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Tomorrow's Weather Might Rain THE HUTCHINSON NEWS BOTH YEAR NO. 79 HUTCHINSON, KANSAS THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1951 SINGLE Capone Kin Unmasked Life Apart From Mobsters After Shanahan Is Pinch Hitter ForGov.Arn Homer, Neb. (AP) The justice of the peace in this northeast Nebraska village was disclosed Wednesday to be a long-lost brother of the late gangster Al (Scarface) Capone. He is Richard J. "Two Gun" Hurt, a former law enforcement officer of no small reputation hereabouts a government agent back in the prohibition days and former town marshal.

His Identity as James Capone, about 84, was disclosed in Chicago whore a grand jury is investigating the alleged $96,679 Income tax evasion of Al's other brother, Ralph "Bottles" Capone. Assistant US Attorney Lawrence J. Miller said Hart has been sub- poor; aed to appear before the grand jury. Miller said Hurt left his Brooklyn, N. home to join a circus when he was 16 years old and remained silent for 33 years, never contacting his family.

In 1837 he wrote bin brothers asking their help. He wrote that he was Almost blind, broke and had five children to support. Hart then was put on the family payroll, Miller said. To Home of the folks hereabouts, Wednesday's disclosure was a surprise; to others it wasn't. George Rockwell, a grocer in this town of 345 persons for about this guy, a color LONG LOST BROTHER of Al Capone, Richard J.

(Two Gun) Hart, sits with Jib wife, Kathleen, in Chicago's Union station. past 40 years who has known Hart ever since he arrived here, said lationshlp. ful sort, of fellow." said Lee. Hurt got (ho "Two Gun" nick- and HP had all HIP qualifications," Bald Rockwell. he wasn't aware of the Capone re- name from his practice of wear-j Hart is married to a Homer girl ing a gun on each hip back in and the couple had four boys.

One But Bill Lee, editor of the Da- the days when he was a govern- of them, Richard was killed kola County Star at nearby South jment agent working out of the'in action during World war 2. One, Sioux City, an acquaintance since iIndian office at nearby Winnebago, iHarry, still lives at Homer. The around 1838, said the word had been gossiped in recent years. always been an air of) Neb. His specialty then was run-jollier two live in Wisconsin.

Hart Paul Shanahan, the gangling, smiling Irishman from Salina, became governor for a day here Thursday. The secretary of state substituted for Ed Arn. who was called to Washington for a flood rehabilitation hearing, at Governor's Day activities at the State Fair. In Arn's name, Shanahan got the full treatment a tour of the bustling grounds escorted by Perry Lambert, president of the fair board; a Bisonte luncheon given by the chamber of commerce, and presentation of the Governor's Cookie jar at the afternoon randstand ceremony. Shanahan saw the Fair at its best.

With judging complete except for two 4-H events, the cutting horse competition and the sheep-shearing contest, the blues and purples sparkled throughout the livestock barns and agricultural exhibits. Fair attendance approached the 300.000 mark, and with Thursday's bright weather the Fair seemed likely to hang- up a new nix-day record by closing time Friday night. The night show played to Its fourth consecutive sellout audience Wednesday. Advance sale of reserved seats indicated o. would come up Thursday night.

A special feature for Thursday night's crowd will be the finals the cutting horse competition in front of the grandstand, at 7 pm. Ten Brahma steers arrived Thurs- for the contest. The 4-H club again the limelight on the final events will be the ar New Hospital Administrator Here Callous, Brutal Youths Confess Killing Nurse Aim Arbor, Mich, unremorseful, beer-drinking boyi were held for murder Thursday in the hammer-slaying of nurse Pauline Campbell. They and another teen-age youth also admitted slugging anolhet nurse here Sept. 11.

But the fourth youth was not connected with the killing. The attacks had terrorized this HOSPITALS A. Bradburn, new administrator of Grace hospital, Robert A. Bradburn. new admi-i intendent of Methodist churches, nistrator of Grace hospital, took over his duties Thursday morning.

Bradburn was formerly assistant ness administrator of Columbia hospi-; Bradburn arrived Wednesday will be. injtal, Milwaukee. Wis. He replaces afternoon and toured the hospital. day.JR.

A. Netllcton. who retired be-jMrs. Bradburn and their two chll- cause of ill health )ast summer, dren, Nancy Ann, 7, and James university town. The three youths one a college freshman the bludgeon slaying Wednesday night at state police headquarters in East Lansing.

