Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 54, Number 15, Decatur, Adams County, 19 January 1956 — Page 1

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t • ADLAI STEVENSON takes the oath In St. Paul, Minn., which permitted entry of his alate of 57 Democratic delegates in the Minnesota presidential primary. Administering the oath is Minnesota Secretary of State Joseph L. Donavan. While there. Stevenson said President Eisenhower should repudiate Secretary of State Dulles’ “brink of war’’ statement or fire him. —.-... -..J "L_.

Truman Writes Chiang Ignored Marshall's Aid k Says Chiang Lost China By Failure To Form Coalition WASHINGTON (IN’S) —Ex-Pres-ident Harry S. Truman charged today that Chiang Kai-shek lost China by ignoring Gen. George CMarshall's advice to form a coalition government with the Communists rather than try to beat them In battle Truman, in" his new installment of memoirs in Life magazine, also acidly recalled his differences with Bernard Baruch when the latter served as U. 8. representative on the United Nations atomic energy committee. The former chief executive said he ran into personal differences with* Baruch because the “elder statesman” demanded policy - making powers and was too free with his adviceConcerning U. S dealings, with Chiang Kai-shek. Truman described the actions ot the Nationalist leader as those of "an old-fash-ioned warlord.” He declared that Marshall, who undertook* a* special mission to China in 1945-46 in an effort to unify the Asian nation, “accurately forecast the eventual failure of the Generalissimo’s military campaign.” Truman asserted: “Chian Kaishek would not heed the adviee of one of the greatest military strategists in history and lost to the Communist. “That failure, in my opinion, and the defeat of the Nationalist government of China were due primarily to their refusal to heed Marshall's advice.’' Truman said that one of the important cdntributlng factors in the Nationalist defeat was that ‘‘the government of Chiang Kai-shek did not command the respec* of the Chinese people ” v He said: “The Generalissiijto's attitude and actions were those of an old-fashioned warlord, and, as with warlords, there was no love for him among the people. 'There is no doubt in my mind that if Chiang Kai-shek had been only a little more conciliatory, an understanding could i»Ve been reached.” ( Answering critics of his China policy who he said wanted to “ram unity down their throats” Truman coniinented: “It would have been folly, and it would be folly today. to attempt to impose our way of life on these huge areas by force. In 1945 and 1945, of all years, such thoughts would have been rejected by the American people before they were even expressgL “That wasMwe time when congressmen in Washington joined in the call to ‘Get the boys back hgme : ' fln l .our influence thrpngfrout the world waned as the millions of American soldiers were proceased through the discharge centers” Truman said that his "sole purpose”'in sending Marshall to China was “to help carry out a program willingly subscribed to by the Chinese leaders . .in no shnse was it our intention Jo impose our will upon the Chinese people.” The former president said Marshall advised Chiang that if Russia aided the Communists, "their supply line would be much shorter than his (Chiang's) own and much (Continued on Page Seven)

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Capehart-Wickard Battle For Senate Likely Opponents In Fall Election INDIANAPOLIS (INS) — Indiana’s 1956 senatorial election will be a battle between two political giants. Senator Homer E. Capehart vs former secretary of agriculture Claude Wickard. That is the prediction of this political observer in the light of recent developments. The high-powered political organization backing Capehart, who seeks his third term as Republican senator from Indiana, looks too potent for any other GOP hopeful to defeat. Wickard. whose candidacy for the Democratic senatorial nomination was announced at a press conference in the state party headquarters, also appears too strong to be toppled by any other candidate. Not only the selection of senatorial nominees by the two party state conventions next June but also the main battlefield upon which they will fight their war down to the November general election deadline can safely be predieted, Th'at issue will be farm prices. The last public utterance of Governor George N. Craig, who had said he was “debating in his own mind" whether to seek 'the GOP senatorial nomination, was a prediction that Sen. Capehart would be nominated and elected. Disclosure by John S. Hastings, president of the Indiana University’ board of trustees, of the formation of a powerful and well-heeled “Citizens Committee for Capehart” is believed to have put any latent Craig hopes for a senatorship in the deepfreeze. No other Republican candidate of Capehart. caliber has evinced proprietary interest in the senator’s seat. Congressman Charles Brownson, (R of Indianapolis), once considered raising his sights, but apparently dropped the idea. Hastings, like Capehart a resident of Washington, Ind., unveiled a potent set of backers, including J. Dwight Petersen, Indianapolis financier; William A-. Kreig. member, of an influential law firm of which Capehart’s son. Earl, also is a member; Mrs. Ernest M. Morris, of South Bend, wealthy Widow pf a former Indiana (Republican national committeeman, and Mrs. Dorothy McCr'ea. former Seventh district vice chairman. In addition, Hastings disclosed that a, complete organization, including 11 district chairmen and 92 county chair.men. is being formed. Wickard has the prestige of being a former secretary of agriculture under the late President Franklin D.' Roosevelt, and also of serving as former head of the rural electrification administration. Both posts also may have accrued some political opposition, but Wickard can hope for farm support on his known stand in favor of strong agricultural subsidies at a flexible rate of 85 to 100 per cent of parity. fiofh ine’rt ran claim to be farmers. Wickard operates a large farm near Camden, and Capehart has a 2400-acre Daviess county farm. Capehart expects backing also because of his business and manufacturing experience. He generally is viewed as a more active, handshaking, baby-kissing candidate than Wickard. Clearly, this is a political battle in which) the protagonists are strong, the lines drawn early, and the fight will be late and hard. 12 Pages

