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■-WORKERS ■producers ■FOSE STRIKE ■ t , r . loin Wo'kerx dppo.tiu ■ Coal Strike jj» ‘ . ■■■ "•"■• ■ ■ an * r vtV M - - cotl op*ri!HJ during ■ •igß fl !■ - '“"“ , ' * g( t>e present AppalsiaiHT' un A P rll 1>“ *be Ci tWrOM-nt said. |,pralort believe that there tas* to rea< h an agreeM w ask-* a new contract prrted and as to the , both art* now on reci that it shall be tta-yrar period from thia |k> Jfarvh Si. IMI. bt» the manifest interoat | (be operator* and mine fem 4 the (onaumera of pt the wage agreement ahall ■» is tent* and for a de#- | eaaaiderable period. Thia llbvkms Jnasmm h as wages iMminoio coal industry B at lante an element of 'fl ' '' or 1 fl no uncertainty - ' fl * Ifl* i>|l.-r * * ' i,,k ' fl" .10 fl ► . * Ot-ara Hearings • -uR The |||l ’ ■ '■•■c.'ti Bf ■•• :■••■•": 'ii.uida in ■ 1 v.K T« . u fl I tility Offices fl*n I'urm. \< l( ,n Hour '■ the . hall Hill remain th.. hour every lie-:,- Kelley, ,| t j a| , IB 4 •' * ’ • ' • "f ttw Ixmkl *"«°un><Mi t.Mlay, fll^ 1 ’ ,|l ‘" '■» ■" before fl". ' h ‘ "‘ OtHl ' “ n<l ,h '* fIL ', ’’ * ' ' ""UII.MIHtI!h - •->-■ tri« and water »h„ wt4h I>|(y (h<i|r fl.. “ 1 5‘° '” ,rl °d The of 81l " *’■ I'” k 111 th., evePE SENIORS f 0 GIVE PLAY B April 11 ■! ?*«Pl»t* caat for "ijtdv fl' "’’■-‘-art may t 0 bp pfp . fl hL"” "‘ M, " r ' la * H " r •>”' B‘»X<*; hwl Ap,u “• 1 K'iX Hi, r an ” ab *«T. ■mt R».x 4, ’ u| a p Spruniter ■Ell n lr "”" DP” fl/ - J tl 0 n ! t a B® Brown-Ma’a h « n Bprun< * r ■* r Sprunger. fl Boell „ Eawn * s Prtjnger. Kn th e N ,l '' Hl “r Me

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT

STATE'S CASE RESTED TODAY I’roNcrution Cotnplcta* Case In Bank Night Trial Today Judge J. Fred Fruahta lata thia afternoon overruled a motion of of the defonae for a directed verdict of acqu.ttal and diocnarge of the def andante. The mot on was Mod by defense counsel before noon. Oefenoe attorneys were scheduled to open tho.r case with the calling of witnesses after hearing the court's docisfsn on the dismissal motion. Docatur'a *td<*ly r-üblicla<-d bank tilaht race took another step toward <'<m<-luaion thia afternoon when defending counsel opened their I'aee in defense of Roy and I sad ore Kai ver. local theater owners. who are charged with operating a lottery In staging the weekly drawing Prooecutor Arthur K Voglewedr and Deputy Attorney tjeneral Glen 8 Steckley rested the state's ease against the theater men at 11 oclock this morning, and court was dtamlased for the noon reeve* Sheriff Ed Miller was the last of a long line of witnesses to lie called by the state In the attempt to convict the Kalvers of operating a lottery and acting as agents for a lottery Sheriff Miller testified that the equipment used in the prisedrawing had been turned over to him by the former sheriff, whom he succeeded January 1 Former Sheriff Dallas Brown preceded the present sheriff on the stand and related the details of the raid made upon the Adam* theater July . 7, IMN. when the equipment was confiscated. Offkvr Adrian Coffee. Vernon Hebble. Francis Hoagland and , Earl R Adam* were among those called tty the state to testify that, . they attended bank night drawings while they were being staged here. Bob Wh’te. of thia city, upon questlon.’ig by the prosecutor, testified that lie had paid admission to the theater, had signed a i card to be eligible for the drawing, and had not stayed to witness the movie. t'pon cross-eaainination by Defense Attorney Sum Jack son. White admitted that he had paid his admission to the theater voluntarily, thus substantiating the apparent contention of the de (C<»NTIXt'K!» OX PAGE TW<>> j PLAN SERVICES ON GOOD FRIDAY Protestant Good Friday Services At Zion Reformed Church Plans tor the annual Protestant Vnlon Good Friday service*, which will be held Friday. April 7. were announced today by the Decatur , ministerial association. The services will be held at lhe Zion Reformed church on Good Friday from 12 o'clock noon until 3 o'cloc k Friday afternoon The "Seven words of the Cross" will be the fheme of the service thia year. For the past several years different subjects have been used other than the seven last words of Christ. This year the 1 pastors are returning to His sayings on the Cross. Each minister will sp*>ak Hi minntea. Special music, congregaticsal singing and prayer wffl take place during the service Rev. George O. Walton, imstor of the First Presbyterian church, will preside The following subjects have been given the pastors: The Word of Charity --"Father forgive Them" — Rev. G. E. Marshall. ' The Word of Mercy 1 —" Today shalt thou be with Me"—Rev. G. 8. Lozier The Word of Tenderness—"Wo man. behold thy Son”—Rev. H. J. Aspy The Word of Humanity —"My God. My God. Why* ’—Rev. K. Timmons. The Word of Agony—"l Thirst" —Rev. R. W Graham. The Word of Perfection -“ft ia finished" -Rev. James A. Weber. The Word of Sonahlp—' i-ather | In Thy hands"—Rev. C. M Prugh. —.**■■».■*■ n. 01.11.11 in im. ■■ Airplane .Model Club Meets Monday Night The Decatur Airplane model club will meet at 7 o'clock Monday evening at the new recreation craft shop in the Central school. All members are urged to be present, as well as any new member* who wish to attend.

