Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 46, Number 220, Decatur, Adams County, 17 September 1948 — Page 1

XLVI. No. 220.

IN MEDIATOR TO PALESTINE ASSASSINATED

Hyderabad Surrenders Today

s Hers Troops Base Fire On Mian Advance World's Latest War ■nds In Five Days ■Her Invasion ■ Delphi. Sept. 17 — (UP| — ■oiid x richest man surrender- ■ prim ely state of Hyderabad ■vadinK Indian troops today, ■ in just five day* the world'« ■t war. K Nizam of Hyderabad an Ked the complete capitulation Km forces, and said also that Krabad a delegation in Paris Kj not press its dispute with Kin the United Nations securKouncil Thus, in effect, he Kd to incorporation of his prlncKtate into India. K bad ordered a cease-fire by Kim troops effective at 5 p m. K am EDT). and unofficial reK said Indian forces already had Ked the military barracks al ■nderahad. across th" river from Kerabad City. Ko hours and a half after he ■ his forces to lay down their K, the Nizam broadcast to bis Kie that the fight for continued Kendence from India was lost, ■oday. the fifth day of conflict. ■ realize that we have lost." the Ky niler whose wealth la be■ed greater than that of any Kr man. told his subjects. Kv« have fought to the depth o 4 ■ ability." he said. "In the early Ki.ng today, the cabinet felt that Kr was no point in sacrificing Kian blood against heavy odds ■taking all this into conaidera K the cabinet decided to resign ■ place the state in the August ■d> of the ruler.” ■fter thus announcing that he ■ d.stnissed his cabinet and taken ■ control, the Nizam addressed Kointiiunication to the governorKeral hf India. C. Rajagopalach- ■ whi< h he said he had trfken full Kxmsibility, that Indian troops ■re advancing unopposed to Se■eraiiad. and that he would place Ilian on the Itazakar irregular ■<«■» which had been using guerilI tactics against the advancing ■fan troops. ■he Nizan'a resigned prime min Kr. All. also broadcast a ksagr to Hyderabad s people, urg ■ them to continue their "exemtry good will” and "face with ■rage and federation the change Lour mode of life." ■he yielding by the Nizam to an ■lan government call to the Hy■abadi to abandon their "hopeless ■se threw open the way for free bvemeni of the Indian forces on ■ last lap of their move into the |fo- ely state. nhe agreement permitted Indian kps to move peacefully into SeMerabad. strategic garrison city boss a river from Hyderabad, late iV[Tti- garrisoning of Secunderabad M the Immediate Issue which pre bi’atc-d the Indian army action »in»t Hyderabad. India had InsistI on garrisoning it. while the kabadi had denied the right of hy Indian troops to enter the state. Jh« bas,e issue was deeper. HyMabad resisted mounting Indian • T« Mlti lurches To Hold eadership School The Rev. p h. tVlllard. pastor <'he Het han y Evangelical United rethren church in this city, has reintvd from Indianapolis, where he presented the Decatur minister " ‘»*>clation at a meeting of I*** of the schools of leadership ation The schools are sponsor • n the Indiana council of church each year in many Indiana cities M towns. .*•* *'*Hard has served as dean local school which Is spon- ** * <h •inter for a period of »’eral weeks by the Decatur min «erial association. Ho announced • return that Decatur church Uain would sponsor the school. JJJ *•*• ,or lhta fears opening “ *• announced later. WEATHER tn Wily fair and continued toetpM and tomorrow.