Convicted Mass Killer Escapes Princeton Jail Irvin Escapes At Princeton; Sheriff Cites Outside Help PRINCETON, Ind. (INS) — Convicted mass killer Leslie Irvin escaped today from the Gibson coun.ty jail just four days before he was to be transferred to death row at the Indiana state prison to await execution. Sheriff Earl Hollen, of Gibson county, discovered the escape when he checked Irvin’s cell at breakfast time today. He said the flight was achieved either by picking two locks or by use of keys. Hollen said Irvin had outside help. The sheriff said it would have been impossible to have opened the doors the 200-pound, 5-11 prisoner went through in his escape without help. Police said reports have come in that Irvin was seen early today driving a car believed to have been stolen at Mt. Carmel, 111., toward Evansville. Mt. Carmel, coincidentally, is the home of his brother and sister-in-law. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Irvin, who with a friend, .Mrs. Gene Mace, were his last visitors, Tuesday. Defense attorneys, meanwhile, filed an appeal just under today’s deadline despite their client’s defection. First report had been that four other prisoners fled with Irvin, who was convicted of one killing but charged with six cold - blooded Oriental style slayings in the course of a series of robberies that netted him $243. However, a further check disclosed that Irvin was the only prisoner missing. Hollen said that everf Irvin’s cell mate was unaware of "the killer’s flight until after the sheriff found the cell door open. Indiana state police immediately sent out a three-state alarm and set up road blocks throughout the area. However,’the hunt was hampered by a heavy snow which may have fallen since Irvin walked at lently out of the jail some time after 10 p.m. Wednesday night. . sheriff said that not only jfhe door to the killer's cell but also another door had been either picked or unlocked with a key. The 31-year-'old pipe-fitter then walked through the jail base’ment and ouO door. Police said that if a key had been used, Irvin apparently hadi outside help. They recalled that he had written to a girl acquaintance after his arrest and asked her to bring him a hacksaw “of good quality.” However, the girl, a waitress at Newburgh, turned the letter over to authorities and testified against Irvin gt his trial held in Gibson (Continued on Page Seven) Sayer Says Only Evidence Hearsay Report No Direct Knowledge Os Bribe INDIANAPOLIS (INS) — Former gubernatorial aide Bill Sayer told Marion county prosecutor John Tinder in a telegram today that he had only hearsay evidence of the alleged attempt by the state auditor to solicit a bribe from the toll road commission. Tinder said Sayer is still at Lake Okeechobee, Fla,, and apparently is unaware that-A is waiting' for him at his home tn Sebring, Fla. Tinder said he will telephone Sayer later today. Meanwhile, officials from state auditor Curtis (Bardin’s home county gave testimony before the Morion county grand jiiry. investigating charges Rardin tried to solicit a bribe from toil road director Albert Wedeking. Both Rardin and Wedeking have admitted the bribe solicitation for the deciding vote to transfer $70,000 from the highway commission to the toll road commission. Rardin maintains he tried but failed Ira L. Huntington, of Rensselaer. Jasper county superintendent of schools, was named in a state board of accounts audit report in which Rardin was cited for overpayments to four county officials while serving as Jasper county auditor. 1949-53. Huntfcgton was accompanied to the grand jury hearing by two Jasper county, township trustees — Walter Myers, of Wheatfield township. and Robert Brandenburg, of Hanging Grove township. Huntington said he did not know why the jury had asked him to appear in the toll road probe.

