Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 47, Number 160, Decatur, Adams County, 9 July 1949 — Page 1

Vol XLVii. No. 160.

MINDSZENTY’S LIFE SENTENCE IS UPHELD

by Fails To Igree On Hiss jse Verdict Jwy Discharged; s*Monds Probe Os Presiding Judge New York July »■ — <UP> — P r ßM* utorn expressed coniiSo* t&6*y that ,hey w o'ild be hto to cofrict Alger Hiss of pertty wMS he is retried probably The former state department offitrial ended last night Judge Samuel 11. Kauta deadlocked jury hick MdFvoted eight for convlcon. Tow for acquittal A unanimBS taHtt was necessary for contrial" outcome left unggfiKtoe basic question before to jter#W» as ~IM or hl * a ‘‘( UH« a described the ex-Com-tiers as a "moral lep d|agyj|e prosecution had inusladviserI adviser of the late Pre*-■MKov.-l' as "a Benedict Am HBHp Iscariot." John F X McMlKpHneni would retry Hiss |3||gKgton the case would be "a* quickly as the court MK'yHII allow.” jßfi||toy Indicated that assistant R. «Mrn>-v Thomas F Murphy as chief prosecutor it UM the majority vote tor OssJßttc® as a tribute to Murphy's aSjglß «a>d the jury's vote in•WiHpßret the government would * ,D * se cond trial way the jury's indi|MSt the government would *M|jia way the jury split, rlghtto have been she government by two to Cowtfebservers said the trial not get under way atil Oi (all because of a scarcity judges during the sumThe conspiracy trial ES^H Copion. a former justice worker convicted as until Oct. 15 tor TitoSTy “ar old defendant and his HggHiEied wife. Priscilla, left Ucalls For Probe July 9 — (i'Pi — A hunter today called for a investigation of fed H Kaufman «>.•> l|H|®OVer the Mger Hiss per MKMichard M Nixon R <’al . of the house un Anieri ;.n committee, said that dur WW- trlal Kaufman s "prejud.• pt' tftf defense and against the |ig||H<>n was so obvious and -ip iltSat the jury's eight to four came frat klv • to me.” ■BH the full facts of the con lillßiiM trial are laid before RS&f be said, “I believe the be shocked " indicated that he belle.‘4 «•« -SMBry into Kaufman's film - ’ on the bench ' should - -(■feted by his house commitit made an all-out invest.jggjMpf Whittaker Chamber, ■After Hours, ■Reprimanded boys received a seMMsprimand from Mayor John mayor s court this morn in the city pool ttt««ours Friday night The the boys that they ‘WSMBot swim in the pool for one •eeh.BNo charge .rs trespas-'-g against them. The wßnplalned thr.t a conviction was a felony and them a criminal ■' Mtony employers check the h record before a toy. the mayor said. WEATHER ,n 4 humid, with local wßßershowers today add to *>« Tomorrow partly cloudv ’'•eot *o warm with thundersoutheast during fore High today 88 to 93 Low Brt 70 to m*

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U. S. Vice Consul Freed In Shanghai Olive Released By Communist Forces Shanghai. China. July 9 — (UP) — U. S. vice consul William Olive was freed today 67 hours after he was arrested by communist authorities on charges of violating traf sic regulations. Leaving the police station with his wife, Olive looked tired. He parried questions by correspond , ents about the conditions under which he had been held. A detective was understood to have told Mrs. Olive yesterday that the diplomat would be freed on payment of compensation for public property he had damaged. Authorities said he had given his personal guarantee that he would pay compensation, and hence he was not required to make the payment before he was released. The communist organ Emancipation Daily said Olive, "after having been educated.” admitted that he bad made a mistake, and wrote a formal letter apologising and confessing to violation of traffic regulations. Olive became involved In a traffic jam caused by a parade celebrating the communist occupation of Shanghai and the anniversary of the start of the Chinese-Japanese war. The Emancipation Daily published a letter which it said was written by Olive. The letter represented him as confessing a violation of traffic regulations, refusing to reveal his name to police, assaulting police officers at the station, and damaging public property inside the police station. In another incident involving an American. W. N. Flannery of New York, vice president and general manager of the American-owned Shanghai telephone company, was reported to have been locked in bis office by company employes since 11 am. yesterday as a result of a labor dispute. Flannery said by telephone that the workers had locked him in because the company was unable to pay wages they demanded. He said the payment was not made because the company had no funds as a result of the failure to collect telephone bills He said he had notified local authorities of his detention. Hut no official representative had come to help settle the dispute. Plan Swimming And Lifesaving Courses Start Instruction Here On Wednesday All swimming and lifesaving in ’ struction will start Wednesday at the city pool under the direction of Red Cross Instructors. C. I Finlayson, chairman of the Red Cross committee first aid. water safety and accident prevention, announced today. The program was set up Friday night at a meeting of the prospective swimming Instructors. Red Cross personnel will start swimming instruction for all age groups at » o’clock Wednesday morning. Persons wishing to learn bow to swim are requested to register then The first lesson will ajso be given at that time The lessons will last until 10:30 o'clock. Ail swimming instructors have received Intensive training under the direction of the Red Cross at Limberiost camp on Oliver lake. I Those expected to teach classes this year are Bob flage. Ruth Holthouse. Katy Ann Edwards. Eugene Pettibone, and David Mac Lean Junior lifesaving classes will be gin at 2 30 Wednesday afternoon Swimmers wishing to have further valuable trainlag are asked to register then Lessons will last <Tw»» Polio Is Fatal To Rochester Child Indianapolis. July 9. The death of a 20month old girl from polio WM reported at Riley hospital today as the victim's cousin, stricken by the same dis ease battled for her life there. Charlotte Ann Swihart. daughter of Mr and Mrs. Harold Swihart of Rochester died yesterday She was admitted to the hospital July * Her third coaain. 14-year-old Joann Swihart of Kokomo, was nlaced In an iron lung yesterday. She became 111 about the same time M the Rochester girL

