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6T and 68 in Geneva for s3t>o. Decat r Foundry Furnace and Machine Cotnpny to John Everett . et a l , two acres in Washington twp. for $201.50. John W. Knapp et ux to Lawrence Grote, SO' acres in Hoot twp. for sl. Lawreuce Grote et ux to John V\ 1 Knapp et ux, 80 acres in Root twp. for $1 Julitki Hougk et ux to Robert W. Haugk. inlot 82 and part of 83 in Decatr for sl. Jesse G. Niblick to Francis D Grim, iniot 925 in Decatur for $4.34. Marriaae Licenses Fred Scheiderer. Decatur to Melba Lee Kraft, Decatur. Karl 'Snyder. Fort Wayne to Emma Hilgemann, DecaJar. Allen Warner, Dayton to Mary Ward. Decatur. Edwin Lawrence Connor. Cleveland to Mildred Elaine Habegger, Berne. Eldon Daniel Lehman, Berne to Luelia Bertha Stauffer, Berne. ■»— ■. — —o CHAMBERLAIN TELLS (COM INU ED FHfiM **»'” r r>yw»_ entering conversations Itehind the hacks of our friends,” he said. If : the object of general appeasement is to be attained, it can only be by carrying France with ns from the beginning." Replying to opposition demands for adherence to a system of cot-; : lective security, Chamberlain declared : "To my mind. It is a system whereby collective action of a number of states may either prevent aggression or, if it lakes place, can put a halt to it and punish the aggressor. The league as constituted today cannot do that." I Hold Conference London. Feb. 22 — <UJ9 —Viscount Halifax, temporary foreign minister, conferred today with Andre Charles Corbin, French ambassador. it was understood that Cor-1 bln expressed his country's anxieties regarding future British foreign policy and that Halifax exi plained in detail that British relations with Fiance were in no way affected. As the conference was held — 1 while the French cabinet was meeting in Paris — the house of commons assembled for a bitter debate ! ! on a labor party motion of censure against the government's foreign policy and reports spread that the . government planned big financial credits to Italy. Reports had been current for ; several weeks of a loan, or extensive credits, to Italy as part of a : British - Italian diplomatic agree-; mem The Daily Herald asserted today that the government board of trade , department already had negotiated a credits agreement and that Italian representatives were waiting in Loudon to sign it. The sums of £5,000,000 to £10,000,000 ($25,000,000 to $50,000,000) were mentioned as initial guarantee figures for what was expected to be a substantial stimulus to British exports to Italy The credit reports coincided in I | a warning in the financial news, j that the government must not ex- | I poet British bankers either to underwrite any loan to Italy or to ; j induce investors to subscribe to such a loan. SEN. WILLIAM BORAH — (CONTINUED runs r»rm riVPi' I retary Anthony Eden because of the caldnet's determination to make a deal with Italy, Borah said that: 1. Redistribution of Europe's j colonial resources was the chief hope of ending the present unsettled situation which, he argued, dates back to the impoverishment 1 of small powers by tbe Versailles j treaty. He said he was "couviuc-j

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! ed" Germany would regain her colonies. 2. War in Europe is unlikely in the near future because Hitler expects to accomplish his objective —including the return of lost col--1 onies—without fightiug, and probably will. 3. If Hitler had declared in his reichstag speech that there would jbe no more racial or religious persecution in Germany it would have gone far to end such disertm- ■ ination throughout Europe, and the German dictator would he "the most powerful figure iu Europe to- | day." Boraii said that the present ex- ! pressions of opinion in the United States including a vigorous drive ! in the senate to learn if there was any agreement with Britain —ap- ! parently had convinced British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain that there could be no understanding with this country. “I am convinced that for a time I tbe British public was developing i the idea of cooperating closely , with the United States, and tspec-. ! iaily of some working agreement ; with us as regards the Pacific," Borah said. "A large amount of sentiment in that direction developed in the British press, iu magazines and speeches over there ! recently. I -But in the last 30 to 60 days, I believe that the British government, at least, lias come to the •conclusion that an arrangement with the United States is imposs- ' ible because the American people won"t allow it. | “Chamberlain has decided to i seek an agreement with Italy, dei spite the opposition of Eden. : There is, of course, much to be 1 said for Eden's viewpoint, but | Chamberlain has wisely decided ' that it is better to go to Italy and ! arrange a settlement before it is J too late, than to wait indefinitely for Italy to come to Britain. “The purpose behind this Brit- ! isb move, undoubtedly, is to drive a wedge between Germany and Italy." o— SPANISH TOWN ,CONITNUED f HUM r*OM ONBI 1 alists setti over tanks and then i closed in with a bayonet charge ! forging the last link in the circle land trapping loyalists who were ' still within the city. The recapture of Teruel marked 1 the close of the longest and moßt important battle of the entire war. j Nationalists claim to have occui pied approximately 1,100 square ! miles in two months of winter ! fighting. A nationalist estimate placed i loyalists casualties iu the lower Aragon, including the Teruel area in that time at more than 60,000. They said 3,500 were killed and more than 3,000 captured Sunday and Monday alone on the heights dominating Teruel. According to semi-official nationalists sources, prior to the re-cap- ! turr of the city several battalions i made a counter-attack on the nat--1 iotialist left flank in a desperate ■ effort to rescue loyalists trapped 1 in the city, but were repulsed with heavy losses. Five U. S. Bombers Hack In Santiago Santiago, Chile. Fob. 22—(UP) j Eivc United States army bombers scaled the Andes today ami landed ■ hero on their way back to the Unitled States from Buenos Airee I The squadron, which Jest Buenos j Aires at 6:22 A. M. CST. flew over Saniago at noon and headed for tho ; Los Cerrilios airport where the last | plane landed at 12:05 p. in. j The sixth plane was left bebmd in Bueuos Aires for repairs but was I expected to follow shortly.

