Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 44, Number 28, Decatur, Adams County, 2 February 1946 — Page 1

XLIV. No. 28

IRUMAN, BOWLES CONFER ON STEEL STRIKE

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DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT

Charges Navy Tried To Change Testimony Safford Reiterates 'Winds Code' Story Washington. Feb. 2 — (I'Pi ~ Navy ('apt L. F. Safford charged today that the navy department tried tn 1945 to get him to change hl« testimony that navy inter cepted a Japanese “winds code" message foreshadowing war with the United States, Safford said a navy department representative — Lt. Cmdr. John Sonnet!—"tried t«» make me believe I was suffering from hallucinations” about the “winds message." Witnesses throughout the Pearl Harhor investigation have agreed that the Japanese in Sovetnber. 1941. informed their diplomata abroad that if a break was imminent in relations with the United Slates, the words "east wind rain” would be included In a Tokyo broadcast. The dispute is over whether the Japanese later actually sent the “east wind rain" message. Safford yesterday declared pule Hcly that they did and that he saw the message, lie hud said the same thing in earlier secret Investigations Today Safford testified that Bonnett came to him last year and tried to get him to change the testimony he had given In previous Inquiries. Bonnett was representing Adm. 11. K. Hewitt, who was making a new inquiry at direction of secretary of navy James Forreslal. He said that Bonnett tried to get him to change bis testimony tr make It eonfo’m with that of other witnesses. • “Hia purpose seemeii to be to get wl'nesses to reverse testimony." Safford said. "He tried to make me believe I was suffering from hallucinations: that I ought to change iny testimony and Wind up the affair." Safford said he became convinced that Bonnett was acting as “defense attorney” for the lute secretary of navy Frank Knox and Adm Harold It Stark, former chief of naval operations. -i-Q Decatur Ministers Will Meet Monday The Dpcatur ministerial association will meet 111 the parlor of the Zion Kvangellcal and Reformer church Monday morning at 9:30 o’clock. The Rev. D. H. Pellett will he In charge of the devotions All members are invited to lie present. oHeavy Fire Damage At Syracuse Today Entire Business Block Destroyed Syracuse, Ind., Feb 3—(UP) — An entire downtown business block wan destroyed by fire today Damage was estimated at 1250.00” Flamea of undetermined otlgin. breaking out shortly before S:3O am., spread through a theater, cocktail lounge, furniture store, beauty parlor ant art store. The block was known as the Pickwick block. Fire apparatus from Warsaw, Milford. Ooshen, Ligonier and Auburn aided the Syracuse department In bringing the fire under control. The Pickwick block composed one-fourth of the buslmaa district. Its "ultra modern" business shops were owned by the Syracuse Amcaement Co. except th*- clucktali lounge which was owned by Pickwick IjOunge Inc. James J. Gregory. Chicago, is prwideut of both companies. The office of the weekly paper. Syracuse Journal, was destroyed by the flames. Loss was estimated at 335.000. Two flve-r.»om apartments occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Joel Wilt and .Mr. and Mns. Harry Grieger were burnt * None of their personal properly was rescued Mrs. Grieger lost an antique glam collection valued at |15.(too. Four other apartments being redecorated for the summer season, likewise were dratroyed The art gallery Included displays of artists from Aaderson. Cblcsgo and St. Louis, The lens, mostly to the artists, wm estimated at approximately $33,004).

