Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 44, Number 225, Decatur, Adams County, 24 September 1946 — Page 1

XtlV. No. 225

TALIN URGES ATOM BOMB BE OUTLAWED

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Ex-Carnival Worker Confesses Slaying MS IIS Killed Man During Quarrel On Whiskey Bloomington,. Ind. Kept. 24(<’P>—A former carnival worker grand jury investigating the death after confessing the slaying of an Illinois carpenter. Elmer Lewis, SO, appeared y<«terday before th<> Monroe county grand jjury investigating the death of Henry Evans Kiott, 55. formerly c.f .Moline, 111. U-wh tie tiled killing Scott through days of questioning since hie arrest Sept 4. He repeated his denial before the jury. Then, a few minutes later, he told sheriff Albert Skirvin that he wanted to confers. Prosecutor Robert .McCrea heard his story in a jail tell, a story in which la-wis admitted killing Scott and severing hiu head during an argument over a drink of whiskey. "He wouldn’t let me have my whiskey,” la-wls said. "He said I drank too much.” admitted he killed Scott the night of Aug. 14. The body wae found Sept. 1 under a pine tree a few yards away from a lonely cabin where Scott lived while work ing as a carpenter at Indiana University emergency housing projects. The head wa« severed from the body. "We had an argument." I<ewis said "Scott knocked me down. 1 got a shotgun and fired at him. I hit him between the neck and shoulders. Then he got up and etarted towards me. I hit him in the fdee with the butt of the gun. "Then I got a butcher knife and stabbed him through the throat. -After that I prayed over him for an hour.” I>wis told the police that he dragged Scott’s body l> the pine grove, filled Scott'r. automobile with personal belonging* and "headed for Kentucky.” U«wis did not mention beheading Scott. Authorities believed wild animals severed the head from the body. After confessing the alaying. Lewis entered a guilty idea to firstdegree murder charger in Monroe circuit court. Judge Q. Austin Eiwt said •he would withhold a decision in the case for a few days.

Council Is Called In Special Session I > , County Council To ) Study Appropriations I A hearing will be held Friday, f October 4 at the courthouse by I the council on additional appropria- ( tlons totalling 87.550 I Chief among the four items is t one of 85.000 for the purchase of a buildoxer —a mechanical device I to be used In dredging work in . connection with the drag-line ! crane, which was recently pur- • chased by the county. An appropriation of 8150 Is asked for legal services, rendered by the county attorney. Ferd L. LHterer, in handling the suit on the official bond of Victor H. Bicker, former oud It or. which wax-settled In-Adams circuit court some time ago. An item of BL2t>o per diem payment in addition to bis salary is ' asked by the Washington town- ' ship assessor. Will Winnex. the ■ maximum allowed under one of the provisions of the 1945 acts. The other item is that of >3OO 1 asked for the burial of stddlers. The council at the same meeting ' will also consider the transfer of ' $4,500 In highway funds. 0 District Rotary Governor At Berne • District Rotary Governor Rollis S. Weesner of Hammond, visited the Berne Rotary club last evening on his official visit Io clubs In the 164th district. Governor Weesner spoke at the meeting, which was held at the Swiss case. Earl M. Webb, club president, presided. Seven Decatur Rotarians attend ed the meeting, they being Cal EPeterson, Lester Pettibone, Sim Burk. Leigh Bowen Gorden Hsrvey, L. E. Archbold and Arthur R. Holthouse. Rotarians Dorn Bluffton and Portland were also present st the meeting

Pittsburgh Is Crippled By Power Strike Independent Union Defies Restraining Order From Court By United Press A strike of power plant employe* curtailed electric service to 1.500,000 persons in the Pittsburgh. Pa., area today and strike signal* were visible in the nation’s telegraphic communications and w<«t coast shipping industries. Supervisory employes maintained partial service at Pittsburgh, where members of an independent union defied a court restraining order to strike against the Duquesne Light Co.. The union sought a 20 percent wage Imreaee and other contract demands. Pacific shipping was slowly returning to normal from effects of the 16-day national maritime strike, which wa« prolonged on the west coast by additional differences. But two other unions, one AFL and the other CIO, have oerved strike notices effective Sept. 30. In a maritime dispute which threatened to tie up the nation's shipping again. Atlantic and Gulf coast ship operator* submitted a new contract offer to the marine engineers beneficial association. CIO. The maaders. 'nates and pilots union, A FL. also is threatening a walkout. Union offldAt were to meet today with a ship operators committee to attempt settlement of the dispute In Hollywood, the long jurisdictional dispute between the AFL carpenters union and the international alliance of theatrical sitage employes, AFL. flared anew. Major motion picture studios laid off 78! carpenters and painters for refusing to work on sets built by members of the LATHE. Herbert Sorrell, head of ’ho conference of studio unions, termed the discharges a "systematic lockout" and said it might be necessary to call a strike within a ft w days. Seven thousand employes of the Western I nion Telegraph Company n New York, membeiw of the American communications association, CIO. meanwhile, announced their rediness to join a nationwide strike against the company. The company said negotiations had been broken off between the company and CIO and AFL unions representing 50.00 U employes throughout the nation. Earlier, district 50 of the united (Turn To Page 4. Column 7) 0 Motorists Warned On Passing School Buses