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The second partition of Ctechoalovakia. conducted under threat of Nasi armed interference, dissolve* the war-horn republic and three tiny states rise from its remains They are <1) Csech "state”

WORKERS FIGHT FLOOD WATERS More Than 300 WPA Workers Battle Flood In Vigo County ißy I'nlted PressMore than Soo WPA worker*, every man on the roll* of Sugar Creek township in Vigo county today battled Wabash river flood water* that threatened to break through a mile and a quarter levee and envelope West Terre Haute Every ax al table man in the community worked through the bight, piling nandbag* on top of and behind the levee to strengthen it ’ against the river's surging flood water*. Truck* were piling dirt at the i northern end of the dyke Jn an effort to increase the height of the bulwark. At the southern end workers were relying on sandbags. Workmen believed that if they could maintain thair fast pace to protect the levee, it would not zreak. If the water* broke through at any spot, at least 100 families would be driven from their homes The water at West Terre Haute had reached a stage of 24 S feet today, and was lea* than an inch below the levee top. Weather bureau official* predicted a stage of 124 feet might be expected. Meanwhile, in other parts of the state, flood*. were receding and resident* were starting to clear the muck and debris of the flood from their home*. Some roads in the • CO.NTINVKH OX PAGE TW O) Stage Jefferson Class Play On March 23, 24 The junior class of the Jefferson high school will present the three act play. “Peter Beware." at the school auditorium March 2.T and 24 at 7:30 o'clock. The cast includes; Eileen Brewstar, Clifford Baker. Bill Kenney. Homa Whitacre. Cecil Bolleabacher Floyd Luginbill. Cleola Brunner. Elsie Habegger, Edith Habegge*-. Mary Huey. Donald Cline, Mabie Wolf. HOPE IS HEID FOR RECOVERY Walter Garwood Shows Slight Improvement Today Hospital attaches and the attending physician today, for the first time since Monday, held hopes of saving the life of Walter Garwood. 24-year-old Decatur youth who reportedly attempted suicide Monday evening. The attending physician reported today that Garwood's condition was a little more Improved over Wednesday, when he showed Improvement for the first time. Shortly after young Garwood reportedly drank about one and mtehalf ounces of poison at the rear ot his Niblick street home Monday evening, little hope was held for , his recovery. Tuesday he showed no signs of Improvement and attaches feared he would bo unable to survive Yesterday however, he rallied and his condition became some better. He Is still thought to he In a i critical condition, however, despite , ■hie apparent improvement.

