Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 45, Number 281, Decatur, Adams County, 29 November 1947 — Page 1

tOMMUNIST - LED STRIKES PERIL FRANCE

he Probe Mlleged border Le Amishman L Questioning LSeveral Hours L Herman Howman stated he would continue his Con into the 12-year-old Carrier of James Mullen Fh eccentric recluse of Ltariff made the statement |L s in<z from custody late I' a 47-year-old AmishK ter L. Schwartz, father of L en who had been ques[concerning the mysterious ■gs the aged man. I ; who had been sought Ljer members of the Amish [jeclared he had said on L occasions “I can’t sleep I killed Jim Mullen,” was L for hours yesterday. Lrtz. who lives near Berne Lie sandpit in which MulLy was found in February, L questioned for several [by sheriff Bowman and I policeman Walter SchinflL« was then voluntarily Lto the county jail for furLestioning by the two poLicials and prosecutor Ls Parrish. L members of the Amish [including the four persons Lliegedly heard Schwartz I the self-indicting remark, Le to the jail for questionL steadfastly maintained hpect had made the statehat he couldn't “sleep since L Jim Mullen.” but added, taht have been joking.” Letous discrepancies were lin Schwartz’ story, but ■ Bowman said that there Wicient evidence to war■bolding him at this time. Wirtz admitted being into "in woman trouble” on one ■i. but declared that the r was “settled" between »t? of the Amish faith and lifter repenting he had been nd in the church. The occurring several years ns not brought to the at■of the authorities, he said, ■ tenets of their religion I such a recourse. jfrartz said that Mullen had lit his house “off and on” Jtait six years, but denied lilting trouble with him. fehitn or hororwing money nu. S admitted some suspicion m upon him at the time of F* death, declaring that phermember of the Amish P*d “tipped off” authorities Rhe (Schwartz) “was the I** who could benefit by P death.” Rd! denied any knowledge ’’hereabouts of some S7OO, I Mullen reportedly had at of his death. He also J knowledge of the whereH Mullen's shoes. The r T " P * gp S Ontnmn Extended pheran Church assembly of the ’‘fan church extended Way night to the Rev. •Schmidt to become pas- • local church. Rev. as been serving for 4S Lutheran service « tor at ® an Diego, Calif.. , s honsored by the Lutherand navy commission. , ’erving army and navy also de cided to * owing of the film, linv i’ed p? * hich the puh ’ ' htted Chlll ' c h officers wib . a the annual meeting , weather lL Clo “ <!y Saturday, ex . , c e 7' es near Lake bZ 11l ' ear, "9 and colder 1 »ot qu| t , Bunday doudy i **of»nr ’° C ° ,d W,th 1 Ww |„ w nort * l and rain ; south. ;

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT

Honor Guest A. N. Hilton

Honor A. N. Hilton At Dinner Tonight Red Men To Honor Local Man Tonight Representatives from all northern Indiana tribes of the Improved Order of Red Men will attend a dinner and reception in Decatur tonight at 6:30 o’clock with Pacotaligo tribe No. 203 of Decatur as host for the newly elected Indiana junior sagamore, A. N. Hilton of the local lodge. Hilton is the first member of the Decatur lodge to be elevated to the high state office and a number of distinguished members of the order will attend tonight’s festivities, which will finish with a dance for all guests. The program following the dinner is as follows. Invocation — B. F. Breiner. Welcome—Mayor John Stults. Response—Burton Davis, great sachem. Entertainment —Carl Roberts. Red Men —Ed Harding, keeper of the records. Entertainment—Grub family, Gas City. Introductions of distinguished guests. Reading—Bonnie Lou Kreigh. Benediction—B. F. Breiner. Dance. 0 Auburn Youth Dies Os Hunting Wound Auburn, Ind., Nov. 29 — (UP) — A 15-year-old boy died today of a wound received on Thanksgiving day when his older brother accidentally shot him while the two hunted rabbits. Gerald Bucks of Waterloo, Ind., died at an Auburn hospital shortly after midnight. He was shot in the back of the head when a gun carried by his brother, Leo, discharged. The boys were sons of Mr. and Mrs. Leo Bucks. They were hunting in a swamp near their farm home when Leo, Jr., raised the gun to fire at a rabbit and it discharged prematurely. 0 Auction School To Open Here Monday Students Arriving For School Opening Scores of prospective students of the Reppert School of Auctioneering converged upon Decatur today in anticipation of the opening of the new term Monday morning. License plates from numerous states of the union were discern able as students drove their autos through downtown Decatur to the school offices, Madison and Second streets. Miss Eleanor Reppert, school director, said late this morning that no enrollment figures were available at that time and that many more students are expected to arrive over the weekend. The first class will be held Monday morning, under the tutelage o’s a veteran corps of instructors. Nightly auction sales will begin some time next week at a site to be announced later. This is to be the 53rd semiannual term of the nationally known school, founded in 1921 by the late Col. Fred Reppert. Except for one year wfren three classes were held, the school holds two terms yearly.

