Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 47, Number 204, Decatur, Adams County, 30 August 1949 — Page 1

Vol. XLVII. No. 204

VAUGHAN TESTIFIES IN 5 PER CENT PROBE

Czechoslovakia Reports Armed (Revolt Smashed a Report Revolution Began With Attack On Czech Prison Prague <’z* <-lioslovakia. Aug. 30 —•(UP)- Tin- communist governmeat today that ft ha* smashed an armed revolt directed by an nnid. ntifled "western imperialistic power." The revolution began with an attack on Lltomerlce prison in Northern Czechoslovakia May 12, the ofki il new* agency raid, but prompt government action pro vented it* spread and led to the arrest of the ringleader* (At the time of the attack it was in Prague that a band had fought it* way into the prison and freed some prominent' political prisoner* ) The government said six of the ringlead. i < were sentenced to death by a state court in Prague “recently Ten others, including three women, were sentem - d to life imprisonment An undisi losed nutnbei of oth<r MMn" were sentenced to prison t'-rins ranging from one to M year and 10 defendant* were freed. The government said the plotten ha<i prepared an arm* cache. Including mines and bazookas, and made detailed plans to declare martial law. dissolve the national aeeembiv circumvent the communlata'F national committees, ban public assembly and newspapers, disperse the security police and worker* militia and return nation silted industries to their former owA. • The government news agency's acettot' of the attempted revolu tion |den’ified the ringleaders a* “capitalistic creature*," purged army element* and "criminal*' All were connected with an explon age ggeiu v of "one of the western Imperialistic power*, it said "From the espionage act*." it aald.f"the defendants stepped lat er to the attempt of an antl-.*ta'e armed conspiracy with the alm of destroying the people's democratic regime. The new* agency. Identified those sentenc ed to death as VratiSlav » polesnv. an "escaped conVfct”’Who led the attack on Liter merles prison; Dr. Jaroslav Borkovec. political leader and "capitallatic creature”; Kvetosiav Probe* who had been dismissed from, the army for "unreliablity B Josef Charvat, who took part in the Irison attack; Vratislav Jan da, Who helped plan the prison attack and Etnannuel Cancik. Who Twa* In contact with Cxet h refuge.- abroad. Life sentences were «iven .hero Slav Kominek. Bohumil Moravec. Votjocli Kilar. Karel Sladky. Dr Rudolf Hrbek. Dr. Jan Prager. Lubohni Vojtech. Dsgmar Xkalova. Vlasta (’harvatova and Dagnucr Tumova The last three are woTh*, hgen< y said Dr. Hrbek helped plot the prison attack and Miss ChlKatova was among those tai. Ingflfeart in it. The other defendants were n< r ; flwr reports said another armed coup plot was nipped In PTSgu< four day* after the aborLitoii.eri, e attack Commute tfttolh*- reportedly arrested 360 police reportedly ■Mote d 360 anti-communist police aa4 brmy officer* and alcouf <lvßbt two hours before they WWO to have attempted to seize army general staff headquarters andfhttack other key points t — Veterans Apply For taairance Payments Th* Red Cross home service office was swamped yesterday Wtiil the first rush of applications forgreteran*' Insurance payment* Max Sc hafer executive sec re tars of the Red Cross, received a sttpgly of application* and assisted vaifrans in filling out the blank* WEATHER ( Fa.r and slightly cooler -’WPrti and partly cloudy south . t, ij". Scattered Etowe** near Ohio river this BSse'ng. Mostly fair and cool ■Kworrow Low tonight. 50 to H north portion. 53 to 58 south ~ WPet'oe Hcgh tomorrow. 74 to

