Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 44, Number 99, Decatur, Adams County, 26 April 1946 — Page 1

liv. No. 99.

HINDIS TRAIN WRECK TOLL IS NOW 44

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Coal Industry Looks To Congress To Act Settlement Sought Os Contested Issues Washington, Apr. 26 (I'l'l--of labor Ixwia >l. Hchwellenbat h raid today that lie would call dliputant* in the coal strike Into new joint conference* next Monday or Tuesday in an effort to get negotiations going again. The strike has been in pro grass 26 days. There have not even been any negotiations for two weeks. And the time is fast approaching when lack of <oal will cause major curtailments of railroads and industries. Hcbwellenhach told reporters that be ha* asked Ezra Van Horne, chairman of the Joint bituminous wage conference, go request the operators Io return here Monday. He said that president John E. I-ewls of tho Cnlted Mine Workers hud Indicated wilI'ngness to resume Joint meetings. Scbwellenbach said coal supt plies were getting "dangerously low" and that pressures are building on both sides for a settlement. He said that he had been advlse<i that some railroad* had only enough coal to last a week ot io days. Schwelleubach said that there bad been "some slight give on both sides but not enough to talk about” on the issues which have deadlocked the operators and IMW since the lieginning of negotiations March 12. Joint conferences were broken off on April 10 by Lewin. A substantial part of the industry hope! that congress would settle two Issues Involved in the dispute. Passage of broad labor legislation appealed unlikely, however, before the growing shortage of fuel makes a settlement of the strike a virtual llfe-ordeath matter for major industrial prouction. Edward R. Burke, president of the southern coal producers association and spokesman for almut one-third of the tonnage represented in coal wage negotiations, told reporters he thought congress could help settle the st.ike by: 1. Outlawing assessments, on the product of any Industry, to finance union funds such as the united mine workers (AFLi have asked for purposes of health and welfare. 2. Excluding supervisory iwrsonnel from the provisions of the national labor relations act, thus undercutting the t’MW demand for union recognition for mine supervisors Burke said Rep. A. Willis Rob(Turn To Psge 4. Column S) ■ *1 ■ fl I. I -I-' Program Planned To Aid Vets'Children Legion Plans Survey To Determine Needs Plans for a survey Io be conducted her* to determine the number of veterans' children who need financial aid. were announced today. The announcement was made by Mrs. Clinton Hersh, child welfare chairman of the Legion auxiliary, who will supervise the drive, and Mrs. Oscar Unkenau. Legion post child welfare chairman. Aid is expected to be given In cases, where the need is shown, from an endowment fund created for that purpose, Mrs. Hersh stated. All Information and interviews will be confidential, Mrs. Hersh staled. The program is part of a national program of the American Legion designed to assure care •nd protection for children of veterans of both World Wars I and 11. “A square deal for every child" has been selected a* the slogan of thin drive. Mra. Arthur Meyers. Logion auxiliary chairman. In also assisting In supervision of the drive. Persons wishing to report chil dren of veteran* who are In need of aid are asked to call Mrs. flersb. telephone MO, or call at her realdance, 344 South First street. A movie, bearing ‘log* o ** the drive as Ito title, will be shown May 3 and 4 at the Cort theater.

Russian Veto Threat Hangs Over UN Plan Surprise Move Made Today In Resolution Over Franco Spain Mew York. Apr 26 — (UP> — Australia, France and Poland today jointly submitted to the Unith'. Nation security council a draft ffesolution expressly the VN’s moral condemnation of Franco Spain and calling for creation of a flve-nat|pn fact finding committee to study the Spanish situation. The surprise announcement was made at the opening of the morning council session. The French. Australian and Polish delegate* met in private last night und this morning in an effort to reconcile their different points of view. After Col. W. it liodgson of Australia read "with pleasure" the draft resolution put together overnight by the subcommittee, the Mexican delegate moved that a vote on It be postponed until early next week to afford an opportunity for study. Agreement by Frame, Australia and Poland on the draft represented the crossing of a major hurdle. But the biggest question mark remained — will Bus*la veto even this resolution in the light of it* expressed flat opposition to any kind of a I'nlt<<l Nations inveHtigation of Spain. Soviet delegate Andrei A. Gromyko want* action —not talk and investigation — against Franco. French-Poliah-Australlan agreement, however, was a major accomplishment. Few delegates last night -after three and a half hours of wrangling—thought it would be possible to obtain unanimity among those three points of view. Today's session was the shortcTurn To Page C, Column 4* Rises Monday For Electrocuted Man France Funeral At Fort Wayne Monday Funeral services for Wesley E. France, 57, of Fort. Wayne, who was electrocuted in this city about 11 a m. yesterday when he picked up a 6.600 volt wire, will be held Monday at 2 p. m. at the Jule Schone funeral home In Fort Wayne, with Capt. Benton of the Salvation Army officiating Burial will be in the Prairie Grove cemetery. Surviving the victim are the widow. Catherine; two daughter*. Mr*. Blanche Rbellhouse and Mrs. Ruby Zimmerman, both of Fort Wayne; a brother, Ray France of Fort Wayne; three stepdaughters. Mrs. Alberta Williams and Mra. Zedia Brown, both of Fort Wayne and Mr*. Mildred Evans of Muncie; a step-brother, John Pawley of Fort Wayne; a half-sister, Mrs. Lillian Crawford of Chicago; 10 grandchildren. The Fort Wayne man died instantly when he picked up the wire at the corner of Eleventh and Washington streets. He and another Fort Wayne resident. Charles Smith, 72. both employes of the Ixininger contracting and trucking flrm. were engaged in hauling a large piece of equipment on a tractor-trailer when the top of the equipment snapped an overhead wire. Getting out of hl* cab to remove the broken wire, France was electrocuted. Coroner Robert J. Zwick and police chief Ed Miller are Investigating the death. o Van Wert Dentist Is Rotary Speaker Dr. Morris Forwalter. Van Wert, Ohio, dentist, wos the speaker at the Rotary meeting last evening. He spoke on the auhject, "I am a sucker," and related personal experiences in bis lite when he had been gyped by magazine salesmen and con men. Elgin King, formerly of thi* city, accompanied Dr. Forwalter to this city. Harry Maddox was cbsirman of the program

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Decatur, Indiana, Friday, April 26, 1946.

Boy« Slug Infant For Two Centn 1 L Mi I Hr wdfl •- "Sg' A'. TWO PRE SCHOOL-AGE boys of Japanese extraction are being sought by lx>» Angeles juvenile authorities as the "baby bandit*" who slugged 22-monthold Cynthia Bennett to rob her of two cents. Shown in the arms of her mother, Mrs Mayalelie Bennett, and with her brother. Mardo. Cynthia suffered a brain concussion and possilde fractures of the skull and nose. The youthful "bad men " tempted by the money, set upon the tiny giri with twks and this, snatching the pennies and leaving her semi-conscious on walk.

Farm Groups Favor OPA Continuation Farm Bureau, Grange Heads Support OPA Washington. April 26 H P. - Two farm organization spokesmen twlay endorsed continuation of OPA for one year provided It eli minate* consumer eul* Idie* und permits price Increase* meet th* cost of priMludion. The farm sponsors were Edward O'Neal, president <>f the American Farm Bureau Federation, and Allierl N. Gos*. master of the National Grange They appeared before the senate banking committee considering house approved legislation which would continue OPA until March 31. 1947. The administration bill had been amended by the house to requir radical changes in price controls. Farm state senators meantime were preparing an amendment to require the lifting of price controls on a commodity as »oon as supply equals demand. I» was suggroted by Sen. Richard Russell. D. Ga. A strong farm Him- supported Russell's so-called "e s<•a I a tor clause." O'Neal said there should be a middle-ground solution between the house-approved measure and OPA's demands for continuation without restrictions. He charged that OPA had not (Turn To P«gs 4, Column 6) o — Lot Available For Parking 300 Autos Use Os Lot Donated Several Years Ago Rilll another opportunity to relieve the parking situation in the city of Decattir was seen today after it was recalled that the lot north of the sale barn on Monroe street, owned by Roy and L A. Kalver,. is available. Roy Kalver recalled that the use of the lot was d< nated to the city several year* ago. with the city maintaining the cinders necessary to keep it in shape. While the parking lot was not hiavlly used in recent years, it is expected that it would be more tnan welcomed today, because of the acute situation now prevalent. It is esilmated that more than 300 cars can be parked in the space. City officials have been Inveetlgaiing numerous possible parking facilities here, aince the uae of the former lot on First at the end of Madiaon atreet is unavailable. A garage is being con strutted at that site.