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Decatur, Indiana, Thursday, January 19, 1956.

President Eisenhower Asserts No Decision Regarding Presidency

Israel Warns Censure Will . Spur Attacks Warns UN Council Censure Os Israel To Encourage Arabs UNITED NATIONS, N.Y. (INS) —lsrael warned the UN security council today that any censure against it for the Dec. 11 raid on a Syrian post will encourage Arab armed attacks on Israel. Israeli delegate Abba S. Eban, speaking in the council as it drove toward a votp on three separate motions condemning the raid, urged the H-nation body to think twice before acting on the issue. Eban pointed to Syrian demands for “fantastic and extremist” punitive measures against Israel and warned this was a cause for “profound disquiet.” Turning to the western Big Three censure motion, Eban asked the United States, Britain and France to contemplate the results of its probable approval in the light of Syria’s hostile “mood.” Although all council members supported censure „and strong warnings to Israel against new attacks, three resolutions emerged during debate on the dispute which began Dec. 16. The resolutions are: 1. A Joint proposal by the U.S., Britain and France condemning the attack as a “flagrant violation" of the Palestine truce and the UN charter. No punitive measures are included. 2. A sterner Soviet proposal condemning Israel herself for the raid, threatening her with economic and military sanctions and demanding she compensate Syria for losses sustained. 3. A new, Yugoslav Compromise motion based mainly on the Western proposal and backing the principle of compensation and return of all prisoners taken in the Dec. 11 raid. The Western resolution has the majority support in the council but Russia appeared to hold the key to whether It would be approved unanimously. The Big Three "Western powers further revised their proposal to meet Soviet and Iranian objections in the hope it would command unanimous support. Russia blasted the western proposal Wednesday as not going far enough in punishing Israel. In response. the Western allies added a phrase stating that "further mea(Oontinuea on Page Sight) Local Students On Junior Town Meet Broadcast Series Saturday, Jan. 28 Hugh J. Andrews, Decatur high school principal, announced today that Bill Zwicl) and Miss Shirley Wass, senior class members, will be speakers on the WO WO junior town meeting program. The program will be recorded at the Auburn high school next Tuesday and will be broadcast on radio station WOWO, Fort Wayne (1190 on the dial) at 9 a.tn. Saturday, Jan. 28. Ron Ross, public service director of WOWO. is moderator and proseries. now in its 12th season. The topic under discussion will be “Shonld there be rules and more uniformity in dress for high schools?” The Decatur students are uflder the direction of Deane T. Dorwin. instructor of speech ,and social studies. Both speakers are members of the speech class. Zwick is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Zwick of this city, and Miss Wass is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Emerson Wass of route 2, Decatur. Several other members of the speech class will go to Auburn to take part in the discussion.

Bombay Police And Rioters In Battle Six Os Mob Killed In Demonstrations BOMBAY (INS) — Twelve thousand Bombay police fought angry mobs of rioters today, killing six of them and injuring at least 26 others. Twenty - seven policemen also were hurt in the fourth day of demonstrations against the New Delhi government’s plan to turn the city into a separate state. Since Monday, 36 persons have been killed, 31 of them within the past day. Today's six casualties were in the north central part of this giant west coast port. By noon, the police had opened fire 60 times on various mobs. Although a dawn-to-dusk curfew has been in effect for two nights, the police had to fight throughout the night to enforce it. With the situation apparently worsening, the Indian army was said to have been put on a standby alert, should it become necessary to impose martial law and restore order with troops. The industrial life of north and central Bombay is at a complete standstill with the workers heeding the labor leaders call for a general strike. Schools in the area remained closed. The mobs have concentrated their attacks on the polity patrols; throwingrocks aftd-peid at then). Most of the City’s workers are Marathi-speaking Indians, and they want Bombay for the capital of the new Maharashtrian state which is being carved out of the present Bombay state. But the Gujerati-speaking people in the north of the Bombay state also want the city for their capital. The New Delhi government announced its solution last Monday to give the city, to neither and the riots followed. Thus far, 1,500 Communists, leftists and labor leaders have been thrown into jail. Heavy Snow Covers Most Os Indiana Additional Heavy Snow Predicted INDIANAPOLIS (INS)—Two to six inches of snow covered Indiana toddy gnd weather bulletins warned of additional heavy snowfall on its way. The snowfall came in turnabout fashion with five to six inches falling in the southern sections of-the state, three to five inches in the central section, and two to three inches An the north. State police said all roads are open but slick and hazardous. Weathermen sent a warning of heavy snow* to southern and extreme eastern Indiana, where snow is expected to pile up to four to eight inches today. ■Soffie sleet mixed with snow is expected in the extreme south. Weathermen said snow will end tohight except in the extreme north. Little runoff is expected, however, with temperatures scheduled to range below freezing today and tonight. It was easily the heaviest snowfall of the season and weathermen at Brazil were dusting records to (Continued on Page Seven) Local Man's Brother Dies Last Evening Edward J. Friedt, 55. of Fort Wayne, died at 7:25 p. m Wednesday at the Veterans hospital in that city, where he had been taken a few hours earlier. Surviving are his wife, Ethel; two brothers, Jack Friedt of Dedatuc and Clifton Friedt of Fort Wayne, and two sisters, Mrs Alma Cunningham of Fort Wayne and Mrs. Georgia Shirley of Monroeville. The body was removed to the C- M. Sloan * Sons funeral home. Funeral arangements have not been completed