Soviet Attack On Americans Is Revealed Soviet Soldier Is Killed In Exchange After Red Attack '! Stuttgart. Germany. July 9 — I (UP) An American officer shot and killed a young Soviet soldier yesterday after an unprovoked Soviet attack on an American patrol near the zona) border, the U. S. army announced today. Maj. Gen. Isaac D. White, chief of the constabulary said he would deliver "a bitter protest" to Soviet authorities. The army account said five or six Russian soldiers twice fired on a patrol from the 15th constabulary squadron near Rothenbach. 300 yards inside the American zone of Germany north of Coburg. The American patrol was making a routine check of zonal border markings when the Ruasians first opened fire, the army said. The Americans threw themselves to the ground, crawled to safety and called their officers. Two officers accompanied the patrol back to the scene. W’hen the Americans re-appeared, a Soviet soldier showed himself and ordered them to halt. They did. but the soldier opened fire from only about 30 feet away. He missed. The Americans withdrew. shooting as they went. The Soviet soldier fell dead. His companions could be heard retreating. The Americans left the body where It fell, about 200 yards Inside the American zone. During the night., however, other Soviet soldiers crossed into the American zone and carried It away. The victim was believed about It or 19 years old. White said the Russians "were definitely at fault.” “Our boys took cover when they were shot at from behind the first time,” he said. "When they came back later with their officers, they were fired on again and were Justified in firing back. "Our soldiers are instructed to defend themselves when necessary, although they don’t look for trouble. It was an unprovoked attack.” White said he had heard nothing from the Soviet authorities about the incident. In any event, he said, it would take several days for any Soviet protest to arrive through channels. American officers said they did not know why the Rusaiana were (Tars Ta I'age Fear* lima Banker's Wife Is Reported Missing Chicago Police Are Enlisted In Search Chicago. July 9—(UP)— The pretty blonde wife of an Ohio banker was reported as "missing under mysterious circumstances” here to day. • Police were requested to search for Mrs George Wood, 36. of Lima. O, who disappeared after she checked cut of the Palmer House hotel, where she bad stayed for four days. The request for the search came from Mrs. Wood's husband and from Lima police Authority* here had no further Information regarding Wood, other than that he is a Lima banker. , Detectives said Mrs. Wood "seemed to have dropped off the earth” from the time she checked out of the hotel between noon and 1 pm yesterday. 1 She apparently left the hotel to keep a reservation for a 3 p m train on the Pennsylvania railroad. But railroad officials said the reservation was not used. Wood, alarmed when hie wife did not arrive on the train at Lima, telephoned police here and asked them to start a search for hii wife. Detectives advised him to contact Lima police Shortly afterwards, a formal request for a search arrived from Lima aalborlties. Wood said his wife had been “viaitiag" here bnt he gave nq other details Authorities checked other hoteld on the chance that Mrs Wood may have moved to one of them. She took ail her baggage with her when she left the Palmer Howie.

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Decatur, Indiana, Saturday, July, 9, 1949.

