Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 46, Number 194, Decatur, Adams County, 17 August 1948 — Page 1

VI. No. 194.

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ation Mourns Ruth’s Passing

■lortal Star ftiamondls std Os Cancer Bsses Away During ■eep At Memorial ■ospital In N. Y. BULLETIN ■ca York, Aug. 17. —(UP)—Ruth will lie in state at Stadium today at 5 p m (4 pm. COT) and will he Hefted Thursday at Gate of cemetery in New announced today. Kr York, Auk 17—(UPiRuth, baseball idol of a died last night of can she throat, a disease he! knew he had. ■e 53-year-old horde run king became Mr. Baseball in the when every crack of his bat brought cheering fans feet, died quietly in bis sK at 8:01 pm. EOT (7:ffl pm. ■)- Rabe died a beautiful .'* said the Rev. Thomas H Catholic priest who ad Histered the last rites of the ■< h "He said his prayers from to 7:10. Then he lapsed Into ■p He died apparently In his ** Huth's l*ody was taken to the Hversal funeral chapel His requested that the chapel ■ opened to the public after 3 ■ today so his admirers would Be one more opportunity to pay Knage to the sultan of swat ■ ce prepared to handle an ex Fted crowd of thousands. A special mass will be said for Hh at St. Patrick s Cathedral at am. Thursday. Complete fun kl arrangements were to be anSi need later. the end came for Ruth while a pwd of several hundred young tr« waited outside the hospital ley came when the hospital an ■need that the man who held e record of 60 homers In a single aeon was "sinking rapidly." A priest went outside and told em the Babe was dead. One 12-yearold blond hoy. John riban. sat down on the hospital eps and cried. “I had hoped all the time he'd Jet better," he said. "I prayed for pm right along." I The big guy. who had an unbeat hi record of 714 home runs in 22 fears with the major leagues, had ►“en ill for two years He entered Memorial hospital June 24 —just |1 days after he made hie last appearance at Yankee Stadium where 62.000 tans celebrated “Babe Ruth day.” Only his doctors were at Ruth's bedside when he died. A few Iminutea before the end. his wife: [two adopted daughters. Mrs. Ban H Sullivan and Mrs. Richard Flanders: his sister. Mrs Wilbur Moberly; his lawyer and a few «Tarw Te Paar Sts I 70 Year Old Lady Is Too Spry For Robber ’otnmtekey. Ind. Aug. 17— »l’P>—Mia* Caroline Wells Is P*et 76 but she's still too spry for bank robbers A "young man with a pimply face" walked into the Union Rank and Trust Co. of North '’eraoa. for which Miss Wells *• branch manager He shoved ■ run at her and said "do as yon'rw told and everything will *• all right." Mina Wells slammed a door in 'he gunman's face, ran Into a b »ck room, and locked another 'loor. the one to the room where <he money waa ks*t. She waHed • abort time, then lot herself out The bandit had fled WSATHER Partly cloudy toelgM and Wednesday with scattered ewets or thundershowers in •»erth portion. Warmer in nerih portion tonight.

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Babe Ruth's Life Rags To Riches Tale; World Loved Diamond's Dynamic Star

By Press Babe Ruth was the boy hero of a modern fairy tale. There was a magic about everything he did that made nim probably the greatest sports attraction in history. There was a quality of heart about him that endeared him to millions who never saw him. The big guy could pack more drama into a strike-dut a louder chorus of "oohs” from the stands every time he swung and missed—than other sluggers could into a home

run. His was a real rags-tc-I riches story. He rose from a hungry and homeless waterfront waif to become an international hero. The babe’s most noticeable quality was bigness. He set the big records in baseball He hit the most home runs. ’go the biggest salary, struck out the most times, batted in the i most runs, ate the biggest mea's. 1 and had the biggest stomach aches. Babe Ruth changed baseball. More than any other one figure he was responsible for changing the game to a wide-open, fence-busting, swinc-from-the heels affair That was what started packing people Into the parks and what huilt the 12. (MH).000 70.000-seat Yankee Stadium. ■ Ruth usually was ranked along with, or above. Ty Cobb and Honus Wagner when baseball experts began arguing about the greatest player of all time. Certainly he was the biggest attraction. Ruth was said to have been 1 ■ prouder of a record he set as a i pitcher than of any of the 76 alltime records he wrote into the ; books He pitched the most copsecutive world series innings with-

