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Index to Today's Herald Editorials Page 6 Sports Page 8 Household Page 9 Radio Page 7 Society Page 9 Comics Page 10 Vol. 68 No. 202. DECATUR, ILLINOIS, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 27, 1947. 14 PAGES 5 CENTS 1 mm MtRSLD-RfVIEW BUSINMS OFDCC ikfondtT-BfurdftT 8 30 to ft DECATUR TOftI HOURS Mor-y 12 ooon to 8.30 p.

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rft. Baturday 9:30 a m. to noon DECATUR HERALD mt Hn hums HEMISPHERE DEFENSE PLAN MATTOON YOUTH SIGNS MURDER CONFESSION U. S. Envoy Seeks fo End Greek Crisis Athens.

Greece, Aug. 26 (AP) 3 IS liUAH yfc Aft Jttl MA 1 SANtlWHIt Agree to Fight Jointly Against Any Aggressor BY PHILIP CLARKE Of the Associated Press Quitandinha, Brazil. Aug. 26. Nineteen American republics agreed today to fight jointly against any armed aggression occurring in a western hemisphere "security region" extending from the Artie to the Antarctic.

The proposal, sponsored by the United States, was accepted unanimously by the delegates to the full Inter-American conferer.ee committee on aggression and enforcement measures after- a 14-nation subcommittee approved it earlier. I THE ONLY NATIONS not voting on the agreement were Nicaragua, which was not invited to the conference, and Ecuador, whose conference status now is in doubt because of the weekend coup d'etat which resulted in a change of government. Delegates said approval of the "security region" agreement by the full committee meant that its adoption by th plenary session of the conference was a foregone conclusion. Demarcation of a security region is considered one of the most important points of the Inter-Amcrican defense treaty which the conference now is drafting. Early agreement on this and other controversial points caused delegates to predict that the conference committee work would be finished by the end of this week and that the conference would end not later than Sept.

2. UNDER THE AGREEMENT, the American nations will rise to immediate defense of the hemisphere Soviet Rejects U. S. Plea to Save Bulgarian Washington, Aug. 26 (AP) Handed another Russian rebuff, the United States today turned to new measures in a last ditch fight to prevent Bulgaria from executing Nikola Petkov, anti-Communist opposition leader.

The State department made it plain to reporters that urgent efforts in Petkov's behalf will be continued. It declined to disclose the next step. MOSCOW REJECTED a4 direct appeal by the United Slates and Britain for conferences on the case of Petkov who was convicted of plotting against the new Communist regime. The Russians said they have confidence in the Bulgarian courts. Texts of communications between the U.

S. and Russia were made public today. Eventually, it is reported, the conviction of Petkov. along with other Communist tactics in switching control in Eastern Europe, is destined for a United Nations airing. But officials declined to say whether the United Nations will be asked to act in time to save the Bulgarian leader.

MEANWHILE a formal reply is awaited from the Sofia government to an American plea for delay in executing Petkov. However, John Evarts Horner, American political representative on the scene, already has reported he received little encouragement in an informal interview with the Bulgarian Provisional President Kolarov. Petkov, outspoken leader of the minority Agrarian party, was convicted Aug. 16 after a trial which the United States contended was a "gross miscarriage of justice." The Bulgarian parliament today voted to expel all the Agrarian deputies and dissolve Petkov's party. The United Slates appealed directly to Moscow after Lt.

Gen. Alexander Soviet deputy chairman of the Allied control commission, ruled that action by the commission would mean "interference" in Bulgarian domestic affairs. His "veto" prevent I I -3 IW IK of al 1 American republics under plan approved Tuesday at Quitandinha, Brazil, by a 14-nation committee of the Inter-American Conference'. 7 -3 r-'-- ing early Tuesday morning of Peoria Policeman John D. Cus-son, 24.

At left is Peoria Capt. of Detectives Fred Nussbaum and standing is Capt. George Carl. (AP WIREPHOTO) (ASSOCIATED PRESS WIREPHOTO) Mattoon Man Confesses Slaying Peoria Officer Antic Shaded outline indicates area in Western hemisphere, from Arctic to Antarctic, which will be included in hemispheric "security region" guarded by guns Little Change DECATl'R AND VICINITY: Fair Wednesday and Thursday. Not much change in temperature.

High Wednesday 84; low Wednesday night 65. High Thursday 90. Light east erly winds Wednesday. LOCAL WEATHER Tues. Mon.

