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WILL ARRAIGN ARRESTED PAIR • - Ivan And DeLoyd Garwood To Bs Arraigned This Afternoon Ivan Garwood. 22 and Delxiyd Garwood. 21. Decatur brothers, who were arrested Thursday on charges of grand larceny, will be araigned before Judge J. Fred Fruchte this afternoon. Prosecutor Arthur E. Voglewede stated this morning. Both of the young men are to enter pleas to charges of a series of thefts which authorities allege > they perpetrated during the past few months Both are being held in the Adams county jail, awaiting arraignment In circuit court this afternoon. The affidavits against the pair charge them with stealing sheep, soy beans, tires, batteries and other articles. DeLoyd was arrested early Thursday morning when he drove into a rented Union township barn with eight sheep, which authorities charge were stolen from the William Shoaf farm. Sheriff Ed Miller and deputies had set up a watch around the rented barn, waiting for his arrival. Ivan was arrested late Thursday evening by the officers. Sheriff Miller is in possession of confessions of both boys in which they admit a long series of thefts. o Continue $75 Damage Suit Until March 3 The $75 damage suit of Jacob Hess against tire Erie railroad as result of an auto-train collision last year will be heard in John T. Kelly's justice of peace court on March 3. FIRST FLOODS STRIKE TODAY Ohio And Tennessee V alleys Struck; Five Deaths Reported Pittsburgh, Feb. 4 —AU.RJ—The first of the seasonal floods struck the Ohio and Tennessee river val leys today. They were precipitated by a heavy snow and rain storm sweeping northward from Arkansas and a southward rush of waters from northern tributaries. Five deaths already had been - reported in West Virginia. At Middlesboro, Ky., a wall of water five feet high engulfed the main street, flooding 20 blocks. At Cincinnati, the Red Cross i was mobilizing on a disaster basis and 50 boats were standing by to respond to calls for help. Here, the Ohio was expected to rise two feet above the 25-foot flood stage this morning. Tornadoes accompanied deluging thunderstorms in the south. Three towns were damaged yes terday: Columbia, S. C.; LaGrange. Ga., and Philadelphia, Miss. A child was killed when a windstorm overturned a negro. sharecropper’s shack near Meansville, Ga. Twenty-one were injurjed and dozens of rural houses were destroyed by the wind storms. The flood was descending upon the same areas ravaged by the 1937 flood. Its seriousness will depend mainly upon temperatures in the areas of northern head waters the next few days. Warm I weather there would swamp the rivers with melted ice and snow but continued freezing temperatures would delay the onrush. Rain and snow had been general throughout the eastern half of the United States for several days. The southern storm was crossing the Ohio valley today . (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) o Clarence E. Beck Oolitic Principal Clarence E. Beck, former superintendent of the Berne schools, has been named principal of the Oolitic high school near Bedford, according to word received here. o TEMPERATURE READINGS DEMOCRAT THERMOMETER 8:00a.m 17 ll:00a.m 22 10:00 a m 22 WEATHER Fair tonight and Sunday; slowly rising temperature Suni day- I

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Rescue 37 Crew Members in Mid-Atlantic as Ship Breaks in Two ' I* • Hi . / r ~ . .-.---yjytu '

Lifeboat with rescued crew members leaves sinking ship One of the most remarkable sea rescues ever effected was made 1.500 miles off the U. S. coast in mid-Atlantic by a Norwegian freighter which first saved seven men clinging to the forecastle part of an oil tanker and hours later rescued 30 others desperately clinging on to the wreckage of the stern of the ship. 10 miles away

