Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 35, Number 304, Decatur, Adams County, 27 December 1937 — Page 1

No. 201.

■■ENTS MAR ®EBrvanceof RIWHERE I 'Uinßk ' u, ° Accidents I MLk Christmas I I Holiday ft fttt ißfr" l '"' * "'■ 11 - 1 i|i;i K the cli 1 "'"iiiiini! \ v. if 71 wmHf* l s, ‘ |ioiiH - , ,i WF I g. JL, 1., •;. il b) Ill' pl' .l-.l' ' ■ \ather, "F 1 !|1 • '■ ■wx'rehtift l :ll,d " i|ls """ ,l "' \ I Seriously Hurt K W l: '. ,f 1! ''"" I note t*> "' IS s ''' i""- ! .' Illir ' s ■" - » ... '• > BI 1 sh *’ was liiiv.np. """ '• 1 I .USSfcffl jffi' l ' "‘i'" ■ '" '* - ■ Her eMidi' cm ''"'•- r r nmM !tl .inc II- i ’*'■ Jr., ~ B BaßL'Kiut-' t"". «i"> w ' ,s ; V sustained injuries of :i a lacerations. Both elesowJ wweWlis! ' io lite Adams citim cdeta hospital. ’ thtifcs Polloeirhief Sephns Melcbi wi uraui notified, l»'l'<’ in ,llin 'ailed William Mtw’i Bea, Bta'e police commissioner Iltoißl Coßuntefii'nor Bell investigated ■ M'nor Crashes Budfili'Cill. °f ,his was shakeßtp and considerably brnis "'k.‘ n . ed »’«» the car he was driving -“W* I e» cr ttirtfed on federal road 221 —~| city - •S ■ Waltaf Thieme, also of near this ( I Citr,'i»ai>ed with minor injuries. , kne, ‘ hurt ' wl ”‘ n ,l "‘ I <"tßjWjjfri>s driving overturned east i*/ I ° f wSF’y- T,IP <ai was hadly 'x,i| dah»ged[Sheriff Dallas Brown in bv Herman Keller. '- I of this Icity. struck a lamp post } •'2l at m?orner of Fifth and Modi ' I sob'»'■ breaking the post ,*W M*' Small ' 23 104 K Jeff, ' r *'/>■ stts'lttfe' , city, was taken to the / ~ Adams county memorial hospital ' I ChrtWßti Eve after the car he ■ was (wring collided witlt o'ne driv | « hyKlie Bollinger, also of De-—-IB Small ras not seriously hurt. I sustain?) a chin laceration, ami I aaaSei' ed after H'eatmeut. Rid I ing with Small were Jerry Web li ' Yj-jB aad Bftt v Burkhart, who were tintrenjjjfeoTinger was also tinhijur—j ettHte accident occurred two and i one-half miles north of Decatur Sheriff Dallas Brown investigated itutH It also repot ted here that a - t cgf by Otto Seheimann tigared in a two-way collision north of D«at on road 27 last night abafikSidnight The report stated ■me-. Hat flye passengers in the car nfi l ' were unhurt. SBnrlEliint. of this city, escaped ""T without injury, when the car he M was dijvlng struck an abutment on federall road 224. when he leaned -fti over to wipe the mist from the ■epni Wittdehikdd of the car. The car nS WMbadly damaged but he escaped I Parties Prevalent Partie both private and pttlili''. Hwere the feature of Christmas inl * ! here.®At the Decatur Country Scores of local residents and visitors attended the annual Christllw charity ball, sponsored joint--1? fey tile Psi lota Xi and Delta Theta FT t sororities. Many residents attended the var • Sous churches of the city to wit'l, nessßfpe.ial Christmas pageants ;*i fjand plays, including stories on tlm A : birth of Christ. Santa Claus had a busy week a end In visiting homes on both ChriKias Eve and Christmas day. k where I hundreds of Decatur children anxiously awaited his arrival. Members of the Good Fellows Iclub, assisted by members of the | B. P. O. Elks lodge, made their annual distribution of baskets to the needy on Christmas Eve. bring- | Ing gladness to many less fortunate homes, whose prospects of a happy Christmas seemed previousk ly unfounded. } iff —— -♦ Buys Health Bond MK The Adams County Federation l of liiglubs has voted purchase ot a $5 health ' bond frol " the ——S- AdlUlls Connty tuberculosls a» sottati(,n W.Guy Brown, president, announced to[lf>37 r day. Proceeds a of the sales Buy and Use Them aid victims of the flaease and to give milk to tinteSanrlshed children of Decatur.