Bodies Os 21 Plane Crash Victims Found Bodies Found Late Friday By Rescue Crew In Mountains Elk Mountain. Wyo. Feb. 2 11'PI —A team of Alaskan huskies was en route from Fort Bobbin, Neb., today to aid In the removal of 21 bodies found amid the scattered wreckage of a Tianscontinental airliner The lawiles. sprinkled with snow ami strewn ver a quarter of a mile area, were discovered late yesterday by a searching party which bucked freezing cold, snow drifts and gale-strength winds to scale the 11.01b.'-foot Elk mountain. The United Air Lines said that a group of UAL men, civil aeronautics authority offhiala and a postal inspector would set out at dawn for the crash scene, alarm LH><* feel from the top of the mountain. They were to be followeil by a second party, carrying tolargan ning equipment, ami a dog team of II huskies to assist in bringing the bodies down from the peak. Five men. first to visit the frozen sepulchre of the plane's IX passengers and three crew members, made their way down the steep slope late lust night to report their find Joseph and Ed Hicks, coal miners from nearby Hanna. Wyo.. reached the spot first, followed within a few minutes by Allen Garbutt and Hay l<efforde, Elmo. Wyo, and Stewart England. Cheyenne CAA official. The scene they des< ribed as one of frozen death and unearthly silence, T'ne imdies were par tially covered by snow that had fallen since the crash early Thursday, ami pieces of (he plane's motors and fuselage lay cold and stark against the white surroundings. The ilk ka brothers said they counted 21 bodies scattered over a wide* area on the face of the slope They said the clothing had been torn off most of the bodies, but that they were <»n!y “singed.” Indicating that the ship had not burned. “If there was a fire. It couldn't have been a big on»-" Joseph said. "It looked more as If a terrific blast of heat had occurred just as the plane crashed." The men. cold and weary after a daylong struggle against the elements, said they had encountered waist-deep snow drifts and win I guests up Io l«0 miles per hour on their way to the scene (Turn Tn Page <- Column 3) o Democratic Women Plan First Meeting Dinner Meeting To Be Held February 21 Preliminary plans for the first meeting) of the Adams county Democratic women's club during the approaching primary campaign were announced today, Mrs. John Duff, vic -president of the dub is In charge of arrangements in the absence of Mrs. Elmer E. Beer, club president, who has 1> en ill. The meeting will be held February 21 and will be )n the form of a dinner meeting. The site of the tn etlng ami name of speakers will be announced later. Frdlowlng Is a Hat of committee members as announced by Mrs. Duff Membership: Mrs. Phil Macklin, chairman: Mrs. Dick Both. Mrs. Charlsw Knapp. Mrs. Thurman I. Drew. Mrs. Walter J. Bo< kman. Mrs. John L. D Voss. Program: Mrs. G. R Bierly. chairman: Mrs. C. M. Ellsworth. Mrs. V. J. Bormann. Mrs l«*wrence Green and Mrs. Max Schaf•r .. , Menu: Mrs. Charles Lose, chairman: Mrs. Dkk Heller. Mrs A. R. Holthouse. Mrs. Arthur Zehr. •Publicity: Miss laivon Mattox, Mrs. C. H. Musalmsn and Miss Roa? Nosswald.

ONLX DAILY. NEWSPAPER IN ADAMS COUNTY,

Decatur, Indiana, Saturday, February 2, 1946.

Want Their Men Back To Work ® I II « n fa ■ x > •. - IUMHI " "• > Bl IV Bl . MRS. J. L. IDE. left, and Mrs. E’a Hadley, both of Flint. Mich, are founders of a movement by wives of union auto workers, whose objective Is to get their men to end their two month old stcL e against Genetai Motors.

Personnel Shortage At Local Hospital May Necessitate Closing One Floor The Adams county memorial hospital faces a personnel shortage which may necessitate the closing of a floor of th- hospital. I* was learned unofficially today Every effort poaslbl* !a being exerted, however. to acquire enough registered nurses for both the tiny and night forces to permit the full use of facilities. The labor shortage is largely among trained and registered nurses. It was learned, and the night shift Is the most difficult to keep at full strength. The problem is not local, and almost every hospital in northern Indiana Is facing a similar situation. Many nurses in this part of the state have resigned in recent months because their husbanrs have returned from the armed forces, it was stated, and training schools are not filled to capacity. Every training school in th- middlewest has many hospital applicants for registered nurses, and this source of securing personnel Is almost completely absorbed No action on closing any of the rooms at the local hospital is expected Imme llately but It Is known that the problem is being discussed by the trustees However, it is hoped by those In charge that such drastic action can be averted by the employment of additional personnel in the near future.

