Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 45, Number 123, Decatur, Adams County, 24 May 1947 — Page 1

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Kristian Is New Ln Premier ■MacArthur Lauds Election Os First ■Christian Premier I May 24-(UP)-Tet.u W,’ n 3 Christian leader of the K. |xm...ratlc party, today ofKir became the first prime K-*-r under the new Japanese K|tuti<m «’ » precedent-setting Knony performed by hi* emEh.rt time later he called on J pouylaa MacArthur, who hailKatayama* election a* a sig Knt move toward the erection ■a •plrltual barrier against ■><!>-« I hat seek to rule by opKdoo K. new premier spent an hour K Ma, Arthur, but there wax ■ immediate announcement of K was discussed. It was pre K*d that some mention was K/„f the task ahead - the forK n o f a coalition cabinet comK of the Social Democrats. Kl.lberals. the Democrats, and ■ people" cooperative party. Ktayama received his official ■ointment from Emperor Hiro ■ today at a ceremony in the Krrial palace. Also present were kj outgoing premier. Shigeru ■bids, the speaker of the house Representatives. Komak ic h I ■suoka and the president of the K» of councillors, Tsuneo K*udaira. KarArthnr. in a statement is- ■ soon after Katayama s elec- ■ by the Diet. said the choice Khasired the "middle-of the-road K*" of Japan's internal poliK H* termed the spiritual im Ktions of the election possibly Re significant than the political ■wt*. Kor the first time in history," ■mM. "Japan is led by a ChrisKi "ho throughout his life has K a member of the PresbyRm church. Kt reflects the complete religK tolerance which now domlK* the Japanese mind and the I iplete religious freedom whic h I it* throughout this land." I bcArthur called it significant I n the broad international view I it that Japan. China and the I lippines have at the head of I ir government ‘men who etny> the Christian faith." Rmralissimo Chiang Kai-Shek ■ China and president Manuel Ka> ot the Philippines Republic ■h are Christians. Vi' bespeaks the steady advance ■this sacred concept, establishes K clarity and conviction that ■ Psopies of the east and west ■ bad common agreement in the ■rituallty of the human mind. ■ offers hope for the ultimate ■rtion of an invincible spiritual ■tier against infiltration of ■•iogies which seek by supprex- ■> the way to power and ad Rfest," MacArthur said. yitayama replied with a state- ■ 'Turn T~ Cage « Column «) ■ — Pdiana Business pdex Shows Drop ■oomlngton. Ind, May 24 —(UP) ■”" rk stoppage and a decline in ■* voiume of new building were ■ factors blamed for a four- ■*” drop in the Indiana business ■**’ during April. |P* Indiana 'diversity bureau of research said building consward, were t ower than In K' 1 ' Coal production fell off. a.'° Ilm ” ,o * t during the memK holiday after the Centralia, ■- (0 »l mine disaster. • rwlthy Dayton Man r Shot To Death 0.. May 24-(UP)— ■"*»« K. Zavafcos. 59, Dayton C** a,l *y owner and wealthy K ” u,e oper,,or - shot to K «rly today in front of his ■ 7*’ *" he stepped from his car. ■t;/'"* M j <l felghbora heard a K ** ,or help and two shots. wand of a car being driven K..' * ,t Zavakos was found K, Ju,t • ,ew feet from KJ| *■ *agon he had Just ■Y™- shortly before 1 a. m. ■«i» * discarded robbery as a Kim*. - r fln ding more than ■ 1B w » pockets. ICk w ««ther I teres U - y cooler with scat- ■ r «i" Muth portion. I ,Z’’ nlßht Bunday with B teu,* showers central and I*** Hrtlona. K

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Memorial Speaker Wt Sr Members of the American I region and Veterans of Foreign Wars will Join ranks Sunday morning at 9:30 o'clock to attend their annual memorial service, to be held this year at the First Christian church. The Rev. E E. Isenhower. pastor of the church, will deliver the sermon on "Living Memorials That Live." Several rows of seals in the church will in. reserved for war veterans arrl the balance of the auditorium will lie open to the public. Tough Task Looms In Coal Negotiations Agreement Doubtful Before End Os June Washington, May 24.