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Berne Fire School Tuesday, January 4 It was announced today that the regional fire school will be held i 1 uesday evening, January 4 at 7 p. m. at Berne, instead of next ' Tuesday as published in Friday's *i edition of the Daily Democrat I Arch! McCabe, of t| IH slatP fj rP . marshals office al Indianapolis will attend the meeting and speak to the firemen. Members of the Decatur. Berne, Geneva anti Monroe department will he invited to attend. ; BUSINESS MEN . AID CORN CLUB Contributions From Business Men Aid Corn Contest 'H n . ■ I Benjamin D. Mazelin, president ' of the Adams County Crop Improvement association, stated that • the following business firms of j Adams county have contributed to ’ I the 5-Acre Corn Club contest: ; Vance and Linn, P. A. Kuhn I Chevrolet Co., Lee Hardware Co.. ' Citizens Telephone Co.. Ed Boknecht, Janies Elberson, S. G. Corg. Schafer Store, Doc's Place. Good•year Service Store (all of Decar jturj; Community Exchange, < Berne; Roy S. Johnson. Decatur; 1 First State Bank of Decatur. W. H * Zwick & Son, Decatur; A. D. SutI ties, Decatur; Mutschler Packing ’ | Co., Decatur; Burk Elevator Co., I Decatur; Monroe Grain Co.. PeterI I son Elevator. Preble Equity. 1 Preble Bank, Cloverleaf Creameries, Inc.. John A. Bright, Decatur. Reuben Meyers, Standard Oil Co., Monroe; Geneva Milling Co.; I Geneva Equity Exchange; Bank of ‘ Geneva; Eastern Indiana Oil & > Supply Co., Geneva; Berne Wit- ' ness Co ; First Bank of Berne; Stengel & Craig. Berne; Berne ReI I view; Berne Equity Exchange Co., • ! Berne and Linn Grove; Meshberg“l er Bros. Stone Co., Berne; Sprunger, Lehman & Co.. Berne; Serv-us Store, Berne; Bierie & Yager. Berne; C. C. Moser. Berne. The following Decatur firms: R. A.

•; Stuckey. Krick-Tyndall Co.. Otto Hoile, Central Sugar Co., Inc.. Fred ■ Reppert. Decatur Daily Democrat. ! McCormick Deering Store, Reed ■ Feed & Supply Co., Carl C. Pumphrey, Mutschler's Meat Market. 1 j Contributions made by the above ' firms make possible cash prizes for the 5-acre corn club membership. Awards will be made at the I annual farmers' banquet, to be held • sometime after January 1. In addiH tion to the cash prizes, the club awards a silver loving cup that can become the property* of any one 1 member by winning it two years in succession. The cup was won this year by Leland A. Ripley of Blue Creek township with a yield ot 130.6 bushels of corn. Members of Ute club who checked up this year were: Homer W. I Arnold. Victor Bleeke, Winfred iGerke, David D. Habegger. James IA. Hendricks, John E. Heimapn, j Harve A. Ineichen. Chris Inniger, I Rufus Inniger. Benj. D Mazelin, i Ralph S. Myers. Robert A. Myers, I Alvin Nussbaum. Leo Nussbaum, William Patterson, Fred B. Rines, j Leland A. Ripley, Adolph Schamerloh, Millard Schwartz, Palmer L. I Schwartz, Ruben Schwartz. Otis Sprunger and Dan Habegger. HENSLEY CHILD BURIED TODAY 10-Year-Old Son Oi David Hensley Died At Bronson, Michigan Short prayer services were held here this afternoon at 2:30 o’clock in the Decatur cemetery for Robert David Hensley, 10-year old son of Mr. and Mrs David and Leona Hunsicker J Hensley, of Maicelltts. Michigan The attack camo upon the boy suddenly. He was able to attend school Tuesday morning and became ill in the afternoon of the wls a native of Decatur, born here, April 1. 1927 and lived in Decatur until he was three years old. 'when hie family moved to Bronson. Michigan. For the last five or six I :. ear 9, the family has lived in Maricellus. He was a member of the ME. Church and attended the fiftharndt* in that city. He is survived by the parents and three grandparents, Mr. .iml Mrs. Hurt Hunsicker, ot Bronson, Michgan and Mrs. Monta Hensley, of Fort Wayne. A brother, Tommy, preceded him in death about four y “ervJX' were held in Hensley home this mornnig at 11:30 i then the body was brought to Sca^for burial. Rev. Halisted. I pastor of the Marcellus M. E. 'Church officiated.