Anti-Strike Backers Split Over Measure Unable To Agree On Measure's Strength Washington. Feb 2 — fUPt — House supporters of anti-strike legislation were split sharply today on how strong It should be hut they still agreed that a sweeping measure would be passed. Some said, however, that the bickering was hurting their chances of pushing through a really effective bill Most of the legislators still favored the measure Introduced by Hep. Francis Case. R.. S D . and supported by an Influential group of Republicans and southern Democrats. They were confident that the Case bill—or one reasonably similar—would he passed. Other supporters of strike-con-trol legislation said they believed a more moderate bill would stand a belter chance of getting through the senate and obtaining President Truman's signature. A few said flatly they would not vote for the Case hill in its present form. Opponents of m-w labor legislation said they would tight any (Turn To I’ags 3, Column •>

Sunday Deadline For Mustering Out Pay Washlngt n. <ll‘* Th" War lh-partmenf has Intiied a reminder that tomorrow Is the d" idline for act vlci'inea discharged latween Dec 7, 1941, and Feb. 3, 1944, to apply for mustering out pay The army will m-cept only applications mailed to the chief of army finance at Washington on or before midnight tomorrow -- - o Minister Shows Ko Remorse For Killing Bemoans Publicity In Daughter's Death Grand Rapids. Mich . Feb. 2 l UPt The Rev. Frank E Siple prayed in his jail cell today, but not for forgiveness for poisoning his 17 year old daughter in 19:19. “I am saddem-d only by the unusual amount of publicity that has been devoted to my case." he said "It is because of my wife, r. wonderful woman, and my fam lly that I grieve.” Siple pleaded guilty two days ago to poisoning h‘» daughter In what he termed a ''mercy killing" In cause he, believed her mentally Incompetent. The .’.'l year-old Church o! God pastor, a mild appearing man. dismissed as "malicious gossip" reports by members of his congregation that he killed his pretK daughter because "she km w too much about the death of her mother." “I did mu kill my first wife," he said repeatedly "She died a natural death. I did what I had to in Itorothy's case because it was far better for her than to live her life under the circumstances.'' Siple was not afraid of what Justice may be meted out to him "I knew what I was doing and I am prepared to lake the consequences,’' he said. "I devoted consitleraldq time In prayer before I administered the poison to my daughter, and then I prayed after I had sent her to her sleep." he continued. ’ I did not ask forgiveness from God liecause what I did was morally right, no matter what others say." Three psychiatrists named by the state prepared to give the minister mental tests to determine his sanity. Kent county prosecutor Menso R Bolt sai'l that examinations probably would start today and a report might be Issued in three or four days. Sentencing would follow Immediately. Siple previously was examined hy three other doctors who found him sane and able to appear for trial on charges of attempting to murder an elder of his churrh, Lyle Doan, by beating him on the head. Yesterday. Mrs. Doan, wife of the church leader Siple Is accused of attacking, salt she Had been told hy two "reputable pastors" (Turn I'i Page 5. Co’amn t>

Showdown Between OP A Price Curb Policy And Industry Demands Near

Policy Adopted By Decatur Merchants Halt Solicitation Os Local Merchants Decatur merchants, meeting In a special session of th" Chamlter of Commerce Friday, unanimously approved a policy which will eliminate individual aoliiilallon of merchants without sanction of a Chamber cctmmfttee The action was taken by th" Chamlter along with the adoption of a "middle-of-the-road'' pdft-y wherein labor industry ueput. s are concerned in Ho- future. Merchants participating in ’he discussion which piece led Hie a<tion. pointed out that their hu«l m-sri Is dependent upon both labor and Industry labor for its spending |H»wer and mduetry for creating employment, ultimately resulting in (hut power Thi- merchant.< agteed that hen>*-forth aetio.i. If any. taken wherein la!a»t-industry disputes are eonieiticd will b.- dole in a unified manner under the .’.illle of thChamber or Its retail meic.iante lomtnitt----A mot am. aut lorlzing Ute appointment of a committee io prepare a statement, pulillc'y correcting an erroneous imi>ie-,<| >n in a recent newspap-'r advertisetmTt, was also unanimously approv —I Tin- committee wa authorized to draft a statement which will clarify the m--rc unit •' unbiased and imttarii.il attitude in th" ptsent labor manat:- m- io di-qiuti- .it the General Electric plant ami in any future disag t-mn-nts It was iminled out during thi meeting that th" advertisement In question indicated the merchants hail as sitmi-d a definite lali<l of sapp- r: itig om- faction and de't.mm Ing the other. It L* thi-s mp'fslon that the committee is to <o:re<-l. lindei the Chamlter act! tn. Henry E Hromer. tit-sldem of the chamlter of Commeicc. and Cat! c. Pumphrey, chat man of th-' id,til tneicbaiits' committi---, pre sided at fin- meeting. o Soldier Identifies Crime Handkerchief Police Emphasize G. I. Not Suspect Chicago. Feb 2 (l'l*l T Sgt Seymour Sherman. 22. New York today Identified as his a Irntid kerchief found neat the stctlt- of the kidnap-slaying of six-year-old Stizann Degnan Sheiman, en route to the east <mast aboard a troop train, wis met at Orland Park a Clii- agsuburb, by police detcctln'<. who hoped he would be able to assist in solving th three-week-old rlayitig. Police emphasized that Sherman himself was not n suspect and bad been on a troop transport somewhere In tin- Pacific on Jan 7. the day of the kidnaping. Tli handkerchief, bearing the name "S. Sherman" and the num bers 31fi». was Identified hy Sherman as one he had owned and marked with his name and the last four numerals of his army te rial number. 13143108. Sherman told ixdice detective Tim O'Connor that the handker- < hies probably had been borrowed by some on in hl» outfit or lost in the Gl laundry. He identified ft as one of a dozen he received some months after ent ring see vice. The handkerchief, still considered the most Important clue In the case, was found In an alley ahont a block from th D--gnan home It had Iteen attached to a length of picture frame wire which, pol Ice believe was used to strangle th child before her body wa- dis (Turn Tto Page S, Column 4)