They said robbery was their only motive and they netted less than 50 cents apiece from the contents of Miss Campbell's purse. Facing first degree murder charges are William Morey 3rd, handsome six-footer from Ypsilanti; Max Pell, also of Ypsilanti, and David Royal of nearby Milan. All are 18-year-olds. Held for investigation of assault and robbery in connection with the earlier attack on nurse Shirley Mackley is Daniel Myers, also 18 and from Ypsilanti. Their arraignment was delayed, possibly until Friday, by a heavy court docket.

Miss Campbell, a nurse at St. Joseph Mercy hospital, was found rooming has been acting administrator nouse ne(u the Univel sity of the hospital, since Nettleton's ill- ning down bootleggers. I was' not in town Wednesday andi ri val of 4-H alumni (or the first Rev. J. S.

Ploughc, district super-; Robert. 3, will arrive later. He was "very Rood officer, Icould not be reached for comment. -jiub reunion ever staged, and lhe 'at stork auction at 1:30 pm inj the 4-H livestock pavilion. Arn arrived on schedule Wednesday afternoon and addressed the Master Farmers and Homemakers at a chamber dinner in Wiley tearoom.

To you much credit should go for the success of the State Fair and the wealth of Kansas Commies In Effort Ready To TalkjTo Buy Meat Tokyo (tf 1 The Communist high command reversed itself Thursday and suggested that Korean cease-fire talks toa resumed immediately in Kp.esong. The Reds broke off the talks 28 days ago. They charged then that Washington (AP) The army said Thursday it got offers of only 190,000 pounds of beef in response to its request for bids on 13 million pounds. Only two of 212 packers solicited allied plane bombed and strafed the neutral Kaesong area Aug. bids made offers.

22 in an'attempt to murder Communist truce delegates. The Allied command called the charge fraudulent and Heretofore the Reds have de-. manded that the Allies admit responsibility for a string of a 1 leged neutral zone violations before truce talks could be resumed. They proposed Thursday only that a "suitable, organization" be set ujfcto guarantee the neutrality of Kaesong. jfien.

Matthew B. I a made no Immediate comment. But a release from the supreme commander's headquarters said "there is reason for hope that the latest Communist reversal in policy and agreement to renew the peace talks may bring some sort of a cease-fire in Korea." It cautioned, however, that "it is a hope that must be tempered by the realization that a renewal of the talks docs not mean neces- This seemed to make certain that the army now would turn to overseas markets to get the bone- "lless or carcass beef it needs for The Weather and quite warm this afternoon, Increasing cloudiness tonight, followed by occasional showers west and north; mostly cloudy Friday with scattered east and south; cooler northwest and extreme north tonight; much cooler over Friday; low tonight 10s northwest, 55-60 southeast; high Friday lower 60s northwest to lower IDs southeast. In weather like today's every body bites the dust. Hutchinson Weather (By CAA at airport) Wednesday's high 80 at 4:30 pm.

Thursday's low 54 at 6:30 am. At 2 1 pm 85. and unsteady at 28 with gusts to 36 mph. Relative percent MUNICIPAL AIRPORT TEMPERATURES (By CA.t Communication! Station) sides meet to fix the time for reopening the meetings. 2 That at the first session after the conferences resume, delegates discuss a plan "to establish a suitable organization" for guaranteeing the neutrality of Kaesong: and settling differences over previously charged violations.

The United Nations command has admitted the "validity of only two alleged violations. Ridgway's headquarters said an Allied plane strafed Kaesong by mistake Sept. 10 and four unarmed South Korean soldiers mistakenly approached the neutral zone Tuesday afternoon. The Red leaders said they were willing to consider reopening the talks because of the "responsible attitude" the Allies have taken regarding the admitted violations. NATO Accepts Yeiterday: 3:30 pm 4:30 5:30 6:30 7:30 8:30 9:30 10:30 11:30 Today; 12:30 am 1:30 2:30 am 3:30 4:30 5:30 6:30 7:30 65 8:30 9:30 66 11:30 12:30 pm 1:30 601 2:30 US weather observation for it 6:30 am.

Max. Mill. Fnelp. Chicago 81 i. 80 Port Worth Havre, Mont.

Kaniaa City l.oi Anielee Miami Minneapolis New Orleans New Ytrk Oklahoma City WaiMngton 92 67 79 82 87 75 87 80 88 60 55 67 41 65 82 62 7J 64 99 .04 sarily that previous difficulties will! supp iying the European com- siiridenlv irnn IhpmRplves out." suddenly iron themselves out. ma mi. Chinese Uen. Peng Teh-Hual and, Thp nm)y Wednesday North Korean Premier Kim II hat domestic packers failed to Sung proposed: provide the needed amount 1 That liaison officers of both ri PS from a Ottawa (AP) The North Atlantic council voted unanimously Thursday for full membership of Greece and Turkey in the Atlantic defense alliance. An information officer reporting this said the action took the form of a statement of intention which still has to be approved by parliaments of the 12 member riations before the two Mediterranean countries actually come in.