—(UP)— John L. Lewis and the soft coal operators today set themselves a record-breaking task of negotiating a new contract In 34 days. Their best previous performance was writing an agreement in 42 days in the war year of IMS with only scattered work stoppages. Failure to reach agreement in the 34 days between next Wed jiesday and June 30 would make a nationwide coal strike almost inevitable under the United Mine Workers’ long-established policy of "no contract, no work.” Lewis and the coal operators have met in informal sessions this week, but the actual drafting of the contract is not scheduled to begin until Wednesday. Senate and house conferees on the Taft-Hartley labor bills were doubtful that Lewis and the opera tors could reach a peaceful settlement by June 30. That is the day government authority to operate the mines ends. The conferees agreed that provisions permitting the government to prevent strikes by injunction should be available July 1 in case a coal strike begins on that day. Chairman Fred A. Hartley, Jr., R., N. J. of the house conferees said congress wanted this emergency machinery ready before the coal strike deadline. The coal mines appeared almost certain to be idle the first week of July to permit the miners to take the annual vacation granted under government s contract with Lewis. The holiday period begins (Turn To Page 4 Column «) o State Auditor Is Praised For Stand Burch's Refusal To Issue Pay Praised Indianapolis. May 24-(UP)— Republican state auditor A. V. Rurch was praised today by the Democrats for his "courage" in refusing to issue pay checks to five state legislators who hold other state Job State Democratic chairman Pleas E. Greenlee said Burch was to be “commended” for "supporting a constitutional provision designed to torestall a vicious practice.” Rurch upheld the checks of state Sen. Clyde R. Black. R. Logansport, and four Republican members of the house of repre aentatives who served in the 1947 legislature and then returned to other state Jobs they held before the session began. He said state law prohibited one person holding two lucrative state positions. Greenlee’s comment followed an official opinion by state attorney general Cleon H Foust late yes terday which challenged Burch' right to bold back the checks of Glenn R. Blanker. R. Monticello, and Black. Foust said Slenker quit his legislative seat apd thereVTura To Psge • Column 6)

May's Trial To Resume Monday After Recess To Reach Climax In Cross-Examination From Government Washington. May 24 — (UP)— The war fraud and bribery trial of former congrmsman Andrew J. May reaches Its climax next week when the Kentuckian undergoes cross • examination by a government prosecutor on his wartime dealings with the Garsson munitions combine. I«egal observers believe May's fate depends more on the outcome of his bout with prosecutor WilRlam A. Paisley than on all the testimony that has gone Into the record In the five weeks of the trial. Aware of the importance of the cross - examination. May said he would rest today and tomorrow preparatory to continuing hie testimony. The trial will resume In federal court Monday after a weekend recess. May is accused specifically of selling his Influence as chairman of the house military affairs committee for some 353,000 He is on trial with the Garwson Brothers. Murray and Henry, for whom lie allegedly got fat war contracts and other favors from war department officials. Paisley began his cross-examina-tion late yesterday. As soon as the prosecutor stood up. May seemed to sense an impending duel. Though fatigued after a week on the witness stand, he sat up in his chair and watched intently as the prosecutor approached. “Was It In June. 1946. you first heard that the Mead committee was investigating the Garsson*?" Paisley asked. May said he thought it wax June, but he "might be mistaken." The government contends that May and the Ganwons found out about the investigation as early as 1945 and ' got rid of the Cumberland Lumber Co. which allegedly was used to i cloak the money May received from the combine. In his early cross-examination. Paisley also brought out that: 1. Immediately after depositing an 31.950 Garsson checg in bls personal account at the First N'-tlenal (Turn To Psge < Column ») 0 Boy Scout Camporee Opens This Morning I Adams County Boys In Annual Camporee Boy Scouts from Decatur, Monroe and Berne troops flocked to Shroyer lake near here at an early