SEEK TO SOLVE MYSTERY DEATH — Police Probe Chicago Death Os German Political Refugee Chicago, Feb. 22. — <U.R> —Police sought to determine today whether Dr. Max liernhard Sammett, 44, slain Jewish political refugee from Germany, may have been active in some intrigue Involving the uazi regime he blamed for hia exile. They turned their inveatigatlon to a circle of his friends, whose Identities he had kept carefully guarded from research associates at the University of Illinois college of dentistry. Sergt. Joseph Racek learned that j Sammett spent much time with his 1 secret friends, many of them countrymen he had known before he left Germany because of persecution of the Jewish people. Sammett was a member In good standing of an uli-Jewish secret organization, Racek said. A half ton of uazi and antl-nazi literature found in the victim's hotel room indicated his preoccupation with the political philosophy which, he told friends, forced him to leave his life savings of $40,000 iu his fatherland. Racek said he had no evidence that Dr. Sammett belonged to any anti-nazi society in this country, but had found records among his effects to indicate he bad been associated with an anti-nazi movement in Germany. Racek hoped Sammett's acquaintances might give some clue which would throw light on his murder. He theorized that perhaps Sant mett was with those friends during the time he dropped from sight Saturday night not to reappear until his body, with two bullet wounds in the head, was found Sunday under the stairway of an abandoned residence, two blocks from his hotel home. Robbery was discounted because the killers made no effort to take Sammett's fur-lined overcoat, his expensive wrist-watch, or sl4 he carried. Police were certain, they said, that he was killed elsewhere and carried to the spot where his body was found. More remote than robbery as a motive. Racek said, was the possibility of a relationship with a woman. Sammett was known to be devoted to |iiß wife, Inga, who has been working in a New York city dental laboratory while her husband studied here. Racek said he had checked the story of Miss Edna Andersou, 28, X-ray technician at the Illinois research hospital and a business associate of the victim. She testified yesterday at an inquest into the death. Miss Anderson said she attended a loop theater with Dr. Sammett Saturday night. He left her about 11 p. m., she said, and indicated that he planned to return directly to his hotel. He failed to return to his room. Mrs. Sammett told New York investigators she knew of no reasons for the slaying. Sacek said Sammett s records, all written in German, Bhowed that his dental license had been taken from him by the German government and that during his last few months in that country he had been on relief, receiving from $1.50 to $3 per month. Also found was a passport book show ing he had left Hamburg, Germany, March 3, 1987, and evidence he had received a SIOO check from an unnamed New York doctor. His dentistry practice at Bad Nauheim, where Norma Schearer and other motion picture personages were included among his patients, was dissipated because people were told not to patronize a Jewish dentist, Mrs. Sammett said. oADAMS COUNTY (CON'i INUED FKrJM PAGE ONE) singing, sang two solos, and said grace. The ladies of the Monroe M. h. church served the meal. Adams County Agent L. E. Archbold introduced the toastmaster, Dale Moses, who introduced other speakers. Ralph Myers awarded the corn medals and announced the yields Ben Mazelin awarded the corn club cash prizes and named Leiand Ripley. Blue Creek township farmer, Adams county corn kine by virtue of his yield of 130-6 bushels to the acre. Sanford Frazee, county cow tester, told of the work of the Dairy Herd Improvement Association and awarded the prizes. Mrs. Telfer Paxsou. of Wells county, but a member of the Adams county association, was given two tneri tnrous sire medals and other awards. W. A. Klepper presented Guernsey awards consisting of two bronze certificates to Dale Moses for having two cows which produced more than 2,000 pounds of butterfat. and a silver certificate to Peter Lehman for having a cow which produced more than 3,000