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comprised of Robemte .Moravia, a German protectorate: (St Slovakia, and 111 Ruthenia (the Carpatho-t'krainet. threatened with annexation by Hungary

Initiatory Work At K. I’. Tonight Third rank initiatory work ia to be riven by the Knights of Pythias at ’he regular meeting In the lodge liorne tonight at 7:30 o'clock. Following the meeting a lunch ia to b--served Aa a special entertainment tonight, a "dry" casting ranga to be set up. Member* having casting rods have been requeate.t ! to bring them tonight. NAZI SEIZURE ALARMS FRANCE Increased Strength Os Nazi Army Alarms Nations I Paris. March 14—(UPJ-Govern-meiat leaders conferred all morning on a suggestion from Great Britain that premier Edouard Datatiler go to London next week for ungent conferences on the military and political aspects of the German invasion of CzechoslovwkU. It was learned that both Franc.* and Great Britain were alarmed over the consequences of ’ne invasion. Principally, it meant a terri-* sic Increase in the Strength of th* German war machine—the absorption of vast stores of Czech army supplies, enough to equip 40 divisions of troops, and 1.500 Csechoav»k fighting airplanes, bringing Germany's first line air force to more than 4.000 planes, also. It > meant that the German army nowhad acces* to the whole output of the Skoda and Brno Jiunlt’ons factories. President Albert and foreign minister George* Bonnet sri scheduled to go to London next Tuesday to visit King George. British leader* suggested today that Deladler go aa soon aa President Le Hrun leaves, to study the German situation with prime minister Neville Chamberlain and Lord Halifax, bonnet would Initiate the discussions, according to the plan, and Daladler would go Into detail* of the plans for mutual assistance in event of a war Involving either France or 1 Great Britain. British diplomata believed that the next activities of the Roine-Ber-iUn axis would be Italy's colonial (CONTINUED ON IPAGE THREE)

LENTEN MED[TATION By Rev. George O. Walton (First Presbyterian Church I “INCONSISTENCY” “Friend, wherefore art thou eome." Matthew 26:60. “And forthwith Judas came to Jesus and said. Hal!, Rabbi; and kissed Him. And Jesus said unto him. Companion, wherefore art thou come*” He kissed him fervently. The same original word Is used here as with the woman In Simon's house. We remember her by her tears. Roth kissed Jesus fervently and with strong emotion. The one could have died for Him. the other betrays Him to Hie death Judas still pretends to be a comrade and hy the laconic phrase of our text Jesus at once states and exposes the pretense It Is not a question of information. Jesus knows well what Judas Is doing. The answer Is Judas himself. He stands as a comrade and friend and Jesus gives this disciple to understand that He does not believe in thia paraded affection. It was a kiss of smouldering love and cowardice. Inconsistent motives. These did not all die with Judas. We testify to the stabilising Influence of the church for democracy and then pauperise It by the dregs of our sickly enthusiasm. We become terribly Incensed at the goose-stepping regimentation of youth and then reserve the fag end of our wasted energies for the one Institution dedicated to the divine right of personality. ■ Smouldering love and cowardice lead to more than one form of k suicide.

GIVE PROGRAM SUNDAY NIGHT St. Joseph’s Ihty Program At Catholic School Sunday The St. Joseph's day program, which will he given Sunday eve ning by th.- grade pupils of St. Joseph's Catholic school in observance of the feast day. was announced today The program will start at 8 o'clock and will be held in the Catholic high school auditorium. In addition to the observance of the school's patron namesake, the feast of St. Joseph ia also the patronal names day of the Rev. ■ Joseph J. Seimetx. pastor of St. Mary's ehnreh. Th.- theme of the program is the calendar of religious, civic, and recreational events which law and custom have associated with each of the months of the year. Announcer* Old Father Time and Betty. January — Happy Little Esquimaux —Grade 1. February — February's Birthday • Cake-Grade 2. March —The Angelu* — A short play -Grade 8. I April—April showers—Grade 2. , May - Mother s Day—Grade 3 June—Tennis Walts—Grade 5. July —Fire Cracker Drill-Grade 4. August—Around the Camp Fire —Grade 5. September— Harvesters —Grade 4. October — Our Duty — Song — ; Grade 7. Diego's Dream — Playlet—Grade I 7. November — Indian Revel* — Grade 8. December — The Nativity-- Tab-leau-Grade 8. Music will be furnished by At.. Joseph school band under the direction of Albert Sellemeyer Brother Os Berne Resident Is Dead Frank F. Speck. 51. brother of Mra. Agnes Hershey of Berne, died Wednesday at Fort Wayne after : a lengthy iilnea*. Surviving are I the widow, two brothers and two slaters. Funeral servicea will be held at 9 o'clock Friday morning at the . St. Peter's Catholic church, with I burial in the Catholic cemetery.

Report Britain And France Recall Their Ambassadors To Germany; Hitler Moves

DixMilution Os Czech Republic Complete As Greater Germany Takes Over Territory. SHAKES NATIONS By Edward W. Beattie i'nlted Pres* Staff Correspondent Prague. March l« <U,R> A<t<>lf Hitler proclaimed Io the world today that greater Germany had . taken over t'sechia and Slovakia In accordance with the law of "aelf-preaervailon '* Hitler acted from behind the thick wall* of ancient Hhadsln caalle as lhe dissolution of the post war republic became complete with a serie* of rapid-fire developments that shook every nation of eaatern and central Europe. Josef Tlso. president of Hire vakia. appealed Io Hitler to take! hie newly independent state under I Nasi protection and the fuehrer l replied that "1 herewith take over i protection of the Slovakian state ” Hungarian soldiers battled their way through the snowy highland* of Carpatho-l'kralne to decide the fate of lhe remaining easternmost tip of the dissolved republic. But as they fought against Ruthenian separatist trraip*. the government of Carpatho-l'kraine staged a dramatic, eleventh hour ■urprise by appealing to Romania to incorporate the entire territory In the hands of King Carol, whose armies are massed on the frontier snd who has long wanted a score of town* on the Rutherian border. Rumania declined unofficially to accept the offer by Premier Augustin Voloaln to take over Car-patho-l'kraine, and the premier fled Into Rumania, leaving the state to the Hungarian troop* which fought to crush the remnant* of Ruthenian separatist resistance. Three or four thiaixand p .iitical prisoner* selged by Naxi secret police immediately after German occultation of t'sechta t Bohemia and Moravia) were reported taken to concentration camp* in the Reith Proha hl y 200.000 Jew* In Case- * (('OMTINI'ED <»X PAGE TW<»» CHURCH PLANS FOR MEETINGS Pre-Easter Services Planned At I’nited Brethren Church Pre-Ea*ter evangelistic meeting* begin Sunday at the First United Brethren church, corner of Nlntn and Madison street, and will conHnue until Easter. Message i hi-ought by the pastor. Rev. James A. Weber, will center around the i vents in the Ufa of Chist which lead to the cross. Special music will tie provided by local talent under the leadership of the choir director. Harold Mumma. The first week will be "Great Question Week." Message* will tall v. hat the Bible has to suy about every day questions that people ask. Children will profit by the Junior sermon* given each evening before the regular announced message. The week night services begin at 7:30. Rev. C. J. Minor wlUj have charge of preprayer service*: which meet in a side room at 7:15 P. M. The public ia invited to cultivate a deeper spiritual life during la nt. Message* for the first week are: Monday—" Does the devil preach sermon* T" Tuesday—" What does tha Bible sav about sanctification?" Wednesday — "Where are tin dead?" Thursday—" What should we beI lleve about immortality and the resurrection of the body?" Friday--" The general Judgment, what will It mean to met' 11 — 1 — — Girl Studentx Visit Points Os Interest A group of 21 girl*, members of lhe home economics class of the Pleasant Milla high school, under the direction of their teacher, Mr*. Agnea Yager, visited several trasinsaa house*, the Decatur Daily Democrat office and other points of Interest today. They also expected to atop in the court house later 4 thin afternoon.

CZECH MINISTER TO 0. $. DEFIES GERMAN ORDERS Defies Order T<» Place Legation Under German Control Washington. March it: -<UJOCte<h<Hil<>vak Minister Vlidmir Hiirban today defied a German • tnl>a*ay order for him to place the ('tech legation here under German control Hurban told a representative of the German embassy who called I on him that he would have to re- | celve written Itiatruction* from I hi* own government before he I would relinquish hi* post In view of the situation In Prague there appeared little doubt that the Hitler "protectorate" would send those Instructions But In the meantime. Hurban made the gesture of defiance The United State* lieyoud question. will thaw* Its legation in Prague before long Hurban * reply was given to the German embassy * first secretary. Karl Resenberg. who called on him on the order of charge d' affaire*. Dr. Han* Thomsen, with instructions from Berlin to take over the legation Hnrhan issued a tries formal statement after the call, stating hi* position. He said "The first secretary of the German »vnha»*y. Karl Retu-nbarg, came to see me and read to me an order from the German foreign office asking the German embassy to take over the Czechoslovak legation and consulate*. My reply wa* that I have not received any order from my government In Prague which appointed me, the only authority which could issue •itch an order to me. I must have written —not a telegraphic—document signed by President Kacha slating that the Cxech government of its own will relinquished its authority to the German relch." For the time being, the legation flew no flag When Hitler's representative* finally do take over the Cz.-ch legation. Nazlland will gain another valuable bit of Washington real estate. Just a* it did when it took over the Austrian I'gation last year. The Cgech and Austrian legations were side by side on diplomatically fashionable Massachusetts Avenue. Down the street a few doors are the Iranians, the Chileans. Egyptian* and Greek* and far, far down the avenue, well Into a comparttiwly shabby stretch of the thoroughfare where mansion* of great persona now dead have beer transformed Into boarding houses, i* the embassy of Nazi Germany. Bene* Protest* Chicago, March Id— iU.PJ —Dr. Eduard Benes, selt-exiled former president of Czechoslovakia, pre(COXTIXI'KD OX PAGE For It > DEATH CLAIMS ADA ARMSTRONG — Mrs. Everett Armstrong Dies Wednesday At County Hospital Mr*. Ad* Olive Armstrong, 41. of oast of Bryant, died Wednesday afternoon at 4 o'clock in the Adam* county memorial hospital. Death wa* attributed to complication*. The deceased was bom In Farmers. Kentucky February 23. 1888. the daughter of John and Msggl* Royce. She was mirrled to Ever-; vtt Armstrong 24 year* ago. Surviving are the husband, th* I parent*, the following children Chester of Dunkirk, Arlie, Bonnl<*. Dillard. Inez, Marvin and Henry, all at home; the fallowing sisters Rosy Royce of Kentucky, Bertha cf Wiaoonsln. Mrs. Clam Hatfield of West Union. Ohio; Mrs. Sally Hlack of Kentucky and Mrs. Little Me Clurge of Kentucky. Funeral services will b* held Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the Fisher Tabernacle in Portland and burial will be in that city. The body will be taken to the resident* from the Metzner funeral home at ®ryant this evening.