GOP Lashes Truman Stand On Inflation 'OPA Can't Wort In Peacetime'— Wherry Washington, Aug. 17—(UP) Republican leaders today de uounced as "sheer nonsense" President Trumans statement that their anti-inflation bi.l is a l»oon to special Interestt. Senate Republican whip Ken netit 8- Wherry of Nebraska said \i r TruiiiMD u crttic’luni coin®u with poor grace- after all the in flat ionary propose s he made to j congress." "We know and the American people know OPA rules, regula tiunx and directives will not work in peacetime because we live in a republic." Wherry said. Mr. Truman signed the measure Into law late yesterday, but bit teriy assailed it as a "feeble response" to the people's demand for strong legislative action to curb high prices. The bill was a UUU substitute for the eight point snti inflation program which the president i plac ed Iwfore the extra session lof congress. The measure autiv orixes the federal rewrve board Ito reimpose controls on Install men i buying, and Increase the ' amount of money that federal reserve member banks must keep readily available A board spokesman said the new instal'ment buying regulations prolably will go Into effect around Sept 2« The new law provides that they cannot become effective un’U 30 days after their publication in the federal regls ter This spokesman said publi cation Is not expected before the end of this we«k The new regulations, he said probably will, require a down pay rnent of onethird the total price on such goods as automobiles ro frlgeratorr. radios and washing machine. The remaining two lhi rd. would have to be paid off In 15 to 1* months. The reserve board reportedly h«. no immediate plans for to- . creasing the reserve require ments of member banks. The very tact that it ha* thia new authority «»*«< *’ "V 1 * hanks more cautions in thnr said the GOP biH cTara Ta r»S» Twa)

I , -pp ■ < J ‘FW- i out being scored on. 29. in the I*l6 and 1918 series Rut the public loved him as a i slugger. In 22 years in the major leagues, he hit 714 home runs. In the 1927 season, he hit 60 home

Counterfeit Ten-Spots Reported In Ft. Wayne Indianapolis. Aug. 17. —(UP)— I i The sw ret service warned today I that a flood of "very deceptive” counterfeit 610 bills have turnj secret service bureau here, said and Fort Wayne. Raymond A. Horton, head of the secret service mureau here, said he believed the counterfeits originated in Chicago. Chicago authorities reimrted from 1700 to 11,500 of the bills in one week, he said. Legion Convention In Crucial Session Election, Dues, Gl Bonus On Agenda Indianapolis. Aug. 17 —(UP) — The final session of the 30th state American legion Convention began today with the three most imporant items of business stil! unset tied. Before the delegates can call it quits they must elect a new commander and other officers, decide whether thew want a 65-cent Increase In annual dues, and thresh out the controversial veterans' bonus question. All three were on today s agenda as the convention neared ll* end Joseph F. Lutes. Indianapolis businessman. appeared to have the state . ornmender's job sewed up He was he only announced candidate. There was no competition for the four vice commanderships, and a three-way battle for chaplain was the only contest The dues and bonus questions were postponed from yesterday s seeion A similar proposal last year to hike the annual dues was defeated in a bitter floor battle. The honus question Is one that will be decided by the voters erf Indiana thia fall in a referendum. They will be naked It they favor a soldier Bonus and If so. how to finance it Their vote will not bo binding on the state legislature The Legioa's delay stemmed from the difference of opinion aa to how the money to pay the bonus should bo raised Committees eoald| not agree In Mosioas yesterday and the matter was passed over A resolution that d'd pas. was directed at the alleged diatribe)lon CTwra T» Pace Ma> 4