pounds of butterfat. Lawrence Becktneyer explained I several of the county agricultural activities, which were not other- j wise recognized at the banquet. Heury Dehner awarded the gold | medal colt club medals, stating jihal Adams county now has the I second largest enrollment in the state and that aa the result, of the work of the club, the county horses have received national recognition. The Neuhuuser trophy was awarded to H. P. Schmitt for owning the best lielgiau mare in the county. Former Mayor George Krick of 1 Decatur, chairman of the Adams i comity agricultural planning com rnlttee, thanked those who had made the banquet possible and then introduced the principal speaker. Other winners of the awards were: Men who received gold medals ; in 5-acre corn club work this year' iwere: Leiaud A. Ripley, John E. Heimann, Robert A Myers, Fred B Rines, Rufus Innlger and Dan Habegger. In order to win a gold medal it was necessary to have an official yield of 100 bushels or more j on a 5-acre plot. Winners of the 5 acre stiver ined als were: Ralph S. Myers, Otis Sprunger, Harve A. Inelchen, Ben D. Mazelin, Victor Bleeke and Alvin Nussbaum. Silver medal winners are required to have a yield of from 85 to 100 bushels. Men who received bronze medals were: Winfred Gerke. Palmer L. Schwartz, David D. Habegger, Ruben Schwartz, Leo Nussbaum and William Patterson. Requirement - for this medal is a yield of from 75 to 85 bushels. D. H. 1. A. awards: Mrs. Telfer, Paxson won a gold medal, Otto Ewel a bronze medal and the De Voss.McFarland herd a bronze medal. Mrs. Paxson also received a silver medal and certificate on a herd sire. The medal winners of the Gold Medal Colt show were: Gold. Cen tral Stock Farm: H. P. Schmitt. Silver, Freeman Walters. Paul E. Liechly. Bronze, B. Harrison Miller; O. T. Johttßon and sou. o McNUTT LEAVES .(VVTivi'irli p-T-n-T rAOF, FiNE) j at his reception in the Union build- j ing Meanwhile, a large delegation of Hoosier Democratic leaders left here late yesterday by special , train to attend the reception for | McNutt at Washington tomorrow night. Included were Gov. M. Clifford Townsend: state Democratic chair-1 man Oilier Stokes Jackson; Alex Pursley, fifth district chairman , and intimate advisor of the governor; William Kunkel of Fort Wayne; state lal*or commissioner Thomas Hutson; Justice Michael Fansler of the Indiana supreme | court; and Frank Finney, state motor vehicle commissioner. They will return here Friday. Denies Knowing Pilot Bloomington, lnd.. Feb. 22—<U.R) ( —Paul V. McNutt, U. S. high com-j missioner to the Philippine Islands. ; denied last night that he knew the | identity of the pilot who flew him from San Francisco to Denver last j Thursday. This comment was in response to reports that Lieut.-Col. Daven- j port Johnson, who flew McNutt’s plane, had received disciplinary action for flying McNutt without ! war department permission. John-1 soil was transferred from Hamilton 1 field at San Francisco to Chanute field at Rantoul, 111. “Everything was perfectly regular," McNutt said He explained th'it he had gone to the commanding general at San Francisco and requested the airplane transportation to Denver, permission was j granted and he did not know Ihe i pilot of the ship. At Washington, United Press reports said that war department | officials denied Johnosu had been given disciplinary treatment and J described his transfer as “routine." i o HEAVY SNOW IN ((■•ONTTNTTKD FROM SAGE ONE' way to work this morning, the snow j rising above oxford tops in some places. Temperatures,'however held near , the freezing point during the night and hovered around 30 degrees above this morning. DISCIPLINE ACT (CONTINUED FKOBff rA(J|[^)Nß)_ the reports, despite denials High army oficials who participated in tho issuance of the orders transferring Johnsou said there was not a Scintilla of Truth in the reports tlmt Johnson was “demoted” These officials said the war de- ! part.nrent had received no official | information concerning this flight, j that, they had not asked Johnson I for Information or a statement, and j that they knew of no reason for I the "tempest in a teapot" stirred up J over his transfer. They pointed out that Johnson is a 'lieutenant colonel of the eli- I gible list for promotion. His post at Chanute Fie'd in command of tbe ground school there, they said, is considered an important command. inasmuch as the army attempts to select its best officers for