Italy General Strike Called Off By Reds Italy Communists End Strike, Give Up Building Hold Milan, Nov. 29—(UP)—The partisans surrendered the federal building today after holding it for 16 hours and the Communists ordered an end to a general strike but promised a “suitable” substitute. The occupation — the greatest „ threat to governmental authority since the overthrow of the Mussolini dregime—ended at 5 a.m. (11 p.m„ Friday, EST) when Gian Carlo Pajetta, Communist central committeeman, walked into the courtyard and told 500 partisans to go home. A freezing rain pounded on the flagstones and the partisans, many of whom had been standing out in it, cheered loudly. Ten thousand - partisans marched on the federal 1 building (prefecture) yesterday but - only 500 remained through the - night. Pajetta told them that the “work--5 ers” were united in their fight 1 against “the party of the United f Stales,” a probable reference to the Christian Democrats. The Communists had called a 1 general strike in Milan along with seizure of the federal building and f radio station and had beaten 'up shopkeepers and restaurant owners 1 who did not close their establishments. Pajetta told the partisans the strike was suspended, pending a decision on a “suitable” substitute. Milan was filled with sharpshooting Bersaglieri (troops) the government had ordered in to relnr force the police. Premier Alcide j De Gasperi in Rome had ordered the military to “take control” if necessary but generals on the [ /’Tll r n 'T'n ", r*nln»wn A) o William Sluckey ’ Dies This Morning Funeral Services ‘ Monday Afternoon ’ William Stuckey. 56. well known Monroe resident, died at 7:15 o’clock this morning at the ’ Adams county memorial hospital. f He had been ill for a year with ' uremia but bedfast only two days, when he was brought to the hospital. ! Mr. Stuckey had been a mem- . her of the Monroe town board for ' ( the past four years, and was rel elected to his second four-year term in the November 4 election. He had served as chief of the Monroe volunteer fire department for 20 years, and in 1945-46 was president of the Indiana volunteer and industrial firemen’s association. He was employed as a leather cutter for the Schafer company of this city for 15 years until forced to retire because of ill health. He was born in French town--1 ship Sept. 1. 1891, a son of Nich- ' olas and Elizabeth AugsburgerStuckey, and was married to Lillie ' Biberstein March 7, 1912. He was a member of the Monroe Methodist church. ’ Surviving in addition to the wife are two sons, Elmo E. and W. R. Stuckey, both of Monroe; three grandchildren: one brother. Levi of Berne, and four sisters. Miss Rufina Stuckey of Berne, Mrs. John Barkman of Dinuba, Calif., Mrs. Amos Moser of Berne, and Mrs. Rolla Elzey of Smyrna Beach. Fla. One brother and one sister preceded him in death. Funeral services will be held at 2 p. m. Monday at the Monroe Methodist church, with the Rev. W. L. Hall, pastor, assisted bv the Rev. N. J. Schmucker of Berne, officiating. Burial will be in the MRE cemetery. The bodv will be removed from the Yager funeral home to the residence in Monroe, where friends may call after 2 p. m. Sunday.

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Decatur, Indiana, Saturday, November 29, 1947

Old And New French Premiers

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WITH THEIR NATION slowly strangling in the grip of spreading strikes,, Paul Ramadier (right) who resigned as premier, chats with his successor. Robert Schuman at the first meeting of the new French cabinet at the Hotel Matignon in Paris. Schuman has appealed to all Frenchmen to return to their jobs.

Sen. Taft Opposes Marshall Aid Plan To Fight President On Foreign Policies Washington, Nov. 29. — (UP)— Sen. Robert A. Taft, R., 0., longstanding foe of President Truman's domestic policies, served potice i today that from now on he will fight the administration on foreign policy issues as well. Though he agreed to go along on the stop-gap foreign aid program, Taft made it plain that he would oppose the long-range Marshall plan—at least in its present form. And he reaffirmed his militant opposition to many of the planks in Mr. Truman’s anti-inflation platform. On foreign policy, the chairman of the senate Republican steering committee charged bluntly that the administration’s program for aid to Europe would “completely wreck the United States.” Taft took issue with the administration on several major points of the $20,000,000,090 Marshall plan. On the anti-inflation plan, he announced that he would favor granting allocation powers which the President has asked only if specific restrictions on their use are written into the law. He said any broad grant of authority would inevitably be “stretched” by the administration. Other congressional developments : Prices—Sen. Joseph R. McCarthy, R„ Wis., charged that the army bought large quantities of sugar at needlessly high prices shortly before sugar controls expired last month. He said the sugar-buying appeared to be "a deliberate administration attempt to force prices up to make them a political issue.” He urged that congress investigate the situation. Meyers—The senate armed services committee plans to study the military retirement system to see whether congress should enact new legislation. Committee chairman Chan Gurney, R., S. D., said he wanted to get “all the facts on (Tirn Tn Papp 5. Pnlumn