How Ya Gonna Keep ’Em, etc. S' ® a » J - &bsbi THREE OF THIRTEEN 4-H Club members from the U S. chat with a gendarme In Paris before leaving tor French farma to work and observe (luring the summer. From left: Cotte Sigmon. Catawba. N. C.; Margaret Haviland. Pines. Mich., and Charles Bastin. Loulavllle, Ky ,

n n*— More Hot And Humid Weather Predicted Heat Will Continue For Most Os U. S. By United Press The weather bureau took a long look ahead today and saw nothing but more hot and humid weather for the most of the nation. Atlantic states from North Carolina to Maine will enjoy fairly cool temperatures of the weekend, forecasters said, but temperatures In that area also are scheduled to rise next week. The bureau's extended weather forecasts, hazarding predictions through Wednesday, said the na lion's worst heat wave of the year ' would linger on over the middlewest, the plains states, and Dixie., Rain, exfiected hi total as much I as five inches, was forecast for the Mississippi valley but no effective showers were expected In the New England area suffering a 46-day drought that has cost farmers 975,000a00 In crops. Temperatures tixlay were expected to duplicate the high* of 108 degrees set yesterday at Phoenix and Yuma in Arizona and at Blythe, Cal. Presidio, In West Texas, reported IM. Ardmore. Okla., reported 100. Pacific coast resident* enjoyed relatively moderate temperatures with the mercury hitting a high of 79 at Los Angeles, and 80 at Seattle. The cool air that broke the east coast’s heat wave of earlier in the week held yesterday’s highs to 78 at Boston. 81 at New York. 84 nt Washington and 77 at Raleigh. N. C. Southern state* were undergo- 1 Inga singe of hot weather after (Tarn Ta Page Mil) Second Polio Case Reported In County Young Berne Man Is Stricken Today Gordon Augsburger, 30, Berne | buxines* man. Is Adam* county's: second victim of infantile paralyl*, I a Berne physician reported this! morning. Augsburger. a partner In the Habit Shop, men'a clothing store, was unable to get out of bed this moraing and hi* condition is reported a* extremely serious. Both* legs are partially paralyzed, the physician stated, with the left leg the more serious. In addition, the stricken man developed difficulty in breathing later this morn Ing Arrangements were being made, with the assistance of the county! chapter of the National Founds | tion for Infantile Paralysis to have' the young Berne man taken to a hospital at once, where he will be placed in an iron lung. Augsburger Is married and the father ot one child. The county's first case of the season was reported earlier this week, when Brenda Kay Affolder, three-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Affolder, Jr., of south of Berne, was taken to the Riley hospital at Indianapolis for treatamL

Annual Red Cross Meeting On Monday The annual meeting of the Adam* County Red ('roes chapter will be held Tuesday evening at 8 o'clock at the Red Cross office on Madison street, C E. Bell, chapter chairman, announced today. The election of officers will take place. Vacancies on the board of director* will also be filed, Mr. Bqll *aid. The Red Cross directorate Is composed of representatives from 12 townships, and from Decatur, Monroe. Berne and Geneva. Individuals are invited to attend the. annual meeting. They need not be’ i directors or members of any of the standing committee*. Lie Tests Confirm Youth's Confession Confirm Story Os Hanging Playmate Chicago. July 9. — (UP) — Lla test* showed today that IS-year-old Robert Munday told the truth wh-n he confessed that he deliberately hanged a three-year-old playmate in lioys' "Hang Men Noose Club.” Rojiert wa* given the test shortly after he broke down and told state’s attorney John 8. Boyle the “true” story of how little Thomu* "Whitey" Laux died Wednesday. Boyle said he would ask the conn ty grand jury for a murder Indictment against Robert, a <Jark-eyed husky boy who wears a mustache alI though he stifl lacks enough beard 'to shave regularly. Roliert said he fastened a noose about Whitey's neck as part of an initiation rite after the lx>y had asked "about 13 times” to be allowed to join the club the neighborhood gang had formed in the basement of the two-story frame house where Whitey ad Roliert lived But as Whitey stood on a chair with the loop around his neck. Robert said, "I decided to make him tell me the truth" about a kitten and a hammer he lielieved the boy .had taken from him. “He said he had thrown the kitlien into a sewer and gave the ham- ! mer to his father." Roliert said. "I ; slapped him and Knocked him off the chair.” The noose drew tight about Whitey'a throat. Roliert fled to hi* parent's home upstairs, washed his face and hands, then returned to the basement. Whitey was dead Roliert carried him upstairs and tried to revive him by splashing water in his face. When that failed, he carried the body hack to the basement and Irtuffed it into an army barracks bag where his parents. Mr. end Mr*. Ernest Munday, found it the following day. Mrs. Munday still faces a lie test herself in connection with unusual < surrounding the finding of the body. Police had aearched the liasement just a few minutes before she found it and called her husband. An Inquest Into Whitey's death was postponed yesterday to July 28 to give authorities more time to , check Into Robert's story and that of his parents.