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Nelson Funeral To Be Held Thursday Lost Rites Planned For Decatur Lawyer •Kun era I service* will be held Thursday afternoon for Nathan C. Nelson, prominent Decatur attorney and president of the Adams county bar association, who died suddenly of a heart attack at hi* home. 217 South Seventh street. Monday afternoon Services will be held at 1:30 pm. Thursday at the home and at 2 o'clock at the First Methodist church, with Dr Gerald II Jone* officiating. The Scottish Rite will conduct *ervlces at the church and Adam* Post 43. American Legion, will conduct graveside military rites at the Decatur cemetery. Mr. Nelson, former prosecuting attorney and county Democratic chairman, died at 2 o'clock Monday afternoon after being ill only a few hours. The well known lawyer, senior member of the firm of Nelson, DeVoss. Smith and Macklin, was a veteran of World War I. serving several months in the front lines in France, lie was a member of the First Methodist church, the Masonic lodge. Scottish Rite and the B P. (> Elk* He I* survived by his wife, the former Kathryn Dixon; thtee sons. James. Robert and Pat, all at home; and seven brothers. Jess, Cloyd and Paul, all of Geneva. Chester of Portland. Jacob of Mountain View. Mo. Forrest of i Comstock. Neb . and Otis of PortI land. Ore The bgdy will be removed from the Gillig A Doan funeral home to the residence this afternoon, where friends may call after 6 p ut. Members of the Adam* county bar as sociation will serve as active and honorary pallbearer* The American Legion will attend the services tn a body and will conduct military rites at the grave. Active pallbearelt. named by the Adam* county bar association in special meeting this morning, will be Hubert M< t’lenahan. Sev- ■ erfn Schurgi r. Judge Myles F. Parrish. John L DeVoss. David Macklin and Lewis L Smith All other members of the association will serve ax honorary pallbearer*. Members of the resolution* committee named are McCh-nahan. Henry B. Heller. Karl 11. Adam* and Ferd L Lltterer, Creale Interest In Annexation Project Informal Inquiry Is Made Os Council Intereat In an annexation pro-1 Ject was created today with an informal inquiry to the city court-1 ell. relative to annexing Bellmont ! park and adjacent land areas east of the city, to the corporate limits of Decatur The inquiry was based a* an outcome of problems pertaining to transfer of school chi'dren who live in Bellmont and on highways. around the park. Strat'on Place, which lies south ■ of the park, was incorporated Into/ the city limits when it was established by John R. Worthman. who built the new housing subdivision. There are 30 to 40 houses along Bellmont park and the highways around the place It is not known what boundaries the proposed an nexation plan would take, or how far it would be extended. Count Ilmen would not comment about the annexation. One member stated that it was a matter for the city attorney to investigate Thia councilman also stated that annexation of the territory would mean extension of water mains to the land, and al-o giving of free police and fire protection. Chicago Municipal Court Clerk Robbed Chicago. Aug. 30. — (UP) — Two runmen tied up two guards in City Hail early today, smashed a vault in the municipal court < lerk’s office and escaped with i 1135. Police said the men actually may have been after a record of some trial rather than money. Three other safes in the room contained about 120.000 The safes were not touched. The money represents bonds put up by defend anta and litigants in court cases.

“Capt. Harry” At Legion Convention ’ ft h?w V. “wa WAVING AND SMILING to a cheering crowd. President Truman passes Philadelphia* City Hall enroute to the Bellevue-Stratford hotel and hl* speech before the national convention of tin* American Legion. A navy patrol salutes "Captain Harry” while the colorful "First City Troop." founded after the Revolution, bring* up the rear ax an escort.

Civil City Budget Approved By Council No Objections Made At Public Hearing No remonstrances or objections were raised liy taxpayers at the public hearing on the city budget, held last night at the city hall. The city council approved the budget for 1950. which set the tax rate at 97 cents for Hie general fund and 10 cents for the park fund, the cumulative rate of 81 07 standing as a reduction of 13 cent* as compared with the 81.20 rate of 1949 The total budget estimate for the incoming year is 8130,825 96. of whicli 887,6x6.31 fx to be raised by proposed taxes The difference will he made up by source* of revenue other than taxation. Included in the new budget is the creation of a zoning and sanitation department. which will become effective January 1. The new department is the result of a study by the city planning, commission. The budget also includes the salary changes which have been made, the salary of the janitor at city hall being raised from 81.200 to 81,800. and that of the city at-torn-y from 8800 to 61.000 The council also passed an appropriation ordinance which will transfer 86.500 from the light company and 81.700 fr<v'i the water works to he used in the general fund.

Dispute On Welfare Fund At Showdown Coal Companies Are Withholding Funds Washington, Aug. 30. — (UP) — Major soft coal companies were reported today "on strike" against the United Mine Workers' welfare and retirement fund. industry source* said it was a "no contract, no contributions" situation — something like mine boss John L. 1-ewis' "no contract, no work" policy of by-gone years. Tne dispute appeared headed for a decision in two weeks and could bring a shutdown In most mining operations. Government officials pinned their hopes of averting an early autumn nationwide coal strike on a peaceful settlement -of the steel wage dispute A presidential factfinding board completed its hearInga on that cue in New York last night. The problem over 20-cent a ton contributions from soft coal operators to the mine workers' welfare and retirement fund arise* from the fear that the levy may not lie tax exempt since the wage contract with Lewis has expired Industry spokesmen said the companies are collecting the royalty in the regular courses of business Ail of them have made out checks to the welfare fund or set the money uide for payment only when the legal issue has been resolved. But checks due the welfare fund on Aug 20 have not been sent. It (Ttsva Te Pag* Tbreet

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Decatur, Indiana, Tuesday, August 30,1949.