The decision was made in the last minutes of the council's five- day meeting. Inside Stuff Dragons poised for tough opener Friday night. Page 2. Plans made for new state fair years ago, says Looking Backward. Page 4.

New machinery seen at fair. Page 8. Veil brings new look. Page 11. Meat prices take hike In, Hutchinson.

Page 17. Sally's fans swish usual. Page IB. Night view of fairgrounds. Page 19.

State style pictured. Page 20. Smllln' Jack, held for dnys by Reds, still doesn't need shave. Page 23. it i would request authority from army Secretary Pace to buy overseas.

The have given government prico controls and a shortage of high quality beef as reasons for refusing to submit bids. Requests for bids were put out by the Chicago quartermaster office and results were sent on to the Pentagon during the night. A army spokesman Thursday morning told reporters: "The army requested 212 packers to submit bids on 13 million pounds of beef meat needed. Of the 212 packers solicited, 83 replied to the army's request. "Of this number, only two made offers to supply beef.

These two offered a total of 190,000 pounds. "These were Kingam Co. of Indianapolis, which offered 100,000 pounds, and Dugdale Packing Co. of St. Joseph.

which offered 90,000 pounds." AKrlcuUure department meat ex- perls, however, predicted Thursday beef supplies would increase within a few weeks and the army should have less difficulty obtaining' meat. For the country as a whole, slaughter of cattle and calves under federal inspection the source of military supplies has beeri about 16 percent below a year ago during the last two weeks. However, the decline during the past two weeks haa been 28 percent in midwestern slaughter areas where the large packing plants operate and where the army normally gets the bulk of its supplies. On the east and west coast, slaughter has been running above a year ago. Young Golfer Wins Prize- For Honesty Just Too Stout Lyons (AP) Jim Stockman's test of strength bounced and put him out of the Lyons high school football Uneup for several weeks.

After practice Wednesday night the starting halfback went to the Kansas state fair at Hutchinson. He decided to see what he could do on the bell- ringing device on the midway. He took a hefty with the mallett and rang the bell. But the mallett bounded back, hit him in the face, breaking his nose and cutting his face. display here," he said.

"That Kansas should predominate in the production of the necessities of life should be a matter of pride." governor will testily I Washington for the $400 million Salina Saved iGross Feels By Smoky Hffl Court Weight Dams 6 Times For Reneging Salina (API The Kanopolisj New York (API Gambler Harand Cedar Bluff dams on the rv Gross, whose brazen refusal to Smoky Hill river saved Salina shat tcred the state's brib- Michigan campus early Sunday. A tip Wednesday from Daniel Boughcy 19-year-old son of an Ypsilanti minister, led; to a 1 break in the case. Boughcy told police he had boen suspicious since Morey and Toll boasted of the attack on Miss Ma'cfcley. He quoted Morey as saying, "You should have heard her yell. It was (he funniest thing 1 ever heard." The confessions in Miss Campbell's slaying were announced by Washtenaw county prosecutor, Douglas K.

Reading. from floods six times this and greatly reduced the big flood case aga.nst 18 pol cemen of July 11-16, an army engineer lost his parole and said here Thursday, (must remain in jail. Col. L. J.

Lincoln, Kansas City A th ree judge special sessions ciation meeting. Kansas flood rehabilitation engineer, made the; cour revoked the parole, which priation. He flew back in a statejstatement in a speech prepared na( been granted six moijths ago national guard plane after a break- for the Kansas Reclamation asso-j wm Gross awaited sentencing on fast with local business men Thursday morning. More than a score of state legislators and wives were on hand for Thursday's Fair. News From Even-where charges.

Colonel Lincoln was unable to! District Attorney Miles F. Mc- attend in person but the speech JDonald, whom the dapper gam- was read by Glenn A. Carrikcr, cr had double-crossed in back- a member of staff in the district mj down on his original agree- engineer's office. jment to talk at the trial, asked 'that the parole be thrown out, He reviewed the operation of gm nQ lollger able lo ereat detail aft- i other dams ntee rociuce tms when needed on the Marais des Cygnes, jhe is wanted," McDonald said. Delaware, Big Blue and Republican rivers to provide flood protection.