Tues. Mon. 7 a. m. 70 Noon 79 7 p.

m. 77 Highest 82 Lowest 69 ,77 93 76 94 73 Precip. Wed. Thurs. Sun Rises 5:22 5:23 Sets 6:38 6:36 TEMPERATURES High Low 74 74 75 72 68 69 64 S9 62 59 70 66 52 58 70 49 53 58 54 54 Boston Miami New Orleans Fort Worth Chicago Cincinnati Detroit Milwaukee Bismarck Des Moines Kansas City Indianapolis St.

Paul Omaha St. Louis Sioux City Denver San Francisco Seattle Winnipeg 90 92 91 77 76 85 79 72 89 84 85, 83 81 83 86 84 87 71 80 76 Bus Executive Gets U.S. Post Washington. Aug. 26 (AP) Arthur M.

Hill. Charleston, W. bus line executive, today was offered the post of chairman of the National Security Resources board under the unified armed forces. This became known a few hours after Secretary of the Navy James Forrestal disclosed that Hill had been asked to take an important post within the new set-up which Forrestal will head as secretary of defense. Hill called at the White House for a conference with President Truman, Forrestal and Secretary of War Royal).

Hill, 55, is chairman of the board of the Atlantic Greyhound Corporation, operating a busline along the eastern seaboard. During the war, Be was chairman of the secretary of the navy's public works committee, director of the transportation branch in the secretary's office, and chairman of a navy rubber survey committee. The unified defense establish ment will come into being about mid-September, when Forrestal formally assumes his new role as first secretary of -a single department in which the army, navy and air forces will be on a par. Charges Her Landlord Couldn't Make Up Mind Los Angeles. Aug.

2S (SP) Sometimes her landlord wanted to evict her and sometimes he wanted to make love to hor, Mrs. Lucille Thompson Miller, a fash ion model, charged in a suit she filed today against George S. Al len, apartment house owner, demanding $33,000 damages. She alleged Allen once bit her while trying to force his attentions upon her. YaW OtOmOH CM.APM.Oi Si AMDS Premier designate Constantin Tsaldaris conferred for 45 minutes tonight with U.

S. Ambassador Lincoln MacVeagh on the Greek government crisis and it was re ported unofficially that the Pop ulist leader indicated he would step down in favor of a neutral premier. but would not yield the post to Liberal Leader Themistokles Sophoulis. Sources close to Tsaldaris said he offered to comply with "whatever the American government wishes." THE MEETING with MacVeagh followed reliable reports thatf the U. S.

government in Washington had expressed concern over the delay in solving the crisis and had urged speedy formation of a new cabinet. A Greek source said P'A-ight P. Griswold. administrator cf the 300 million dollar U. S.

aid program to Greece, also attended the meeting. During the day. Tsaldaris and the 86-year-old Sophoulis met face to fare at a conference with MacVeagh. but Sophoulis blocked formation of a broad coalition government desired by the United States with an uncompromising demand for the premiership and rejection of proposed appointment of a neutral premier. At tonight's session, one source Hid.

Tsaldaris refused to accept Sophoulis as premier, but hinted strongly he would agTee to a neutral. Political circles said this stand would be acceptable to the United States as long as he pressed his efforts to persuade the leaders of other Greek political parties to join the coalition. TSALDARIS. rebuffed by what high ranking American sources described as "extremely generous" coscessions offered Sophoulis, announced he would form a government without Sophoulis on as broad a basis as possible. Sophoulis Insisted he was the only political leader capable of leading Greece out of its present crisis, which Is heightened by the prolonged warfare in the north conducted by leftist guerrilla bands gainst the Greek army and gendarmerie.

Rumors persisted of unauthorized political activity on the part of the U. S. Greek-aid mission headed by former GoV. Dwight Griswold of Nebraska. It was recalled that a high official in the mission conferred with Sophoulis two weeks ago.

Two days later Griswold told newsmen the official was "not representing the mission." Griswold has been active during the present crisis; it was known that he was making regular reports to MacVeagh. He called on Sophoulis last night, and has met with other Greek leaders. Says Wife Took 'Love Thy Neighbor' Literally Chicago. Aug. 26 (AP) Joseph Yucus.

47, alleged today his wife took the adage "love thy neighbor" too literally as he filed a $50,000 alienation of affections suit against a man who formerly lived next door. Defendant in the superior court suit is Joseph Peters, 24, with whom Yucus said he and his wife of 23 years. Rose. 42. became friendly in 1945.