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BULLETIN I Mansfield, 0., Sept. 17 —(.UP) — A three-judge court today sentenced Robert Muri Daniels, 24, Ohio's "med-dog killer” to the electric chair. The judges deliberated two hours and 15 minutes before deciding that Daniels, who admitted three murders and was implicated in three others, should die on Jan. 3,1949, at Ohio penitentiary. Negotiations Os Railroads, Union Collapse Wage Negotiations . On Non-Operating Unions Fail Today Chicago. Sept. 17—(UP)-- Wage negotiations between 16 non-oper-ating rail unions and the nation's railroads collapsed today. The unions, representing about I. shop, maintenance, cleri cal and other workers, demanded u reduction In the work week from Ik to 40 hours with no cut in pay and in increase of 25 cents per hour. With time and a half pay for Sat urdays and double time for Sun lays and holidays, railroad spokes men said the union demands would 'otal 48 cents an hour and would Vankrupt the railroads.” Negotiations began Hept « and .coUapatuL a railroad spokesman vaid. with no progress made toward settlement Daniel P. Loomis, chairman of the railroads’ western committee ind spokesman for all the roads mid. “we’ll have to let this matter ake its course under the railway labor act." Under the act. the national rail way mediation board first would be called upon to attempt a settle ment. Palling that, the mediation board vould ask both sides to submit to trbitration If they refused, the 1 Mia rd could certify the dispute to ''resident Truman, who would then ippoint a fact-finding jvnnel During the board’s 30-day investigation, and for 30 days thereafter no strike could be called. 1-oomis said that the wage de nands were "too extravagant and unrealistic to warrant any prospect >f a settlement through collective bargaining ' Negotiations between the rail--oads and five operating brotherroods representing more than 300.cTvrcc Te I’sge «evee» J. Edgar Hoover 1$ Seriously 111 FBI Head Seriously 111 With Pneumonia Washington. Sept 17—(UP)--I. Edgar Hoover, the nation's No. 1 G-man. was in serious condition to lay with bronchial pneumonia The 53-year-old FBI director has been confined to lied at. his home time Monday but his illness was not revealed until last night. Associates said they are "serious ,ly concerned” about Hoover’s condition They said he was stricken last week but insisted />n remain ing at his desk until four days ago when his physician ordered him to bed Since becoming FBI chief in 1924, Hoover has made the agency one nt the world's outstanding law enforcement bodies He gained nationwide prominence in the 193U's when the FBI led the fight against public enemies like John Dillinger. "Pretty Boy" Floyd. "Machine Gun” Kelly. Frank Nash and others With lhe advent of World War 11. Hoover directed an extensive counter-espionage campaign against subversive agents in the United States After V J day. the FBI turned its attention to what Hoover termed the Ked Fascial menace—the Communists However, he steadfastly opposed suggestions to outlaw the Communist party tn ths United States, saying that such a gesture would tssd tn drive the Communists underground

President Adds Southwest To Campaign Tour jso.a | iv L- \ ) I / q I***■ _ wAjwNG*oN°n. c. ii ATS~I J? 6 * 1 i X. f —-X I «* I s JT? ~*A MAKRBRab/ I <HIIII>RM 0 / P—IUM . O)I ovlshoma an. ■• w CL»MMO*t Oku :r~m m. ioNHAM, rtx \ \/ - - F- \ -Tg] LATE ADDITIONS to President Truman's speech stops on his campaign tour bring total to 100. Map traces route and locates main stops, Texas and Oklahoma being campaigned heavily

I ■ -I. Storm Survivors Enroute To Port 78 Men Rescued From Two Vessels New York, Sept. 17 —(UP) — •Seventy-eight survivors ot a British freighter and a Portuguese fishing chooner battered by a North Atantir hurricane were on their way te port today aboard three escue ships _ . The count guard reported from four to aeven crewmen were loat 'rom the 7,219-ton British steamer .eicester as It drifted helpleaaly in 80-mlle galea and mountainoua seas 750 tnilea eaat ot New York. The American ship Cecil N. 'lean in a 13-hour night operation ■eecued 20 men from the danger■usly Hating vessel. tranaferring them in bobbing lifeboat! Another 19 were taken aboard the Argenline merchantman Tropero The Coamopolitan ahiping company of New York, agenta for the iwnera of the Tropero. received i message from that veaael early oday that It waa proceeding to Montreal with the 19 survivors, all of whom were In good physical condition The survivors aboard the Tropero Included the Leicester’s master The skipper of the Tropero reIMirted the Leicester had a 70-de-tree list when the Tropero left the acene. In another rescue operation the ■oast guard cutter Bibb picked up id men and a dog from the threenasted Portuguese schooner Gas■ar The skipper said one crewnan had fallen overboard earlier The 309-ton Gaspar was located 39«» nlles northeast of the Leicester An eye-witness story of the resue received from Capt. Donald G. (Tero Te Pane Twei New Soybean Crop 1$ Being Delivered First Truck Loads Received This Week The new crop of soybeans Is steady being delivered to elevators end to the Central Soya company In this city, the third largest pro--easing plant In the United State* Cliff Steiner, manager of the unloading terminal at Central Soya, mid that the first track load was received Wednesday from a growyr al Neptune. Ohio. The beans were still a little green, but the ■noiature content was down to 10 percent. Sim Burk, manager of the Burk Elevator company at Monroe, received a track load from an Adams county grower, moisture content being 14* percent Prospects are for a large crop thia year and with favorable weather the next two months, combining of the beans will be one of the agricultural pursuits in this county and area Soybeans from Illinois Indiana and lowa will arrive here by the trainload, once combining of the beans gets underway. Moro than IP militant bushels ot beans will be routed to the Central Soya plant during the year