FORMER LOCAL RESIDENT DIES — Earl Bowman Died FriDay In Hospital At Sturgis, Mich. Earl Bowman. 54. a former resident of this city, died Friday in the hospital at Sturgis, Michigan, according to word received here, following a four weeks' illness. The deceased was borfl in French township July 28, 1884.) the son of William and Abbie Studebaker ■ Bowman. He was married to Jessie Beery in 1909. Surviving besides the widow are five children: Emerson, Albert and Alice Bowman, Mrs. Edward, Schroeder and Mrs. Kobert Bid 1 well, al) of Sturgis; the mother, four brothers. Ed cf Brooklyn, Charles of Rockford. Ohio; Russell and Lloyd Bowman, of Decai tur; two sisters, Mrs. Russell Melchi of Decatur and Mrs. Orval Barger of Craigville. The father, two sisters and a daughter preceded him in death. Funeral arrangements have not been competed. Senators Continue Textbook Probes Indianapolis. Feb. 4 — (U.PJ — Senate textbook investigators coasted through their second day of grace yesterday, interviewing two more members of the state board of education and still appearing a long way from a satis factory proposal for new legislation regarding textbooks. Their time was un Feb. 1. Arthur Campbell, superintendent of schools at Anderson, an 1 Deane E. Walker, superintendent of Marshall county schools, appeared before the committee. Their appearance left only two members of the board. W. L. Bryan, president of Indiana University, and Gov. M. Clifford Townsend, who have not testified. Plans were being made to call Bryan and it was considered unlikely that the governor would be asked to appear. BERNE AGENCY AWARDED BID Schug Insurance Agency Awarded Bid By Commissioners The Schug insurance agency of Berne was awarded the workmen’s compensation and liability insurance for Adams county workmen by the county commissioners in special session last evening. The contract figure was not a"ailable since it varies according ) to the salaries of the employes and an auditor must check these salaries before the additional premium ! be added to the initial one. Last year the premium on the insurance amounted to approximate- ‘ iv $1,600, it was stated. Four bids were received. The other three were Rayn Insurance of Geneva, Ed F. Berling and Ed Engeler of Decatur. Renewal of the insurance was made last night, expiration date of the old policies. Count Auditor Victor H. Eicher called the special session, so that the renewals might be I made. I

Decatur, Indiana, Saturday, February 4, 1939.

Mother, Infant Son Severely Scalded Mrs. Herman Reinhard and her i infant son are recovering from | severe burns sustained when they ' were scalded. Mrs. Reinhard stooped' over to retrieve a ball. 1 which fell from the baby's hand ) and in doing so knocked the pan from the stove, throwing the hot I liquid on both. The baby receiv- ) ed burns about the face and hands, while Mrs. Reinhard was burned | on the back. PLAN DRIVE ON LIQUOR, DOPES W. C. T. U. Plans Concerted Drive February 17 To 24 Evanston, Illinois. Feb. 4 — The widespread resources of the Womans Christian Temperance Union in the United States and larger territories will be mobilized, Feb. 17 to 24. to finance an intensified drive on dope, disease, and | drink. Frances E. Willard, nineteenth century leader, will be honored by more than 10,000 local unions dur- | ing the week. A majority of all Protestant pastors have been contacted and asked to mention Miss Willards work in their sermons Sunday, Feb. 19. Many unions plan daily meetings during temperance week. The week will be inaugurated Friday. Feb. 17, when city-wide luncheons or teas will be held. These will have the Willard Centenary programs as their theme. This five-year program began in 1934 and ends on her birthday, Sept. 28, with the national convention at Rochester. N. Y., near Miss Willard's birthplace. Two dollars of money collected by each union Feb. 17 will go to the Frances Willard organizing fund. The national union has a goal of 50.000 new members this year. The balance of all money collected or pledged during the week will go to the scientific temperance education fund. Nearly $620,00 of the million dollar goal has been paid. Mrs. Margaret C. Munns, national treasurer, expects most of the remaining 380,000 to be pledged by Feb. 25. This entire fund is being used to broadcast through all educational channels the scientific effects of alcohol and other narcotics on humans and on social conditions. None of the money raised is us- . ed for legislative or general act- . ivities of the W. C. T. U. Until $500,000 of the total had been pledged, the educational fund was divided three-fourths to state units and one-fourth to national headquarters. After that figure it was divided 50-50. Arrest Three After Wild Drinking Party New Castle. Ind., Feb. 4 —(U.PJ Three persons were under arrest here following the death of Mrs. , Margaret Morgan during what police described as "a wild drink- | ing party.” Held in jail were the victim s husband. Robert; and Otis Brown ! and his companion, Jean Geisler. In addition to being in custody for questioning in Mrs. Morgan's i death, Miss Geisler and Brown j faced a statutory charge.