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Official Quarters In Paris Deny Reports Os Any Withdrawal Os Ambassadors. ACTION PROTEST London. March Id— 'U.RJ - British and French government* huvo agreed, reliable sources said, tn recall their embassadors from Barlin The official reason for recall wa* to report new events In Central Europe, But really the action was In protest against th<> German march. Prime Minister Neville Chanile erlain announced In the house of commons today that the government was considering the summoning home of Hlr Neville Henderson. British amltassador to Berlin. It was understood that Roliert Coulondre. Freni h amltasaador wa* already tn Paris and would not return to Berlin. A check in Paris, however, brought a statement in official quarters that French and Bii.ish ambassador* had not lieen recalled from Beilin. Sir John Simon, chancellor of the exchequer .told a questioner the government had asked the bank of England not to make any exceptional transfers of gold or other balance* without consulting lhe government, but that the ' <'ze<-ho*lovaklaii state bank had not yet aaked for the transfer of any balance* at present in England. During the discussion, laidy Astor. American-born member of the house of commons, asked Chamberlain: "Will the prime minister lose no time In letting the German government know what horror the whole country regard* this breach of the Munich pledge?” Chamberlain did not reply bnt the Lahorttea shouted' "Too late! Too late!” The proposal to recall Hend> r •on from Berlin for consultation was considered significant because such action frequently indicates a strain on relation*, a* in the case of withdrawal of the United State* aintiasaador. Hugh Wilson, from Berlin for consultation* and hl* failure »<i far to return. Britain previously had consulted with France in regard to a comiCOXTIXt ED OX PAGE FOl tt) FIRE DAMAGES STATE PRISON SIOO,OOO Damage Is Caused By Fire At State Penal Farm Putnamville. Ind.. Mar. 16 -<U.R) —Fire of unknown origin swept through the blacksmith shop, the garage and the carpenter shop at the Indiana state penal farm here early today. Damage was estimated at 3100.000 by superintendent Floyd Hemmer. The blase was believed to have started in the blacksmith shop, and spread rapidly to the garage and the carpenter ahop. Nearly 50 care and trucka were removed safely front the garage. Fire lighting equipment from Greencaatle. Brasil and Terre , Haute answered a hurried call for assistance, and the Greencastle and Brasil equipment remained moat of the night until the fire was completely out. All buildings which burned were of brick, and onlookers suld that It appeared that only the building burned in most cases. A small supply of lumber in the carpenter shop was destroyed, but offlclals ; Indicated tha’ the machinery in the blacksmith shop wa* not dam- . aged by the blaze. For a time, the tire seemed to I expressed that it would reach the ■ be out of control, and fears were (CONTINUED OX PAGE FOUR) O — ... - - TEMPERATURE READINGS DEMOCRAT THERMOMETER 8:00 a.m 20 2:00 p.m.... ,34 10:00 a.m. .. 24 3:00 p.m.. ._ 34 Noon 2* WWEATHER Fair tonight and Friday, not ao cold In northwest portion tonight, rising temperature Friday.