NEXT CONGRESS SESSION TO BE DISPUTE SCENE Conflict Over Causes Os Business Recession Is Forecast Washington. Dec. 27.-<U.R>- Organized business and Hie udinlnls- ■ tratlim were maneuvering today toward IH3X conflict over taxation, | federal spending procedure and re- | sponsibillty for the business recession which is creating an tinforeseeen mid-winter relief load. , The dispute will be fought out in the regular session of congress beginning one week from today and through the general elections which will dominate political actions until polling day next No- ■ vember. The holiday season rumbled with a preliminary barrage of charges i and counter charges. President Roosevelt warned a departing coni gross that curtailment of federal spending is essential nd that congress must find new revenue to . i carry expenditures beyond budgeted levels. The new budget, still a ' secret, has been completed and . • will be presented to congress next week. Assistant Attorney General Rob- ■ ert JI. Jackson, a New Yorker iden- : tilled by some astute politicians as a possible White House favorite for the 1940 presidential nomination. raked business with charges of monopolistic price padding. He said prices had been lifted arilI ficially beyond reach of the consuming public and attributed re- ! cession to that circumstance Jackson told business that if a too-liigh price policy is maintained the government will he compelled to re- . sume a big pump-primtng spending , program. Sen. Harry F. Byrd, D., Va„ a leader among the active anti-new deal bloc of congressionl Democrats. opened a campaign to defeat Mr. Roosevelt's plan to abolish the present system of indepen-

) I dent pre audit ot government ex--1 | (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) . I -a -■ — AUCTIONSCHOOL OPENED TODAY I , Reppert School Os Auci j tioneering Opens This Morning I I 1 i The 34th semi-annual term of '., the Fred Reppert school of auc--1 I tioneering opened this morning at I Belmont park. ’ A total of 28 students had enrolled this morning with enrollees arriving hourly. Miss Eleanor Rep- ’' pert and Miss Martha Jane Foos, school stenographers, were busy ' this morning arranging for the en- ' l rollment of the students, arriving ' j from a score of states and Can- ' | ada. ’ The number enrolled was expected to be substantially increased iby tonight. The term extends over 'la three weeks’ period, with pub- . lie auctions opening in the Yager I building the latter part of this I week. Following is a list of the sttt- ' dents, as compiled this morning: ' I O. G. Reed, New Virginia, Iowa; I John D. Squier. Ft- Collins, Col.; I Hugh Fowlerville, 'Mich.; Glen Karloff, Yutan. Nebr.; , n F Spickler, Juanita, N. Dak.: 1 Paul Robinson. Delta, Ohio; Pete I Burns, Jr., Chesterfield, HL; Kirk I Jackson, Camden, Mo.; Damon Uoyd, Richland. Ind.; William I Gronwoldt, Germantown, N- Y.I Warren Hamm, Monroeville: Rob- | ert Hammert, St. Mary's, W. Va.; Alton Dixon. Scottsbluff, Nebr., Bob Nerud, Minatare, Nebr.; William Hinkle, Camden, Mich.; Guy Hilliard, Greenville, HL; Elmer L. McClure, Dunkard, Pa.: Arthur Osborn, New Meadows, Idaho; Adolph Peterson, Glenburn, N. Dakota; Charles Emanuel, Ottumwa. Iowa; Robert VonDerau, New Haven; Ford Good. Seville, Ohio; Robert Hagman, Cairo, Nebr.; Rodney Launer, Plymouth. HL; Willie Burns, West Point, Ill.; Edwin (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIYE) * ONE XMAS BABY I So far as has been reported, j Decatur had but one “Christmas baby” this year. A son was born Christmas night at 7:00 o’clock to Mr. and Mrs. Wilbert I Beer, of Eleventh and Madison streets. The] baby weighed six and i three-quarters pounds at birth, j The family stated at noon today I that they had not decided up- | on a name for the new arrival. I* *

ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER IN ADAMS COUNTY

Decatur, Indiana' Monday, December 27, 1937.

Pope Elevates New Cardinals ■ I Impressive ceremonies attended by (he entire college of cardinals marked the elevation to the rank of cardinal of five high church dignitaries by Pope Plus XI. shown seated on the dins of the consistory chamber in the Vatican.

NEWTON BAKER RITES TUESDAY Former Secretary Os War Died Christmas Day At Cleveland Cleveland, Dec. 27—(U.R) —New--1 ton D. Baker, wartime secretary |of war, will be buried tomorrow in Lakeview cemetery after funeral services In Trinity Episcopal i church. The Wilson cabinet officer, 66. died at his home Christmas day of cerebral thrombosis. His widow and two of his three children, Mrs. 'John P. McGean and Newton D. Baker HI, were at his bedside. The third child. Mrs. Fulton Wright, was in California. Active pallbearers will be chosen i from among Baker's 10 law partners. There will be no honorary ' pallbearers. i The former secretary became ill while vacaiivulilg at Saratoga I Springs. N. Y.. last July, lie re- 1 I turned to Cleveland and recovered, only to suffer a second attack a week ago. I At the time of his death. Baker was directing from Cleveland the fight of southern utilities companies challenging the constitutionality of the Tennessee Valley Authority before a t liree-judge federal court in Chattanooga. Tenn. Although devoted to home life, Baker spent more than 20 years < In public office. He was born Dec. 3, 1871, in Martinsburg, W. Va.. received his [education at Johns Hopkins and I Washington and Lee Universities, [and began practicing here in 1897. IHe was elected city solicitor in 1903 and mayor in 1911. He was i re elected mayor in 1913. There was considerable criticism when President Woodrow Wilson j appointed Baker secretary of war. [ Army officers regarded him a padi fist and gave him a doubtful reception. But when the United | States entered the war, he handled the mobilization of men and war | materials with such efficiency that General James G. Harbord, a ReI publican, later called him “the greatest secretary of war. in war. {that our history has yet produced." Baker returned to Cleveland in ' 1920. once more entering private law practice. But he was drafted [ to head the Cleveland chamber of I commerce, and from time to time answered several calls to public (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) 0 Rome City Woman Commits Suicide Rome City, Ind.. Dec. 27 —(UP) —Vera Shull. 48. burned to death early today at her farm home near here after she saturated her clothing with gasaollne and set it afire. . Noble county coroner Myorn C. Hutchins returned a verdict of suicide.