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runs—a mark that looms bigger throughout the years as succeed-1 ing hitters try to better it. The Babe hatted 2.209 runs across the plate in his career. ■ struck out 1.330 times, and walked 2.066 times. All three are major league career records. He led the major leagues in homers for 12 years, and he made close to 61.000.000 in salary in his major league career. His drawings from othei; activities sent his lifetime income soaring far above that figure. His 680,000-a-year salary, drawn in 1930 and 193 f was the highest ever paid to a baseball player. The Bamblng was a striking figure personally, but hardly in the classic Greek athletic mold. He was six feet tall, with a torso like a hogshead, which tapered Into spindly legs and delicate ankles. He circled the bases at an amble after hitting on* into the stands. He had a large head and a spreading nose. His eyes were small but twinkling with humor. The most storied Incident in Ruth's career of anecdote and legend occurred when he was a pari <4 the "Murderer's Row'* of the Yankees, playing against the Chicago Cubs in the 1932 world series. That was when the big guy called his shot for his second home run of the day. There have been many accounts of the incident, Including the popular one that he pointed to the exact spot, the center field flagpole. where be intended to hit the ball. That’s where it went— over the center field fence -hut Ruth himself said later that he didn't < I are Te Paste sis»

Map Plans For More Kremlin Negotiations U. S., Britain, France Hold Parley In Moscow Moscow. Auk. 17—(UP) —U. S Ambasador Walter Bedell Smith met with British envoy Frank Roberts and French Ambassador Yves Chataigneau at the American embassy today for new struts-1 Ky talks on the Kremlin nexotla { Hons over Germany. All those attending including the top aides of the three embassies. appeared weary after nightlong sessions at their respective offices preparing reports on last night's meeting with Soviet Foreign Minister V. M. Molotov. laist night’s meeting, the fifth joint session between the western envoys and Molotov and the seventh meeting of the current negotiations, lasted three hours and 40 minutes. Reliable reports said continuous discussions among the western envoys would be held unti' the next Kremlin conference is held The next meeting is expected to be called after the western capitals Instruct their Moscow envoys. It was believed these instructions may come In today, or a' the latest tomorrow Some un official sources believed they may pave the way for a second and final Kremlin conference with Generalisalmo Josef Stalin attending. Official comment on the talks was completely lacking Smith seemed even more tired and brusque than usual . when the three envovs came out of the Kremlin. 1U« only remark wa. •no comment" Youth Injured When Horse, Auto Collide Berne. Aug. 17—Tommy Ehr sam. 16. eon of Mr and Mrs Henrv Ehrsam of near Berne, suffered a bad gash In hi. head and aa le . hired back Sundav when he wax thrown from a horae he was riding I The accident happened at Pin* .Lake west of Berne The horse I colltoed with a car. reared an. threw the tod and then dragged him several rode

Truman, Dewey, Barrow, Mack In Tributes To Ruth 'Had All Qualities Os A Hero/ Truman Telegraphs Family New York. Aug 17—(UP)— The entire nation, from kid ball players . on corner sandlots to the President of the United States, today mourned the passing of America's beloved sultan of swat. “A whole generation of boys now grown to manhood will mourn the passing of the home run king of the baseball world.” President Truman telegraphed Babe Ruth's family. "Babe Ruth had all of the qualities of a hero and as an examplar of clean sport was an Inspiration to tens of thousands of rooters of all ages all over the country. To you and to all who mourn with you I offer this assurance of heartfelt sympathy. "He was a great sportsman in the very best sense of the term." “He was the greatest player of them all." said 80-year-old Edward 0. Barrow. former president of the Yankees during the 1920's when Ruth was at the height of his career. “I’m terribly shocked and terribly sorry This is a tremend ' ous personal loss to me and to all America." Gov. Thomas <E. Bewey of New ' York and hie vice presidential ' running mate on the GOP ticket. Gov. Earl Warren of California expressed regret at Ruth's death “A spectacular baseball playet whose equal may never be reach ed." Dewey said. "Babe Ruth was above all a great American ... in his passing I have lost a good friend ." "Few men in American history have been a greater inspiration to , the youth of our land." Warren I said. "Throughout his life he play ed the game fair and hard and never gave up to the very end " Mayor William O'Dwyer said (Tara Te Paar Mist Thief Takes $477 From Kroger Store Unidentified Woman Walks Off With Cash A daylight thief, probably a woman, stole a money bag con tainlng 1387.45 and |8*.50 in checks from the Kroger grocery on Second street, some time between 2:30 and 3:30 o'clock Monday afternoon. Roy Friedly. manager of the store a meat market department reported to po lice. Friedly told police chief James Borders that he had made up the :>ank deposit for the day and had placed the money and checks in a bag. He put the- bag down beside the cash register in the store to wait on a customer and shortly afterwards he noticed that the bag had disappeared. There were three women in the store at the time of the theft, according to the police teport of th* .ncldent One was a local woman and the other two were strangers One of the strangers was a heavy set woman and no description was obtained of the third patron. With this meager description, po lice Immediately began a thorough check of the entire business district. but the thief was not located. Payment on the checks was stop ped immediately, it was reported Ixtcai police are still working on the few clues they have been ahle to secure, but they had no exaci descriptions of the two strangers , It was not learned whether the , strangers entered the store togdT.i er or not Yesterday's theft was the largest 1 daylight theft ia Decatur in many years, according to police reports , Chief Borders and all local police are working on the case, but bo- ’ cause of tke inability to get a complete description of either of the I two women in question little pro gross has been reported.