Red Cross Hospital Bed Is Delivered The hospital bed ordered by the Red Cross was delivered today, Mr*. Max Schafer, executive secretary in the home service office. state today. The Red Cross does not provide mattress or linens, but gives free use of the bed An application to use the lied has been filed with Hie Red (Toss by parents of a polio victim. Plan Discussion 01 Far East Situation British Expert To Join In Conference London, Aug 3n (I'Pi— The foreign offict disclosed today that the chief of Its far eastern section would fly to Washington next week to join strategy talks paralleling the three-power financial negotiations on Britain's economic plight M E Denlng. top expert on far eastern problems, will arrive in Washington Sept. 6 to assist in talk* between foreign secretary Ernest Bevln and secretary of state J)ean Acheson Bevin and Acheson were < xpected to review the situation in China and other eastern regions In tdlks linked with the British financial crisis. The British delegation Io the Anglo-AmericamCanadian financial talks will submit the proposb 'tion that British expenditures to support noncommunist governments In critical aiea* are linked closely with U. S. policy to contain communism Rome reports indicated that Britain might ask for U. S. help on such fronts li.e new element was injected Into the forthcoming economic conference as Britain's top delegates held last minute talks on a cabinet plan for dealing with the dollai problem Sir Stafford Cripps, chancellor of the exchequer, returned to his desk at the treasury for the first time since he left for hi* rest in Switzttland week* ago He conferred with his ranking < xperts. Bevin. who will sail with Cripps tomoAow night aboard the Maure tania, met with his staff at the foreign office. The cabine brief reaffirmed Cripps' rejecti< n of devaluation of the pound as a quick cure in itself But it proposed the following I Tara Ta Paua Faarl

Polio Chapter In Receipt Os $6,600 To Aid Fight

The Adam* county chapter of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis has received from national headquarters of the March of Dimes organization a check for >86.600 to assist In payment of io, al polio patients' medical care, it we« announced today by Pete Reynolds, chapter chairman The money was requested from the emergency epidemic aid fund because the local chapter, which retains 50 percent of all Marc h of Dime* proceeds each year for ft ' nancial aaalstance to polio patients.

Civil War Veterans Honored By Governor Reveille Sounding For Six War Vets ( Indianapolis. Aug 3<t — tl'Pi t Reveille sounded late today for six tired old soldier* 1 The men, all over 100 year* old, were completely tuckered out as ter two day* of ceremonies, ban quet* and recep'ioirs in connection with the 83rd and final encampment of the Grand Army ol lire Republic. Today, they slept until almo*t : main a* the people assigned to care for them tiptoed and spoke in whisper* in the corridor* of thefr hotel. latter today they will participate in *e**ions of affiliat- ■ ed GAR organizations. i They were bearing up fairly well i under the excitement of the GAR * - last meeting But several were : so feeble and required rest so fre quently that all six never have had a chance to get together for a ' single meeting i National Commander Theodore i A Penland of Portland. Ore., who is Hie youngest of Hie men at a even 100. said In- hoped all of Hie aged men could get together at least once "for a real chat." "We've got a lot to talk over," he said Penland was the only one of the six who iia* not missed a single meeting Last night he ami three other Vets attended a reception tender ' ed them l>y Indiana's Gov. Henry E Schrlck'r The others were Joseph Clovese. 105. Pontiac. Mil'll . Albert Woolsoti. !”2. I>u I luth, Minn, anil Roliert Barrett, 102. Princeton. Ky. Hut James A Hard. H*B, Rochester, N Y and Charlex I. Chap pel. 102. Long Beach. Cal, just couldn't make it. They rested in their room*. Penland sat erect and soldierly a* 1,000 will-wishers filed liy Hie I four wheelchairs to pay respect* to the old fighter*. Hi* wrinkled face, colored a delicate baby pink, glowed happily The chamner music furnished by a portion of the S marine : band seemed to lull (’lovese. who I* the only living negro veteran of the Union army Clovexe. virtually blind, looked ‘as though he were asleep One eye was completely closed and the other lid drooped almoit shut Woolson. stone deaf, sat with a determined expression on his long I'lww T» Fas* Wl**|

> .whose families cannot pay full costs • unaided, ha* run out of funds To date this year the national > headquarters ha* advanced 84.34’.784 25 to chapter* as a result of increased incidence of Infantile 1 paralysis, plus a heavy carryover i of eases from 1948. year of highest . incidence since 1916. the Adams i county chapter chairman stated i The local chapter is presently I providing funds for the care, in i whole or part, of 23 patients strick- ’ en this year, and also is continuing jto pay coats of care for patten,s .' stricken in former years