hour this morning and began to , set up camp for the annual Adams I county Hoy Scout camporee. , Throughout the day and this j evening the Scouts will undergo a series of tests in cooking and other campsite work and inspections before holding a campfire session this evening after dark. Sunday morning, they will again hold a cookcraft session after reveille and then attend church services at the Trinity Evangelical United Brethren church on Ninth street, where the Rev. Charles White will deliver the sermon. The boys will return to camp after the services. A carry-in dinner Will be held at noon with parents and families of the Scouts ' invited to attend. Sunday afternoon after camp Is broken a court of awards will be held and merit badges will lie given winners of the various 1 honors at the camp. 1 George Bair is general chairman of the camporee. having been named to that position by county Rcout commissioner Sylvester Everhart. Gerald Elaey of Berne is serving as campmaster. 0 Columbia City Girl Killed In Accident ' - . Columbia City. Ind . May 24 — (UP)— Miss Natalie J. Steup. 17. 1 Columbia City, was killed and four young companions injured late last night when their automobile hit a 1 bridge and railed down a bank Into a creek bed. The injured, taken to Memorial Clinic hospital, were driver Wil- ’ bur Moore, Wilbur Waterson. Har old Wheeler and Mias Ado Keiser. ' They told police they were driving home after attending a movie at ' Larwill-

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Marzani Convicted By Jury SEATED ON STEPS of Washington. D. C. federal court. Carl Aldo Marxani (right) and his attorney. Charles Ford, awaited jury verdict on charge that he conceaie-l communist activity while employed by state department during the war. He faces maximum sentence of ID) years In prison and 3110.000 fine.

Question Suspect In Disappearance Salesman Questioned In Girl's Kidnaping Viroqua, Win., May 24—(UP)— A traveling salesman, arrested on a charge of contributing to th«* delinquency of a nlne year old girl, was questioned today as a suspect In the "kidnap" disappearance of eight-year-old Georgia Jean Weckler. He was Warren Eliseuson, 31 and married, a wax product salesman from Winona, Minn, whose route extends from Minnesota southward through western lowa and northern Wisconsin. Sheriff Morris Moon said that Eliseuson denied that he attempted to abduct nine year-oid Phyllis Staley, at Hillsboro. Wis., yesterday and had "clammed up fast" when questioned about the disappearance of the Weckler girl from her farm near Ft. Atkinson. Wis., May 1. Moon said Eliseuson's automobile was the samie type as that reported seen in the vicinity of the Weckler farm the day Georgia Jean disappeared. He said Eliseuson was arrested at Wonewoc, after the Staley girl reported to Hillsboro authorities that Eliseuson ordered her to get into his automobile. Eliseuson told authorities he only wanted to get road directions from her. The sheriff said Eliseuson was familiar with the area. The Staley girl and two other fifth grade pupils were enroute to school in the early afternoon, she said, when Eliseuson stopped his car and told the others to go on. She said he opened tbe door of the automobile and told her to get in because “I want to show you something ” (Turn T<* Page .I, Column X) _____ o — Observe Poppy Day In Decatur Today Sale Conducted By a Both Legion, VFW Today In Decatur—as in most other cities of the nation—Poppy Day was observed. Hundreds of the little red flowers made in veterans' hospitals by disabled heroes of both World Wars were In evidence here. The number here today was greater than in former years since two organizations were distributing the little paper flowers. Members of the auxiliary of Am*ican I-egion post 43 and of the auxiliary of Limberlost post 6236. Veterans of Foreign Wars, were canvsssing the city, giving awsy the flowers for cash donations. While tbe flowers of the two groups varied a little, tbe campaign was being conducted Jointly and ail money derived from the sale of the flowers is given to the same group -the disabled vaterans and their dependents. Members of the organizations solicited factory workers yesterday since most ot them will be away from their Jobs today.

