Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 45, Number 112, Decatur, Adams County, 12 May 1947 — Page 1

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freight Rate Lalization Ider Upheld Bg 5. Supreme Court ■ upholds Sweeping ■ ICC 1945 Orders B mnst.m. May 12.—(VP>— S’,‘u renf ««>•* H i.retatn commerce ■jrxft" William <>. no«!M <l--th., r onrt t7to 2 tlechlon. WT, F ,|ix Frankfurter and . || Jackson dissented. K, rate order. applying to so■\.,l3k. t- I ''"*- WJ * ''•'“‘"'••ntKntexted !•>' fin* northern Her the rd« N>* K"k |and * nV ‘ Kin and 33 western railroad* R order-aimed at uniform R m ,Mtn- directed alO per R in.rearr.- in class rate* in ik norbeast of the Ohio, Rn,a< and Mississippi river. It R.bis rate* I" percent else- ■ „ except west of the Rocky R b , Itnrernnient contended that H old ‘‘lass ra "‘’' * <re " m,uly to the northeast and expansion of trade and InR n in the eouth and went. The Hrae» were ...lied an outmoded Htrhvork quilt " Rhe northeastern Mates fought R rate .hange* as unfair to Rthern manufacturers. They R .he ..rder was illegal because |cc failed to make findings K the railroads needed the InR,,, nr the old rates were un■r, western railroads argued R, me new rate- were confisi arates apply chiefly to Raa!»<t’’red goods. They cover ■y i nat four percent of the Kjm'i rail freight. K,t York Delaware, Indiana. Maryland, MichlRt. Jtew Jersey. Ohio and Wlswere the northeastern rontesting the order. Rif the eommiseion were power to increase rates to a reason tnitumum in order to elimiRr an unlawful discrimination." Rislan said in a 2ff.000-word Rjority opinion, "it would in Rte cases he powerless to preRibe the remedy for unlawful present case is a good il- j ■MiM.'' said a rate reduction Rtke south and west "would reRte only part of the discrimiRfe said the discrimination in Rtar of the northeast "would to thrive if the ICT were Roved tc raise rates in that urea' Rty If necessary adequately to ■■pensate the railroads. Hteudas said the ICC's finding Ro: the old class rates discrlmiRted against the south and west Ro abundantly supported" by tßldrare ■ o Rilliom D. Plummer Res At Fort Wayne R'llliam n Plummer, 75. former ■*m of Toesin, and a brother Rko Mary Steele of Decatur. Ri Sunday afternoon at the LuthRs hospital in Fort Wayne Other include a son, Karl A. IRaner of Fort Wayne; three RMs'ers. Mrs Floyd Harger of R< ,|11 <-. Mrs Wendell Wasson RJNr« Dwight Jackson, both of: Maytie and Alfred of Gteen-1 R* Mbs Rfts-ral services will lie held at ' Rk n. Tuesday at the Elzey & huwral home in Ossian, with R™ » Elm Grove cemetery at ■ o Rnerai Held Sunday R° f Former Resident B^ li urvices w ere held at the K* mieral home Sunday afterR" Mrs. Emma Johnston ilonroe resident. who. Hi n J h ’* k at bpr h 0””" In Toie-Rsu-m R * v E ° Kegerreis Hbrrn bl,rl “ l waß 1,1 the Rin t Fy n * ar M «“roe. Bh*i. u* m ‘ WM a daughter of, RimmA* 8 ' 1 Mr ’- Levl Johnson Re,., u **r»l»ors include three ■hu* A E - Everhart and H w K *” ,er - both of Mon-RA-A Al,a Enderson of Fort brother «- pßrry - J " Johsaon, ail of Fort ■ —o R p w . Father R * cl# “dy and mild to- ■ ** ma »tly cloudy R «hs»A W "“ ,d "’•ld with ■ "*• "orthwaat portion.