U. S.Cdnsiders Formosa Vital For Defenses Red China Forces Issue With Radio Peiping Statement WASHINGTON (INS) —The United States is expected to make it crystal clear to Red China today that it will refuse to give up its legal right to fight to defend Formosa. The stand is expected to be made by ambassador U. Alexis Johnson in his Geneva meeting with Red Chinese ambassador Wang Ping-Nan. ' The Chinese forced the issue when Peiping radio broadcast 8 2.500-word statement Wednesday in which it said it would agree to renounce the use of force everywhere except around For mosa. That, said the Chinese, was their territory and therefore not subject to international agree rnent. In Washington Wednesday night U. S. officials made it absolutely clear that they consider Formosa vital to the defense of the United States and that therefore the U. S. has the right to fight for .it in self , defense. Secretary of state John Foster Dulles gave the Chinese Reds a further “massive reminder” on Tuesday that if they attempt to move against Formosa through the off shore islands of Quemoy and Matsu, they are likely to be met by American guns and planes. Johnson's new statement will be a follow-up to a bitter denunciation of Chinese tactics at the Geneva talks which he delivered Wednesday. His short Statement, authorized by the state department, accused the Reds of using the conference for propaganda purposes, of distorting and perverting the facts, and charged they failed to live up to an agreement to free American prisoners. The 2,500-word Chinese statement demanded not only that the U. S. give up Formosa, but that the U. S. also end its economic blockade of the Chinese mainland (Continued on Page Seven) Paul Schmidt Wins Oratorical Contest Represents Decatur In County Contest Paul Schmidt, a junior at Decatur high school, Wednesday afternoon was chosen to represent the high school in the Adams' county oratorical contest, sponsored by Adams Post 43 of the American Legion. Miss Shirley Wass, a senior. was named as his alternate. Class eliminations for the contest were held last week with Janet Lane. Jeannine Schultz, Dee Dee Striker, Ted Schrock. Stan Kirkpatrick, Jay Gould, Don Brewer, Bill Zwick, Dan Krueckeherg. Ralph Thomas, Jerry Gattschall, Terry Murphy and the two winners participating. From this classroom contest. Jay Gould, Stan Kirkpatrick, Ted Schrock, Dee Dee Striker. Shirley Wass and Paul Schmidt were chosen to compete in the final elimination, and Bill Zwick was named as chairman. Miss Striker was unable to participate because of illness. Schmidt was also the winner of the Rotary speech contest held recently, and will represent the school in the zone contest to be held at the Youth and Community center next Thursday evening. The Legion’s county contest date and place will, be announced at a later date. Judges for Wednesday's contest were Mias Catherine Weidler. Hugh Cobb and Maynard Hetrick.

