Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 44, Number 210, Decatur, Adams County, 6 September 1946 — Page 1

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RGES GOVERNMENT RETURN TO GERMANS

I Harens Given Ifife Term For He Murders HHgc Student Is I iConsecutive I jKs For Killings Sr|7V" (UM • IJK.!7. maladjusted col- *•'>" «<>nfe*SMl the ISKud-’- " f •' i ""’’ *"* *■*' ••*«’**• ”■*’ t 0 foi th.- state prison > i,! 4 *" I>rl,on amazing career iu-gali the a^^Kl.. ~f impelled burg '• '■••■ni'Ml yesterday I -. riiH loi murder and I > ®t»»i-' "t other penalties burglary, rob■ assault. l,egali i^^Bai.: ..lei ms essary ordprobable that by would begin the l«*f fur EBft.4-' press < onft-rence." confessed that ftpj|ftft e«i>ei ted to die ill the tian he wax it was all over" in ' "' ll J ”‘ ‘ 1 the started him on the K3E murder He said he had psychiatrists who him might lie able to: but he ■at 1 Sa before " like th.- man who had a E||H hi* roof, and the rain ■Hmlii. Ih-iretiH said. * The told him about it. ami l( i keep out thfl ■ were futile, and he to abandon the house, MMM ail the tain come in ■’B'« the satire of it all gSMßta'i tdinary cloudmist and have to B -Am. ,i.< ,. i,t,-m , |ij,.f ft Haloid (| Ward decreed I tin— life terms for mur ft tun <-msec utively and penalties, ranging from bi life on the other ft the most favorable conpresuming parole were 31 !i ‘" minimum period. I c*W linlbl freßl f "> ft ***W y " ars ii" 'in n would be Srt - ft ■W r Illinois penal practice, ft 1 no! considered on a life I Un<il a minimum of 20 I '*•“* ’’‘•r’ted Helrens I 6 *™>ul! have to serve at least I "" ll “’ ,w *** r charges, ft ''"•ilfnated to tie serv ,,u t consecutive rn i've 1 Column

GOP Rigged Stock Market Hg Fo Enrich Party Funds

Sept. 6 — (CP, — I ’*W llul|,!i J Babath, D. 111 , i today tliMt Republican finI <l,-1H manipulated I ■ ‘' hl Slo,k " larl “' t trash" I vj» ( ‘ ni ' ,am,,ai < n ' bests and I ‘“’"“'“"‘ration In the ■ ' *lectfon*. h ‘* boys are Haying that 1 M **’• give them a I A lf a " d "“* ke * om ‘* I sa ' l ’ i" «“ inter I .2y "ante time they are I »W*- U ,h, ‘ »’*«s»’«• law”*' 111 ' confidence in the that he has reiailt "‘“'“ritleu an,| hailM „ I 3K ,n ' r *»“«at* the aI 1 l ‘" or ‘ ’’•“ling involved in I Str*'' 1 '* 1 Charges were greeted | ■ "ort in Republican t-ir- | A?*"'* 1 Brown of Ohio. ! ’isE. , "* Os ,h * »apub!!I M»sh h. Mid 8aOUl ‘’ have more faith" ° ¥, ‘ r «"•«* | f Citon l>rno ‘ rul , .®’’ r * M * on ‘hat the ... * "°‘ '** *a»lly rig. w * amea wi<h | Jf ,r wmtractors," Brown Ifc’Wky r’torad to Sabatbs !f the recent senate

DECATUR DAliy DEMOCRAT

Starts 27th Year I jk juW Its

I<eo Yager was elected to hli 27th term an preaident of the Citizen* Telephone company at the annual meeting of the director* last evening. The former - board was also re-elected by the j stockholder*.

Citizens Telephone Officers Reelected All Officers And Directors Renamed All officer* and director* of the Citizens Telephone company were renamed to their respective posii Hon* In a directors’ meeting, held at the company office* Thursday night Leo Yager again heads the board a* president of the corporation. Other officer* renamed ere: H. K. Hite, vice-president. C. E. Bell, treasurer: A. E. Voglewede. vice-president and general J counsel. Charles D Ehinger, discharged some time ago from the armed , forces, was named again to his position as secretary and general manager of the company. The yearly report of the company disclosed a gain of 358 "station*,’' the secretary reported The number of station* as of June I, 1646 totalled 4.012. divided as follows: Decatur. 2,628; Berne. 1,024; Monroe, 220 and Bryant, 140. Inability to secure cable and ether materials has prevented the addition of numerous private (Turn To Psk» t. Column 1; *———o . Loses Control Os Scooter, Girl Dies Middletown, Ind , Hept. S-(UP) —lnjuries suffered when she lost control of her motor scooter north of Cadiz in Henry county yesterday. proved fatal today to Betty Gales. 22.

war profits inquiry that he had telephoned the office of an official of the Gareson munition* combine to get a fourth for a pinochle game.) Sa bath also disclosed that he intends to ask for investigation of charges that Republican party leaders have set aside 100 congressional districts in which they plan to spend $5,000,000 this year. ••Where are they going to get that much money," he asked. “Surely, that is a question which should be investigated by the house campaign expenditure committee. When $60,000 is going to be spent to attempt to elect one member of the house, the public should know about It.” He claimed that the Republicans have set aside three tiicago districts. now represented by Democrats. for the special 150.00 U treatment. Sabath said they are the first district, now held by Rep Wiiiiam L. Dawson, the third, now held by Rep. Edward A. Kelly, and the ninth, held by Rep Alexander J. Resa. "In addition, there are three downatate districts now held by Republicans - whom I do not care to name — where they are affraid Democrats stand a chance, he said. "In these districts, they also plan to spend $60,000." Sabath would not reveal the ""(Turn To Page I, Column 6)

Seamen Union Heads Refuse To End Strike Government Studies Emergency Steps To Move Vital Cargoes by United Pres* Government officials considered emergency steps today to resume the flow of essential cargoes tied up In every American port by the nation’s worst maritime strike. headers of two AFL seamen's unions refused to authorise operation of vessels destined for relief areas and I'. H. occupation troops aboard, and all align* pointed to Indefinite prolongation ot the walkout. The shipping strike, involving virtually all the nation's 500,000 maritime worker*, overshadowed all other labor developments and threatened to wreck the administration's entire wage stabilization program. btrlke official* refused Io call oft the work stoppage until the wage stabilization hoard give* its consent to a wage Increase negotiated by the unions cnu shippers Elsewhere, a labor dispute threatened electrical power to some 1.500,0h0 (Ml people In the Pittsburgh area. Norwalk, Conn., schools remained closed by a teacher*' strike, and a conciliation meeting was scheduled in the three-day shutdown of the l.o* Angeles Herald Express In another major walkout, 5.006 more New Jersey truck drivers joined a walkout of 25.(km AFL truckers in and around the metropolltian New York area. The strike, now in it* sixth day. has halted all trucking except for perishables, drugs and essential commodities. The shipping strlkt thrust be(Turn To Page 4. Column 7) FBI Agent Probing Draft Board Breakin Two agents of the federal bureau of investigation began their probe today into a breakin at headquarter* of the Adams county selective service luiard, located in the first flo<»r of the Decatur public library building The breakin was made through a basemtnt window aifd the Intruder or intruders damaged a tile cabinet containing records in opening it. Attaches and officials of the hoard are making a thorough check to ascertain whether or not any records are missing or mutilated. Late today, no evidence had bten found to this effect. State selective service headquarters was notified and the FBI in turn called on the case. Induct New Members Into Rotary Club Three New Members Inducted Thursday Three new members were inducted Into the Decatur Rotary club at the weekly meeting of the local service organlxation Thursday evening. The new members are: Ixitiis Jacobs, pharmacist with the Holthouse Drug company; Lowell Harper. assistant genera! manager of Bag Service. Inc., and Ivan Stucky, owner of the Decatur Hatchery. They were formally welcomed into the club by Carl C. Pumphrey, who delivered the charge to the new member*. Addition of these men brings the active membership of the Decatur club to a total of 52, club officials announced. The local club's Inter-city at- i tendance contest with the Bluff ton Rotarians was officially open ed last night. The contest will extend for three- months, with the lowitiK club entertaining the winners at a joint dinner and meet Ing. Dr. Fred Patterson, chairman of the program committee, had charge of th* program, relating the early history of the Rotary club and recalling Incidents ot the dub* early yearg. ' i

ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER IN ADAMS COUNTY

Decatur, Indiana, Friday, September 6, 1946.

Washington Sweat It Out” rB ! XM YI J |M|

“THEY'RE COCKEYED in Washington If they think we are going lo stop (the maritime walkout) now." said Harry Lundeberg. head of the sailors union of the Pacific, as B.WO«> west coast seamen jumped the gun by walking off more than 150 ship* In major ports. Men of the H 8. fra Nelson Morris are shown walking down the gangway at Ixjs Angeles as Lundeberg declared “let them sweat it out in Washington."

Seek Agreement On UN Meeting Date Foreign Ministers Council In Session Paris, Sept. 6 - (UP) — The foreign ministers count il met today in a "big five" session in an effort to seek agreement on the United Nation* general assembly meeting date. Chinese foreign minister Wang Shih-Chieh attended the council session for the fl rut lime since last September's meeting in London* The decision to call today** meeting despite the absence In Germany of secretary of state James F. Byrnes was made this morning when llussian foreign minister V. M. Molotov asked French premier George Bldault to summon the council to discuss urgently whether the general assembly meeting should be held on Sept. 23 in New York City or be postponed. Two previous meetings of the council had failed to reach agreement. Byrnes’ place was taken by assistant secretary of state James C. Dunn, who was accompanied by ambassador Jefferson Cattery and Samuel Richer of the state department. There had been speculation that Molotov asked for the meeting to put forward new conference proposals based on his discus(Turn To Page 4, Column 3) 0 Firemen Answer Three Calls Here One Grass And Two Auto Fires Reported The Decatur fire department answered three alarms late Thursday afternoon and last night. They were first called to a grass fire near Nell's cabins on Thirteenth street about 1 p. m. Thursday. At 6:30 p. m.. firemen were called to Walnut and Meibers streets, where an auto, reported to l»e owned by Kenneth Kady. caught fir* The auto was being repaired there and when new parts wore placed in the car's Ignition system. It caught fire. Damage to the a-'.'o was extensive, firemen Mid. The third alarm was answered shortly after midnight when another auto caught fire in the IVO block on Jefferson street. Only slight damage was done to this auto by the blaze. firemen said.

County Ministers To Meet Monday Morning The Adams county m’nisterlal association will hold the first meeting of the year at 9:30 am. Monday ut the Cross Evangelical and Reformed church lit Berne. Committees for the year will lie announced by the president, the Rev. G. A. Schmid of the host church. An Informal discussion will be held on the subject. “The program of the local church for next year." Constable Held For Attack On Official New Albany Gambling War Held To Blame New Albany, Ind.. Sept. 6—(UP) —Gov. Ralph F. Gate* today ordered a "complete Investigation" of the New Albany suicide death of mayor Raymond L. Jaegers and the knifing of a chamber of commerce official. Gates, telephoning to Indianapolis from South Bend, told his isecrtary, Ruel Steele, to order the | investigation through state police I Supt. Austin R. Killian The Governor made no further comment on the case. Steele said he obviously intended tho Investigation to include report* of organized gambling, against which Jaegers had conducted a campaign shortly before he shot himself. Meanwhile, James Stockdale, 40, Democratic nominee for city constable, was under arrest for allegedly slashing the chamber of commerce official, only a few tours after Jaegers' laxly was found. Stockdale wa* charged with assault and battery with Intent to commit murder. Stockdale pleaded innocent when arraigned late yesterday in circuit court. He was held on 13,600 bond for trial during the October court term. He allegedly burst into the office of Dudley Jewell, executive secretary of the chamber of commerce. and engaged in a violent argument with the official before slashing him on the left side of (Turn To Pago 4, Column 4) DCMOCRAT TH ERMOMETER TEMPERATURE READINGS 8:00 a. m 84 10:00 a. m 77 Noon — ........ 82 2:00 p. m. 90 WEATHER Partly cloudy tonight and Saturday with scattered thundershowers extreme north portion tonight and north portion Saturday forenoon; cooler near Lake Michigan Saturday.

Byrnes Urges Immediate Setup For Provisional Government In Germany — ' ' I -

Warn Housewives To Expect Price Hikes Dairy Produce, Eggs And Clothes Higher BULLETIN Washington, Sept. <• — (LT)— The OP A today announced new retail meat ceilinßN averaifing Sli cents a pound higher than those of June 30. The new 1 ceilings will go into effect Tuesday, instead of Monday as previously planned. This will give OPA another day to distribute new meat price posters to butchers. There has not been any price control on meal since June 30. Washington. Hept (i — fl'Pl — An OPA «-<-onomi*t told housewives today to expect further increases in the prices of dairy I products, eggs and clothing in the months ahead He said dairy product* and ] eggs now free of price <-onirol* > —would lie the main “trouble ■ s|M>ts" in the food picture because of the seasonal decline in supplies Meat also is due for a sea-1 . ronal slump but will be back under retail price control Monday. On clothing, the OPA expert said, the most 'striking' increases , will Ite in cotton apparel because ; of price adjustment provisions in the new OPA act. But he also expected rises in the cost of wool and rayon clothing as result of abolition of OPA'* maximum average price program. An OPA spokesman said the retail price of sugar also would lie increased soon. He said the exact amount of the increase had not 1 lieen decided. But it was expected to be more than one cent a pound. The increase will result also in higher prices for sugar products. The sugar increase is required (Turn To Page 3, Column 7) O Adjustment Board Will Meet Monday Review Tax Levies Proposed In County The seven member* of the Adams county tax adjustment board will convene at 9 o'clock Monday morning at the county auditor's office, elect a chairman and vicechairman, and then proceed with their official duties, which include a review of the tax rate* of the various taxing unit* in the county Four of the seven members were named by Judge J. Fred Fruchte of the Adam* circuit court. They are. C. F. Bucher of Decatur, Elmer Baumgartner of Berne. John Crist of Monroe and E R. Reicheldeffer of Geneva. The other three member* repre-. ■ent the county council, township trustees and civil town* In the county. They are. Ix-on Neuen •chwander. county council. Char le* Burdge. trustees, and H. Verron Aurand, city clerk-treasurer, appointed by Mayor John B Htult*. The tax adjusters cannot revise budgets or eliminate any single appropriation from the li*t of i expenditure*. If changes are deemed necessary, the power of the adjuster* He* In lowering the tax rate for the respective taxing unit. i Following the custom in former 1 year*, it is expected that the tax < adjusters will refer the rate* to I the state lioard of tax commission- i er* for final decision. Hearing* ' will be given the respective tax- I Ing units and the state will exer- i cl** final jurisdiction In fixing ot ( 'the tax rates payable on local < property next year.

Thousands Os Packing Plant Workers Idle Livestock Receipts Dwindle To Lowest Point In History Chicago. Sept. (VP) Thousands of worker* were laid off at packing plant* across the country today a* the shipment of cattle and hogs to market dwindled to the lowest point in history. Meat Industry splkesmen predicted that the pinch of tin- renewed meat shortage would be felt by consumer* next week. By the end of the week, tht-y predicted, housewives will be standing in line again at their nelghhorhoml shops. Tin- 12 major terminal markets ■ this week received only 70,600 cat- : fie, 29.000 calves. 15,000 hog* and ' 115,000 sheep and lamb*. A spokes- ' man for the department of agri- | culture said the week'* supply I was the lowest on record. latsf week the 12 principal stockyards received 272.000 cattle, 55,- | 000 calves, 170,000 hogs and 166.i OOd sheep and lamb*. A survey of packing plants I showed widespread lay-off* among the slaughtering crews. Many i small independent plant* shut j down. The survey showed these conditions: Chicago The big five Armour. Swift. Wilson. Cudahy and Morrell laid off several hundred. Reliable Packing Co. cut its work crew of 250 men in half Robert A Oakes, employing 500. suspended operations Kansas City packing plants laid off between 1.500 and 2.000 employes. At least seven independent plants closed. One of the i big packers had no cattle to ' slaughter today and only 21 hogs, i A spokesman said "wo’re virtually out of business." Omaha, Neb. the big four packers estimated that 3.000 employe, would be Idle by -omorrow The CIO United Packinghouse 1 worker* believed 5,000 members half its total membership here • Turn To Page 4, Column 6)

