get cash quickly and privately and you are not obligated if you do not take a loan. LOCAL LOAN I COMPANY, INC. Seeoftd floor ONeo-Ovor Sohofar Moro lltii North Sooond Strwt— phono 2-J-7 DECATUR. INDIANA Loana »re orlvataly amn«e4 In Adana, Jay, Allen and Walla Countlea

Baseball Czar Sen. Albert B. Chandler, of Kentucky, Tuesday was named as commissioner of baseball, succeeding tlie late Kenesaw M. Landis. Chandler was selected for a seven-year term at $50,000 per year. Nieman’s Homer In Ninth Wins Game New York, Apr. 25. Three ninth inning homers in as many playing days by Elmer (Butch) Nieman of the Boston Braves was manager Bob Coleman’s big dividend today for three hours of hitting instruction in spring training camp. Coleman believed Nieman had more potentiality as a hitter than lie showed last year, when he batted an anemic .265. So when the Braves pitched camp at Georgetown university in Washington lie took the ex-Kansas state college football star aside and gave him lessons on how to pull the ball. He's now batting .360 with nine hits in 25 times at bat, an average which has paced the Braves to a fourth place tie with the Cincinnati Reds. Yesterday, Hal Gregg of the Brooklyn Dodgers appeared to be coasting to his second victory. He was nursing a 6 to 4 lead when the Braves came to bat in the last of the ninth. Things still didn't look too dark for him after three singles produced one run. Then Nieman came to bat and hit a three-run homer over the right field screen to give the Braves an 8 to 6 win. Each of the homers by the Marysville, Kans., outfielder, now in his third year with the Braves, came with men on base. The first provided three runs and a 6 to 5 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies. Home runs provided the margin of victory in the only other major league game played yesterday. Manager Mel Ott of the New York Giants made two, each with a man on -base io account for four runs as the Giants defeated the visiting Phillies 5 to 2. Ott's homers extended two of his many National league records. It was the 49th time he had hit two homers in one game and they boosted his alj-time league total to 491. Rookie Vance Dinges got his first homer for the Phils. All of the other major league games were postponed because of rain.

Yesterday’s star: Elmer (Butch) Nieman, whose three-run homeland two infield outs drove across five runs in Boston’s 8 to 6 victory over the Brooklyn Dodgers. o Northwestern Names Payseur Director NORTH,WESTERN NAMES lEvanston, 111., April 25 —,(UP)- — Theodore B. (Ted) Payseur. moved his desk across rh-e hall today to I assumg hie new duties as athletic director of Northwestern University. iPayaeur, 43, 'who has served as a western Athletic staff since 19i26, was appointed director last night at a meeting of the University’s board of trustees in Chicago. He succeeds Kenneth L. (Tug) Wilson, who has resigned effective May 1 to ibeeome athletic commissioner of the Big Tin. Although Payseur does not officially assume his new duties until next Tuesday, he will take over immediately to permit Wilson to spend full time in the commissioner’s office where he succeeds the late John L. Griffith. Wilson served as athletic director at Northwestern for 19 years. A 1922 graduate of Drake university, where he Starred in basketball and golf, Payseur came to Northwestern after coaching three years at Dubuque, la., senior high school. Since joining he Northwestern staff he has served as athletic busimss manager, golf coach, assistant basketball coach and intramural director. o It is difficult for some people to believe you are a Christian if you do not agree with them. o There are few problems that will not yield when men get on the job In earn«»t

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MOVES POINT TO (Continued From Page One) and navy departments both ruled that when two members of a family became war casualties the remaining members in service could be assigned to non-hazard-ous duty on request. Previously only sole surviving sons came under this policy. 3. The senate extended the selective service act, amending it to prohibit sending of 18-year-olds into combat without six months of training. The bill nowgoes to conference with the house, which extended the act without such a provision. 4. On Monday the house qftietly and with no fanfare voted to return the much-battered “work or else” manpower bill to the military affairs committee, thus in effect writing its obituary. There have been no demands for manpower legislation since President. Truman took office. Oniarmy discharge of men over 41, the navy said it planned no similar blanket discharge unßil she war with Japan is over. ■' It will, however, continue to consider discharge requests on their • merits.

The army-navy ruling on nonhazardous duty for family survivors will affect some 10.000 men and women now in service, the two branches estimated. It applies when at least two members of a family in any branch of service are killed in action, die from wounds, disease or accident; are missing in action; or are taken prisoner. Non-hazardous du(y is defined as duty in the rear of an active

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theater or assignment to an inactive theater or to the United States. In the case of a sole surviving child —girl or boy—he or she would be returned to this country for permanent assignment.