Closeup of the stern of the Jaguar sinking in Atlantic The rescue ship, the Duala. was in the vicinity by chance, as the members of the crew of the wrecked ship, the Jaguar, had no time to flash an S. O. S. Photos show one of the lifeboats of the Duala with members rescued from the stern of the Jaguar, and a closetip of the sinking stern after the rescue

I DECATUB LADY TAKEN DY DEATH I Miss Florence Harris Dies This Morning Os Heart Trouble Miss Florence Harris. 34. promI inent Decatur young lady, died at 12:30 this morning at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Mathew F. Harris. 421 West Madison street. Death was caused by heart trouble and complications. While 1 j Miss Harris had been ill for some I time, her death was unexpected. The deceased was born in Peru, October 30. 1904, the daughter of • Mathew F. and Catherine Huffman Harris. She came to this city with her parents mure than 20 years ago. her father for a ■ number of years being a partner ’ I in the Fisher and Harris grocery •' store. ■I Miss Harris graduated from the ■ Sacred Heart Academy at Fort . Wayne and the St. Catherine's • nurses training hospital at East I Chicago. She served as supervisor at the hospital for some time i after her graduation and was • active as a nurse in East Chicago . until ill health forced her retireI ment. She was a member of the St. . Mary's Catholic church, the St. i Agnes sodality and the Delta ’ Theta Tau sorority. , Surviving besides the parents are two sisters, Mary and FloI thilda, both at home; and one , brother. George, also of Decatur. Funeral services will be held at the St. Mary's Catholic church Monday morning at 9 o'clock. ' Rev. Joseph J. Seimetz. pastor of 1 the church, will officiate. Burial ' will be in St. Joseph's cemetery. The body will be removed to 1 the residence from the Zwick and Son funeral home late this afternoon and may be viewed after 7 ' o’clock this evening. r o DECATUB BOYS TOFORTWAYNE I : Catholic Boys In Scout Troops To Join In Service i Catholic boys in the Decatur Boy ■ Scout troops and Cuib packs will 1 join with other Scouts in the Fort ' Wayne deanery at St. Vincent’s Villa in that city Sunday, February 12 ’ in commemorating the founding of ’ Scouting. The boys will assist at services 1 and benediction of the most blessI ed sacrament. The service will start ' at 3:30 p. m. Preceding benediction, all troop colors will be blessed and consecration of the boys to Immaculate Mary, patron of Scouting, will bo renewed in the impressive Scout ritual, which contains the recitation cf the oath and laws of Scouting be- • fore the altar. : The Rev. Joseph J. Hennes, dean- ' ery chaplain of Chatholic Scouting and the CYO will be in charge. Prior to the service the general ( Scout Lincoln Day services will be L held in front of the Linco’n Memorial in Fort Wayne. H. P. Schmitt, of this city, has i been named in charge of the DecaII tur Scouts and will assist in the arrangements at Fort Wayne.