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WHILE THE NEW YORK police malntuined a guard over the hospital b«-d of Mrs. Oksana Koxenkina who jumped from a third f oor window of the Soviet Consulate last week. Jacob Lomakin. Soviet consul gen Vial al New York found himself hard pressed to fend off reporters questions following vice-consul Zot Chepurnykh's announcement that "something big will come out of the consulate Umakln (left) refused comment on Chepurnykh’s assertion that Hie "something big ' would "wind up everything "

BULLETIN Boston, Aug. 17. —(UP) — Harry Dexter White, 36. assistant secretary of the treasury from 1945 to 1946 and one of the key figures in the current spy hearing in Washington, died at hi* summer home in Fitzwilliam, N. H., yesterday, hi* family disclosed today. White, who had been in government service since 1936. died of a heart seizure, relative* said. Last-Minute Strike At Harvester Plants UAW Calls Strike As Recriminations Fly Chicago. Aug 17 — (UPI —* Worker* at seven Internationa! Harvester plant* went on strike today after tontract negotiations gollapsed in a last minute series ■>f charges and counter-charges by company and union representatives. The CIO United Automobile Workers announced shortly before the 7 a. m. strike deadline that a settlement had been reach ed. A few minutes later the union said a disagreement had .risen and that negotiations were off Richard Gosaer. interna'ional vice president of the union and -hlef negotiator for the workers, left immediately for Detroit to consult with Walter Reuther, union president. "The Interna ional Harvester company has played Judas to «4.0 M Harvester workers." he said a* he left "It I* the most brazen doub'e cross I have ever encountered.” The union said thst Harvester had agreed to sign a provisional contract Incorporating all points agreed on verbally In meet Ings since July 19. "We finally agreed but when we went ba< k to dl«cuaa the various points with the company. • hev we'chesi on the first point.” a union spokesman charged. Richard Riegal. a company representative, said the union was Iving "This I* onlv one of a long series of Iles we have encm«n*ered since we entered* negotiations." he said Riegal said the union hrmtrht up a wage inequity provision iTera Te r»a» Twe>