Requests for such duty may be made by the serviceman or servicewoman themselves or by a member of their immediate families. Senate passage of the sixmonths training requirement for 18-year-olds by a 50-25 vote over strenuous army opposition showed clearly that the senators feel the war has passed the stage where the army must have the final say on its use of men. o Information Given To Local Merchants (Decatur imerchamts, on making inquiries concerning the Indiana Association of Business Men, Inc., have been given the following information, taken from the March 16 issue of. the “Aissociated Retailers Bulletin:” "iSeveral attempts have been made ’to locate this agency but we find it has no telephone in Indianapolis and is not listed in the Indianapolis business directory. Inquir ies in the past show the identical situation, a representative of this organization had called on a merchant and received a $lO membership fee. Any information on the inghead of the organization and its present addrees will be appreciated.”

The representative of this organization was reported to have been in Decatur last week collecting memiberships.

FOnntlnuz-d From Paae One) With their last natural barrier south of the Alps smashed, the Germans were in a confused state. Front reports said Nazi divisions were broken, and their battalions were operating more and more on their own. Meanwhile, Swiss dispatches said that the Germans were evacuating the great northern Italian city of Milan. The Zurich newspaper, Neue Zuercher, said heavily-loaded trucks were streaming eastward. The paper also reported a continuation of the railworkers’ strike in Milan. o Capt. Schindler Is Home From Overseas Capt. Hallman Schindler, 21, son of Mr. and Mrs. John W. Schindler of Berne, is home from eight month's overseas, where he served as pilot of a 8j24 Lilbrator. based in Italy. The happiness attendant with his homecoming was marred by the tragedy that befell Ina brother, Capt. Ted Schindler, who was reported missing in action on his 30th mission over Northern Italy last February 28. The two brothers had constantly been together throughout their training and both received t'hiir captaincies on the same day. ’Capt. Hallman completed his missions in Italy. He met hie daughter. Sarah Jane, born last October, for the first time on his arrival home. —a Trade in a Good Town — Decatur

Monopoly Charges Denied By A & P 91-Page Brief Is Filed By Company Danville. 111., Apr. 25.—(UP)—Officials of the Great ’Atlantic and Pacific Tea Co. answered charges of operating as a monopoly today with an assertion that the government has attacked the giant chain store concern “because it is efficient and its prices and profits are too low.” The company's stand was contained in a 91-page brief filed yesterday in federal court, where the A. & P. and 28 subsidiaries and officials are facing charges of violating the Sherman anti-trust act. The brief, pointing to “errors and inconsistencies” in government claims, denied that the A. & P. constituted the largest retail grocery organization in the country or that it controlled 13% percent of the nation’s retail food salee. i“A. & P. is largest only in retail sales, not in investment or profit, tlie number of stores or total manufacturing operations,” the brief contended. Instead of controlling 13% percent of retail grocery sales, the facts are, the company said, that "A. & P. never did more than 11%> percent of the total retail food business and that was in 1933.” Since then, the percentage has declined and in 1941 was seven per-1 cent, the brief continued. In answer to .a government claim I that the firm’s tactics were aimed i at cutting prfees and forcing corn-] petftois out of business, the brief credited A. & P. with stimulating competition by “causing the old village grocer to modernize his methods.” The brief acknowledged that the company’s sales rose from $440,000,000 in 1925 to $1,440,000,000, in 1942, but cited a 1% percent drop in net profits as evidence that the benefits of increased sales were parfled on to the public in the form of lower prices. o Trade in a Good Town — Decatur

Hr F fl HiS HAND NERVOUSLY stroking his mustache Gen. Henn Denj listens while his youthful lawyer explains a legal point in his ] before the high court in Paris. General Dentz is on trial for- - the result of his having led troops against the Allied a 1

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Petain Reluijl France For Trial I Swi'zerlond D c J Loval F s! , y l Paris. April 25_ (VP) 'H Henri Philippo ,p etai ?». "■ <!». Naz! tool at Vichy in pj "■ '|a<’k to France tod av Petain, h w , W j te „ , •• M flo,n parent pmni^ i()ll ()f -crossed th- f-, near Geneva. 'The firet ■MHcial word of t JM Marshal s re nrn to fa,- e J ■ treason as a x iizi and his pariy w r .. ( i:i to Paris. Petain «- a . ex]) ■ interned at a villa outside fl for the time 'being. fl Petain appeared to he headfl parade of tin- mm ,>f ..fl to return to Fr.im-e in tiie n fl Ing hours of the Nazi regimefl Pierre Laval, chief of ment under Petain, was ■■ -.-fl have sought to return thfl Switzerland, as Petain did. ■ 'Authoritative sources disdd that Swiss gov rnnnni- hnd r fl Laval permission to pase thrfl Swiss teritory to France. ed to be allowed to surrenderß pi’e the fact he already hull sentenced to death for treasofl the French high court. I 0 ■ Girls League To Holdl 'Tryouts On Saturday I 'The All-American girls la sei i leagues will hold tryouts at M ard park in Font Wayne SiJ from 11 a. m. until 2 p. m. ■ Wa'iWbsganns and Marty JfflJ I former big league stars, non- isl I agers of teams in the girls 1J will judge the talents of the fl seeking contracts with the mh Ali experienced tall players «l to try out are asked to be prefl Saturday. H — 0 ■ One simple way to receive I give the greatest joy in life in ways to be glad when otherjl glad. I