New City Employes Are Announced Today Two men. in addition to Stanley Callow and Gerald Smith, started work this week for the city, it was announced today. They are, Cal F. Peterson, 603 Penn, employed in the construction and maintenance department and Robert Hill, janitor a' the City Light and power plant. Mr. Hill, who was the Republican candidate for sheriff last November replaces Lee Stults. The appointments were announced by the city administration. LEGISLATUBE AT HALF-WAY POINT Only Three Bills Passed In First Half Os 81st Session Indianapolis. Ind.. Feb. 4 —(UP) —The 81st session of the Indiana general assembly reached 'he exact half-way point this week-end with a record of accomplishment consisting of the passage of exactly three bills. These are: 1. Appropriation of $125,000 to pay the legislative salaries and expenses. 2. Extensio nos the township commissariat act which applied only to Elkhart and Wayne counties 3. Empowering Laporte county to appropriate $2,5(10 for band concerts. These three measures were selected from a total of 555 proposals introduced in the house and senate, not including resolutions. To offset this reluctance to enact any legislation, the legislature uas provided the finest spectacle of partisan political name-calling which the state has seen in years and has managed not to deviate from what appears to be the puri pose of this session — Laying the groundwork for the 1940 campaign. Few measures of importance which have been discussed have failed to produce the accusation from one side or the other that they are “political tricks,” “Ch'canery,” "camouflage,” “maneuvering," and similar terms of contempt. And to cap the climax, house republicans , have been told bluntly by the Democratic floor leader, Ed Stein, that tbey have no chance of winning the 1940 election. On the other side, Herbert Evans, house ’’republican floor leader, offered to beat up anyone who ac- ) (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) o — Elks Plan Annual Valentine Dance The annual Valentine dance or | the B. P. O. Elks lodge will be held S at the home on North Second street next Saturday night, February 11. The dance will start at 10 p. m. Admission for the dance, which will be for members only, will be $1 per couple. — o — Edwin H. Gilliom Named Supervisor Edwin H. Gilliom, former true tee of Monroe township, has been named resident supervisor of the new Berne school building project. Gilliom succeeds Louis J. Habegger, who resigned from the post last Saturday. The appointment was made by the Berne board of education.

Terror Campaign Guarded Against In London Today

INSTITUTE IS ! HELD FRIDAY C. W. R. Schwartz Elected Head Os Monroe Institute C. W. R. Schwartz was elected president of the annual Monroe farmers' institute, held Friday at the Monroe school building. Everett Johnson was selected vice-chairman. Other officers are: Mrs. E. W. Busche and Hattie Ixmgenberger, treasurer. A large crowd was in attendance at the institute. Following is tlie complete list of winners in the various exhibits: White Bread — 12 entries 1— Susan Inniger. 2 — Mrs. Rufus Inniger. 3— Mrs. Noah D. Schwartz. 4 — Dorothy Wilch 5— Mrs. .Harrison Miller. White Cake—l 4 entries 1 — Mrs. Clarence Mitchel. 2— Mrs. Win. Rich. 3 — Mrs. Leo Strahra. 4— Mrs. Noah Rich. 5 — Mrs. Joel Schwartz. Dark Cake — 17 entries 1— Mrs. Leo Strahm. 2— Mrs. Rolland Sprunger. 3 — Leona Mazelin. 4 — Mrs. Noah Rich. 5— Lydia Nussbaum. Bread Doughnuts — 15 entries 1— Irene Habegger. 2— Mrs. Wm. Rich. 3— —Leona Mazelin. 4 — Susan Inniger. 5— Mary Schwartz. Potato Chips — 12 entries 1— Mrs. Boyd Stepler. 2— Susan Inniger. 3 — Mary Schwartz. 4 — Rachel Schwartz. Best Collection of one each — B. Raspberries, Strawberries. Ground cherries and Pears. 1 — Lydia NusTbaum. 2 — Mrs. Joel Schwartz. 3 — Mrs. Lewis Yake. Pillow Cases — 28 entries 1 — Mrs. Adolph Hannie. 2— Pauline Hannie. 3— Mrs. Noah Rich. 4— Mrs. Lillian Stucky. 5— Esther Steury. Kitchen Apron — 9 entries 1— Mrs. Leo Strahm. 2 — Elma Steury. 3 — Mary M. Bahner. 4— Ruth Nussbaum. Crochetted Doily —7 entries I—Mrs.1 —Mrs. Sam Bailey. , 2 —Marguerite Lewellen. 3—Mrs. Keever. MEN'S EXHIBITS 10 Ears Early Yellow Corn 12 entries 1 — Otto Hoile. 2 — Walter Hildebrand. 3 — Gus Yake. 4— Evan Yake. 5 — Victor Bleeke. 6 — Laurel Mattax. 7— J. A. Latsure. 8— Claude Laisure. 9 — Louis Bleeke. 10 —Ralph Grote. Hay (any variety legume) 3 lb. 10 entries 1— Franklin Steury. 2 — Millard Schwartz. 3— Evan Yake. 4— Jacob D. Nussbaum. (CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE) FRUCHTE NAMED SPECIAL JUDGE Adams Circuit Court Judge To Hear Jay County Case Judge J. Fred Fruchte of the Adri.ms circuit court has been selected to hear a Jay county suit, charging Morton S. Hawkins with barratry. Hawkins was indicted on the charge last year, but asked for a change of venue from the judge, contending that the late Judge Hanson Mills, then justice of the Jay circuit court was “ibiased.” Judge William Burns of Hartford City was then selected but declined, because other suits in which Hawkins is involved, are now pend-1 ing in his court. Judge Ball of Muncie, Judge Fruchte of Decatur and Judge Henry Decker of Bluffton were then named. The state struck the name of Judge Ball and the defense the name of Judge Decker. I The case has not been set as yet.