Plans To Enter Ike In Indiana Primary State GOP Chairman Announces Intention INDIANAPOLIS: (INS) — Republican state chairman Alvin C, Cast today announced plans to enter President Eisenhower's name in the state's first presidential primary election on May 8, But Democratic state chairman Chgrl es Skillen said that his headquarters has no plan at present to enter any of the four leading presidential possibilities in the preference election. — Chief advantage of getting the most votes in the preference election is that it entitles the candidate to first ballot support in the national party conventions. , Cast said a meeting will be held Feb. 18 at which most of the state’s Republican leaders will ati tend. He said the ranking Repub- , licans will be the first to affix . their signatures to the petition which must be filed with the sec- ( retary of state between Feb. 28 and March 2s. There is no question of getting enough signers to such a petition tor Ike, but some squabbling has been underway on what constituts econsent of a presidential candidate as required by law. How’ever, Cast said he is sure that Eisenhower will give his consent to have 'his name entered in the Indiana primary. Secretary of state Crawford Parker has said he will accept no such petitions without the consent of the candidate. Cast opined that Indiana's 32 delegates to the state convention will be pledged to Eisenhower when the national Republican convention opens Aug. 20 in San Francisco. Skillen obtained some blank presidential preference petition forms from Parker but he said he did it merely to have some on hand at the state Democratic headquarters in the event they were needed. (Continued on Page Seven) Gain In Employment Shown In December Payrolls Also Up From Previous Year Employment in seven Decatur industries in December, 1955, showed an increase ot 108 people compared with December, 1954, according to figures released today by the Decatur Chamber of Commerce. The 1955 December payroll likewise . showed an increase. The 1954 payroll was $460,762 and the 1955 payroll increased to $521,765. Electric meter installations showed a total of 3,887 in December, 1955, compared with 3,838 in 1954. Water, gas ahd telephone service also showed comparable increases. Poor relief showed a decline to 13 from 24 a year ago. Births in December, 1955, totalled 54 and nine deaths were reported. The 1954 figures showed 66 births and 15 deaths. Carloadings in were 1,115 in’ 1955 and out totalled 1,228. The 1954 figures were in, 425, and out 1,406. Railway express shipments increased in 1955 with 1,562 December shipmenst compared with 1,423 the preceding year. Postal receipts for December 1955 were $14,119 compared with a total of $13,712 in December 1954. Valuation of building permits granted in December, 1955. totalled’ $62,500 compared with $7,476 in December 1954. INDIANA WEATHER Snow tonight northeast half, accumulation 2 to 5 inches additional snow. Continued cloudy with - tittle change In temperature Frk day. tonight 20-28. High Friday 25-32.

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No Date Fixed For Decision; Praises Dulles Tells News Parley No Decision Made On Running In '56 WASHINGTON (INS) — President Eisenhower said today John Foster Dulles is the best secretary of state he’s ever known, even though he may have used some unfortunate expressions in discussing the so-called “brink of war" policy. The President declined to say directly whether he had been prepared to order the use of the atom bomb in the three crises referred to by Dulles — Korea, Indo-China and the Formosa strait. But he said it was impossible to say in advance whether atomic weapons would have been used against the Chinese Communists in Formosa without knowing what form their attack would take. Mr. Eisenhower said he has not fixed a date for his final medical examination before making his decision on whether to run again. The President said he will not object to his name being entered in the New Hampshire or other presidential preferential primaries but emphasized he has reached no decision about running for re-elec-tion. Mr. Eisenhower read a telegram he had dispatched to New Hampshire’s deputy secretary of state, Harry E. Jackson. In his telegram, the President stressed that while'he is making "normal and satisfactory" progress toward reasonable strength “my future life must be carefully regulated to avoid excessive fatigue.” And with perhaps special significance, he added: “My reasons for obedience to the medical authorities are not solely personal; I must obey them out of respect for the responsibilities I carry. “The personal decision to which I refer will be rendered as soon as it /s firmly fixed in my own mind. I shall strive to see that it is based as to my best judgment on the good of our country." Mr. Elsenhower made it clear in his message to the New Hampshire official that he does not want his primary participation to interfere with a free choice. He said: “Because I deeply believe that every citizen should have the widest possible choice in expressing his own preference in such matters, I would hope that the accident of my illness and the necessary period for determining the degree of my recovery would not have the effect of Interfering with the privilege of every member of our party to express his preference for the presidential candidate of his choice.” The President countered the “normal and satisfactory” description of his health with this preliihinary statement: — “It would be idle to pretend that my health can be wholely restored to the excellent state In which the doctors believed it to be in midSeptember.” Mr. Eisenhower told a . jampacked news conference the United States must take firm stands against aggression or be guilty of capitulation in the Munich pattern. He brushed aside the criticism of his defense policies by Gen. Matthew B. Ridgway, former army .chief of staff. The President said that he had received conflicting advice from many inilitary experts through the years, often reflecting the rather narrow interests of the officer involved. It he had listened to all such advice, he said, the World War II invasion of Europe would never have been launched. * The President spoke tn generally optimistic terms of the progress made in dealing with the Communist world in recent years despite the apparent resumption of the (Continued on Page Seven)