Bible School Opens Here Monday Morning The Decatur dally vacation Bible school, sponsored by tbe ministerial aexociation. will upen Munday morning at 8:15 o’clock at (he Lincoln school, with Mrs. Russell Owens as dean. Tbe school will lie held five mornings weekly from 8:15 to 11 o'clock, closing on Friday. June 6. Enrollment for all children, aged four to 15 years, will lie held at the school Monday. 0 Marshall To Name Greek Relief Head Report Several Turn Down Offer Os Post Washington. May 24—(UP)— The Job of finding an administrator for the Greek aid program has been tossed in the lap of secretary of state George C. Marshall, authoritative source* disclosed today Weeks of effort on the part of the administration have failed to produce a chief for the mission for which congress has set aside 3300.000.000 High-ranking government official*. familiar with nearly a dozen futile attempt* to Interest someone in taking the Job. revealed that President Truman now has ttrrned the selection over to Marshall himself. For the past month, the search for a suitable administrator has been carried on by White House aides, lower state department officials and Democratic party stalwarts. Among those said to have turned down the assignment are Paul G. Hoffman of the Studebaker Corp., William H- Harrison of the American Telephone i Telegraph Co., and Philip D. Reed of General Electric Co. Mark F. Ethridge, Louisville, Ky.. publisher ami U. S. representative on the United Nations commission Investigating Greek liorder incident*, wa* the admlniatrat!w<*« fl"»t choice. Hl* name was dropped when some key Republican congressional leader* Indicated they would fight hi* •election. Paul R. Porter, former OPA chief and head of a »pecial economic mission to Greece, w®« counted out for similar reason*. Meanwhile, the state department whipped into final shape two draft agreements with Greece and Turkey providing rigid safeguards for Implementation of the 3400.<MX).0n0 (Turn To Page 6. poiumn 7) Sentence Woman For Part In Theft Ring Indianapolis, .May 24 —(UP) — An attraclive 22-year-old woman was under senience lo serve 18 months in prison today for alleged participation in a Detroit, Mich, automobile fraud ring. .Mra. Ha nd r a Delures Gaul pleaded guilty to a charge of transporting a stolen car across a atate line Federal Judge Roliert C. Haltzel) imposed sentence. Authorities said Mrs. Gaul was a member of a ring which sold used autos In Indiana and then took them away from buyers, telling them the cars were stuUa.

Russia Fights Free Flow Os World's News East, West Split Along Usual Lines On Press Freedom Lake Success. N. Y.. .Jay 24 — (UP) — Lines for an east west fight over glottal freedom of information were drawn clearly In the United Nations today, although the showdown wax nonths away. The pattern of Soviet resistance to western ideas for in- < reusing the flow of Information through the world was set in the UN sub-committee on freedom of information, which was preparing the agenda for the long-plan-ned world conference on news freedom. The parley will not be held until spring in Europe, but the struggle began yesterday when the commission, overriding Soviet objections at almost every turn, recommender) alsdltion of peacetime censorship. prohibition of arbitrary expulsion of news correspondents and elimination of financial restrictions and combines which impede the free flow of information. Technically the subcommittee wax Just mapping the agenda for the press freedoms conference, but actually, ax dark-haired J M. latmakin of the Soviet Union repeatedly pointed out. delegates dug deeply into "the substance" of a question rooted In Ideological difference The 10 committee members sat as individuals rather than ax official government represents t’.ves, but Lomakin. Soviet consul general in New York and formerly a New York editor for Tass, indicated he considered himself an official Russian delegate. In a series of 9-to-l votes. Lomakin lost on attempt* to strike from the proposed agenda the discussion of censorship, regulations against arbitrary expulsion of correspondents, elimination against discriminatory taxes on news-gathering activities. ano pronwtion of cheap press rate* for news transmission He fought vainly against a proposal that world supplies of physical facilities, such ax newsprint and radio equipment, be increased. The Russian Joined the other nine representatives In