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Historic London Places (Guarded As Terrorism Plot Charged To Irish Republicans. FACTORY BURNS London. Feb. 4-(U.R>-Scotland Yard closed the houses of arliament to the public today and took emergency precautions to safeguard historic Windsor castle be- | cause of a national terrorism cam paign ascribed to the “Irish Republican army." A threat to the national defense industry was seen in a fire and explosion this morning at an airplane spare parts factory. It was estimated that nearly 10,000 policemen and detectives were on emergency guard duty in the London area alone even before today's airplane factory explosion, which occurred two and a half miles from Windsor castle, the grrtit gray pile which has come down as a national heritage from Norman times. Scotland Yard had mobilized all its vast resources after two subway explosions yesterday, and after receiving secret intelligence from northern Ireland that extremists of the “Irish Republican army" organization were planning a national campaign of dynamiting and possibly of assassination, it I was reported. At 4 a. m. today there was an explosion in a rheostat factory at Slough, near Windsor. The sac tory was making small parts for military airplanes. Whether or not the explosion was due to an incendiary bomb, fire flashed through shed after shed. Within an hour urgent calls were sent for fire fighting reinforcements. Scotland Yard executives and of- ' flcials of the home office, in charge , of police all ove.r the country, hastened to the factory. Reports followed that Scotland Yard had received information from northern Ireland that tons of ammunition, arms, explosives and other munitions had been hidden in Great Britain and that I assassination attempts against poI lice officials might be expected. Immediately afterward the houses of parliament, normally open to the public on Saturday during the week end recess of parliament, were closed. Visitors, including many people who had come from abroad to see the “mother of parliaments” were waiting fii line to get in when an official notice was posted that it [ was closed. Scotland Yard then instructed Windsor police to take all precautions against bombing attempts in the state apartments of- Windsor castle and St. George's chapel, which are open to visitors when the royal family is not in residence. Visitors to the state apartments were required to open any large bags, brief cases and parcels for inspection before they entered the castle, and no bags, parcels or brief cases were permitted in the chapel. o Berne Contractor Severely Burned Victor Bagley. Berne contractor, was severely burned at Butler, where he is working on the construction of a condensery, according to word received here. Bagley sustained burns about the eyes when hot metal splashed in his face. County’s Birth Rate Far Exceeds Deaths The annual report from the , state board of health has disclosed that there were 472 births in Adams county during 1938 and only 199 deaths. 0 Youthful Slayer To Face Life Sentence Freemont, Ohio, Feb. 4 —(UP)— i Rex Bush. 20, convicted killer of I Menton, Ind., paid a 12-cent debt I because he had been so sure he - would be doomed to die that he had l bet on it. ■ i Bush was convicted last night of I the slaying of Marshal Niel Fowler, Clyd.e Ohio, after a 73-cent holdup. ■ The jury of eleven men and one i woman recommended mercy. Com- ! mon pleas Judge A. P. Bauman said i he would sentence Bush within | three days to life imprisonment without a chance for parole.