Admits Contributions By Helis, Mar agon Received For Political Campaigns

President Outlines Work For Congress Seeks Action At Present Session Washington. Aug 30 (Ul’t President Truman tislay outlined more work for congress, which want* to go home The president called chairman Adolph J Sabath of the house rule* committee to the White House and *ald he want* action at thi* session on pending legislation to Create a fair employment practice* committee, expand social *e ciirity. create a national science foundation, set up a public work* planning program, grant Ktatehood to Alaska and Hawaii, and provide for a resident commissioner for the Virgin Island* Sabath said afterward* that he fold Mr Truman he will "try to see what can he done” when the house return* from a vacation Sept 21 A few house members had to stay here to hold routine sessions every three days The first of theae was held today It laxted only io minutes, the shortest session of the vear Meanwhile, a house expenditure* sulx-ommlttee took off on a 40-day "fact-finding tour of Asia.” Rut Hep Alvin E O'Konaki. It Wi*. refined to go along because, he said, "congreas spends too much time worrying about other countries and not enough lime for tiewelfare of our own people " When Hie (louse r'-sume* full time operations. It will have to act on four appropriations bills now in conference committee A compilation showed that con gress. when It finally completes work on tie- appropriation* mea sure*, will trim between 11. it;.", ooo.oim iltll | 11.50(*.000.(hio from ' President Truman* 1950 budget •-fhIMtPS. 24th Polio Case Is Recorded In County Young Decatur Girl Taken To Hospital Adams county recorded It* 24th < a*e of poliomyellti* for 1849. the *ixth for the city of itecatur. with [ the diagnosis of the Hine** of Margaret Kocher, three-year-old daughter of Mr and Mr* James L. Kocher, Jr , 434 John* strent. a* fwilio The child, youngest of three daughters In the family was taken to the l.utheran hospital in Fort . Wayne late Monday afternoon, and the polio diagtiosl* was confirmed this morning The attending physician report ' ed that no marked ;airaly*is has developed to date, but the girl ha* ! Ktiffnes* of the back and neck Thi* is the first polio case reported in the county since August 21 State Total 593 Indianapolis, Aug. 30 — 11'Pl — The state health hoard today add »d five new case* of polio to bring the state's total to 593. There were Co deaths jay county reported two of the five new cases, and Howard. Wabash and Crawford county reported one case each Crawford county was the 67th county to be struck by the disease The latest deaths from polio were those of four-year-old itavid Ballenger. Hartford City, and Dorothy Foy. 27. who died at Elkhart Counties reporting new cane* yesterday were Allen four; laike. three. Posey. Tlppe< anoe. St. Joseph and .Marion, two each, and Randolph. Delaware. Tipton Vanderburg. Whitley. Wayne. Clinton, Elkhart and Wabash one each One new county was added to the list of 66 w-hkh have already reported one or more case* of tba disease |

Russia Fires New Blast At Yugoslavians Accuses Marshal Tito Government Os Fresh Scandals l-ondon, Aug 3o il'P) Russia fired another blast in the war of nerves against Yugoslavia today, accusing the government of Marshal Tito of "fresh scandals and slanderous distortions" to mask a double-dealing policy of deceiving l the Yugoslav people Th-- Moscow radio broadcast the latest Soviet note in serie* whit h has strained relations between the two communl*t dominated state* The Soviet note was In reply to a Yugoslav note of Aug 20. In which Tito's government rejectetl Soviet charge* that it had negotiated with the western power* for an Au*lrian peace treaty be hind the hack of the Kremlin "The new note of th-- Yugoslav government is an accumulation of fresh scandal* and slanderous distortion*, calculated to mask It* own double-dealing policy ami deceiving the people of Yugoslavia," Moscow toll) the Tito regime The Russian note wax dated yesterday On Aug. 20 the Soviet* had threatened to invoke 'effective measures" to protect Soviet citizens in Yugoslavia The Yugo slavs at the same time accused the I Russian* of double crossing Tito in tils claim* against Austria "Detected In Hie betrayal of the I interest* of the Slovenes In Car intnia and (he national rights of Yugoslavia by Irrefutable facts quoted fn tlie not- of the Soviet government of Aug 11. the Yugo slav government attempt* to <<m , ceal the traces of its treachery and e*cape re*pon*ibllity. taking rei course to ll* at custom- d II- * ami , slanders, the latest Momnw note sai<l It said the Tito regime long had : Itet-n "living without conviction* i - and working only on the in*truc tion* of its western master*." , The Russians quoted the Yugo *lav government a* saying I’r- m . ler Jo»ef Stalin had guaranteed I the Austrian frontier as it wax in 193* But it quoted a letter from ■ Stalin to Chancellor Karl Rentier of Austria in May, 1945. whicli said nothing of guaranteeing the frontier "All this lx an Invention and lie of the Yugoslav government." the Ct ere fe !*■■» Threet Charter Issued For Decatur Foundation Secretary Os State Approves Articles The article* of incorporation for j the Decatur Memorial Foundation, I Inc. have heen approved by Charles F Fleming. Indiana secretary of state, and a charter has been Issued to the local otganization Incorporation officer* are. Carl C Pumphrey, president; T F Graliker. treasurer and Mrs Roy Kalver. secretary The Decatur Memorial Founda Hon. Inc. was organized as a non profit organization to receive gift* and donations for the proposed community center The Central Soya company has already offer ed 1100.000 to the building fund. If the community raises another 000. Beside* the above officer* the charter member* of the foundation.! wbo also have been named direc-1 tor*, are- E W I-ankenau. Mrs Stewart W McMillen. C E Bell. C I Finlayson. R F Leltz. Jo* E Oelberg. Jam** K Staley. John M. Doan. Mr* Leonard Saylor*. Arthur R Holthouse. J Ward C»1 land, Frederick Schafer. Glenn Hill Attorney Robert Anderson preI pared the Incorporation paper* and j filed for the charter.