Casimir Wachowski. Yucus' attorney, said his client invited Peters to spend some time with them at a summer resort in Butternut. i and that after a few days Yucus noted a change in his wife's atti-j tude. The couple separated July 6. Yucus has pending a divorce suit alleging adultery.

Dorsey Divorced, But To Be Dated, by Wife Reno. New, Aug. 26 (AP) Pat Dane Dorsey. raven-haired wife of Trombonist Tommy Dorsey. was granted a divorce today, and said the "first person I'll have a date with" when she returns to Los Angeles Wednesday will be her ex-husband.

Mrs. Dorsey was 15 minutes late In reaching the chambers of District Juege William McKnight, but was awarded her decree anyway. The attractive Mrs. Dorsey charged her bandleader husband with extreme mental cruelty. Earlier she tcld rerorters the "friendly divorce" was brought about by what she called Tommy's "upside down," business.

She said he traveled so much that they had no home life. Edward R. Hendren (right), 24-ycar-old Mattcon youth, signs a confession to the slay Says Anderson Would Take Job As Demo Head Washington. Aug. 2B (AP) Senator Carl Hatch said todav he is confident that Secre tary of Agriculture Clinton Anderson will take the chairmanship of the Democratic national committee if he is asked to do so.

"I am certain that like the good soldier he is. Secretary Anderson will take the job and resign his cabinet place," Hatch told a re porter. Hatch's statement came as Wash ington buzzed with reports that Postmaster General Robert Han negan has about decided to resign the party leadership under doctor's orders. HANNEGAN HAS returned here from an extended vacation during which he received treatment for high blood pressure. A decision on his future is expected in the next few days, prior to President Truman's departure for the intra-American conference in Brazil.

Hannegan visited Mr. Truman this afternoon but declined to tell reporters whether he is resigning. He said he had a "private and personal conversation with the Pre sident." Hatch, an intimate friend of Pre sident Truman and like Anderson from New Mexico said he had not discussed the party chairmanship with either of them. "I know Clinton Anderson is per fectly satisfied with his present place," he said. "I also know that he would make a fine national chairman." ANDERSON resigned as a New Mexico congressman June 30.

1045 to accept the farm portfolio in the cabinet. He is former president of Rotary International and also served as Democratic party chairman in New Mexico. Hatch said two difficulties are involved in Anderson's appointment. "The first would be finding a successor as secretary of agriculture," the senator said. "He has done an excellent job there and it would be extremely difficult to replace him.

Another difficulty is that his health previously was not the best." V. A. Reduces Supply Depots Washington, Aug. 26 (AP) The Veterans administration said today it will reduce the number of supply depots serving its hospitals and other installations from seven to four. The four permanent depots will be: Eastern states, Somerville, N.

South and Southwest, Montgomery, Central states and Montana, Wyoming and Colorado, Hines, 111., and Pacific and Far Western states, Wilmington. Calif. R. C. Kidd, director of the agency's supply service, said the reduction will result in "a considerable saving to the government," and will reduce the depot staffs from 1,750 to 1,200.

Claim Overell Was Alive at Time of Blast Santa Ana. Aug. 26 (AP) Financier Walter E. Overell was alive when a dynamite charge blasted his trim cabin cruiser in Newport harbor the night of March 15, a defense pathologist testified Measuring his words carefully. Dr.

A. F. Brown declared: "It is my absolute conclusion that Mr. Overell was alive at the time he received the large injuries to his thigh, and I believe that all the injuries to his hips, his legs and his head were received simuU taneously and that he was alive at the time he received them." DR. BROWN also testified that in his opinion Mrs.

Overell died from head fractures and injuries to her lungs and that these injuries were received simultaneously. Upon his testimony and that of other witnesses, two young college sweethearts base their contention that they could not be guilty of slaying Overell and his wife. Beulah. because it already has been established that they were ashore buying hamburgers at the time of the explosion. THE PATHOLOGIST'S testimony was the first effort of the defense of Louise Overell.