Gen. Bradley Counters Charge By Legion Head I Indicates Stclle Miffed At Failure On Hospital Site BULLETIN Wzzhington. Feb. 2— (UP) — Preztdent Truman today came to the defense of Gen. Omar N> Bradley, veterans admmiatrator, with the statement that he had hie complete and unqualified support. I Wash’ngton F--b 2 il'l't American Legion commander John Stell-- appeared Io Is- (otllill-g off second best tislay in a l->u-t with i Gen Omar N. Ilradiev whose r- . plaieni'-nt In- d-'inaiid-'-l Bradi-y. «oiint* r.ng Stell e’a ■ charge of a “.'ragle breakdown" . In the Veteran Administration, by nfereme traced th-- aeciiaatlon t - .in argument over th-- location of i i hospital In w’li- h Stell-- was InI (crested. 1 “I stispei t thnt the ch.irge conw-s i from St-1!--, not fom Ho- \no-rl-.-an l.eglmi/’*Bradley said I M-dli- said in X- w York ' tat h--would not nslst on Brad'ey'.. rI inoval if If was shown tha' con-ge-sslonal help w.i- ii b-d in cutting red tape. But Ii- d.d not i treat hi Ills aft.l-k on the VA i Stelle told a dinner me- tlng of : the first dlstriif. Xew Volk depart I menl of the Legion last night tbit an Immediate ieorganiz.-tlon of VA wao imp- rath- ■ "('an our young veterans wait two years for their -’gilts wlriG»n. Bradley re-rgan zi* *” Stelle demanded Meanwhile, other veterans org.a I nizatjons l--ap---l to Bridle- s -Ii ■ f--n-e So did Gen Dwia.it D Els enhower, < lii- f of staff, win- pro mlsiol to 'fly unvwhete. anytime,’ to aiipporf him Chairman John Kanklii. D. Miss, o! til-' hou«-' eommill- -111 World vyar veterans legislation, prals-d Bradl- .v -ami laia-i-d Stelii-'s <"i i| g»s a grav-- hlju-tice Bradley said Ii • would w- l-om--the eongt-oeloiial prob-- called so by Sti-llr. But hi' warned that tiin ■ spent in digging out faits and f. -Turn T-- I’.-g-- -‘nlumn 7f Q .... Service Officer In Report For January Reports 267 Cases Handled In Month 1 Dwight \rnold, county service nffiit r. :vport-'d today that Jan uaiy was the busiest month since 1 hi. office hud been established in the county court house During the month he reported 215 Initial inf rvb-ws and 187 cases. ‘ Sime the i-ni-e was set up here in Xovemlier. he has been cuntnc ted by 513 veterans of World Wa 1 II ' L -iders In G I problems in- hid ed 41. Insurance: 55 education, and 75 concerning unemployment bent*- ' fit questions. The number of other conlact I questions -placed h fore the service officer: civil service, II; ar my surplus property, 23: loans. I 19: claims for |m*iisloii and mustering out pay. 11. A total of 1723 was awarded vet • erans and depend nts for pensions. 1 allotments and mustering out pay ' on previous applications 1 Mr. Arnold issued a statement iirvfng all veterans to contact him i regarding any problem which might arise or to I arn of any * benefits to which they might be entitled under the G I. bill of rights.