City Parks Opened For Summer Season is— "I ■ I Hanna Nutt man and the la*glon i memorial* park have been opened for the summer season. It waa announced today by Phii Sauer, city street and park commisslJßer. Jacob Hess haa lieen named custodian <>f the llanna-Nultman park for the second year und persons lienlrlng to use the ebelter house there are u*k*d to contact him for o|w-n dates. —_Q Argue Motion For Directed Verdict Note Suit Opened In Circuit Court BULLETIN The court sustained a motion for a directed verdict in favor of the defendant, thua bringing the Jury trial to a sudden conclusion late thia afternoon. laite this afternoon attorneys were arguing a motion for a ditected verdict in favor ot the defendant In the note suit of Jesse (J. Trlcker against the estate of the late Eli Willard Steele. Approximately 10U periions, including a large number of senior civics clas* students of th* Decatur Junior-senior high school, under the supervision of Vaughn Millikan, attended the opening sessions of the first jury trial of the year, with William H. Eichhorn. of Bluffton, as special Judge. Thu HUlt was originally tried bi April, 1945. but the Jury was discharged when it failed to agree on a verdict. In his case, Mr. Trlcker. represented by H. R McClenahan of this city, is asking for more than *3,660 which he claims I* owing for a 11.600 note issued him by the deceased In 1912. with Interest at six percent and attorney fees. The plaintiff, in presenting bis case, called T. F. Graliker. A. D. Putties and 11. H. Krueckeberg io testify relative to the signature of the d"ceased. After presenting the purported original note In exhibit and showing It Io th* Jury, the plaintiff rested. It. C. Parrish, counsel for the defendant estate, asked the Jury to be excused and made the motion for a directed verdict In favor of Ihe estate. Judge Eichhorn was hearing arguments on this motion at a late hour. Many Jurors Drawn Os 32 names drawn for jury duty, only 13 remained of tb* original panel after some proved to be deceased, sick and out of the county. Os these 13, some were excused and talesmen called. Those finally approved to serve a*-*: Job L. Yaney. Floyd Arnold. (Turn To Psge 4, Column I)

Manslaughter Charge Is Made Against Engineer Os Silver Streamliner

Daylight Time At Midnight Saturday Decatur To Change For Summer Months Decatur will join with a majority of the other cities in Indiana Saturday night in turning all Clocks up one hour —to observe a daylight saving time schedule during the summer months. The "fast time” will be In oper ation until midnight of the last Saturday In September. Other than the railroads and bus lines running through the city, which will continue to maintain a schedule on central standard time, clocks will ail be moved up The county commissioners have agreed to move up the court house clock in conformity with the new schedule. Berne, Bluffton, Portland. Fort Wayne and other surrounding cities will also adopt the fast time sihedule that night Beer and liquor taverns will observe a slightly revised schedule of opening and dosing hours during the summer mouth*. Sales of alcoholic beverage* will begin at 8 a. in., rather than 7 a. m. and continue until 1 a. m. the text day, Instead of being halted at midnight. Two License Plates To Return In 1947 Indianapolis. Abril 26—(t'l’l — Indiana motorista will have license plates both fore and aft on th»lr automobiles next year for Hi* first time since 1942. H l»le Brown, director of tho Bureau of Motor Vehicles, said today. Brown said the 1947 plates would ba blue numeral* on a gold background Those are tb* same colors as the university of Notre Dame Tiiiu year's plate* am black and gold, colors of Purdue Youth Attired In Army Uniform Held Effort Charged To Break Into Store A one-armed youth, wearing the uniform of a V. S. army lieutenant, who said be la James Bumbaiough. 21. of Tennessee, Is bdng held In the couu'y Jail here after hie arrest early thia morning by officer** Roy Chllcoto and Kobeit Hill, following attempted breakins at the Sutton Jewelry Store and Ahr's Market. Officer HUI aaid that as he and Chllcote were leaving the Stultz cigar store about 1:15 a m. they noticed lb* youth crossing the street from the Sutton store toward hi* auto, parked on the went side ot StM-ond street. • Becoming suspicious they Immediately checked the front door of the jewelry store and learning It had been tampered with, took chan* in tb* police car. Ho said that when they finally stopped the youth on Winchester street near the Erie rsilroad, be was removing a hammer and screw driver from his pocket. Chief of police Ed Miller, who continued the Investigation today, said that the screw driver fit accurately in marks on the jewelry store door, which hsd Iwen hadly jimmied and haltered In the apparent attempt to break in Chief Miller said that charges of attempted burglary would he placed against the youth today Denies Guilt The youth staunchly denied bl* guilt when questioned by authorities, saying that be was standing outside th* store waiting for an acquaintance, whom be had learned to know since arriving in Decatur severs! days ago. He bad attracted considerable (Turn To Page 4, Column 4)