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Public Transport Is Tied Up At Canton Canton, 0., Nov. 29 —(UP) — A city-wide strike of bus drivers and garagemen began at 6 a.m. today, virtually ending public transportation in this city of 140,000. The local bus drivers union (AFL) voted for the strike at a mass meeting early today after all runs were completed. The conjpany. , the Canton Bus Lines, offered a a last-minute wag,e raise cents t an hour but the union stuck to its } original demand for 33 cents an hour more. 0 ■ Army Plane Carrying 21 Reported Missing 1 Fear Plane Down In 1 German Territory ’ Frankfurt. Nov. 29—(UP)—The * United States air force announcc ed today that an army C-47 carry- } ing 17 passengers and four crew-, 1 men was missing on a flight from 1 Italy, and might be down somewhere in Germany. Radioed distress calls were heard at Munich and Bremen last I ' night, giving rise to belief that the transport might be down in Germany. r American planes were shuttling through the skies along the route of the missing transport in search of it or some sign of its fate. The C-47 left Pisa, Italy, at 12:37 p. m. (6:37 a. m. EST) yes- , terday. It was due at the Rheinj Main air base outside Frankfurt I at 5:30 p. m. A radioman at Munich heard a > plane trying urgently to make i contact with the Rhein-Main field, t one of the busiest air bases in t Europe. t Bad weather impeded the search Fog and mist hung over much of ■ the area in which the plane might s have gone down. One airman s who went out from Munich said r the search was like “looking for 1 a needle in a steaming haystack.” ! Identification of those aboard 1 the plane was withheld for the time being.

New French Premier Asks Drastic Powers To Break Communist-Led Strikes

Union Services To Close Here Sunday Service Tonight For City's Young People Tonight Time: 7:30 o’clock. Place: Zion Evangelical and Reformed church. Presiding: Rev. D. R. McCurdy and Rev. J. W. McPheeters, Jr. Sermon: Special youth night address by Bishop G. D. Batdorf. Music: Prof. Paul Halladay. Sunday Night Time: 7:30 o’clock. Place: Zion Evangelical and Reformed church. Presiding: Dr. C. E. White and Dr. M. O. Lester. Music: Conducted by Prof. Halladay. Sermon: Closing sermon of week by Bishop Batdorf. Decatur’s young people will be honored guests at tonight’s spiritual emphasis week services at 7:30 o’clock at the Zion Evangelical and Reformed church and half of the seating capacity will be reserved for them. Bishop Grant , D. Batdorf will deliver a special youth address on “Moral Passion” and the young people will take part in the musical part of the night's , program. .The > Rev. Dwight R. McCurdy, pastor of the Church of God will preside, and Rev. J. W. McPheeters, Jr. pastor of the First Presbyterian church, will have charge of devotionals. “The Church Evangelistic” was the title of the Friday night address delivered to a small but enthusiastic audience at the First Methodist church by Bishop Batdorf. The scripture was taken from the fifteenth chapter of Luke. Folk songs and negro spirituals made up the half hour of singing by the congregation and choir, led by Prof. Paul Halladay, and while the attendance was just short of 200 people, the singing was the best of the week. (Turn To Pagp 5 Column 6) 0 AAA Commilleemen Elections Scheduled Elections Open In County Monday Night The annual election of township AAA committeemen and delegates to the county convention for the election of the county AAA committee will be held in Adams county during the next two weeks, according to an announcement by Winfred L. Gerke. chairman of the county committee. Mr. Gerke states that all persons participating in the 1947 AAA program are eligible to vote in their respective township election. These annual elections give farmers an opportunity to make their voice heard in the development and administration of farm programs, Mr. Gerke said. “And since every farmer has an interest in seeing that the national programs fit local needs, he should use this opportunity to select the men to administer this program in Adams county. To date, the following elections have been scheduled: Monday evening December 1, elections will be held for Blue Creek township at the Kimsey school, for Preble' township at the Preble School and for Root township at the Monmouth high school. Tuesday evening, December 2, elections will be held for Hartford township at the Hartford high-school and for Kirkland township Wthe Kirkland high school. Thursday evening, December 4, elections will be held i for Washington township at the i (Turn To Page 5, Column 8)

Believe Chaos In France Is Russ-Inspired Secretary Marshall Considers French Situation Serious London. Nov. 29 —(UP) —Secretary of state George C. Marshall was represented today as believing the chaos in France was deliberately fomented by Russianinspired communists to wreck the solid western front opposing Russia on the German issues before the big four foreign ministers. Marshall, it was learned, considered the French situation “very dangerous" and feared it may destroy what little hope remained that the big four can get down to business on Germany. He was said to believe that the whole situation was stirred up to embarrass the admittedly weak French government. This embarrassment, he was said to believe, was calculated to break the American-British-French front against Russia on the German question and thus strike the first blows of sabotageat the Marshall plan. He alstf was understood to be i lieve that the greatest danger lay i in the possibility that the agitators won’t be able to stop when they want to. The critical situations in' France and Italy overshadow everything taking place at the conference here. As one de'egate put it: “we »are battling with words here. There the battle is 1 in the streets.” Nevertheless. the Americans 1 expected to spend until noon today analyzing the clever propa-1 ganda trap Russian foreign min-i ister Viacheslav M. Molotov set 1 yesterday when he accused the I western nations of plotting to set up a separate government for western Germany and giving only lip service to unity. American officials admitted it was a smart Russian propaganda maneuver and acknowledged thei Soviets would make the most of it in Germany — especially the refusal of the western powers to answer “yes” or “no” to the charge. 0 SIO,OOO Damages Is Asked In Suit Sues For Injuries In Auto Accident An amended complaint, asking Jlff.OOO damages for personal injuries, has been filed by Darrell Blowers in Adams circuit court before Judge Earl B. Adams. The suit filed as an outgrowth of an auto accident on “old highway 27” south of Decatur on February 7, 1947, names Fred and Roger Gerber, Paul and Jeanette Striker as defendants. Blowers charges that he was riding with Paul Striker when the crash occurred near the Pennsylvania railroad crossing. He avers that he asked Striker to stop when the collision was apparent but . that Striker failed and refused to do so. He avers that the Gerber auto, owned by Fred and driven by Roger, was going 60 miles per hour. The Striker auto is owned by Jeanette, the suit claims. Blower avers his head and face were cut and bruised, leaving a permanent four-inch scar, his back and legs cut and bruised. Nathan C. Nelson is plaintiff’s counsel.

Price Four Cents

Charges Foreigners Leading Disorders In France, Seeks Drastic Controls Paris, Nov. 29 -(UP) —Premier Robert Schuman asked an emergency session of the national assembly today for drastic powers to break the communist-led strikes driving France into chaos and charged that “more and more foreigners" were being found at. the bottom of the disorder. He warned shouting. deskpounding communist deputies: “We will show no pity toward these elements whom you communists send to France.” He did not identify the foreigners. but on Wednesday the government announced that it had deported 19 Russians for fomenting disorder and was expecting to make new arrests. Against shouting, booing and catcalls by communist deputies, Schuman Introduced bills providing: (1) temporarily increased powers for the police; (2) complete revision of the strike laws to make secret strike ballots, com pulsory. and (3) a crackdown on . saboteurs and those who impedeliberty to work. The laws he asked for were t« break strikes that had take-t more than 2.000,000 workers from their jobs, that were plunging the nation into growjng cold and hunger and lhat were breeding new sabotage and violence almost i every hour. L The military preparations the I Schuman government had made indicated it feared imminent civil • war. Schuman will speak to the s nation by radio at 8 p. m. (2 p.m , ' EST) and tell Frenchmen how he nroposes to end the strikes with the new powers he asked for. “Th« government undertakes to enforce measures for renression of acts of sabotage and for protection of workers.” Schuman | told the sparsely filled chamber. “The bills which have been introduced include complete revisi ion of our strike legislation to I increase penalties against pdw lof destruction and violence in time of strikes.” He already had called 80,000 more men from the reserves tn the colors, asked for and received a $168,000,000 military budget for December and undertook to purge the mi’itia of communists. There 1 were heavy military forces in Paris and two divisions of tanks were reported standing by at nearby Versailles. Schuman said he thanked in the name of the nation those workers who had shown the courage to resist the troublemakers and it was on their behalf that the government insisted that the anti-strike laws be passed and become effective immediately. Telephone and telegraph workers appeared to be ignoring a general strike order by the Postal Workers Federation. The federation had ordered them all to strike today, but they were at work this morning and communications in Paris and with the provinces seemed normal. Major ports have been shut down since early in the week by a dock workers’ strike. The food supply of Paris was expected to dwindle further as long distance truckers bucked icy. snow-cover-ed roads. A strike had stopped most of France’s trains.

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