18-year-old heiress daughter of the dead couple, and her 21-year-old lover. George (Bud) Gollum, to offset weeks of prosecution testimony attempting to link them with the double deaths. Dr. Brown said he based his opinion on "the presence of a great many polynuclcar pus cells in the region of the right hip." This, he added: "Means only that the victim was alive at the time of the injury to his hip. If the body had been dead for some time, it would have been impossible for so many of the cells to be in existence." The state persistently contended, through a parade of medical witnesses, that the Overells were bludgeoned lo death more than an hour Ijcfore a charge of dynamite, set in the engine room, exploded.

Girls Fleeing Prison Caught Tecumseh. Aug. 26 (AP) Six of seven girls who escaped Girls Town, state correctional institution here, were apprehended on a rural road eight miles south of Te cumseh this afternoon and returned to the institution. The seven girls, barefooted and clad only in panties and brassieres, broke the lock of a cell and fled early today. The girls range in age from 15 to 18.

Glen Pike and Bruce Curtright. of the state bureau of criminal in vestigation, picked up six of the girls along the road. County offi cers and state highway patrolmen continued the search for the Peoria. Aug. 26 (AP) Chief of Detectives Fred Nussbaum announced tonight that Edward R.

Hendren, 24, was being held without bond on a charge of murdering Policeman John Cusson, '24, and that the Mattoon youth 'signed a statement that he shot I Cusson early today, Nussbaum said Hendren's slate-'mcnt said he had shot Cusson in the mouth as the policeman was attempting, to arrest him. He escaped in a fusillade of shots fired by another policeman, James Rusell. A companion of Hendren's, Wayne E. Shook, 22, also of Mattoon, was being held without charge for further questioning, Nussbaum added. HENDREN'S STORY, as related by the chief of detectives, was that he and Shook had planned to break into a store and were on the Hungary Party ief Beaten Budapest, Hungary, Aug.

26 (AP) The Independence party declared in a statement today that its leader, Zoltan Pfeiffer, chief anti-Communist politician remaining in Hungary, was "half dead" from a beating administered by "Communist hoodlums" at Csongrad. The statement said three other Independence party members were so severely handled Monday when Pfeiffer tried to hold a political meeting at Csongrad, 75 miles southeast of Budapest, that they had to be carried away" in ambulances. The United States legation issued a statement saying it viewed "with serious concern" developments concerning freedom of speech and assembly. The legation statement was made after a representative of the Ministry of Information told a news conference "I refute" the account of Pfeiffcr's beating. An America doctor, Lt.

Col. Harry C. MacClain, was told by an intermediary that he could not examine Pfeiffer, and that even a Hungarian civilian doctor would not be allowed to see him. Pfeiffer was being attended by a police surgeon. Jury Selected to Try Alleged Child Slayer Chicago, Aug.

26 (AP) A jury of four men and.eight wo men was selected today for the mur der trial of Joseph Bortnyak, 27, who is accused of the abduction and strangulation of tbre e-y a r-o 1 Charles Bradley July 30. As proceedings 'got underway in the criminal courtroom of Chief Justice Harold G. Ward, Francis T. McCurrie, public defender, entered a plea of innnocence in Bortnyak's deferee. Edmund y.

Grant, assistant state's attorney, told prospective jurors the state would seek to send Bortnyak to the electric chair if he is point of doing so when the policemen interrupted them. Nussbaum said Shook was found shortly after the shooting, hiding beneath a parked automobile, and told police that another man had fired at Cusson. Hendrea was intercepted in a cornfield about 15 miles south of here several hours after the slaying when a farmer saw him and called police. The slain man, a World War II veteran, had been a member of the police force for less than a year. He was survived by a widow and a three-months-old daughter.

Mattoon Police Chief Edward Davidsoiy said tonight that both of the Mattoon men had served one year 'terms at the state penitentiary at Menard for larceny. No charges are outstanding against them in Coles county, Davidson reported. Zig-Zag Flier Over Airport Goes to Jail Detroit, Aug. 26 (AP) Stanley Brayovich, 26, charged with reckless flying and operating an airplane while intoxicated, was fined $100 and sentenced to 90 days in jail today by Recorder's Judge John P. Scallcn.

Brayovich was arrested Aug. 10 and accused of zig-zagging and endangering property at the city airport in a light private plane. Police said he admitted consuming 12 beers. Judge Scallcn said he would also bring the case to the attention of the Civil Aeronautics authority. Brayovich, with 200 hours in civilian aircraft, was a B-24 gunner overseas during the war.