approving discussion of non-dlNcrlmina tory transmission rates and reduction of tariffs on equipment needed for dissiminatlon oi news. - — Germans Made Blood Plasma From Slone Thousands Os Lives Saved During War Edgewood Arsenal. Md.. May 24— (UP) — German scientists made synthetic blood plasma out of stone during World War II and used it to save thousands of Pvex. army chemical corps officers revealed today. The Germans produced a drug called periston from acetaline. which in turn wax produced by them from limestone and coke They used this drug ax a substitute for blood plasma in the treatment of shock and wounds, and in transfusions. They told American chemical officers it was used 300.IMW* times on alwrnt 4u.000 patients. The chemical is a yellow solid which is dissolved in a solution and Inserted into the veins of the patient. Blood plasma was produced in this country during the war from whole .blood gathered tediously through the sacrifices of millions of American donors One scientist said it wax all the more amaxing becauau there is no similarity between the structure of a molecule of periston and one of human blnod The chemical officers said samples of periston have Iteen brought to the United States together with the formula. They have been turned over to American manufacturers for possible use In thia country. More than a dozen other start* ling medk-al discoveries hy German scientists have Iteen made available to Amrrfcau pharma ctuu through the deportment of conunerco. , ,

President Reports Mother Unchanged No Overnight Change In Grave Condition Grandview. Mo., May 24 — (UP) — President Truman said today there had been no overnight change in the grave condition of his critically ill 94-year-old mother. "She had a fairly good night.” the [resident added Accompanied by his wife and daughter Margaret. .Mr. Truman left the Muehlebacli hotel to resume his bedside vigil at 3:40 a m ('ST L'-aving the hotel .Mr. Trumanpaused to buy “buddy poppies" ftom eight school girls representing Kansas City veterans of Foreign Wars post No. IX. To each he gave an autographed dollar bill. His own bills finally exhausted, he borrowed the eighth dollar from Mrs. Truman. The president put one poppy In his lapel, then returned the other seven to be sold again. It was raining dismally ax the first family entered their car for the ride to Grandview. Earlier Mr. Truman passed up his morning walk because of the recur rent downpour. "There has been no change." Mr. Truman told reporters. "She had a- fairly good night." The president, up at 5 a. m., had talked by telephone with bis slater. Miss Mary Jane Truman. Mrs. Martha E. Truman, 94-year-old mother of the president, lay in an oscillating bed. sleeping most of the time but resting fairly comfortably ax a staff of doctors, plus members of the family sought to rally her sagging strength. The latest word from President Truman wax that she was "a little weaker" Subsequent reports during the night from .the White House staff wax that her condition was unchanged When the president came Into his temporary headquarters in Kansas City last night he told reporters, "she wax resting well when I left and that lx shout all I can say." He looked tired and deprexexd ax he has for the week he has been spending at the bedside of Mother Truman So grave wax her condition that stepx were taken last night to prevent train* with h pass altout a half block from her college from blowing their whistles near the house A watchman wax asrisned to the crossing nearest the house where usually trains moving on the St. Louis and Han Francisco tracks blast warning* to motor (Turn To Page 1. Colunin S> Rev. Feller To Attend I Rotary International The Rev. and Mrs William C Feller and son Ronald will leave Sunday for Han Francisco. Calif , where Rev Feller will attend the convention of Rotary International as delegate of the Decatur club. The convention dates are June 8 to 12 Rev Feller i» piesident-elect of the local club. The Fellers are motoring to the 1 west coast. They will visit in Oregon and Washington slates and go ax far south a* Los Angeles, and intend to he gone nearly six weeks. - - o Hartford Schools Lead Attendance I Final School Year Report Announced Hartford township led all grade schools with 96 7 and all high ' schools In the county with 96 9 percent during the last attendance petiod. according t" a report released by Melvin Mallonee. county attendance officer. Wahaah township was second in the grade school classification with 96.5, followed by French. St. Mary's and Jefferson townships In that ' order, his report shows. In the high school groupings. Kirkland township wae second with 96 4. followed by Monmouth. Monroe and Pleasant Mills in the order The total attendance percentage ’ in the grades was 95.8 and in the high schools 95 2. His report shows a total enrollment In the county schools of 2.533 of which 683 were in the high ■ schools and 1.950 in the grades There were 3.209 days absence against 63.844 days attendance The report shows that of tbe absentee figure. 