Good Fellows Club Assists In Distributing Christmas Cheer

Sixty-two unfortunate families of the city were recipients of Good Fellows’ baskets Christmas Eve in the annual distribution, sponsored by the members of the Delta Theta Tau sorority, aided by members of the B. P. O. Elks. Clothing, food, shoes, toys and candy were contained in the baskets given to the unfortunate to make their Christmas enjoyable. In the baskets of many were food and meat, with which to preipare the Christmas dinner, which | otherwise would have been lack-

Calvin Steury Wins Purdue Essay Contest Roy Price, Ag Alumni advisor for Adams county announced today that Calvin Steury won the essay contest . which is held annually to determine • the scholarship holder for the Purdue agricultural eighth weeks short course. Mr. Steury chose as his topic, “The Advantages of Farm life” By reason of winning this con-; test. Mr. Steury will be relieved off paying tuition fees for the short course. Other contestants were. Fred Musser, Everett Johnson, Chester .Schwartz and Miltort R. Llechty. PATIENTS ARE I GIVEN TREATS Hospital Attendants, Church Croups Entertain Patients i While a hoSpPal may not he c<m-' sidered the most enjoyable place to I spend Christmas, the life of the "shut-in” was made much more enjoyable by the staff at the Adams county memorial hospital. Singers from The Union Chape’. First M. E. churches of Decatur, , and from the Berne Mennonite church delighted patients with Christmas carols on Christmas Eve. Christmas Day and Sunday afternoon. respectively. Favors for breakfast, dinner and supper trays were made anJ donat- : ed by Philamon class of the First lU. B. church here and the school i c'ass of Miss Van Horn at Monroe- [ ville. Two beautifully decorated trees | on each of the first and second | l floors, in addition to numerous indi-1 ! vidual trees in the patient's rooms, | added the final touch of Christmas spirit to those less fortunate and unable to remain at home during one of the gavest times of the year. , o Mrs. Mary Ulman Injured Saturday — I Mrs. Mary Ulman, well known De- [ catur lady, sustained a fractured right shoulder-Christmas morning, .when she fell, returning home from church. She was taken to the Adams county memorial hospital for I treatment. - TEMPERATURE READINGS DEMOCRAT THERMOMETER 8:00 a. m 96 10:00 a. m 37 Noon 36 ; 2:00 p. m. 36 3:00 p. m 36 WEATHER Unsettled tonight and Tuesday, probably some rain or snow north portion and rain tonight southeast; colder Tuesday, much colder at night. > ■— ■■ —

ing. • A report today shows that a total of $461.15 was donated to the Good Fellows, one of the largest amounts of recent years. Latest contributions that have previously been unreported: Mutschler Packing Co., sls; A Good Fellow, $1 and a friend, three cents. Last year between 50 and 60 families were given baskets. The total amount contributed last year was $392.98. Complete details on the distribution will be made at a later date.

Latest Japanese Action Seen AsThreatening New And Grave Complications To World Peace