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Japanese Typhoon Kills Five Persons Tokyo. Sept. 17 — (UP) — A typhoon with winds of bo miles an hour killed at least five persons and left more than 15.000 others homeless in Tokyo today before roaring out to sea toward the north. Seventeen persons were missing i and 51 injured, none of them alt lied personnel. The Jiji press and - Kyodo news service reported that r 2.<MMt persons were dead or injured » lit Vchinoseki City. Politics Warming I * Up In Indiana I Gates, Springer Answer Schricker i r Indianapolis. Hept. 17—(UP) — The election campaign in the state warmed up considerably today as ■ Indiana Republicans and Demo- ’ crals apparently started listening I to each other's speeches ' The Republicans pounced on • Democratic gubernatorial candiI date Henry F Schricker in a douI blebarreled attack I GOP state chairman Clark ■ Hprlnger and Governor Gates teamed In two separate three-page state- ■ meats to blast a speech Schricker • made at Waterloo Wednesday > night. In his Waterloo address. Schrick- • er answered an earlier charge by > Springer that he had “abused" his • clemency powers while he was gov- • ernor. He also attacked GOP ad- - ministration of the conservation department and said It was “negt leeted" and should "be turned back to the people.” Springer and Gates promptly fired back and the two subjects appeared to be shaping up as campaign issues in what so far has been a quiet gubernatorial campaign. Springer jumped on Schricker’s statement that he had paroled Soo men to enter the armed services during the war, "This is a deliberate misstatement of the facts and candidate Schricker knows It." said Springer "The figure la 51—got 500.” Springer charged that SSI parolees were not released for mill--1 tary service and that "many" of them were released "for political reasons . . .” Gatea. in his statement, answered Hchricker’s remarks about the conservation department 1 “The conservation department was returned to the people’ when 1 Henry Rcbrlcker left the governor's ■ Tent Te l*aoa S»vrei Rites Held Today I For Hart Infant Funeral services were held this , afternoon at the Glllig A Doan fun . eral home for Richard Eugene . Hart, infant son of Mr. and Mrs , Clifton Hart. Jr.. who died al 2:2P i am. today. II hours after birth at tbe Adame county memorial bosj pital. The Rev. 0. A. Eddy official ( sd. with burial In the Decatur cam*- ■ t«ryi Surviving are the parents aad the I grandparents. Mr. and Mrs Clifton I Hart of Decatur and Mr and Mrs Hubert Geisler of Pleasant Mills

Strike Picture In Nation Brightened I Nationwide Phone Strike Is Averted By United Press Renewed hope of settling long 1 standing labor disputes today brightened the nation's strike I picture. A nationwide telephone strike scheduled for today already had been averted hy an 11th hour wage settlement between Western Electric and CIO maintenance workers At Chicago, the AFL Typesetters’ Union voted to resume negotiations In the eight-month-old I strike against Chicago newspapers The negotiations would lie based on a contract used in settling a similar dispute In New York. The nrinters also voted to drop a demand which the pubisheis said allowed contract cancellation at the onion’s discretion At East Moline. HI.. however, police used their firsts tn dear a path for non-striking workers through pickets massed in front of the International Harvester company's plant. Rocks were hurled at several cars, but police said no one was Injured The CIO farm equipment workers struck at the plant nine weeks ago in a dispute over job classifications. In New York's 17-day trucking strike tnedistor Hugh E Sheridan said he was bringing the truckers together for the first time in a week Sheridan and some union leaders had hopes of formulating a uniform wage demand Instead of the present four way split he- ■ Tara Te l*ase Tssi Dewey Meets With GOP Farm Leaders New Declaration On Farm Policy Seen Albany. N. V.. Sept 17—(UP) . —A new Republican declaration on farm policy was In the making today. It was to come from a conference between Gov. Thomas E Dewey, the GOP presidential nominee. and top Republican farm leaders in < ongreas The declaration will answer the i charge by secretary of agriculture Charles F Rrannan that the Republicans would like to kill the farm support price program Brannan made the charge after former Gov Harold E Stassen of Minnesota, following a conference | with Dewey, accused the Democratic administration of deliberately keeping farm prices high in this presidential campaign year | Brannan said the administration waa doing only what was reqnlr 1 ed und-r the farm price support 'aw. Dewey summoned the top GOP farm leaders In congress — Sen George D. Aiken of Vermont snd 1 Rep Clifford R Hope of Ksnsas ' —for a conference on farm policy Aiken is acting chairman of tbe ■ Tara Ta Pace Twat