The disastrous July flood on the Kansas river would have been re Justice William B. Northrop, i presiding at the hearing, set Sept. 27 for sentencing Gross on 66 of gambling, for which he cent' near' the'mouth icould draw up to 68 years in prison. He previously pleaded guilty, at Bonner Springs if the proposed (Compiled by The News-Herald IMiltord dam on the Republican, and sentencing had been set for from Associated Press dispatches) Sonny Barnett, about 13. is an honest boy, even though he is no great shakes as a golfer.

Wednesday he trudged wearily off the Moundsville, W. Va. golf course to report a score of 394 strokes in touring the 18-hole layout during a caddjf tournament. While tournament officials were pondering how sucb a little boy could shoot such a big score in just one day, back came Sonny. It seems that Sonny didn't know that he also was supposed to count all "those strokes on which he just fanned the the ball completely.

His score, Sonny said, should be several strokes more- he didn't know just how many. While Sonny didn't take home the first place medal, he did get a honesty. At Boston Wednesday, Arthur Peltier, 67, a tuberculosis patient under treatment In an oxygen tent, lit a clgaret. There was a terrific blast and a flash of fire filled the room. Peltier died Instantly as the three-foot high oxygen unit disintegrated.

Firemen prevented the fire from spreading to other rooms In City hospital. Haircuts are going to cost $1.25 at St. Joseph, Mo. Union barbers there have voted a 25 cent boost effective next Monday. It is the first local increase in five years, a union spokesman said.

If the California state bar as sociation has its way, a tenant be hind in his rent at least will be able to put up a good appearance A measure before the state legisla meQnire before the state legisla' ture would prevent landlords seek' ing back rent from' seizing false teeth, toupees, wooden legs, crut ches or other artificial parts ol the body for payment. Perry dam on the Delaware, and Oct. 8. Tuttle Creek dam on the Big Blue had been in operation, Lincoln said. Ottawa and Osawatomie would mve received "complete against the record-breaking Marais des Cygne flood in the proposed Pomona, Melver, Garnett and Hillsdale dams had been On top ot this, the ex-boss of a mllllon-a-year bookmaking syndicate wiis given five years for contempt of- court during Wednesday's stormy wrangling.

courtroom Gross had truculently defied at- CMIU. tJ.ll.lOt.iai*> VlflllliJ 4H.H-* ill built and supplemented by of the court to get him to said answer questions in the trial in (which the policemen were accused Lincoln stressed the a million a year in of local protection such as levees and drainage projects in flood control. "One example of lack of local protection is Salina," he said, "where Kanopolis reservoir furnished the major protection it was designed to provide, but lack of local protection left the town subject to overflows of uncontrolled creeks and to water entering the bribes. His defiance forced Judge Samuel S. Leibowilz to throw out the case which McDonald's staff had worked two years preparing, and free the defendants.

Smoky dam," Hill below Kanopolis Since Its completion In February, 1948, the Kanopolis reservoir "has saved the people in the- Smoky Hill and Kansas river valleys flood damages equal In value to 45 per cent of the total project cost," Lincoln said. In addition, land and concession leases at the site have yielded $121,489, of which 75 per cent or $91,116 was returned to Ellsworth county for public schools and roads, he added. "It is dangerous to permit flood control works to linger too long in the formative stage," Lincoln concluded. "Nothing can be done by the corps of engineers or any other agency toward realization of those plans without necessary action of the people through their St. Louis (AP) worse than taking i even worse than To Get Instructions Tehran, Iran (AP) Russia's ambassador to Iran ia leaving by plane Saturday for talks in Moscow, a' spokesman said Thursday.

German Youths View The Fair Probably the most wide eyed youngsters at the Kansas State Fair Thursday were six German boys and three girls who are in Kansas under Uie Farm Bureau student exchange program. The nine, all of high school age, will remain in this country for a year. They are all spending the time on eastern Kansas farms. The Germans are Frank Gaud- ek, Danworth von Websky, Horst Matern, Anna Hiendlmeier, Ursla Boettcher, Hubertus Trabandt, Hannelore Meier, Uwe Schleth and Jobst von Schaubert. While in Hutchinson, the nine met a 10th German, 21-year-old Gustav Krettenaner, who is climaxing a three-month stay in the United States at the 4-H encampment.