La Guardia In Plea For Wheat To Aid Hungry Speaks To Farmers In Little Town In Minnesota Today Climax, Minn , April 26 -I VP) - Fiorelio l-a Guardia, director general of I'NRRA. pleaded with farmers today to release tbelr wheat for the starving people* of Europe and proposed a halt In the trading of wheat futures. In a radio address delivered in thl* Bed River valley town before a crowd of 5.006 assembled farmers, LaGuardia sharply criticized speculation in wheat. He said that VNRRA Is seeking a world-wide distribution system and added "That means that wheat will b* pooled and not the figure on the ticker*. We are not interested in gamblers or speculators who claim wheat. We are interested in preserving a constant market for the farmer without reducing production. We hoi>* especially to get along without speculating agencies tn big towns." La Guardin, former New York mayor, aald the next days are critical and wheat is needed tn Europe before May 15th. Describing himself a* a "farmer from the paved streets of Manhattan," La Guardia said that for the past two weeks be had been seeing a lot of "government statistician* with soft white hands." and that at climax it was "good to see real farmer and real wheat." He praised tho 36-cent hu*hol bonus for grain an a plan which would enable the former to "deliver hl* wheat and have It too" Preceding La Guardia'* address, secretary of agriculiure Clinton Anderson complimented larmeia on a "magnificent Job” and said be hoped for a better spring crop. "It is a wonderful thing to see wheat on wheels, rolling toward ports, enroute to these starving countries." Th* flery little VNRRA boss spoke at a dinner arranged by John E. Kasper, chairman of the North Dakota marketing administration, at Fargo. N. D . last night. Kasper had planned a "banquet" with a starvation menu of potato soup, dark bread and coffee. But Tom l*o wer. proprietor of the Gardner hotel scotched the idea. He added Salmon, string beans, potatoes, butter and cream to the bill of fare. (Turn Tn Pae* 1. Column M — o Appoints Chairmen For Food Collection County Food Drive Will Open On May 6 Phil Sauer, county chairman of the VNRRA food collection to be conducted here, beginning May 6 announced today the appointments ot chairmen In Berne, Decatur and Geneva. J. M. Elberson was named chairman In Decatnr, Jeff Llechty in Berne and Ell Stucky in Geneva, Mr. Sauer stated The rest of the county will be canvassed under the supervision of the office of L. E. Archbold, county agent and members of the women's clubs In the county. Mr. Sauer was recently named chairman of the drive by Henry Wallace, national chairman, who asked that the city and county contribute foods canned In tin for starving people In war-torn Europe. A central depot will be eelected •nd other details ot the campaign announced later. Mr. Seuor stated

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Carelessness And Negligence Charged To Engineer After Fatal Train Wreck Nspervllle, 111-. April 26— H'P) — A inanslaughler charge waa mad* today again** th* 68 ye«r<»ld engineer of the Burlington railroad silver streamliner which shot through two warning signals and ripped into the roar of another Aack passenger train, killing 44 persons and injuring 166 others. Th* manslaughter warrant Issued against engineer W. G Blaine of th* glistening exposition flyer charged him with carelessness and negligence, Blaine, who was found today to lie suffering from a shall fracture, told authorities from bis hospital tied that be was going too fast to atop the train in time to avoid the crash Blain* said b* was going 85 mile* un hour when he saw th* first warning light a mile and a quarter from the poln: where the other train. Th* Advance Flyer, bad slopped. Edward Flynn, vice president of the Burlington llnea, confirmed that Blaine was traveling within the railroad's speed limit for that section of track The speed limit is 85 miles an hour. Flynn euid. but the trains usually travel about 80 miles aa hour at Naperville, which is 28 mile* southwest of Chicago Flynn said, however, that a train going *5 miles an hour could step 'n les* than a mile and a quarter. Blaine bad told authorities that when he eaw the yellow warning signal he put on the brake* but couidu't stop bl* train. "We can't understand it." Flynn admitted today. "The engineer was an old timer with the road and bad a good record. We have given him signal teats before, and they always worked out perfectly," Burlington offleiabi -aid that 3d of the Injured were hurt seriously. The other Injured were treated at. the seen* for shock, bruises, and minor lacerations and then released By th-- ttm« rescue worker* satisfied themselves early today (hac there were no mor* bodleo in the wreckage, four separate Investlg.rHon* into the cause nf the crsoii were under way. State's attorney Daniels ot Du Page county placed the manilauxhier chargo against the engineer. Other inquiries were being conducted by coroner Paul Isberwood, by the raifroad, and by tbo Federal Bureau of investigation Sheriff John Horstman aaid h i had placed a guard over Blaiuo Hut would not attempt to servo the warrant on him until he Is dtamis»ed from th* hospital Burlington railroad official*, meanwhile, were seeking to arrange a special car on a train to leave here at 4:52 pm. to take (Turn To Pag* 4, Column 4) .., — — „1,l g , Navy Veteran Says Rail Tragedy Worse Than War Experience Naperville. 111. April 26 —(VP) -George Whitney, Council Bluff*. In , a veteran ot four years In the navy, was credited today with helping remove many injured pas»*ngerw from the wreckage of two Burlington streamliners. Whitney also carried from th«» debris the bodies of 17 dead. Among the paMengera be aided was an infant, the child of a soldier. The baby was hurled from the father's arms und landed In Whitney's lap uninjured. He handed the baby out through a broken window. He said he could not eatlmato tb* number of injured he helped because "they came so fast.” Whitney, who once survived a ship sinking during the war. said he "never had witnessed any disaster like this one." "I was scared but 1 wawn't hurt much, so I helped th* others out sod I helped carry out 1? bodies from the train,” he said. "It wan worse than anything l saw tn Uu war”