Motorists were warned today by sheriff Leo Gllllg against passing school buses while children are being loaded or unloaded. Heavy penalties are provided by law for passing school buses while halted, and prosecution will follow any vloatlons, the sheriff warned. 0 Scheduled Criminal Trial Is Postponed Cose Continued On Motion Os Defense The criminal trial of Clyde 11. Smith, scheduled for Wednesday In Adams circuit court, has been continued, upon motion of the defendant. Smith was to face charges of reckless driving and failure to yield the right of way. placed against him as result of an auto crash In June, 1945 which claimed the Ilves of two local youths, riding on a motorcycle. Otto E. Grant. Jr., of the law firm of Barrett. Barrett A MeNagny. Fort Wayne, filed the application for a continuance. In his application it was contended that the defendant had not been informed of the Indictment and did not learn of it until the matter had been set for trial. Thia is the fifth criminal case set for trial since the opening of the September term of court, all of which have failed to be tried as scheduled.

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Decatur, Indiana, Tuesday, September 24, 1946.

PreHident Takes Queen Aboard K -v «■ ■ W I Itehnc tM- « PRESIDENT TRUMAN sits with the queen of the President’s Cup Regatta aboard his cruiser on the Potomac to watch the featured race, which was won by Danny Foster of Detmß. The regatta queen is Drucle Snyder, daughter of the treasury secretarr

Plan Radical Change In Submarine Force First Major Change In Over 20 Years Washington. Sep’ 24 — (UPI The navy is drafting radical changes in its submarine force for the first time In over 20 years, it wax learned today. Ideas currently under study by the navy’s top submariners envisage underwater vessels carrying guided missiles with atomic warheads. They also plan submersible tankers, aircraft, personnel and cargo carriers. To direct planning for the navy's new submarine force. Adm Chester W. Nlmitx. chief of naval operations. has created the office of undersea warfare. Its chief is Rear Adm. Charles W. Styer. who bus served In the navy’s submarine forces for 24 years. Styer told the United Press today that the navy would not be caught napping again in the submarine field should the United States !*• required to fight another war. "It is apparent that while some efforts were made In the submarine field between World War I and World War II.” he said, "those efforts did not match the technical and tactical advances made by the Germans during the same period. We have, hi away of speaking, been twice burned.” Styer said he had been directed by Nlmitx to investigate and exploit all recent developments applicable to undersea warefare, Including the possibilities presented by the advent / atomic power. "Many new types of submarines may It* expected in the future (Turn T*> 1. Column l>

Butcher Shops Face Closing As Result Os Meat Shortage

By United Press A survey of 100 of the nation's representative meat markets showed today that 20 had been forced to close because of the meat shortage. Eighty of the markets surveyed In 10 major cities remained open to sell Hah, poultry and cold meats, but most of them said they proltably would have to close later "unless the situation Improves." than one-third of the markets. surveyed by the United Press announced they planned to stay open regardless of future developments. George Dressier, executive secretary of the National Association of Retail Meat Dealers, said In Rt. Louis that a survey had borne out bls earlier prediction that 90 percent of the country’s butcher shops would be closed half of each work week. Dressier said he had made his survey by telephone and telegram. About half a doxen of the 100 markets surveyed by the United Press reported they had "very small amounts” of beef or veal yesterday. It was sold as fast as butchers could cut it up. In Chicago, only one market polled had a source of meat. The market's butcher wont to visit his mother on a southern Illinois

BULLETIN Athens, Sept. 24.—(UP) — Government troops clsshed with Leftist units st Desksti In the first msjor bsttle between Greek forces, government sources ssid today. The battle raged between 6 and 9 p.m. Saturday, government sources ssid. The government informstion buresu ssid the Leftist troops were detested. 0 Icelanders Oppose U. S. Airport Use General Strike Is Called As Protest ■ Reykjavik, Iceland. Sept 24 — (CPt—Protests against a proposed agreement between Iceland and the United States for American use of the Keflavik airport led ttxiay to a 24-hour general strike and mob attempts against the premier and the Reykjavik mayor. The strike was called by the Federation of Icelandic Trade unions in the Reykjavik area It began at noon yesterday. A small fight broke out in a meeting of the independence party debating club over the issue. Crowds tried to attack Premier Olafur Thors, Mayor Beiiediktsson and other members of the althing (parliament.) The protests were against the possibility that the althing would pass the measure or authorise a national referendum on It. Under the proposed agreement, the United States would withdraw its small army and navy force remaining In Iceland, but would reserve the right to use the American-built Keflavik field ax a transit jmlnt for planes go/Turn T“ Pul’* 1. Column M