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President Truman Visits With Mother Washington, May 12 — (UP) I'resldeni Truman wa« buck at the White House toduy with uwoirance that his ailing mother. fH-year-old Mrs. Martha E. Truman, was progressing satisfactorily after a "temporary setback.” The president flew to Grandview. Mo. yesterday for a mother'd day ! visit with M:e. Truman, whose recovery from a hip fracture was marred by a net hack last Friday. ~ O —„ Dean Acheson Quits, Lovelt Is Successor Undersecretary Os State Department To Quite June 30 Washington. May 12 (UP) — President Truman today accepted the resignation of Dean Acheson an undersecretary of state. The White Hotkte said that Robert A Ixrvett, former assistant secretary of war will lie nominated to succeed Acheson. The long-forecast resignation of Acheson becomes effective June 30. The nomination of Uivett will he sent to the senate coon, the White House said. Mr. Truman accepted Acheson's resignation with reluctance and the realization that he could not again ask him to put aside his desire to; return to private life. Mr. Truman paid tribute to Acheson in a letter accepting Acheson's resignation. He recalled that Acheson expressed a desire to resign in April, 194fi, and also in 1945. Thus, the President said, he had j no choice except to accept the resignation with "great regret.” Lovett, since leaving the war department, where he served as assistant secretary of war for air. hrs been in the New York banking business. He Is expected to return here to work for a time with Acheson before the present undersecretary leaves the governmnt. Achson will return to the practice of law here, Mr. Truman said Acheson had; been "the type of efficient public : servant whose withdrawal from I public life at any time would be a' i loss to the nation.” He cited Acheson for his "prodigious Industry . . . clear-rut judgment and incisive powers of reasoning." The President expressed confidence that he could call on Acheson for future advice if the need arises. Acheson has been anxious to re- . turn to private life for some time I but at President Truman's request, agreed to stay on until secretary of state George C. Marshall returned from the Moscow conference. 0 Geneva Youth Unhurt As Auto Overturns Wilbert Hannl. 22. near Geneva, escaped serious injury al»out 9:30 p. m. Saturday when his car over turned on federal road 224 one mile east of Decatur State policeman Walter Schindler Investigated. The car was almost totally wrecked. o Continue Clean-Up Week Pickup Here City To Continue Pickup Os Trash Although clean up week In Decatur officially ended Saturday. Phil Sauer, city street commissioner. said that pickups will be continued for a day or two. The pickup of trash by city street department trucks was delayed one day last week by the arrival of street patching material. which the department trucks had to handle. He estimated that 50 to «0 loads of waste material would be carted away by the city before the work Is entirely completed. Mr. Sauer and members of his department were busily engaged today in setting out lienches around the courthouse, for the convenience of downtown visitors upon the arrival of warm weather. A large waste container was .1,0 placed on the courthouse square this year in an effort to aid in keeping the surrounding area cleaner.