People's Court Upholds Cardinal's Sentence Os Life Term For Treason

Meeting Monday To Discuss Steel Status Basic Steel Firms Oppose Wage Hikes Pittsburgh, July 9—(UP)—Government intervention appeared the only hope today of heading off a nationwide steel strike. As CIO president Philip Murray and U. 8. Steel vice president John A. Stephens prepared to meet with federal mediation director Clyde Ching In Washington Monday, basic steel producers across the nation fell in line behind “big steers" hold-the-line wage stand. Ching also invited representatives of six other big steel companies, Bethlehem, Jones & laiughlin. Republic, Wheeling. Youngstown' Sheet & Tulte and ARMCO Co., to meet with him in Washington Monday to discuss their dispute with the CIO United Steel Workers Union. The basic producers employ 900,000 CIO United Steelworkers, who were poised to strike at 12:01 a. m. July 16 unless a settlement is reached or the government steps In. Ching invited Murray and Stephens to discuss the issue with him before deciding what acI tion the government should take. • One large independent prrxluc- ' er. Inland Steel Co., of Chicago, yesterday proposed a settlement based on the union's two other principal demands — pensions and social Insurance. But the union promptly rejected it as "inadequate.” Inland, forced to bargain collectively on pensions under a national labor relations board order, offered to match social security for employes who retire with 20 years 4'lsra To Face Three* Jury Rules Convict Killed Opera Star Garris Murder Case Cracked By Jurors Atlanta. July 9. — (UP) — A coroner’s jury cracked open the John Garris murder case today by ruling that the Metropolitan opera star was slain with a gun round on a South Carolina convict. The jury recommended that Grover <To|o» Pulley, a convicted slayer. be returned to Atlanta to taco charges of killing the handsome tenor and leaving his body in a dark, rainswept alley last April 21. The surprise break in the sen«ational mystery came last midnight al the climax of a four-hour inquest that had been dormant since the jury viewed the singer's bulletpunctured body the morning after death. The five coroner's juror* heard Dr. -Herman Jones. Fulton county crime expert, testify that "without question or doubt" a nine-millimet-er Belgian automatic found on Pulley "fired the fatal bullet into the body of John Garris." Pulley, who jumped parole after being convicted of a cop killing in North Carolina, was arrested at Clinton. 8. C. the day art er Garris was found dead South Carolina author!tie* have indicated a willingness to release the prize »u«|>» t from the stale pri«on at Columbia, where he is serving a term for possessing burglary tools Gov. Herman Talmadge will request extradiction if the Fulton county grand jury indicts Pulley ’ Jones was one of the officers who never gave up on the Garris case even though the FBI had doused their hopes by failing to match slugs from Pulley'a guns toith the bullet taken from the Met star’s chest Jones said last night that the FBI ballistics report was "contradictory" and that he was "satisfied that this gun fired that ballet " His opinion was backed up by the tontlawny of four other toxicologists Sgt H B Horton of the Clinton *Tara Ta fa** Feer*

— * ■■■ ■ Urges Big Cut In Spending For Military Sen. Elmer Thomas Favors Military Cost Reductions Washington, July 9— (UP* — Sen. Elmer Thomas. D. Okla, came oui today fur a 11.5ud.000.000 cut in military spending during the current fiscal year. Thomas, chairman of the powerful senate military appropriations subcommittee, told a reporter that “if congress will go along” he Is confident he can almost double the 9928.000.000 reduction endorsed by President Truman. Thomas’ subcommittee Is considering the house-approved hill alloting nearly 916.000.000.000 for the operations of the army, navy and air force In the year that began July 1. Mr. Truman’s sentiments were made public yesterday by Sen Millard Tydings, D.. Md. Tydings said after a White House visit the President feels the house hill can be trimmed by striking out the proposed 9800,000,000 for universal military training, and by eliminating the 9128.000.008 he asked originally for military pay boosts. Thomas, who prevleoeiy favored a 11,000.000.000 cut in military spending, told newsmen Tydings’ announcement made him confident he could make an even larger cut In the budget without hampering the efficiency of the armed forces. He said congress could curtail military spending further by reducing the contract authorization and by rescinding past appropriations fur stockpiling strategic ilia terlals. Thomas said there Is "no occasion to rush" to build up these (Turn To Pa*e sis* Delphi Man Killed In Bus-Auto Crash Delphi. Ind. July 9. — (UP)— latwrence M. Taylor. 55, Delphi, died last night of Injuries received when a car crashed Into the rear of a bus loaded with factory workers. A car In which Taylor rode, driven by Kenneth Dilling. Pittsburg. Ind. rammed the bus after it had stopped to - discharge lasspngers near Americus, Ind. No one on the bus was injured. Rites Here Monday For Shaw Infant ‘Accident Victim's Body Returned Here Funeral services .will'be held here Monday tor Monte Shaw, inrant son of Sgt and Mrs Gordon Shaw, who was killed in the headon collision of the autu driven by hi* father with another auto near Marysville. Kan . Thursday. Services will be held at 10 am. Monday at the Zwick funeral home, the Rev Dwight R. McCurdy officiating Burial will be In the l*ecatur cemetery. Friend* may call at the funeral home after 7 o’clock Sunday evening According to word received here Friday night. Sgt. and Mrs. Shaw and their two and one-half year old daughter. Sherry, all of whom were injured in the fatal wreck, have been moved to the army hospital at Fort Riley. Kan., for further treatment. Condition of the Shww family is reported as still serious. Mrs Shaw, at first believed suffering mainly from shock, sustained a broken thumb, and may have other Injuries, hospital attaches reported Sgt Shaw, army recruiting officer here for more than a year, suffered a crushed chest, lacerations and broken facial bones, and the daugh .tar suffered fractures and severe: cuts. • SWB