Count Folke Bernadotte Killed Today In Jewish Quarter Os Jerusalem

Erect Posts To Keep Autos Off Sidewalk Twelve posts have been erected along the sidewalk at the city parking lot on North Second street to prevent drivers from going over the sidewalk to the lot The posts are placed at intervals just small enough to prevent entry of an automobile. Order Hall To Smuggling Into Russian Sector Strong Measures To Bolster Blockade Into Soviet Zone Berlin. Sept 17—(UP) -Border po'ice of the western zones of Germany were ordered today to plug holes through which vitally needed machine tools and other kiMwls are being smuggled Into the Soviet zone Brl lsi» transport chief A. T. L Heed revealed thsl strong measures are being takyt. to strengthen the western powers' counter blockade of the Russian zone im posed in reply to the three-months-old Soviet surface blockade of Berlin. A Sovletapproved olan to smuggle machine parts, manufac tured goods and raw materials In to the Russian zone to give a shot In lhe arm to starving industry there already h operating, he said, over "iuick lanes and by. roads.” "It is not yet a large traffic.' Reed said, "and it is hard to epntro, but it Is a traffic that we find undesirable." The Russians themselves < loseo off all trafflii from the west into their zone al the time they clamped down the Berlin bl<Mk ade. but Reed said they recently ‘begin lifting the bars apparently because they are feeling the pinch themselves." Other sources said the economy of the Soviet zone, which formerly was heavily dependent on the I I urn < e «l« > Lisis Enrollment In Rural Schools 2,398 Enrolled In Schools Os County Lyman L. Hann, county schoolg superintendent, today released almost complete enrollment figures of the county schools A total nt 2,39 k students are enrolled in public and parochial schools In rural areas of the county, the report disclosed. Two teachers grades 3-4 Hart ford and grades 1-2 Kirkland have failed to report, so figures tor those schools have been estimated Following is the schiMil by-schiMd enrollment Blue Creek township: Kimsey school, grades 1-8. 62: Lincoln 1-8. <7 Hartford township: grades 1-8, 134: M 2. 50. Jefferson township: grades 1-8, 145. M 2. 50. Kirkland township Center building 5-8. 42: MJ. 50; Hower school 3-4. 31; Election school 1-2. 30 Monroe township Monroe school 1-8. 120; M 2. 110; election school 1-4. 88: Muensterberg school 1-5. 29; Hackett school 5-8, 36; Sprunger school 1-5. 34 Preble township: Preble school 1-6. 35; parochial schools: St John's Lutheran 1-8. 76; St Paul's Lutheran 1-8. 40; Zion Lutheran iFriedheim) 1-8. 47. Root township Monmouth school 1-8. IM; M 2. 118; parochial St Peter's Lutheran 1-8. 47 St Mary's township Pleaaant Mills 1-8. 96; 9-12. 99 Robo school l-t. 19. Union township: Luckey school iTwra Ts Pane Beveal