Gustav has been staying on the farm of Arthur Moxler, Marysville, and has been here under a college exchange program. The nine younger Germans while remaining in the United States for a year are to do farm work and also are to attend high school. Two of them, Mattern and Schleth, took their first plane ride while coming to the State Fair from Parsons. US To Push Force With Force Policy Washington (A P) President Truman said Thursday the only way to deal with the present world emergency is to meet force with force. added that he dislikes this necessity very much.

The President told a news conference the United States will continue to seek agreements with Russia, but will continue to build up its armed strength to see that these agreements are enforced. He said the United Nations organized to settle dlfferencas without the use of force. But, he added, Korea is just one example of how the Communists have made this impossible. He said there is a stronger possibility of peace now than ever before if the United Statet sticks to its knitting and goes ahead with its defesse program. The President also: Said he haa the word of jbairman William M.

Boyle Uie Democratic national com- nittee that he took no fees in onnection with RFC loans and he believes him. He added that committee officials should do all they can to introduce prospective bor- to government agencies as ong as they receive no fees for it. 2 Predicted a Democratic vio- ory in the 1952 elections. He said he Republicans have no issues and have resorted to misrepresen- and smears. He expressed agreement with Democratic prog- losticator James A.

Farley that no administration can be thrown out when the country is prosperous. 3 Wrote Vice-fres. Barkley renewing his plea for $10 billkih additional taxes and urging In- in the pending senate bill on individual and corporation incomes. He said the senate bill now being debated would produce only S5 billion a year in the face of a prospective deficit about twice that much. The senate finance committee has estimated the bill would bring in $5,506,000,000 more a year.

A reporter recalled testimony before a senate investigating group Boyle had introduced a prospective borrower to RFC officials, and asked he thinks that if all right. What is the chairman of a party for, the President asked, add- ng this has been practice for years and it is their job to be kind people coming to town who want introductions. But he said there is a difference between that and taking fees and he believes Boyle when he says he took Sign Trade Pact Berlin (AP) East and West Germany signed a new trade agreement Thursday after the Russian zone reportedly guaranteed that traffic to West Berlin will be safe from harassment. Ice Cream Bonanza To Continue ForBoyWhoRevelslnTheStuff Something bath yes, returning to school almost happened to seven-year-old Charles Gibson. His free ice cream was supposed to be cut off Friday, But he won a 30-day reprieve, and the cold, delectable mounds of vanilla, strawberry and chocolate will be his for the asking until Oct.

20. Charles the boy who found a bag containing $250 on a bank's parking lot a month ago. He turned it over to his father, who returned it to the owner which happened to be a St. ice cream company. As a reward, (he (Inn gave Charles a $25 defense bond and a month's free supply ol Ice cream for himself, his friends and family.

Only Charles will get the Ice cream the next SO days. The second grader quickly tied into the stuff. He dropped by the plant just, about every day. He tried It first one way and then another dipped up by the spoon jlain, in sundaes and in malts. W.

H. Volkmar, manager of the firm, estimates the boy has averaged about a quart a day. It shows, too. He has gained 4 pounds in the month from 57 to i pounds. Volkmar said he put through the 30-day extension because Charles "has become one of the biggest boosters of our cream." Getting tired of ice cream? Charles exclaimed.

"I ike it." Winning any friends? "Oh, sure, I've got 40 or 50 of them now. Plenty of girl friends, too." In recognition of the first milestone) the company is throwing a big ice cream party- for Charles and his chums Thursday night. The firm expects half a hundred small fry and is prepared to dish out 35 or 40 gallons. Grandma is going too. She is Mrs.

Mattie Gibson, 74, mother of Avon G. Gibson. Charles' favorite? It's still la. The President laughed off a question regarding a statement by Edward J. Flynn, New York Democratic national committeeman, hat Mr.

Truman could beat all comers if he runs next year. The President said he was happy to have Flynn's opinion because is a very able poimdan, but 4 clined further comment. "Are you going to run for president in a newsman asked. The President said he had no comment and reporters would be ot his decision in plenty of time. That means, he explained, sometime before the Democratic convention meets next July.

Kansas Oil Runs Reach New Record Wichita (AP) Pipeline runs of Kansas crude oil an all- time high of 316,567 barreli dally in August, the state conservation division reported Thursday. It estimated runs for the week ended Sept. 17 at 329,758 daily, up 22,321 barrels a day from the previous week's estimate. The August average 6,567 barrels a day above the allowable, and compared with the previous Kansas top of 309,953 barrels a day In May of year. Last week's estimate is barrels a day above the allowable.

Intercepted Letter MISS SAJXY RAND KANSAS STATE FAfll Dear Sally: Seems like somebody always is trying to get into the act. Yours, Huteh.