Long Distance Telephone Load Here Is Heaviest In History

We learned a thing or two about "the number girls" this morning things that we never thought about before when we waited for that call to Chicago, i Fort Wayne or Cincinnati to "go ' through." For instance, we didn't know that besides being able to pronounce "nine" like "ni-aane,” i \ telephone operator must have fairly long arms—and if business st the t'Rixens Telephone com- [ puny increases much more, she , may have to pass a physical examination, which will include measuring the length of her arms. Although telephone officials throughout the nation are unable to advance a plausible reason for the Increase, It Is true that today's telephone toll business is much heavier even than during the latter war years. The local company is no exception In fact.• according to Charles D. Ehinger, I general manager, toll business here is three times heavier than It used to be The staif of operators at the switchboard here used to include four "local girls" and two for long distance. Now, there are three local operators and five long distance girls, besides a “recorder," whose task it la all day long to do nothing more than sweetly say "long distance" and record the information concerning the call. A present method, Mr. Ehinger

Price Four Cents

— Declares Germany Must Not Become Pawn In Struggle Between East, West Stuttgart. Hept. 6—(UP)—Secretary of *tate James F. Byrnes, warning that Germany mu»t not become a pawn in an ea*t-versus-west military struggle, today called for immediate establishment of a pro”l»lonal. central German government. He proposed a German national council to conduct the nation's ..ffalr* under Allied control and prepare a constitution for a permanent, federalized Germany. In his advance text, he referred to a I 'l'nlteil Htate* of Germany" hut • It- speaking he said only "Gerr many." I We do not want Germany tn ' become a satellite of any power ■ or powers, or to live under a die- - tatorshlp. foreign or domeatlc," i Byrne* said in an address to , American, Allied and German leader* in the Htuttgart state i theater I Byrnes stated emphatically that the United Htate* had no intent'on of withdrawing from Germany American troop* will re- , main a* long a* an occupation 1 force is necessary, he said. Byrne* spoke In the Wuerttemburg Htate theater building before ’ an audience of about 1.400 perron*. Including about 450 top ' military government official*, about a* many American tactical • military personnel and all the top Get man government official* of ' the U H. zone. ' Rooftops of surrounding buildr Ing* were crowded with heavily i armed U. H. constabulary troopers. counter-intelligence agent* ami German police to guard egainst any untoward incidents. Htreets in the vicinity of the I State theater were patrolled by small tank* and armored cars. Gen Joseph T McNarney introduced Byrnes. Modest applause greeted the conclusion of Byrnes' address. Before speaking Byrne* received the throe German minister president* ot the American zone atmard hi* special train Byrnes underlined the significance of his basic American policy pronouncement by delivering It. on German soil, in a city studded with ruin* created by Allied bomb* With the battle* of the Paris peace conference fresh in his mind, Byrtse* stated almost of the opening: “It is not in the interest of the German people or in the Interest (Turn To I’lgi- 3, Column 7)

i explained, makes you wait a few seconds longer before you hear ' the desired “long distance”—but your calls go through much faster. And in a few weeks, upon arrival of some new equipment, i the company plans on placing another "recorder" at work. Those long arms are needed to reach the numbers being added to the switchboard and several j "shorties” find the work plenty tiring, Mr. Ehinger asserted. Then, too, the number girl must have patience and stamina. It's none too easy a task—handling | her share of the 900 long distance calls that the plant averages each day. The "number girl” works eight hours a day. but it's four hours at a time. During each four hours she gets a 16-mlnute relaxation period. Besides those 900 calls she helps complete each day, there are countless calle that are not completed—and it ian't her fault. Some times she can't locate the party desired — and then many times after locating the person on the other end, the caller himself has stepped out for a cup of coffee or a pack of cigarettes. From about 9:46 a. m. until 6 n. m. each day the long distance switchboard "looks like a Christmas tree,” w|th scores of lights denoting calls being placed. The local switchboard gets its (Turn To Page $. Coloms I)