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Denies Using Name Os Pres. Truman To Help Maragon Make Voyage To Europe Washington. Aug 30 (I'Pi — Maj Ge-n Harry H Vaughan admitted today hn had received political campaign contributions from William Heli*, race track operator, and John Maragon. two men he had given a ham! in dealing* with gov ernment agencies President Truman * military aide emphatically denied, however, that , Maragon had t<dd him that Frank , Costello, alleged New York gambling king, contributed part of the money. Testifying in the < Umax of tho senate'* "five percenter" Investigation. Vaughan raid he received "two or three thousand dollars" , from Hell* for the 1946 Democratic campaign from other persons Th-* White House g* neral said he had turned the money over to Roy Harper. Missouri state Democratic chairman Vaughan denied documentary evidence that he used Pre*ld»nt Truman'* name to help Maragon make a business trip to Europe in 1945 He admitted, however, that in the course of several telephone • conversion* state d>partm<nt of , ficial* might have got the Im pression he hail Hut the energetic White House military aide, resplendent In summer dress uniform, denied vigorously to senators Investigating "in- , fluence peddlers” that he ever did anything wrong In his official role Vaughan, alternately slumping in his chair and sitting up stiffly, , testified as the investigating subi committee brought near a close week* of public testimony ill whicli the io ftp general has been linked with Maragon. James V Hunt and other alleged five percenters" and "fixers.” In a prepared statement ami again utidi r questioning Vaughan -aid he had helped hundreds of persons in business with the government which Io declared was entirely legitimate He said it was part of hi-* job He got nothing for hi* servicis <xi •pt what the army pays him as a gi nt ral officer, ho l said Vaughan's testimon> about tlo« campaign contributions came out In questioning [ Hill* and Maragon. who turned the money over to hitn. wi re active seeking materials for the Tanfiiran race track at San Bruno, Calif, during the postwar short* tat* of building materials Vaughan admitted that lie had made an appointment for Hells with housing expediter Tighe Woods but denied that he had i xert-d pressure for anything but a quick decision, "ona way or anotht r " S--n Jo-i ph R McCarthy. R, Wi*. asked Vaughan if he ever had rect ivi-d any money from Maragon "for yourself or someono i else " Vaughan first replied that he had not, then added "oh. ye* campaign contributions.” McCarthy referred to money collected from person* Involved "in thi* race track deal." and Vaughan I said he was "under the Impression” that Maragon iiad turned over money collected from "GreekAmerican* " The Wisconsin senator thin asked if it were not necessary under Missouri law to file the names of campaign contributors ”1 didn't know the go-between — ' the messenger had tu file.” said Vaughan McCarthy asked how much Maragon had turned over and Vaughan replh d "probably not over 62.0’hi ” Asked If there were not a single contribution of more than SLOW from one individual, he said th< re was and Identified the contributor as a George Skoura*. who wa« not otherwise idtntlfied He wa« next asked if Maragon ever claimed part of the money came from Costello After denying knowledge of any Costello or any surir contribution. Vaughan asked: “May I ask who H Frank Costello* What bearing does he have on this? "He's a rather famour -" McCarthy began I "Oh. the Nev York gangster ” tTara Vo Pace Twa|