farm during the weekend and wax expected to return with some pork. Perhaps the happiest shop was the Woff Woff market in Minneapolis. which answers the telephone with a dog bark and deala In horse meat. ]|We ve had no trouble keeping our customers happy." the market said. Horse meat wax available also In Boston, but few customers were buying it. The survey of 10 representative markets in each of 10 cities Indicated that New York was hardest hit. Seven meat markets there locked their doors, one expected to close soon, and two were "trying to stay open.” Five of 10 markets surveyed In Los Angeles were closed, and the Meat Dealers Association said it was on the verge of calling for a complete ahutdown. It said It may wait another two weeks before acting. Three of 10 markets surveyed In Portlancf. Ore., halted business and five of those remaining open said their business was only 30 to 60 percent of normal. Most of those still open said they were "waiting for a break." Two of the 10 representative markets in Chicago and Minnoap (Turn To Page L Celsma I)

Soviet Premier Scoffs At Danger Os New War; Optimism Is Revealed

Three Persons Hurt In Crash Os Autos Autos Collide Here Early This Morning Three persons were hurt, one seriously, about 7:45 o'clock this morning in a two-car crash at,the intersection of Thirteenth street and Nutt man avenue. Seriously hurt h Frank Burch. 50. Cliffton. N. J., confined to the Adams county memorial hospital here. The attending physician said after preliminary examination that Burch is suffering from a skull Injury, shock and numerous lacerations anti hiuises. It is believed he will recover. Ijewis H. "Hike" Miller. 51. 12094 Monroe St was admitted to the hospital suffering from numervolTed in the crash was enroute ous facial cuts and bruises. Norman Leonardson. 15. 925 North Second street, was admitted for tieatment of an arm injury and then released Police chief Ed Miller and officer Seplius Melchl investigated the crash. They said that Burch, enroute east on federal road 224. apparently failed to notice and heed the stop sign at the intersection of that highway with the federal road 27 by-pass and started on across the intersection. Leonardson. driver of the other tar involven in the crash, was enroute north. His auto plowed into the right rear side of the Burch vehicle. Officers said the terrific impact of the collision littered the highway with debris from badly demolished autos. A spare wheel in the trunk of the New Jersey car rolled several hundred feet toward a nearby gr< enlionse I'iey said, indicating the force of the collision. Damage to the Leonardson auto was estimated at 8.190 and that to the other car at 8350. The injured were brought to the hospital in the Zwick ambulance. Chief Miller said that no charges had been filed in the accident, pending a more thorough investigation into details of the crash.

; Opposes Curbing Os Banking Lending Banks Have Needed Funds For Lending 1 Chicago. Sept, 24 — (UP) — ’ President Frank ('. Rathje of the American banker’s association, ac--1 (-using gove rnment agencies of pulling against one another on credit policies, said tisluy that 1 American bankers have available all the resources they need to ' meet businessmen's credit demands. , Rathje. addressing the first g»n- . era! session of the 72nd annual ABA convention, said government , agencies were guilty of "Inconsistency” in their attitude toward credit expansion. i The federal reserve board, he said, has asked additional jstwerx to control credit expansion, while the reconstruction finance corporation's "blanket pat tlcipation pro- , gram * has given "uncessary and untimely" encouragement to credit expanaion Secretary of the treasury John W. Snyder reiterated his words at Milwaukee hud night in which he dedared that present tax levels must be maintained to achieve a balanced budget, and a surplus be used to reduce the public debt. Rathje said that further legislation to curb bank lending would obstruct banking services and the nation's bankers are “not convinced of the desirability or the (Turn To Pags 2, Column 4)

Urges Speedup On Nations At Paris Parley United States Will Urge Russia To Put Pressure On Others Paris, Sept. 21 (UP) The United States, It wa* learned today, will urge Russian foreign minister V. M Molotov at the big four session to put pressure on nations in the Soviet sphere to speed up the work of the Pari* conference to meet the Oct. 15 deadline. The American decision catne as the big four met for the first time in more than three weeks In an atmosphere regarded a* the most promising in some time Generalissimo Stalin's etatement that h« does not fear a new war encouraged conferees to h< pe that real progress might be made The Americans, it waw learned, propose to fell Molotov that if the Paris conference has not finished by the time the United Nations general assembly meets Oct. 22 they will insist on going on with work in Paris until the treatiw are completed. This approach was planned at a conference of secretary of state James F. Byrnes and his chief assistants. They were aware that Molotov and Andrei VMhinsky, his thief deputy, are eager to be in New York for the general assembly meeting in order to handle the Soviet eide of the debate over the UN vet j power. Col. W. 11. Hodgson of Australia asked today that the peace con ference be reconvened one year hence to consider the big four decision on disposition of the Italian colonies.