Price Four Centi

Consider Question Os Higher Prices For Steel To End Labor Stalemate By United Press A .howdown between the (>PA’4 price curb fsdlcy and Industry <!«•• Yiiands for atibstantlsl price re* lief neared a climax In Washinu'on today as the numb r of Ameilcsit Workers idled by -Dikes r-ached L.'>2*l omi I'reslibuit Truman schednled A conference with price admlnl-tru-tor Uh str Bowles Io < i-nsi-b-r the question --f higher steel prices, based on a steel fact tinding hoard's report <-n the Industry'll cn«ts. wages and earnings. Price r lief in the meat packing Industry also was e|w»ited on tb»4 Truman Bowl nfereme agenda. 11.-s (inversion -lire- tor John W. Snyd-T baiked up th govern* ment's price ctirb polhy yesterday in replying to Henry Ford Il s request for the abandonment of price i ontrol Snyder told Ford that I laxath-n of price ciiitrolu 'would adversely affect our Indus* trial development so years li» collie As th-- d- ullo- k-d I3day ste-l strike r suited in further ciitbieka in Hie automotive and other related Industries how-ver negotlii. tlons were resumed h tw-en le Inland Steel Co. and 1! -inlt< -I .ted wo kers iCßti at Indiana Harbor Ind In the major libor develop, ments I Tl .li-ssop Sseel <‘«i Washiiigton I'i . a fubrh ator employing alxiut l.”-*»* workers signed .» contrai t with the CIO union, gran's ins an l'*2 cent an hour Im eas,| demand and the gov--rnim-iit-own. t-d Geneva. Utah, st el mill granted wage increase* of 15 cents at| hour to 7"<t \FL employe* 2. Strike ballots were mailed to ,7s mm ui miter* of the brotherhoot of lo< onio' iv- (-I’lgflieers >llld t A .1 ke by BI.E in- till—' • .iikl (he ’-n-llie'hood >( railroad (rainineU (Ind - which also |. condui ting i silk- vote. mid disrupt rail traffic fiotn < oa-t Io (n.i-t United pa- kinhoii-e work 14 tCIOi at C'li. Igo's Amour alld Co plant prepal'-'l for a ren-'Wtwl walkout of the io.mjii \rmour employes across the nation Th- tinPin (harged “unm-i- ssary stall* Ing ' in rehirin;: of its 9,*md ( lii-a.'-i wo k--i» I Xegot iat lolls between th-V striking t'Jit united auto workers -•(ml General Motors w-r in weekend adjoin nnient as fwh-ral hil-or mediator hint- - I' Dewey returned to Washington to tons r witli secretary of labor Lewis B Schwelletibu( h 5 Danger of an Ohio UtliitieU -trike ended with settlement of It wa ■ dl-pufe l-efwei-n the CIO utility workers union and the Duytmi Powet A- Light Co The threat of a |s>wer strikn In Kentucky and Virginia, nffectIng soin-' i.mmiMHt consumers, continued, however, although uni* t d construction workers tl'MWt had scheduled .1 meeting with com* pany representatives Tuesday. A U S lahot conciliator will meet in Xew York Tue-day with utility workers union officers In an attempt to forestall a threaten* ed strike of CIO employes of that I’ettnsyl Wmia Power ami LkiiC Co set for Felt '* Ar Wat thtiry. Conn., negotia* lions were stymied In th- threat-en-'d strike of 2't.mm mine, mill and smeller woiket* union (CIO) (tnployo s of three brass companies, a heduled for Monday Steel Strike Causes Bendix Plant Layoff South Bend. Ind. Feb 2 tl'Pt Som-- ;*.mm employos itt th- Bendix Manufacturing company's automotive division will lie laid off Monday because of wteel stilko Imiiil-n-'< ks in supply. G--orge Stall, assistant g>-n-ral manager, said today Stall said that the company'* airplane division would < -mtlnue operations. H-mlix Is a leading automotive brake supplier.