3.295 days were due to sickness. _ I

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House Group To, Study Foreign Relief Plans i Continuous Study A Os Activities Os State Department • Washington. May 24—(UP)— The house foreign affairs committee was revealed today to he making plan* for continuous scrutiny of all state department art I vlte*. particularly the various foreign relief programs. A committee m< ml>er. who asked that bls name be withheld. said a special sulw-ommitteo will be set up to do the Job. When congress Is In recess, he said, the xulM-ommittee probably will go abroad to visit the various countries benefitting from American relief, The proposad subcommittee, he said, would »»<• for Itself how foreign relief funds were spent Member* of the sulwommitiee a> so would Investigate whether th* relief xuppliex were reaching the newly without regard to their political affiliations, and whether the recipients clearly underxtixxl that the U. H. wax the donor. Other congressional developments: l-almr Senate lalmr conferees appeared to have made all the compromises they are going to in their efforts to reach agreement with a house group on lalutr legislation They gave In on two points: one outlawing strikes of federal government employes, and the other banning union contributions for political purposes. But chairman Robert A. Taft. I! . 0.. of the senate conferees said that from now on. his group would have to Insist on house acceptance of the senate's position. He said four or five major issues still remain unsettled In >ommlitee meetings Appropriations — Secretary of agriculture Clinton P Anderson urged congress to repudiate what he called the "false economy" of the house appropriation* committee. The committee lopped 32 percent from the agriculture department's budget. Anderson said the cut hits squarely at the Interests of the farmer and contradicts congress' promises to farm groups Taxes Republicans in the senate are said to have given up plans for reporting a legislative budget They were underxto«Ml to feel that agreement on a legislative budget now would onlv cloud the Issue of Income tax i eductions. l>emo<rats want to delay nenate action on the GOP income lax bill until a confer«nee committee agree* on th*’ legislative budget The delaying motion comes up for a vote Monday, and Republicans ar>lonfldent they can defeat it. Wool — Senate acceptance of the controversial house approved wool price blit was predicted hy several senators Their forecasts came amid charges that the bill would wreck the administration's reciprocal trails pro gram Sen Edward V. Robertson. R.. Wyo, expressed hope the upper chamber would loready to act next week. The house bill provides a new price support program for wool, designed to prevent losses to domestic wool growers RFC—Hen Charles W. Tol*ey. R, N. H, wound up hearings in Ms reconstruction finance corporation inquiry amid sign* he (Torn To Page 5. Column T) . -.■•— o * - •—* Three Decatur Boys Held For Throwing Rock Through Cab Three boys, aged seven to nine, threw a rock through the cab of a speeding Erie freight train Friday, injuring the engineer, according to an Investigation made by police chief Ed Miller. The ruck broke the glass in tbe cab of the engine and the engineer, whose Identity wae not learned, wax believed to he only slightly hurt He stopped the train and informed another railroad worker in 'the water tower ot the incident. Chief Miller said today that he would confer with prosecutor Mylea F Parrish regarding criminal prose*at lon of the trio, whose identity he learned after an investigation. Courthouse officials eaid today that someone had broken a glass panel in the door to the men's rest room in tbe building in an *ppa r «»t nttempt to enter the room al nighr, «U)e it Vdf cloged. %