Three events helped dear the oininoiM world atmosphere: Stalin's optimistic statement that (lie east and west can work together, and his comment that the atom bcmb is less of a threat than many think. An appeal yesterday by Anthony Eden, wartime British foreign secretary, for the Allfax "to get back the spirit which once animated them ” ThW was in c ontrast to Winston Churchill's Zurioii speech, which has been interpreled ax an indirect appeal for E'Jtope to organise against the communist*. Settlement of the Wallace .affair.

(Turn To Page 4. Column 0 Oil Train Blown Up In Palestine $320,000 Damages Caused By Blast Jerusalem. Sept. 24 — (UP) — British troops cordoned off an area Itetween Haifa and Tel Aviv today and prepare I to question everyone in Hedera in a search for masked Jewish extremists who blew up an oil train and caused damages estimated at 8320,000. Authorities believed the aabotage probably was carried out by the Jewish underground in retaliation for the deportation to Cyprus of 591 illegal Immigrants who arrived at Haifa yesterday aboard the blockade runner Palmach. The oil train wax proceeding south from Haifa last night when it was halted by mines placed itetween the tracks near the Jewish city of Hedera. Masked extremists armed with submachine runs came out of the surrounding woods, held the conductor and engineer at bay, and blew the locomotive and several cars off the track They then set fire to some of the gasoline and escaped. A northbound paaseLger train (Turn To Page 2, Column 6)

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Stalin Statement Aimed At Reducing Tension Mounting Throughout World Moscow. Sept. 24 — (UP) — Premier Josef Stalin urged today that the l»omh be outlawed. He does not believe there Is date ger of a new war, he saW. He outlined conditions for "friendly relations” with Great Britain in answer to a "memorandum” by Alexander Werth. Moscow correspondent of the London Sunday Times. Those conditions include the strengthening of "political, trade ami cultural connections itetween the two countries." he said. Foreign quarters here said Stalin's reply was aimed at reducing the rising tension in international relations by dampening the vigorous campaign which for more than eight months has Iteen alleging the existence of an An-glo-American bloc to encircle the Soviet Union. Stalin revealed his optimistic personal views on relations Itetween Russia and the western world in a series of exceptionally frank answers to questions submitted Sept. 17 by Alexander Werth, Moscow correspondent of the Ixmdon Sunday Times. The exchange w.ie broadcast by radio Moscow. “I do not Itelieve in the danger of a new war." Stalin answered unequivocally when Werth asked the question which has been disturbing the entire world. "I do not consider the atom bomb to be a serious power, as certain political persons are wont to think." the Soviet premier said. ' The atom bomb is meant to frighten the weak nerved, but they cannot decide the fates of war since atom lutmbs are by n< means sufficient for this purpose." Werth asked if Stalin considered the United States' monopoly on the atom bomb a chief threat to peace. "Certainly monopolist possession of the secrets of the atomic bomb does create a threat." Stalin replied, "but at least two remedies exist against it: "Monopolistic possession of the atomic Itomb cannot last long and use of the atomic bomb will be prohibited." Stalin made these other key pronouncements: (It "I unconditionally believe it is possible" to have friendly cooperation between Russia and the western democracies (or a long time

(2» Russia has no intention of using Germany as a weapon for any Soviet aspirations against western Europe. (3) United States troops should get out of China <4) “I don't think the ruling circles of Great Britain and the United States could create a capitalistic encirclement of the U.S.S R oven If they had wished to do so. But I cannot affirm that they want to." (5) Further progress of the Soviet Union toward coinmun'xm may Increase, and certainly will not decrease, her peaceful cooperation with the outer world. Communism In a single country Is quite possible. "it Is only military and political adventurers who are talking of a new war today, and their many followers among civil servants,” Stalin said. Washington. Sept 24—(UP)—• Former secretary of commerce Henry A. Wallace said today that statements hy Russian Premier Josef Stalin and former British (Turn Tn Pmr* 2 Column 4) 0 Temperature Drops Here Monday Night True to predictions of the weatherman. mercury in Decatur thermometers took a sudden tumble last night and this morning. At 8 a m. today the Dally Meritocrat thermometer registered 4* degrees above xero — 22 degrees lower than at the same hour Monday morning, when it regietered 68.