Mighty C-74 Joins Berlin Lifeline Boosts Effort To Supply German City Berlin, Aug 17—(UP)— The .mightiest American cargo plane .the new Ihillglas C-74 Joined the Berlin airlift today, landing here with an initial load of more than 20 tons of flour for the Soviet ' blockade)! western sectors of the German capital The great transport, so new that some things about It still are secret, landed easily at the British- , operated Gafow airfield here after a routine flight from Rhein-Main airnort near Frankfurt. Use of the big ship gave a con siderable boost to the American land British effort to keep stlffi dent food and supplies pouring into Berlin despite the Russian surface blockade. As the hig plane, which in coin menial use will be tailed the Globemaster, landed here, many Berliners were reading an edition of the British licensed newspaper Sozlal Demokrat which said the paper had learned on "good auth ority" that the western powers are convinced they must tnaintair their position in Berlin even at the risk of war The newspaper said the same sources reported that the Moscow conversations between western 1 diplomats and the Soviet foreign office have rea-hed a stalemate. "All political quarters are con vin<ed the Soviets are determined ' to go the extreme." the newspaper said It added that Russia is lie ins goaded by (he collapse of the economy of the Soviet zone of Germany a* contrasted with the speedy recovery of the western zones. 1 • The C-74 had left Frankfurt at 1 9:45 GMT for the flight here. ,1 . Jnckson Street Mishap Causes Minor Damaqe AuSomobiles driven by Clyde • Toman, of Son th First street and i Carrol Grav. of North Twelfth street, figured In a mishap on Jackson street Mondsv. according to noßce records The Gray automobile nulled Into the street from a parked nnaitinn. and was struck , bv the other ear Damage to the ( two vehicles was estimated at (about H&.

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Committee Member Seeks Person Who Lifted Secrecy On Hiss-Chambers Case BULLETIN Washington. Aug. 17—(UP) —Rep. J. Parnell Thomas today accused President Truman of concealing existence of a hitherto unexposed spy ring whose members. Thomas said, long since should have been "behind the bars." The New Jersey Republican said his house unAmerican activities committee will redeal in future hearings "the operations of still another espionage ring which secured some of our most vital Information." Washington, Aug. 17—(UP) — A member of the house unAmerlIc an activities committee today , demanded an investiga.ion to determine- what commltteman or staff member leaked confidential Information In violation of an oath. The member. who asked that his name be withheld until he can make hix demand formally, said he will bring up the issue at the next full committee meeting The "leak" concerned efforts of the committee to find out which of two witnesses in Its Soviet espionage inquiry gave perjured testimony. laite yesterday the committee, in closed session. questioned Alger Hiss, ex-state department official accused of membership in « prewar Red underKround Tig members were trying to check tlx truth of his denial of charge* voiced by Whittaker Chambers, a former communist who now Is i «enlor editor of Time magazine*. The committee announced formally at the end of the session that it was "impossible" to tell whether Hiss or Chambers was telling the truth. The legislator who is demanding tin- leak investigation told repor'ers todav that the members and staff employes swore to reveal no more than the official announcement He said a formal oath of secrecy wax taken while everyone stood and raised his right hand Ear'y today, some newspapers revealed that the committee had isked Hiss to take a lie detector fest They also disclosed details of the questioning and said that Hiss* wife would be Interrogated In the near future **lt Is obvious from reading the naperi that someone violated th«t oath." the irate member said. "As soon as the full committee meets again. I in'end to take this up and find out who is guilty '* Meanwhile, chairman Homer Ferguson said his senate investigating committee has Information that several spv suspects were allowed to remain in high government posts "through influence or neglect " In a letter to attornev general Tom C Clark, the Michigan Renub’ican accused the administrn- • lon of using "a cloak of secrecy »o keep from nnr own people the failures of *heir governmen*.’* Ferguson annealed to the attorcTwre -rsreec Hnrtfo'4 Ce«t*r. Lin* Grov* Schools Merced 1 Reroe. *•” 17 —Re|*»h Mi»ee. I nV tta-erned tn-ewsbln an-H-.*««,eewl c-i X-v ,>»-») the f Jnn Cen*a | -eaffe arbeot h**» been mereeff w-oh tfce ParffeM Cee»«r wlwv»l. *’•*« K(M>*ev wl’l be e»’ee«lve I* •ne the ns-*o* school In Wen-Cee-hee r-nIU bar* been St»aeaiw~ the t lew Drove s-hnnl whl'h h/msM •—-lea cw»w • four The tea-bee fee •wewr | .-eee« v-c heew Urhl*v-'V-I beef Wl«h the Wree-h »*W»"«bl"I pebtv’ f VwnMl . W<w***e< I OHMBP j *«.» «* <•»*** »WW*el wisest * •• nW I nf that township In one building