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Reduces Sentences Os Three Tried As Co-Defendants; Three Others Confirmed Budapest. Hungary. July 9. — (UP) — The council of the Hungarian people's court today upheld the sentence of life imprisonment imposed on Joseph Cardinal Mindszeuty for alleged treason. The court reduced the sentences of three of Cardinal .Mindszenty’s co-defendants and confirmed those of three others . The Hungarian primate had a> .- pealed to. the court to reduce ths * sentence. At the same time, the ; state asked that it lie Increased to death by hanging. The court instead ruled that the i life sentence handed down by a t people's court In Budapest Feb. 8 * must stand. The people’s court coni' vlcted Cardinal Mindszenty of treas son. seeking to overthrow the Communist government and illegal trad- " Ing in dollars. The appeals court began Its re- ' view of the case last Wednesday. ' Counsel for both the state and th» ’ defense wore heard and written evidence was submitted Cardinal Mindszenty did not appear. (Vatican sources have reportl f that Cardinal Mindszenty apparent- , ly Is In good physical health In the h Hungarian prison, but his mental I condition Has deteriorated.) Priest Arrested j i’rague. Czechoslovakia, July 9 — i, (UP) — Czech police have arrested •. Father Ludwig Stnerzlik. Catholic * priest who served as secretary and ;’ interpreter at the Papal Nuncio’s t office here. It was teamed today. t Reliable aoorcM said Father t Stnerzlik disappeared Thursday as- ■ | ter he had *aid nwas at a nunnery I across the street from the Nuncio's ■ office. 1 Msgr. Gennaro Verolino Vatican representative In Prigue. protested the arrest to the Cze.h foreign oflice yesterday. . The arrest followed an intenslfle I propaganda campaign by Czechosl e vakia’s Communist government against the Vatican dembers of the cabinet and the controlled |»ress accused the Vatican of joining Angie American interests In inciting _ Czech I'athollcs.against the government. Excommunicated Vatican City, July 9—(UP)— . Vatican sources said today that all Hungarian* involved in the reaffirmation of the life sentence iin- ' posed on Joseph Carnidal Minds- ' xenty of Hungary were excommunicated automatically under previous 1 bans issued by the church '| Word that the sentence was upheld "waa received without surprise. since there was no basis for hope that the Budapest court would reverse itself." an informant said. Vatican sources said that, acI cording to recent reports. Cardinal Mindszenty suffers not only' from lapse* of memory and incoherence, but "appears to be plagued with | hallucinations a great part of the time His mind appears to have ■ gonemalmst completely. "Given the general situation of the church in Hungary, the re- . lease of the Cardinal in this con- ! dition would not serve the HunT« Paue »*awr» LATE BULLETINS Roanoke. HI.. July 9—(UP) —C. H. Morse 111 of the Fairbanks Morse Co., In Chicago, and two other persons were burned to death in the crash of a twin-engine Lockheed ’ plane at a farm near here today. ‘ Chicago- July 9 — (UP) — Baseball star Eddie Wattkus. who was shot June 14 by a lovesick typist, underwent hi* fourth operation today and surgeons removed a bullet from his chest because of a developing infection. Norfolk. Va, July • — (UP) The coast guard Mid today It ha* received a message that an unidentified ship is afire 400 mites east of Charleston. 8. i and that the crew has abandoned ship-