Senate Drives Toward Vote On Labor Bill Republican Senator Accuses Democrats Os Obstructionism Washington. May 12.—(UP)— A Republican senator today accused "a small group of Democratic olistnictionlsts" of delaying senate passage of a labor hill. Sen. Hugh Rut lev, Nebr., voiced the < harges In connection with the group's attempt to substitute a mild measure for the llepublicansponsorod bill. Sen. Claude Pepper. D., Fla., : countered with a charge that the i GOP bill would increase strikes 1 and discord. He accused the Republicans of trying to weaken labor unions and achieve industrial peace by reducing living standards of American workers and their families. The exchange came as Republican leaders drove for a vote this week on their bill. There was increasing talk of a presidential veto. Other congressional developments: Atomic— Retiring undersecretary lof state Dean Acheson said American officials still hope for a United Nations agreement for worldwide atomic controls. He testified before a closed session of I the Joint congressional atomic energy commit toe. Merchant seamen - The war department went on record against j giving wartime merchant seamen the same educational benefits granted members of the armed services under the G. 1. bill of rights. Its position was set forth by secretary of war Robert P. Patterson who told a congressional committee that the merchant seamen enjoyed all "the usual rights of civilians" during the war. Greek-Turkish aid-The senate) refused to accept minor house amendments to the Greek-Turkish aid bill and sent the measure to conference. Taxes-Despite scattered opposition. the house was expected ' >o go along with the senate finance committee and make proposed income tax reductions effective July 11 instead of retroactive to Jan. 1. | The senate has not yet acted on the committee bill but both Re(Turn To l‘ag< ■>. Column 4» O Entire Petit Jury Ordered To Appear Jury Trial Slated In Court Thursday i All 24 jurors, whose names wen- drawn for the April term petit panel in the Adams circuit court, will lie summoned by sheriff Herman Howman and deputy Sam Rentz to appear in court on Thursday. Judge J. Fred Frmhte today ' ordered the venire for the pane) : issued today, which will bring ' the jurors into court on Thursday to hear the damage suit of David Thomas against Albert Romanowski. Following is. a list of the persons whose names appear on the panel, from which 12 will be selected for duty: Adolph Hannl. Laurel Mattox. Lewi, Vake, Mathilda Peters, la-wis Haines, Waller Reppert. Theodore R. Graham. Harold Warthman. Ktina Moser. Jesse L. Kckrote, Louie Drake, Charles A. Fuhrman Ruth Lebrman, William Kukelhan. William Greenfield. Frank Orndorff. Clara Passwater. Kenneth Ohier. Rosa Zaugg. Raymond Yoder. Charles Adams. Clares Oberli. Emma Eicher and Zalma Foreman. Mary Elie Knuckles was awarded a divorce from Janies Medford Knuckles by Judge Fruchte Saturday and she was given custody of a minor child with |tl per week support money, as well as several items of personal pro perty. The defendant is permitted to visit the child each Sunday from 2to 5 p m. DeVoss A Smith represented the plaintiff, and D. Burdette Custer the defendant. , Judge William H. Eichhorn of Bluffton was named special judge in the declaration of judgment action brought by T. F Graliker. as administrator of the estate (Turn To Page *. Column 7)

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Decatur, Indiana, Monday, May, 12, 1947

The SniteH Return From Florida LwZ-iWiwi ] JU 1. v , jj FAMOUS IDON LUNG PATIENT Fred Unite. Jr., has a big smile as he is greeted by his father in Chicago following his return home from a Florida winter vacation accompanied by his family. Al left, Fred Snlte, Sr., holds the youngest. Mary. I’-,. while Teresu. 8. peers from lu hind them. At right. Mrs. Snlte. Jr., stands b« hind Katherine, 4. Other women in the picture are unidentified nurses

Commitment Order Set Aside By Judge Decatur Woman Is Adjudged As Sane Judge Ryron Jenkins in Adams' circuit court late Saturday found that Mrs. Helena Pearl Schnepp., of this city, "is not mentally 111 or insane" —thus ending a bitter . ly contested legal battle of the past few months. After setting aside a former order committing her to Rich- < mond on the grounds that she was "not given her day in court"; he conducted the Insanity hear Ing, and found that she "is not a fit person to be committed" to the Easthaven hospital at Richmond. The petition had been filed months ago by her husband. Oliver Schnepp, and her commit merit ordered by Judge J. Fred Fruchte —after three physicians reported her to lie insane. Her attorneys contended in court, however, that she was not properly notified of the petition, the time and place of the hearing and not properly examined by the physicians. They con tended that the physicians adjudged her insane after she ordered them from the house—and without conducting the usual examination Myles F. Parrish, local attorney. withdrew from the case Saturday, declaring that he and R. C. Parrish had merely represented the sheriff during a petition for a writ of habeas corpus hearing. Judge Jenkins said he would take no action on the petition since he had already set aside the commitment order. D. Burdette Custer, who. with Nathan C. Nelson and Severin H. Schurger represented Hie local la ly. questioned her al length, as did the court, during the insanity hearing. liefore Judge (Turn T<> Pag- -■ Column ' ■— ■— - X - * -- ■■ ■