Truman Starts On 19-State Election Tour Hectic Tour Opens With First Major Speech Saturday Enroute With President Sept. 17 (I'l'i I'residßnl Truman headed westward on a 19 state campaign trip today with u promise to "fight like hell" for the White House The President made the promise to his running mate. Sen. Aiben W Barkley of Kentucky, who came to Washington's union station to extend "best wishes" to Mr Truman as he left In his special train The President and Barkley joked and laughed us they met at Union station for the first time since the senator arrived here from Europe yesterday. "Good luck, and mow them down,” Barkley told the President as they shook hands "I'm going to fight hard." Mr Truman replied. "I'm going to fight like hell" The i'resldent's 17 car special train left the capital at H:Ud a m EI)T to head west on the first leg of tbe President's 9.590-mHB search for votes For 16 nays, the (Resident will stump the nation in a series of almost Is<) stops He has embarked on a hectic and back-breaking stint of making as many as 15 talks a day. appearing In towns as small as Olive Hill, Ky.. and as big as lais Angeles Among those accompanying the President as the train left were Clark M Clifford, presidential counsel. White House secretaries Matthew J Connelly and Charles E Ross. Brig Gen Wallace Graham, the President s physician ■nd Jonathan Imnlels. publisher of the Raleigh. N C . News and Observer The President was in high spirits as he lioarded the train with his daughter. Margaret Mrs Truman will join the party at Des Moines His first major spee< h will come tomorrow at Dexter, la. where lie wll sfieak at the sixth annual na tional plowing contest. Mr. Truman made his promise to tell the voters "what the issues are” In a brief talk la-t night before a meeting of the national rural electric cooperative association He praised efforts of the coopera fives to push the government's farm electrification program, and I Tarn Tv Pane Colled Food Here For Aid Overseas Meeting Scheduled Here Tuesday Night A meeting at representative farm, church and civic groups has been called by Elmer Baumgartner of Berne, district chairman of a campaign by Christian rural overseas program ICKOP) to collect a trainload of food for the hungry friends of the United States in Europe and Asia Tbe meet will be held at 7:30 p m Tuesda Vi the county agent’s office in this city. Mr Baumgartner is one of 17 district chairman in the state who were appointed by President Frederick L Hovde of Purdue univerw ity. state campaign ciiairman for CROP. Mr. Raumgartwer heads district five which Incledes Huntington.' Wells. Grant. Adams and Wabash counties The Christian rural overseas program Is being sponsored by church world service. Imt her an world relief and Catholic rural life conference It Is a plan whereby fanners may make gifts in kind of corn, wheat, canned foods in cases dairy products and other staple foods an well as raw wool and cotton In Indiana. most contribution* are exIpected to be tn corn, wheat soy tTugo Te Pa«» a«*eat

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Assassination Is Believed Work Os Jewish Terrorist Group In Jerusalem Washington. Hept. 17 —(UP) — An official dispatch received by the state department » reported that Count Folke Bernadotte. UN mediator, was assassinated toefay in Jerusalem, "presumably by the Stern gang.'* Tbe Stern gang Is a Jewish terrorist group. The Stern gang has been denounced by leaders of the new Israel government. The dispatch stated that Bernadotte and a French officer were assassinated "at point" blank range with sten (machine) guns.” State department press officer Michael J. McDermott, who read the dispatch to newsmen, said Bernadotte'a death “Is regarded here as a great tragedy." The dispatch was sent to secretary of state George C. Marshall Ity John Joseph MacDonald. American consul- general at Jerusalem It said: "Regret to report Count Bernadotte and Col Serot, French officer and senior UN observer in Jerusalem, killed this afternoon slMiut 1700 hours <5 p. m Jerusalem timet presumably by Stern gang. "Convov in which he was rid* Ing was returning from government house. As they passed through Catamon. a Jewish held area, a jeep suddenly appeared b’oekinx route containing four men. two M which proceeded to the count's car “Col Frank Begley. UN security officer (an American officer) grappled with one uncl was slightly wounded In the face "Second t man i reached to i ount's car. and assassinted two men at pointhlank range with sten gun Jeep succeeded in escaping "Alcove is preliminary report. Full report will follow " Mac Iconald's report did not make it dear whether the assassins escaped It was iwlievecl possible that the two men remaining In the jeep might have made their getaway without the actual assassins American officials were shocked by lhe report The mediator was highly regarded by American diplomata. The official and brief report that Bernadotte bad been killed reached the state department almost simultaneously with press dispatches from Amman. Transjordan. The press reports said the meclla'or and a French colon,* were killed in the Jewish sector of Jerusalem Secretary of state George C. Marshall and other top diplomatic officials were informed immediately of Bernadotte's death. Two Hartford City Men Killed Today Hartford City. Ind. Sept 17 — (UP) — Two Hartford City men were killed and three injured today when their car overturned on Ind. 3 five miles north of here. Dead were Wayne Leaterwagner, 22. father of two small children, and John Leonard Sharpe. 22. father nt a small son and driver of the automobile. Police said the most seriously injured was Robert Clark. Jr., who suffered a fractured leg. cuts and shock Rev. Paul Chalfant Is Rotary Speaker The Rev. Paul Chalfant. Routh Bend, former district governor of Rotary, waa (lie speaker at the weekly meeting of the Decatur chib Thursday night. Carl C. Pumphrey was chairman of the meeting and introduced Rev Chalfant. The program explained the approach of a dab member to a prospective member and it was acted out with Rev Chalfant taking tbe part of the club member and Clarence Ziner the prospective member During the course of tbe program Rotarv's found.ag, method of operation and program wore ex plained