j l ommend of itn schools. Thoy pointed out that Col. John F. Curry, who was transferred to I command Hamilton Field, suer edlng Johnson. Is a full ranking colonel, and leads Johnson on the promotion list. Johnson had the temporary rank of colonel while commanding Hamilton Field. But officiate aald this command nominally rated a full colonel. A good farm, a Splendid. Beautiful home, The Best of Registered & Hi Grade Livestock will be sold by H. P. Schmitt Wed., Feb. 2'lrd, on Road 3,‘1, 2 miles South of Decatur. Be there. Come prepared to buy. 16-22 Beautiful Crop! j jlfpli 5 j—? * ''ipi s, 4> . jfrjk Dorothy Short A double beauty crop w ,1! be featured at the National Orange show at San Bernardino, Cal., March 17-27. if we are to judge from Dorothy Short, iitovt, who poses with a basket of oranges.

Science Acts to Cut 39,700 Traffic Toll I \ , f EFPEc ' v vX //\ ■, J* / \ \\ ( WINDSHIELD X 7 /Y /ff *( \ I I fONTROLLINC ■ IN,PA-RED // \ STEERING WHEEL ] CURE > | LAMP // channelized zone ELECTRIC DUMPERS V\\A\ \N AUTOMATIC a. WARNING BY RADIO I>rof ' John M LeBSCls | HIGHWAY LIGHTtNSS’

By UIMtLtS ÜBEMMM International Illustrated Sews Writer PITTSBURGH—WhiIe the world watches the battlefields of Spain and China, and other nations skid I perilously near to open conflict, the United States is mobilizing its ! scientific forces in a fight to reduce the tremendous traffic toll. Last year approximately 39,700 i persons v-ere killed in U. S. auto accidents, a recent report of the National Safety council indicates, I and $1,740,000,000 was the propj erty damage bill. Fatalities on highways and streets topped the I list of accidental deaths for the year. Rain and Night Driving Scientists, however, are turning i their heaviest siege guns on this increasingly dangerous public enemy. According to Prof. John M. Lessells of Massachusetts Institute of Technology, one of science s greatest contributions to traffic safety will be elimination of “the hazard zone of motoring", where skidding throws a car out of control.

New Timber-topping Champ i! : '•" : * 'Z', ’ ■ . ■ ’ ‘ -- - ... - . I * </ v # - .1,77*0 :>.# ••••* ' Tf'JS I Walter Hall, 18, freshman at Boston College, displayed sensational form ] in setting a new world record of 6.6 seconds for the 45 yard hurdles at an indoor meet in Providence, R. I. Here he is doing his limbering exercise which also keeps him in good form. In Smiling Reunion ggnr fcMlMHaF’'' JfP 11 '% <w jp? ...» , a, Mary Keenan O’Connor joins her mother and father in a smiling reunion after a Philadelphia jury found her “not guilt/’ in connection with the liap-killing of N ancy Glenn, 5.

"if we can instantaneously create a dry surface, over which the tire is always passing, the car's brakes will keep control,” Professor Lessells said. “A battery of windshield wipers under cars might not be feasible but I anticipate some scientific tire improvement to give that effect. The Pittsburgh Testing laboratory—an independent research organization—is already conducting exhaustive tests of several types of tires built with an idea of providing safety in the "hazard zone”. Perils of night driving, among the major causes of fatal auto accidents, are being conquered by engineers, who arc developing improved highway lighting and polarized headlights for cars. A new type of highway lights will supply long-range visibility without glare—illuminating the road so that drivers can see as far ahead as in clear daylight. Science’s search for new safety uses of "invisible eye” controls, infra-red lights and similar device*. ha* been making such

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progress that Dr. Miller MeClintock. director of the Bureau of Street Traffic Research at Harvard university, recently predicted such scientific innovations as the following: Automatic channelizers, or electric cables in the pavement to take control of steering a car around dangerous curves and obstructions. Infra-Red Lights Installation of infra-red lights in the rear of autos to actuate photoelectric cells in front of others, to reduce the speed of a car overtaking another too rapidly. Use of two-- ay radios by all cars automatically to give warning signals to a driver when another car is about to cross his path. In the same way that they are attacking the danger hazards on the streets and highways, American scientists are at work on new inventions for greater safety in all fields—uniting their efforts to reduce the 100,000 accident death* that are reported in this coyptry every year.