President Os Turkey Reveals Planned Use Os American Loan

(Editor's note — In the follow- ( Ing exclusive telegraphic interview president Gen. Ismet Inonu of Turkey discloses how Turkey will nee the 3100.000.00 n American loan. Inonu is rarely interviewed, and his statement Is particularly significant because it comes at the moment when the Greek Turkish aid bill Implementing President Truman', Mediterranean policy i, in the final stage of passage through congress.) By VIRGIL M. PINKLEY United Pres, vice president for Europe. (Copyright by United Press. 194.1 London. May 12 - (UP) - President Gen. Ismet Inonu of Turkey announced today that Turkeywilt nee the 1100.000.000 American loan for military purposes and will seek a loan from the International Bank for economic development inonu stated in a telegraphic interview that Turkey was unwilling to discus, granting any outside, power a base In the Dardanelle, or j any other question of Turkish tarritorial integrity or sovereignty. He also expressed Turkey', desire to strengthen Turkish cooper-j ■tion with Greece and cordial relatlon, with all countries of thej Arab league

Girl Dies In Futile Attempt At Rescue Boston. May 12 (UP) — Thlr-teen-year-old Joan Johnson was burned to death yesterday while atI tempting to save Joseph Garnett, one year, from a fire that destroyed ■a two-room apartment house. The girl ran into the flaming building when she heard the cries of the I child Firemen found her body in an upstairs hallway, the baby i clutched in her arms Alleged Wile Beater Again Escapes Jail Man Given Severe Warning By Judge Once again Donald Helninger. 29. of 329 Oak street, has escaped I a jail sentence after allegedly i "beating up" on his wife. Judge J Fred Frucbte in cir ; cult court here this morning i gave Helninger his freedom after i his wife. Mildred Irene, for the ' second lime refused to press i charges against him an I refused , Io testify against him. "He is a good provider and a ' g<MMI husband, except when he is ' drinking." she declared it: ap ■ pealing to the court for his free i dem. Regarding her child by a • former marriage, she told the court, "he loves it as if it ware 1-is own" Heininger's mother and brother from Fort Wayne ■ also appeared In his behalf Judge Frmhte declared that he gave Heininger his freedom with ■ a warning that the 3(Ulay Jail sentence, suspended when he was arrested a first time for a similar offense, still "hung over his head." ami warned him that any future trouble in the family would bring about an immediate revocation of the suspension. Heininger was first arrested . i by sheriff Herman Bowman last (Turn To Pl«- 5. Column O

Following are the eight quest lone J submitted to Inonu and his an swers: Question — can you say how you i would propose utilizing the money which tiie United State, propose, to advance, that kt. whether for economic or military develop inent,? Answer — The aid to be given by the United States will be used for military purposes. For the purpose of economic- development a loan will lie requested from the International Hauk for reconstruction and development. Question — The world noticed closely that Turkey left the onel»aty system and Introduced the j multi-party system. Are any further democratization program, planned at present and would you be aide ; to say what they are? Answer - The endeavors made lln Turkey to develop democratic . institutions and the democratic! 1 way of life are earnest and sincere. Great accomplishment, have alI ready been achieved. The demo--1 cratlc evolution will continue its course without interruption until ' It reaches its ideal form. Que,tion How do you envisage ithe future of the Dardanelles, and does Turkey propose to susmU to any future confeience any specific (Turn To Pag« 2. Column &)

Trunk Murderess Winnie Ruth Judd Is Recaptured Soon After Third Escape

Four Hoosiers Die In Plane Crashes Four Are Victims In Private Planes By United Press Nix persons died violent deaths l-i Indiana during the weekend, four of them victims of airplane crashes. State |M>lice listed the victim, as: Herbert Craig. 34, Price Hill. 0.. air crash. Gayle E. Tope, 24. Goshen, air crush. John Bill Smith, 21. Madison, air crash. Miss Fern Armand, 17. Canaan, air crash John W Reddell. 45. Knightstown. traffic. IlillM-ri Harris, 39, Indiunapo lis. drowning. Craig was killed when his plane crashed and burned as ho was taking off from the Rising Sun. Ind . airport. His sister Inlaw. Mrs. Harold Craig, was taken to a Cincinnati hospital where her Injuries wen- descrllred as critical Tope was kilb-1 Instantly al Goshen when his light monoplane stalled as he attempted a lund Ing. The plane in which Smith and Miss Atntand wr-re riding crashed two miles north of the Madison airport Witnesses said that engine trouble apparently developed after the takeoff The plane went into a spin, crashing on the James Maddox farm Efforts to recover the body of Harris, who drowned Salm lay night when a motorboat r-apsi, ed, proved futile after several hours of dragging While river Police salri two companions reached shore safely. Reddell was killer! ami J. It Hancork, also of Knightstown, was injured Saturday when their automobile collided with a truck on I'. N t't near Putnamville it W. Crandall. Ror-kimrt, 111, driver of the truck, was uninjured.

Actions Approved By County Council Funds Are Approved For Ditch Cleaning Various minor actions were tin animotiNly approved Saturday during Hie session of III" Adams county council. The council approved an appropriation of 33.000 to the county surveyor for ditch cleaning, which money will be returned to the general fund from assessments against land owners Assessments In Union township, where ditches have already been cleaned, are being paid in now. it was reported to the council The body also allowed the j»er diem payments allowed various county officials under the 1947 acts of the general assembly First action was taken by the council, when the meinbers approved by a 8-1 vote the additional appropriation of *1,809 sought in the salary of the county sihoid superintendent. Charles Jones cast the lone dissenting vote. The salary boost from 33.000 to 34.300 had been a legal contention here since last fall when the Incumbent superintendent. Lyman L. Hann, asked for the raise as provided by the township trustees. The council denied the appropriation and Mr. Hann started a mandamus action, which is still pending. 0 Stolen Automobile Recovered At Geneva A 1917 Studebaker, owned by Clyde M Wharton, of North Liberty, has been recovered at Geneva by marshal Harry Kainman and state policemen Walter Schindler and returned to ite owner. The car was stolen at South Bend early last Week An Ohio plate on the vehicle wii stolen at Celina. O Officer Schindler said an investigation Into the thef? was being continued.

Arab, Jewish Spokesmen In Biller Clash Clash Bitterly In United Nations On Palestine Problem Lake Suer-ess, N Y . May 12 — fUP) —Arab anil Jewish spoke, men < lasher) bitterly in United Nation, today with the Arabs threatening to walk out If Palestine dra-sn't get Independence and the Jews i barging that the independence issue was "loading the dice" against them Svrian delegate Faris El Khouri flatly told the general assembly's political committee that "the Syrian government is unable to acquiesce lit any other solution" except to Instruct tire UN Palestine commission to study immediate Independence. El-Khouri Irlasted Zionism as a "fatal dream" anti stormed that the Arabs will "never permit It to succeed " Jewish agency spokesman Mershe Nhertok. In a statement prepared for delivery to the political committee, sairl that for UN to include the imh pemh-nr rissue in its Palestine inquiry 1 "loads tire dice heavily against the Jews” Slrertok demanded Hliat I'N liar Great Britain from the Pai estino Inquiry <-oinml*lon nel admit an Arab state only if the Jew-, also are given representa Hon rm tire borly El Khouri's virtual ultimatum was hurled al the committershortly after Philippines di lt>gate Carlos Romulo and commit tee chairman Lester Pearson of Canala had complained tha7 press report* alrout I'N were playing up diaagreements instead of tire anticable way Hie mem I hers were agreeing on Hu- Pales line problem It was lire second time lire Arab stales hail put Hie special assembly on notice of their Intention not to cooperate in a decision they disapproved The first occasion was when they de nranded that the general assent lily Issue* a special Invitation to the Arab higher committee for | Palestine to State its view- Tin* assembly did. The Jewish agency combined its statement on Palestine with an attack on tire head of the i Arab commiltee. the grand mufti of Jerusalem, a* a man "directly involved during tin- war in the I Nazi polhy of the extermination! ot European Jews." — - <> — — — Geneva Man Dies At Lake Saturday Funeral Tuesday For Everett Smith Funeral service* will be held Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the Geneva Methodist < hurch for Everett Smith. 54. Geneva, clerk on the Pennsylvania railroad system, who fell from a boat at Sellers lake near Warsaw Saturday while fishing with his son. Hugh. Kosciusko county coroner Dr. Leslie l.aird returned a verdict of death from a heart attack because no water was found in the lungs. The body was removed within a half hour but efforts to revive Mr. Smith were futile The body was returned to Genej va to the Hardy and Hardy funeral home and later taken to the Smith home Surviving besides the son. Hugh, are another son. Robert, student at Ball State college; a daughter. Mrs. Howard Thrall. Union City; two brothers. Sidney. Sellers lake, and Orla Lagro, and five sisters. Mm. Elmer Risk. Columbia City; Mrs Sam Arnold. Fort Wayne. Mm. Mary Lighdle. Upland. Mr,. Burdette Blair. Lima. O. and Mr,. Ralph Thomas, Dayton. O. Mr. Smith was a native of Huntington county.

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Escaped Last Night From Arizona State Insane Hospital For Third Time Phoenix. Arlz. May 12—(UP) —Winnie Ruth Judd, trunk mur-di-ress who •-.-< u|h- I from the Arizona state hospital for the inMn;<- last night for the thinl time in eight year*, was recaptured* today. Winnie Rut It was cornered in an orange grove on the outskirts of Phoenix by a posse of eight sheriff's deputies. man's wherealmuts came from man'" whei-raboiit* came from person* living In the vicinity. When first seen, she was near an irrigation canal bank By the lime officers arrived on the scene she had disappears! in the orange grove. The deputies quickly surrounded the area and lu-gat- < losing i.t When tin- officers reached her she was n-porlol Io have gotta along quietly to a car which immediately lu-aded for I lie sheriff's office. Mr*. Judd, now 48 year* old, left the institution sometime be tween 9 ami 10 30 p. m How site got out of the building, where she was confined with other women patients. was not immediately explained Dr. John A lairaon. superintendent who spent the night hading the search for the missing woman, said two locked doom sup|M)"<-By stood between her and lilurty when she was last eeti bv an attendant aleuit It •'dock. An hour and a half later. lan son said, another patient called attention to the fact that Mrs Judd was not in her lied. Thattendant ininieiliately notifies the superintendent A hasty search of all parts of the hospital and hospital grounds failed to reveal any trace of Mrs. Jud I Police and the sheriff's office Were notified Sheriff's deputies head<*d hy Erl sei Sto< kton rushed to the hospital wiUi bloodhounds. The hunt continued till dawn. The dogs failed to pick up a trail. Deputy sheriff W T latfever. otic of those assigned to tie-e,a->e. said lie talked to Mrs Fav Harvey. Mrs Jud-I's guardian and that lie was told Mrs Judd was angered l>ecau*o she was prevented from taking care of ler mothei confined to 'lie same ' hospital with a broken hiThe murderess told friends who visited her i lint she had been nursing lire mother. Mrs. If. .1 M< Kiuell. and that sinhad been told she i-oitl I no long-' er do so "I'm going to leave.' she wm ' quoted as saying. Tile friends said they Just I Inughed They did not know I whether she had any money. ( They said if she dill, it was not I much Offßler, exprcsiu-d hope 'ha, ! daylight would help them re< apI ture the woman who shot an I I killed two former roommates, ' hacked their laxlie to pieces. ! packed them into two trunks and ' a hat box and shipped them to lais Angeles The victims were Agnes Anu Le Rol end Hedwig Samuelson. . who worked as nurses witli their : slaver Mrs. Judd was arrested I in lain Angeles when she atI templed to claim tin- luggage At her trial. Mr,. Judd's sole ' defense was Insanity. No satisfactory explanation was ever evolved a- to what prompted the I murder,. The death sentence was im- , posed only after several appeals I and reversal*. Mrs. Judd was saved from the gallows wlien a sr.nity hearing was granted and she was found mentally incom petent , Mrs Judd’s first es< ape was in i 1939. She fashioned a dummy and plated it in her bed, then . slipped away. The «ear< h ended I' when she walked into the hos- ,; pital six days later. , About six weeks later, she es- . caned and was found in the des- | ert near Duma, some 200 miles I from the hospital. Her husband. Dr W. C Judd, died In lam Angeles In 1948 He left her a small estate. A guard-’ - lan was appointed to administer It.