VIOLENT DEATH TOLL IN NATION MORETHAN 500 Survey Shows 548 Persons Died Violently Despite Campaign (Copyright 1937 by UP ) Violent death cut short the Christmas merrymaking ot more, j than 500 persons despite a nationwide campaign for safety and a I warning from President Roosevelt. A national survey showed today j that 548 lives were lost —in traffic accidents, murders, suicides, accidental shootings, train and airplane I crashes, and poisonings. Officials of the national safety j council, who had urged motorists i to use more than usual caution on the highways, said the death toll was “discouraging." President Roosevelt had lent his weight to the council's campaign with a let-j j ter deploring yuletide traffic acciJ dents. | » Illinois led other states in fatali ities with a total of 74. Hardest hit was the metropolitan area in Cook county (Chicago). Fifty-one persons died violently between midnight Friday and today. | Fifteen were traffic deaths, seven were suicides, nine resulted from falls, 19 died of sudden heart at- ' tacks and a baby smothered. In New York City, five persons died in auto accidents, five others were suicides and there were ten miscellaneous deaths Six men were killed at Wellsj burg, W. Va.. when their automobile plunged over a 75-foot em-: bankment into a creek. Seven, negroes drowned when their auto i tell 31 feet from a bridge into the Northeast river near Wilmington, N. C. In Alabama thirteen were shot or stabbed fatally in brawls, afte’r- [ math of holiday festivities. At Youngstown. Ohio, socialite Mrs. Cordelia Campbell was shot | and kified at a family Christmas i party. Her heiress daughter. Louise, granddaughter of the found er of the Youngstown Sheet and Tube company, was held in Jail I pending outcome of an inquest. At International Falls, Minn., two [ brothers were held for questioning ’ about the slaying of their father. | He was killed as he waited to give ! his estranged wife a present. At Chicago, Thcmas Burns, 32, i gave himself up and told police he ' killed his father during an argu- ' ment that developed over decoration of the family Christmas tree. At Newark, N. J., police announced that Vincent Franco, 26. I killed Antoinette Interiale by j beating her with an iron pipe, ' shooting her several times and runj ning over her repeatedly with his automobile — because she refused ‘ to marry him. Two student pilots wi’re killed (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) BESSIE HANEY DIES SUDDENLY Death Os Mrs. James Haney Mars Christmas Wedding Os Son Mrs. Bessie D. Haney. 54. of near Willshire. Ohio, died suddenly at the home of W. M. Rupert, near Monroe, Christmas day, a few minutes after she had witnessed the marriage of her son, Jack, to Miss Ruby Rupert. Mrs' Haney had witnessed the wedding when she was suddenly stricken with a heart attack, and died shortly after. I Born on the farm on which she resided at the time of her death, she had made her home near Willshire most of her life. She was the daughter of Ervin Hileman and Isavera Sharncl Hileman. She was married on March 18, 1883 to James Haney, who survives. Surviving, besides the husband and son, are a brother, Herbert Hileman, of Willshire and the following sisters: Rilla Hileman, of Willshire; Mrs. Findlay Anspaugh, Edon, Ohio and Mrs. Floyd Morrison. Celina, Ohio. Funeral services were held this afternoon at the home with burial in the Willshire cemetery. The Rev. S. A Bruner officiated.

FORD PURCHASES JAP WAR BONDS Japanese Ford Company I‘urchases “China Incident” Bonds Tokyo, Dec. 27 (UP) -Benjamin Gopf, manager of the Ford motor company ot Japan. Ltd., has purchased through the Yokohama Specie bank, "China incident" Iwnds totaling 1,600,000 yen (approximately $290,000) it was announced today. I Kopf explained the company's business in Japan and said that the purchase was a natural and logical 1 procedure. He said that investment in foreign bonde was virtually impossible under present exchange control regutations. The bonds are part of the second Japanese government issue. It was understood they were purchased through the Yokoliama Specie bank because it was more convenient to arrange all technicalities through that bank than through th>- bank of Japan direct. Kopf said he had lived In Japan for 15 years and that the business i was profitable and the investment 1 proper. The Ford interests for many years have operated a large assembly plant in Yokohama through a subsidiary company incorporated under Japanese law. Since the concern is a Japanese corporation it is liable to the laws governing purchase of foreign cur- | rencies which have been in effect for mor than a year. It was assumed tliat the company has built up large balances which |it can not remit to the United States. Hence the purchase of the Japanese war bonds would be a lo(CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) FIGHT LUDLOW WAR PROPOSAL House Leaders Planning To Defeat Referendum Proposal Washington. Dec. 27 — (U.R) — House leaders plotted today to de- , stroy the Ludlow war referendum proposal in an attempt to counteract what they consider its detrimental effect on American foreign relations. They planned to mobilize admin- [ istration forces to strike down the . proposed constitutional amend- . ment, even before the house has an opportunity to debate il. The . proposal can be brought to the house floor Jan. 10. "The way things stand now," one leader said, “the house of . representatives is on record that ; 218 members, a majority, favors a I proposal for a national referendum before war is declared, except In I case of invasion or attack. That | has made a bad impression on the world. "We want to defeat the proposal by a big vote on the motion to discharge the committee. That will show the world the true feelings , of the house.” Leaders were confident that they would have no difficulty in defeating the proposal. They claimed that personal interviews I with petition signers revealed many are indifferent or signed without considering possible effects of the measure. Chairman Sam Mcßeynolds. D, Tenn., of the house foreign affairs committee, said the signing of the petition had been “very detriment- • al" to the state department in the i far east crisis. i Rep. Louis Ludlow, D., Ind., sponsors of the proposed constitutional amendment, refused comment. He said that while he personally would be willing to let the petition lie until the far east crisis (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) Report No Crimes During Holidays ' Decatur was literally a “good city" over Christmas and the week end, with criminal activities at a standstill, Chief of Police Sephus Melchi reported this morning. The only caffs received by local , authorities were those on traffic accidents. The city also passed over the i possibility of a “red Christmas”, warned against by Fire Chief Charms Robenold, with no fire alarms being turned tn.