Owners Take to Air To Recover Stolen Car San Francisco, Argentina, Aug. 26 (AP) When Lorenzo Fiori and Santiago Conti discovered today that an automobile had been stolen from their repair shop they hurried to a local air club and told their troubles to a pilot friend. The pilot took them up and circled San Francisco until they saw the car speeding toward Rafae-la. Then he landed the plane at Rafaela. The police there completed the double play by picking up the car as it entered town.

1 1 III With Typhoid At College of Pacific Stockton, Aug. 26 (AP) A typhoid outbreak at the College of the Pacific, which has stricken 14 students and college employes this month, was disclosed today by Dr. John J. Sippy, county health offi cer. Dr.

Sippy said all the cases had been traced to the college cafeteria. with the likelihood that it was spread by 'a typhoid carrier rather than from food or drink. if any attack occurs within the security region, which includes Alaska and Greenland. The vast "security region" would embrace the North American and South American continents. Canada.

Greenland. Alaska, the Falkland Islands, South Orkney Islands: the South Polar region (Antarctica), the Sandwich and South Georgia Islands of the Antarctic and a 300- ran? sea pen encircling Doin con tinents and taking strategx island possessions of the American nations. The region referred to includes I the geographical area defWed in th Panama declaration of Oct. 3, 1939, when American nations met and proclaimed a broad safety zone in American waters for Inter-American shipping, and made a general declaration of neutrality in the European war. UNDER THE U.

S. proposal "armed attack by any state against an American nation will be considered an attack against all American states, and each one of the American states assumes the obligation to aid in facing such attack, exercising the individual or collective right to self defense recognized by article 51 of the United Nalions charter." Hemisphere measures of "legitimate defense" would be applied "until such time as the Security Council of the United Nations takes the necessary measures to maintain internal security and peace," the agreement added. Change Charge Against Pastor to Manslaughter Summerville, Aug. 26 AP) A murder charse aeainst Rev Gordon Miller was reduced to manslaughter today, and a brother of a member of the preacher's flock who died following a rural poisonirink-ing religious ceremony offered bond for Miller's release from jail. Willis Davis, brother of Earnest Davis, 33, who died after drinkinsr strychnine to prove his faith.

tnlH court officials he was ready to put up his home in lieu of $1,500 bond which City Court Judge C. D. Rivers set for Miller's release. Later, however, the bond wa posted by G. W.

Agnew. a farmer. Judge Rivers ordered the charge reduced and Miller held to the Chattooga county grand jury. Wedemeyer Arrives In Korea for Probe Seoul. Korea.

Aug. 25 (AP) President Truman's special investigator. Lt. Gen. Albert C.

Wedemeyer, arrived in strife-torn Southern Korea today at the height of renewed bickering between American and Ru.sian occupation authorities. The general announced that his economic mission would conduct a week's survey with "complete objectivity, with no commitments and no prejudgment." ed the commission from stepping in. Envoy Says Bulgaria May Join Aid Plan Washington, Aug. 26 (AP) Nissim Mevorah, Bulgarian po litical representative to the Unit ed' States, said today that if the Marshall plan for Europe's recon struction is developed' "we may join if it doesn't infringe on our independence." "It all depends the conditions under which it is offered," he told reporters at a news con ference. Mevorah also said Nikola Petkov, Bulgarian anti-Communist leader received a "fair trial," and Bulgaria feels this country has no right to "interfere" with his sen tence to die for allegedly plotting against the government.

Husband Denies Torturing Wife Jacksonville, Aug. 26 (AP) Robert E. Lewis, 25, pleaded innocent in criminal court of record today to charges of torturing his estranged wife in a hotel room here last week and Judge Edwin L. Jones set trial for Sept. 8.

Bond was set at $5,000. Specifically, he was charged with "a crime against nature" and "assault with intent to murder" his wife, Mrs. Jewell Ledford Lewis, 25, by beating her with a strap; by cutting his initials into one of her thighs; and forcing her to cut her initials into one of his thighs. She- said he told her he was beating her to show she was still married to him. When he was jailed, after the eight-hour ordeal, County Solicitor Wayne Ripley quoted him as saying he was too drunk to know much of what happened, that he did remember some of it and thati "whatever my wife says about last night is true." He is from Kewanee, 111., and his wife's family live in Cleveland, Term.

Welder Electrocuted Murphysboro. Aug. 26 Solon Bartnek, 33, a welder for the Illinois Electric and Gas Co. here, was electrocuted late yesterday apparently when a coil grounded as he used an electric arc welder..