Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 46, Number 137, Decatur, Adams County, 10 June 1948 — Page 1

No. 1.37.

IECRETARY OF LABOR DIES THIS HORNING

Kling GOP Litton To Kn Tonight JMLinr Jenner And ' Gates In For Power Jnn*> 10 (UP) — if. war*. the bat j bT r*>"‘T *>*• - .!• nn-r anil g»v»r IIK,, ■■ ■■ ■ ” ' Allh " r «“ JIK ;-j Miner were locked ■Ki, is-f « ming hours r ]r ,> ><..r>T convention ■K.* •'•■'• ’be party's nominate a man I ■•• •" ■■Lst- 'or governor last program were ex Kfffer to offer plenty ■K,,. - I.ohe strength IrK** ~L* " ffi< ** h " lfl ||S ■ ; • ■ ill' tonight aK.., Hemer delegates to '.ci n.i. convention will Seven delegates at JK-.-.e'inv 'he Indiana dele K >: named tomorrow floor. »,'e :ndi< a'ionx that the t»T«'ion might support . -.jtne «on' candidate on the first ballot x-i i« a low man on the ■ in the first ballot wax of conjecture. in to be a buay one in hotel, home of the OK Go? organization Candluntil 12 noon to post assessment fees Indi SK ■ would be candidates 4Kk 11 nominations on the t.-ket Delegates with bd until « p ni . CDT. to proxies the lineup of candidates known for more than 24 a sdvun e of voting for of public Instate■ww of the supreme and courts, two Judges of iTsra T» H«r» Three) ® 0 P Candidates |K*i?o.:. June 10 - (IP! - who paid their party by the 1 p m CDT and qualified to have Ktoi presented for nomi state offices at the ■hi state convention to \ V Burch. Ev |K*> Hoban Creighton, War Walter Heitnke. Fort William E Jenner, lied governor — line (incumbent). |B*”t>rt of state--Alfred and Thomas G Mac|K ««* auditor — Gilbert E Leroy Yoder L itn ■t" 41 * treasurer - H. Dale |» | M4John H Nigh. aM‘"wnev general — Grant ‘tut Heon H. Foust (iuV" of the supreme court. Mart J O'Malley IK* s*’ 5 *’ " f ,h * a PP*Hate court. Mt**' ~ Frank Hamilton of the appellate court. Harold R Achor c< *»«tHin and Paul A of the supreme and E Norris ■K' *' of public ■l "*n H. Watt (incum at-large ■u, *•> convention (7 to be K t , rh * r, “ A Halleck. Ceci M Har ■kT F - Willis H Clark ' r,P * h>rt ■hVn °**«* R Hill. KJ "Mtar. &rl w Mer Ko. " Morrt * Chranee w Kern and Ruth SMSTM..*“ e ' or ( * *° M ■ iso j? * ll1 ”' of Rockport u D *P**r ot WYanklin , h< ~* °- Robinson H ** ■ Harvey.

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bulletin Waahlngton, June 10—(UP) —Federal Judge T. Alan Geldsborough today issued a new order forbidding three railroad unions to strike. Senate Seeks To Speed Up Pending Bills Plan Final Action On Draft Measure; Speed Other Bills Washington. June 10 — (UP) — Republican senators said today they were more interested in panning bills than in setting a date for adjournment. The senate planned to complete action on the 10-through-25 draft bill late today and then get a batch of undisputed hills out of the- way It will meet two hours earlier than usual tomorrow to get started on the rest ot the program. The house debates a bill to admit 200.000 displaced persons from Europe. Chairman Eugene D. Millikia. R.. Colo., said after a conference of the Republican meniltership that a fixed date would raise "filibuster possibilities '■ He meant lha'. with a deadline set, a senator or a group of senators could kill a bill's chances by prolonging debate For that reason — despite the eagerness of the bouse GOP leadership to quit on June 19 the senate Republicans decided to set no adjournment date now. .Names — Republican congressmet) called President Truman some unfriendly names liecause he had railed them some unfri-ndly names Rep Cliff Clevenger. R . 0.. replied on the house floor to the president's statement that this GOP-controlled congress is the worst, or second worst, in history, lie called the president "high tax Harry." said he was ac:ing like a nasty little Gamin," and added that maybe there'll be "some congress-tanned jackass hide on the Christmas market come November." DP a— A bill to admit *OO.OO displaced persons into this country got over its first legislative hurdle in the house By voice the house ordered three hours of debate on the measure Honor — Harold E. Stassen asked the senate approbations committee to restore this country's "national honor" by putting back In the foreign recovery bill 12.160,000.000 chopped out by the house. Foreign trade — The senate probably will take up on Saturday a bill to continue the reciprocal trade agreement act. The act is scheduled to expire Saturday. The house has passed a two-year extender giving congress a liinl'ed veto on tariff cuts by the administration. Potatoes — The house agriculiTsrw T» I’nae Wevewk Decatur Man Found Guilty Os Larceny Arthur Smith Fined, Sentence Suspended Arthur Smith. 24. of near Dees tur, former filling station operator, was found guilty of grand lanreny In Allen circuit court Wed nesday afternoon and was fined SZtMZ and costs and given a sus pended sentence of from one to 10 years in the reformatory Smith's brother. Willard G. Smith, of near Warsaw, was found guilty of vehicle taking and was fined »100 and given a year's suspended sentence st the penal farm Arthur Smith was arrested sev oral weeks ago after he had alter •d a weight slip •"<> changed the number of cows sold to the Far men Commission Co. at Fort Wayne from one to 11 and received a check for fi.W’-W. Following his arrwt on the weight change charge. Smith and bls brother both confessed to a Mriee ot other thefts The vehicle *aking charge was an outcome of the two confessions WEATHER Partly cleody with • ,tw scattered shesrero er thunder ehewers north and central gertlsns tonight ond near the Ohio river Friday Not so eool tonight; cooler Friday.

Rocket Plane Is Faster Than Speed Os Sound Air Force's Rocket Plane Flies Faster Than Speed Os Sound Washington. June 10—(UP) — The air force's XB-1 rocket plane has flown "much faster than the speed of sound many timjs. - ' air secretary W. Stuart Symington announced today. The original Supersonic flight was made last October at the Muroc (Cal.) air force ba«e. Subsequent test flights ail have been made there. The speed of sound Is about 760 miles an hour nt »en level. Symington made the announcement at a press conference. Air experts called the Supersonic flight the greatest achievement in flight history since the Kitty Hawk. N. C.. flight of the Wright brot hers. Capt. Charles E. Yeager. 25-year-old air force ace, became the first human in history to fly faster than sound. Undoubtedly the plane was flying at a high altitude. The speed of sound decreases with Increased height. For example the speed of sound at 40.000 feet is 660 miles per hour. Symington said he could not reveal more about the flight because of national security. He <aid any detal's might give other nations the benefit of air force research. While Svmlngton did not claim any altitude or speed records, the rocket plane obviously shattered unofficially all existing world speed records. “The Information that the XS 1 has flown faster than the speed ot sound many times Is all the air force can release with regard tn the performance.'* Symington said The XS 1 is a small, straightwinged plane with a needle nose and a stubby, fat body. It is powered hy four rocket motors. Thia is the first rocket fighter of the air force. The air force thus confirmed an Aviation Week magazine statement that the flights were made over the air force desert flight test center at Muroc. Cal. It said the flights had been made since October. Avistion Week had said last Dec 21 that the XS 1 flew faster than sound at 35,0n0 feet, where <Tura Tn Pace seven) Five Youths Attend Hoosier Boys State To Leave Saturday For Indianapolis Five Adams county youths, four from Decatur and one from Berne, will leave Saturday for Indianapolis. where they will attend Boy's State at the Indiana School for the Deaf, sponsored annually by the American l-egion. Vernon Aurand. chairman of the local and district legion committees in charge of the event, announced today. ‘Donald Schmitt and Phillip Terveer will represent Adams Post 43; Byford Smith will represent the Decatur I Jons club, and Joseph IxHhe -will represent the Decatur Moose John Eichenberger of Beane will represent Berne legion post 468. The Adams county young men will leave Decatur early Saturday and join «<>»er district represents fives at Fort Wayne. They will proceed to Indianapolis in a special bus and will return the same way June 19 Chairman Aurand. Tillman Gehrig. James K Stalev, and Charles Morgan of the local poet accom pan led the five Adame county bovs to Fort Wayne Wednesday night, where they attended a district ’anquet given for all the fourth district Boys' State repre ser.tativeo by Legion post 67. A week's program, closing with the annual election of state offleers sad the serving of one day In the various state offices, is on tap tor the young men AU axpasses to the conference are paid by the sponsoring orgaaixatioos.

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Decatur, Indiana, Thursday, June 10,1948

Warns Against Relief Cuts MMMMBMr ■■MM

SEN. ARTHUR H. VANDENBERG (R -Mlch >. testifying before the Senate appropriations committee in Washington, warned the 2-bll-Hon dollar cut in the Marshall Plan flnant ial authorization for global recovery would "gut" the European recovery program.

Coal Owners Reject Lewis' Truce Offer Claim Lewis' Offer Clearly For Delay Washington. June S•—(UP) Soft coal producers todsy formally rejected John L. Lewis’ offer of a coal mine truce and countered with one of their own. The United Mine Workers president had offered to keep the mines in operation when the current agreement expire* June 3o on three conditions. These were that all new contract improvement* be made retroactive, that the operators put Into effect Immediately benefit payment* from the 1947 welfare fund, and that they permit termination of the extension on five day's notice. Operator spokesman Charles O'Neill said that this proposal "just meen* that If we give him his own way with the 1947 welfare fund he will permit the mines to work after July 6.’’ "Mr Lewis' action is clearly one of delay," O'Neill said. As he entered negotiations, O'Neill gave reporters a copy ot an operators' resolution for extension of the current contract. It provided for extension of the current agreement after the end of the miners' annual vacation on July 6. Any contract improvements would be retroactive but there was no commitment by the operators to start payments immediately from the 1947 welfare fund. The extension could be canceled by either party u|w>n five ) I atr* Ta I’asr *l« ) Myron Taylor Sued For Two Millions Chicago Woman Says Taylor Her Father ChlcAgo. June 10—(UP)*— A 35-year-old Chicago woman today filed a (2.000.000 damage suit against Mvron C. Tavlor. U. S. envoy to the Vatican, and an associate, alleging that she is Taylor's illegitimate daughter. The suit was filed in federal court for Mrs Eunice WaU-.-nnan. Chicago, married and the mother at twin sons, by an attorney. F J. Karsiek It was assigned to the court of district judge Philip L. Sullivan for hearing She charged that efforts had been made by Taylor and by his "friend and associate of many yenra." Joseph A. Bennett, to conceal the true tacts of her identity These actions, she said, hsd cauw ed her illneee and famllv trowblae In addition to the cult for dam euro, a civfl artion In equity wae filed asking thst the court establish hsr "legal rights, relation •hlpe end obligations.' and declare • Twm T* rs«e Se»ua»

BULLETIN Laurel, Md., June 10—(UP) —Two Baltimore 4 Ohio passenger traine sideswiped each other near this race track town today, throwing several cars on their sides. Two person* were reported dead by state police and about 30 were reported injured. Truman Feud With Congress Mounting Dewey Moves Into Name-Calling Act By United Press Gov. Thomas <E. Dewey of New York got into the Truman-congress name calling act today. Dewey, who is shopping for delegate votes to win the 1948 Republican presidential nomination, called President Truman's administration the poorest in the country's history. He made the remark In an off-the-<cuCf breakfast speech to North Carolina's GOP convention delegates. Mr. Truman started the longrange word duel yesterday from the Pacific northwest by calling this "the worst congress we have had since the first one.” Republican congressional leader* countered that the same could be said about him as President. latter. Mr. Truman amended his remark to say that maybe this was the "se<ond worst" congress But the Republicans were sticking by their original appraisal of Mr Truman. Another Republican presidential hopeful — Harold E. Stassen — sounded off about the President's backhanded swipe at congress He told the senate appropriations committee that Mr. Truman's words were “111-considered, unjustified and very unstatesmanlike." Still another - Sen. Robert A. Taft of Ohio may cut loose tomorrow night when he make* a radio appearance <NBC— 9:45 p m. CDT). Lesser Republican figures also had something to say as the Tro-man-congress feud boiled over in this election year. Rep. Cliff Clevenger. R.. 0.. In a house speech, likened Mr Truman to "a nasty little gamin" and drew a rebuke from house Demo (Twrw T* rare Wereal Four Are Certified ‘ For Aquatic School Four persons have been certified hv the eastern area office of the American Red Croaa for the aquat ie achnol at Camp l.imherlost. Oliver Lnbn, which opens next TuesThey are. Sally Ratlev and Beth 7ent« of Berne: Ruthie Holthouse nf this city Robert Gage, also of this rttv. was accented hv the Red Crro* last month The school operate* 18 data. Training in llfe-aav Ing and general Inst ruction In baing at home In the water is given

Lewis B. Schwellenbach Dies In Army Hospital; Heart Failure Blamed

Cease-Fire Orders Given Arab Leaders Truce Os 28 Days Slated Effective On Friday Morning Cairo. June 10 — ( UP) — Count Folk? Bernadotte plunged today into the task of arrang:ng a permanent peace In Palestine as orders silencing the guns in the Holy for 2* days, starting nt 6 am. tomorrow (1 am. CDT). went out to Arab commanders. Jewish cease-fire orders were not yet reported from Tel Aviv, but II was assumed Israeli commamieni also would be instructed to hold their fire on the hour set l>y Bernadotte. Bernadotte told correspondents that lM>th sides have promised to do their utmost to prevent terrorist acta but that some incidents are emtsidered unfavorable. The Swedish count announced that he would establish headquarters on the Mediterranean island of Rhodes, neutral territory some 450 miles northwest of disputed Palestine, to carry on bis task of seeking permanent peace between Arabs and Jews. Bernadotte said that first, however, he would fly to Jerusalem Friday to observe for himself the truce conditions in the embattled Holy City. Bernadotte said he will atop in Amman, seat of King Alcdullah of Trans-Jordan, on his way to Jerusalem and may stop there again Friday night, If there is time, before flying on to Rhodes. The United Nations mediator will be accompanied to Jerusalem by Harold Evans, of the American Friends society, who has been appointed mayor of Jerusalem by the United Nations. Evans said he expected to assume Ills duties in Jeresalem for the first time Friday. Dispatches from Amman quoted a Trans-Jordan government announcement that all Trans jordan commands and field forces have been ordered to observe the ceasefire at X a m. local lime tomorrow, which corresponds to Bernadotte’s Makes Distribution Os May Tax Funds Total Payment Is Near Half Million County auditor Thurman I Drew has completed the distribution of the May tax melon among the taxing units, including the state and civil towns. The melon totaled $489,280 40. The alate of Indiana receives |28.522 45. Three local townships and the town of Berne $18,629.56 for their school house building funds. The amounts and townships are Frenc h. $2.874 64; Kirkland. $3,349. 52; Monroe. $5.686 87; Berne. $6. 718.53. Other distributions were made to the following governmental units: county revenue. $98,918.98; county welfare' department. $21.795.72; township poor funds. $13,249 48. Townships: Blue Creek. $9,192.25; French. $11,929.77; Hartford. $11,409.31; Jefferson. *12.297 14; Kirkland. $17,417.48: Monroe. *2B. 945 32; Preble. (8.381.74; Root. *16.409 71; S 4. Marys. (16.147.01; Union. *13.163 84; Wabash. »;*.«*J.35. Washington. *12.001 50. Decatur achool board. *52.383 - 31; library. *4.187.80; city of Decatur. (32.160 02 Berne: school board. $32.526 82; library $2,687.41; tow l of Berne $9,002.81. • Geneva: library. (717. M tc»wn of Geneva. $5,841.5?; Monroe town of *541.91. Mrs Drew, deputy, annouicod that the checks would ba roady Friday. - -

Secretary Dies i eV" a k 1 k .w. «***<lf w « f Lewi* B. Schwellenbach Truman Will Speak In Seattle Today Aerial Flood Tour Is Planned Friday Aboard Presidential Special —June 10—(UP) President Truman was scheduled to make one of the major addresses of his current tour in Seattle today when he will offer an omnibus program for helping the west through an era of power development, reclamation. irrigation and flood control. The president wil (speak at 4:30 p.rn. CDT. Flood control was a prime topic for discussion In this flood weary country. The President will fly over the Washington Oregon flood area tomorrow with Maj. Gen Philip B. Fleming, federal works administrator who is coo rd in at ing federal efforts to relieve flood suffering along the lower Columbia river. The President's aerial flood tour will be followed by a speech at Portland early tomorrow afternoon when he will appear under auspices of the Red Cross After spending last night at the gubernatorial mansion of his old senate* colleague Gov. Mon ('. Wallgren at Olympia, the President was scheduled to take n motor and boat trip to Seattle. About 200 people waited at the railroad station in Olympia for the presidential special which pulled In at 3:10 a m. H'STi. two hour* anil 40 minutes late. Mr. Tnnnan «Ta*r*s Th ••s»**< *e*r*»» Former King Michael Weds Princess Anne Brilliant Array Os Royalty At Wedding Athens. June 10 (i'Pi Former King Michael of Romania and Princess Anne of Denmark were man ted today at a five-by-four portable altar before which the bearded Archbishop Damaskinoe chanted the ancient rites of the Greek Orthodox church. A brilliant array of European rovalty gathered In the great state drawing room of the Greek royal palace for the wedding King Paul St Greece was best man and his wife. Queen Fredericka. was matron of honor The oft-troubled romance which began in Ixtndon last November when Anne and Michael met while attending the wedding of Prince** Elizabeth still was darkened by shadow*. The marriage of the Roman •''atteoiic Prince** and the Greek Orthodox ex-king lacked the unction of the Ca«holie churoh Efforts to *et *pectel dispensation <T«rw T« l-agv Twa)

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Associates Blame Overwork As Cause Os Death Today Os Secretary Os Labor Washington. June 10 —(UP) Secretary of lala>r Lewi* B. Schwellenbach died today at Walter Reed army hospital al the age of 53 The official cause of death was attributed to heart failure. Hut associates in the lalmr department considered that he literally worked himself to death. His health had beejt failing since 1946. but he pushed himself unrelentingly In the midst of one of the worst periods of labormanagement strife in the nation's history. The former lawyer, federal judge and U. 8. senator from Washington state died at 3:40 a. tn CDT—thirteen days after he entered the army hospital. His wife, the former Anne Duffy. was at his bedside. Only several hours before his death. President Truman himself telephoned the hospital from the west coast to Inquire about his condition. Mr Truinan was Informed early today ot Schwellenbach's death. Funeral arrangements have not yet been decided. Schwellenbach. horn In Superior. Wls., on Sept 20, 1894, of humble parents, became secretary of labor July I, 1945. when the postwar labor-management troubles began to grow. Never a robust man despite his outward appearance of physical strength. Schwellenbach's health began to fail in September. 1916. Although his de<'llne was appar ent to his colleagues, he brushes aside suggestions for a long time that he take a rest. He Insisted on going to his office daily, writing all his own speeches and handling personally a thousand and one detail* of his office. Considered a "liberal Demo crat". Schwellenbach literally got his start in politic* even before he knew what the word meant. At the age of six he was distributing campaign literature with his father for William Jennings Bryan There was no immediate indication who would be named Schwe'l) n bach's s u ccessor. B<-hwellenba< h himself succeeded Frances Perkins Assistant secretary John Gibson has been acting se< retary in the absence of undersecretary David A. Morse, who is in San Francisco for an international labor organization meeting Schwellenliach'* serious Illness began with a fall In his bathtub In October. 1946 In April of thia year he took a two-week trip to Panama When he returned he was removed from the ship, suffering from a high fever and an infection. The constant renutfs he got from both labor aiid managemeut didn't help The extensive dismantling of his lalmr department by congrea* last year was a blow which associate* said he never quite shook off. He also was reported disheartened in the past year by growing coolness between hi* department and the White House. Kerly In hl* office. Mr Truman leaned heavily on Schwellenbach for labor advice. Schwellenbach advised Mr Truman to take in John R Steelman a* a White House administrative assistant. After that, ohservera said there rTwrw Tn l*«se Wevewl April Court Term Will End Saturday The April term of the Adam* circuit court will end Saturday and court will he in vacation until the first Mondes- in September. Judge Earl B. Adams announced this morning that he will hold court every Friday morning during the summer months for the purpose of making necessary entrtea The county clerk's office remains open as usual and detail business la. carried on there by Edward Jaberg. county dark, and his deput les. subject to court approval.