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' Drastic Regulations As Announced By Japs A i New Threat; Gunboat Incident Over? PUNISH OFFENDERS Shanghai, Dec. 27 (U.R) —New, grave international complications were threatened today when Jap- , anese authorities announced a series ot drastic regulations aimed against any person, Chinese, or 1 foreign, who commits offenses against Japanese forces in China. ' A few hours after the regulations were announced, a Japanese army spokesman complained that someone had thrown three hand grenades at a Japanese military launch in Soochow Creek, bordering the . British defense sector of the International settlement. J One of the bombs exploded, the spokesman said, and slightly wounded a Japanese soldier. Announcement of the regulations was a new development. They apply to all territory occupied by the I Japanese, in other parts ot China as well as in Shanghai, and the spokesman who announced them said that foreigners would be subject to them. The death penalty is provided if “offenses" under the regulations are deemed sufficiently serious. In Shanghai, the regulations will cover those portions of the city outside the international settlement which Japanese troops occupy. particularly the district north of Soochow Creek. Under the regulations, foreigners who go to homes or business in the Japanese-controlled area will surrender their extra-territorial rights, so far as offenses against the Japanese armed forces ara |concerned. it is prescribed that Japanese ■♦ourts martial shall try persons who violate the regulations, which are 10 in number and cover: 1. Hostile acts against the Japanese forces, 2. Espionage; 3 Acts endangering or causing bodily 1 harm to members of the Japanese I forces: 4. Acts designed to inter- ■' sere with or destroy railroad, telegraphic or other communications employed by (he Japanese forces including bridges, waterways, highways and so forth; 5. Stealing or destroying armaments or munitions or other property of the Japanese forces; 6. Destroying of electrical or water systems; 7. Use of poisons or bacteria to hamper Japanese forces; 8. All other activities designed to disturb the peace of the Japanese forces or to hamper their activities; 9 Planning, instigating or assisting in the activities i described; 10. Harboring persons who engage in such activities. Asked if foreign consular authorities had been notified, a Japanese official spokesman said: "We have not yet decided whether to notify them." Asked whether the Japanese expected foreign nations to agree to the regulations the spokesman said: "It must be remembered that the regulations will apply to Japanese and Chinese as well as to • nationals of third nations. Similar I regulations were put into effect at ———————— (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) o —_ iCONFERENCE ON I SCIENCE OPENS ; Five-Day Conference Is Opened Today At Indianapolis ) Indianapolis, Ind., Dec. 27 —(UP) • —Rheumatisc in many instances at- ’ tects the brain and may cause de- ’, mentia Praecox, a common form ot ■ insanity, the American association ' for the advancement ot science was 1 told today at the opening ot its 101st annual convention. Drs. Walter L. Bruetsch and Max Bahr, Indianapolis, said they had determined existance of the relas tionship during study of 84 cases ot j Dementia Praecox. In many of the j cases, they said, rheumatism was c an important contributing factor to a the mental ills. B Their paper was the first of more than 1,000 to be presented at the I five-day conference, the main purc pose of which will be consideration of a movement to establish a “court e of knowledge" for world science. It . would aim to unite scientists of all .’ countries, centralize their learnings , to more easily benefit mankin.d, and • (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE)