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Sellemeyer Rites Arc Held Sunday Funeral aery Iren wete held Sun day afternoon for FiederUk |. Sellemeyer. prominent De. atur reaident.who died Thurnday night at tela home on Fourth street. Ser vices were held al the home and at the Zion Reformed church with Rev. Charles M Prugh officiating Burial was In the Decatur ceme tery. ■—a MATHEW KARRIS TAKEN BY HEATH Prominent Decatur Resident Dies At Home Saturday Night Mathew F. Harris. «. prominent resident of this city, clerk at the Schafer Store and co-founder of one of the leading grocery Arma in thin city in ItU. died at t;lh o’clock Saturday night of a cere bra I hemorrhage and heart ailment. Mr Harris was stricken with the fatal attack Thursday evening at his home, corner Madison and Fifth streets. He had been in poor health for several months and the death of his daughter. Miss Florence, last February was a severe shot kto him Recently he suffered from an attack of inffu enta. In partnership with John O Ftaher. the Fisher and Harris grocery store was established In this city In IVlk. At that time it was the leading and largest firm of its kind In Decatur, For a number of years Mr. Harris and family lived in Peru, where and Mr. Fisher were connected with the Hugo McCaffery general store. When Mr Harris severed connections with that firm to come to Decatur, he was vice-president of the company and manager of the hardware department. During his business career In this city he was held in high regard and his reputation for honesty and fair dealing was the highest. Following his retirement from the grocery business about four years ago. Mr. Harris took employment with the Rrttstwr wsr. • and was In charge of the hardware depart m-nt. Mr. Harris wss born in Butler. Indiana. June !!. IR7<. a son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Harris. HTs father was born in Alsace-Lor-raine and came to America when he was nine years old He was killed in an accident while employ ed in a railroad shop In young manhood Mr. Harris started work as a clerk in the McCaffery store and through hard work and application to business, became an executive in the firm. Mr. Harris married Miss Cather tne Huffman of Logansport. To the nnlon four children were born. Besides the widow, he is survived by two daughters. Mary V., and Flothtida. one son. George F. Harris. and three grandsons, all of ; this city. Also surviving are a sister. Elirabeth. and a brother. Grover, both I of Indianapolis. Mr. Harris was a prominent member of the Bt. Marys Catholic church, the Knights of Columbus lodge and the Holy Name society of this city. Funeral services will be held at the St. Mary’s Catholic church Tuesday morning at 9 o'clock, with Rev. J. J. Selmets. pastor. officEKTIng Burial will be In the Catholic cemetery The body was returned to the residence Sunday evening from the Zwlck funeral home. THREE FINISH NURSE COURSE Three Adams County Girb To Complete Nurses’ Training Local students are arnony those who will graduate from Fort Wayne nurses' training classes, announce tnent of the list of graduates revealed today. Mias Gretchen Winans. o>’ Monroe. formerly of Decatur, will be a member of the graduating class of the Lutheran hospital during the exercises on May I’J at UnConcordia college concert ball. The baccalsnreate services wilt *» held May 7 at the Zion Lutheran church. Two Adams county grls will be in tae class to graduate from the Methodist hospital training achooiJ They are Alma Lucile 'Hllgenian and Ruth Edna Worthman. iboth of near LWeatur. The exercises for this school hav a heen tentatively set for May 29 in Hie W’ayne street M. E. church nt Fort Wayne with the haccalaureat • the preceding evening <t tne Firsi Methodist church in Fort Wayne.

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SENATOR LEWIS DIES SUDDENLY IN WASHINGTON V eteran Illinois Senator Dies Sunday Night Os Heart Attack Washington. April 10. — (U.» — ' The senate will conduct a stale funeral tomorrow or Wednesday for James Hamilton Lewis, soldier, diplomst and statesman -ex-dish washer, dock laborer and a political Reau Brummell. too. Senator Jim Ham died last night in Garfield hospital of a heart at•ack. and congress lost its only genuine dandy. The tuneral will be conducted at I 11 a m. or noon tomorrow or Wednesday In ihe senate chamber -| the arena where Lewis exerted no small influence in affairs of state, where he preened his graying red whiskers snd enraptured the galleries with flowery speeches in the grand manner. President Roosevelt. the cabinet, members of both houses of congress, diplomats and other notables were Invited to the services. Burial will be In Arlington. As a preliminary mark of respect. the senate arranged to adjourn today immediately after hearing a formal announcement of lewis’ passing. He chose a life time of politics —he was senate Democratic ’’whip” when he died- and death gave him one more passive political role. The senate is wallowing in dispute over a 150.000.000 item of imrned late unemployment relief funds. The 100 per cent new deal brigade has been filibustering for time to permit President Roosevelt to get back and put his personal influence in the balance. It has been a dispute over time, entirely, and Lewis’ death gives new dealers two I unexpected extra days. His successor, to be appointed by Gov. Henry Horner of Illinois, is virtually certain to be a new dealer and a more consistent one than Lewis. His open breaks with Mr Ronaeveß have been tew. But the senator generally was counted among, those who viewed with in(VONTINVKD ON PAUR FIVE) " APRIL TERM OF COURT OPENED April Term Os Adams Circuit Court Opens This Morning The April term of the Adams circuit court opened this morning after a week end vacation between the present term and the February term which ended Saturday. Judge J. Fred Fruchte made several entries on docket cards but today was taken up mainly by only routine court matters. Judge Fruchte Indicated that ho would call the docket about midweek At this time attorneys will be notified and will appear in court to make disposition of cases in which they are represented. Several cases which have been receiving public attention will probably be set for trial during the April term. A few cases have already been set for trial, at least tentatively, while others have been I'sted on the court calendar for some action. Local Man Is Fined For Intoxication Florent of thia city, was fined SI and coats by Mayor Forrest Elxey in city court this afternoon when he pleaded guilty, to a charge of public intoxication He was arrested at 9 o'clock lust night on Nuttman avenue by Police Chief James Borders. K. C., Holy Name To Recite Rosary — Members o fthe Knight* of Col-, limbus and Holy Name society are take to meet at the K. of C. Hall tonight at 7 o'clock. From the hall they will march In a body to the home of the late M. F. Harris to recite the rosary. 0 ■ 1 ■ Car Load Os Paper Is Unloaded Here A car load of newsprint r.-as being unloaded at the Dally Democrat office today. The paper was shipped from Three Rivera. Quebec. Canada and made by the -International Paper Co. The car contained 45 rolls, weighing approximately 45.000 pounds. The paper rolls am stored in the basement of the Demiocrat office.

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Kansas City “Hoss” Indicted *1 V3I [; 7 1 —ZA.L. * Mft. Is R E O'Malley, state superintendent of Insurance, and right. Thomas J Pendergast. Immb of the powerful Kansas City Democratic organliatloa. both hiditled by a federal grand jury on charges of violating the Income tax taws l*endergast. charged with evading Income returns on more than ISIS.MtO In 19!t5 and 19S«. was released In tIO.IMMi bail

EASTER SUNDAY OBSERVED HERE Fair Weather Greets Paraders On Easter; Church Sen ices Held Genial Mother Nature withheld her more inclement weather yesterday to permit local residents to stage one of the city’s mos* colorful it nd comsnemoratlve Eaater Sun- | dare. Not until tate last night, after church services were concluded ta various parts of the city and gailydressed Easter paradera had fu!l opportunity to display their new . hauler finery, did the ram. which had been a constant tbraat tnroughout the day. start railing. The Eaater high mass at the Bt. Mary's Catholic church, the watcl service of the First Methodist church and the Sunrise service of 7.ion Reformed church were among the first to be held Easter morning. Then followed the regular wor-' ship hours at the Protestant and I-utheran churches and the nMMOM at the St. Mary's Catholic church. Family gatheringa and private Eaater parties marked the noon , hour, with afternoon and evening serv; e« at the various riturchea, marked by special Eaater programs and plays. Three masses were held at the | St. Mary's church , the first startlag at < o'clock. Practically every member of the congregation racelvicad communion during the services The "Eaater Parade" on downtown streets was acclaimed one of of the most colurful tn recent years, despite the adverse weather. Scores of local residents and v|sI'ors from neighboring communities (CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO) ——— —O- — — Traffic Violation Tickets Are Issued A number of 21 traffic violation 1 tickets were issued by city polle> over the week-end. The Uckata were 'saued tor driving too fast, double--1 parking and other simitar violations.

Kiddies Swarm To Elks Lawn In Annual Easter Egg Party

Hundred* of kiddle* and adult* thronged to the B. P. O. Elk* homo Sunday aftrmoon for the fourth annual egg hunt. nponaored by the Elk* lodge. ConteiU which preceded the egg hunt proved to be the feature of the afternoon'* program A total of -IB live rabbit* and GO live, colored baby chick* were given away during the content* ■nd the hunt which concluded the day'* festivities. All content* and the hunt were conducted by member* of the lodge, with Roy John*on. local auctioneer, a* the announcer. More than 1,000 gaily colored Easter egg* were ncattered over the npaclou* lawn of the home, with the finder* of the properly marked egg* being awarded rabbit* or chick*, according to the Innlgnla Imprinted on the eggn. The kiddle* who won rabbit* and chick* are a* follow*: Drawing content, boy* and girl* j aged I, 2 and 3, each given one

Local Man’s Sister Dies In (’onvoy, O. Mrs. Emma Heath. 74. stater of Sephus Meicbi of thia city, died Saturday afternoon at her home in Convoy. Ohio Although she had not been in the best of health, het death waa unexpected. Surviving are four daughters. Mrs. Ixona Anderson, at home; i Mrs Nettle Finkhouae. Middlebury. O.; Mrs. Daisy Woltgste. near Con voy. O.; Effie. Toledo. O.: one son. Wilson, nesr Dixon. Ohio: three brothers. Sephus Melchi of Decatur; Albert, who is a patient in the Van Wert. O. hospital and Charlea. of Michigan. Funeral aervices will be held at the Convoy M E. church at 2 p.m. Tuesday, with burial in the Mentzer cemetery. TAX SALE HELD THIS MORNING Annual Delinquent Tax Sale Is Held Here This Morning The annual delinquent tax sal - i was cried today by John W Tyndall former county auditor, tor Jeff Llechty, county treasurer with the aasisance of Victor Eicher, county auditor, and Henry B. Heller, county attorney. Originally 44 items were adverteised for sale. However, before tho sale was begun 15 properties were recovered. At the sale this morning 11 properties were sold. This leaves only 19 properties which are delinquent more than Ifi months, the time necessary before the property can be sold for delinquent taxes. The condition of Adams county, aa shown by the number of properties on which taxes are delinquent ta the beat In recent years. At one time, nearly a page in the newspapers was required to list all of the Items. In the last few years the majority ot the good real estate has been redeemed by the owners or taken from the delinquent tax duplicate iby other purchasers. This condition ta strikingly dit(CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO)

, baby chick: Nancy Kirsch, Shirley Gerke. Gale Gerke, Bonny Ely. Philip Brunton. Jamc* De Bolt. Jacqueline Rldenbach. Roger Lee Pollack. Billy Bower*. Jr. Ronald Blauvelt. Janet Ann Sheets. Byron Stltaer. Dale Ruslck. Tommy Ze*er, Kay Bormann. Norman rhterae. Joyce Ann Teeple, carol Jane Eliey. Don Max Meyer*. Larry Todd. Georglanne Walton. Norbert Witte. Gwendolyn Hllynrd. Alice Fleming. Tommy Ornlor. Egg rolling content, boy* fi and 7, —(race Thieme, rabbit; Bobby Smith and William Kocher, chick*. (Race 3)- Eugene Raker, rabbit: Donald Schmitt and Billy Reynold*, chick*. Spoon contest, girl* B and 7(race 11—Barbara Marshall, rab bit; Beverly Cable and Barbara Sauer, chick*. (Race 3)—Dorothy Croby, rabbit; Julianne Myer* and Donna Lee Farr, chick*. (Race 3) —Janet Meyer*, rabbit; (CONTINUED ON PAGE FOUR)

Great Britain Takes Urgent Naval Precautions Today In Mediterranean; Seek New Pact

DEADLOCK STILL PREVAILS OVER i MINE DISPUTE Conferees In Bituminous Contract Fight Still Deadlocked New York. April !•» <U.R> -The | suspension of mining in the Appalachian soft coal area entered ' ita second week today with representatives of management and laltor still deadlocked over a new wage-hour contract and Sio.otai miners idle. Negotiator* for the United Mine Workers of America and nearly i 2,990 operators continued the dla ettssions which they started Marcn 14. but there was nothing to Indicate they were near an agreement. Roth sides have agreed to extend for two years the wage-hour provisions of the expired 1937-3*l contract but the negotiators are staleuiuted over the union's de mand for a closed shop or ellmln-1 atlon of strike penalty clauses in local agreements. I'MW President John L. Lewis demanded the closed shop or an effective substitute to protect the union against ita American Federation of Labor rival, the Progressive Miners of America. Tit* PMW Is attempting to negotiate with operators in West Virginia Lewis returned to the negotiations today after being absent from the last two sessions. He replaced UM W Vice-president Philip Murray who was called to Oafion. Pa. by rtte death us his brother-in-law. Thomas Daugherty. Daugherty, locomotive engineer for the Pittsburg and West VlrI ginia railroad, was killed Saturday night in a train wreck at Wellsburg. W. Va. Lewis said that anthracite wage hour negotiations, originally acheduled for today, had been postponed to April Ht. He said he hoped the soft coal conference would lie "out of the way" by that time. The anthracite wage-hour ! contract, covering 109.090 miners In northeastern Pennsylvania, expires April 30. As the deadlock continued there ' were portents of an impending . tabor struggle In the bituminous Industry comparable to jurisdictional fights in other fields between the Congress of Industrial Organisation and the AFL. j V.MW leaders have discounted , the PMW's claim that it has a L membership of 54.000 In West Virginia, but their insistence on , protective provisions In the Appalachian agreement indicated they expected a troublesome battle. The t'MW and Secretary of Labor Frances M Perkins have charged that other industrial leaders were exerting pressure on the rial operators to prevent the signJ (CvNTINI'KD ON PAGE TWO) NEW BUILDINGS BEING ERECTED At Least Four New Houses Are Being I Erected In Decatur At least four new houses are being built In Decatur this spring, a , survey showed today. Work has started on the excavat'on of the basement for the new home to be ibullt by Mr. and Mrs. George Thomas on North Third •treat, west of the Elk's home. Mr. Thomas It local manager of the Cen- ' Iral Soya company. Two new houses are going up In ’ the Jease Rice addition on Mercer 1 nventte. Dr. and Mrs. H. V. De Vor and Mr. and Mrs. Carl Gerber urn I building In the above addition. Etch will build a modern bungalow type house. • Glen Manlier Is bulldins « house on Dlerkes street in tne north part of town. That district saw mom than 18 new bouses erected last fall. 15 of which were built for employes of the Central Soya and Central Sugar companlee. 1 Local contractors and building supply men state that several other houses are being planned by pros‘jpective owners.

BAYS TO SEEK UNITED FRONT Fred Bays Slated To Become Democratic State ('hairman Indianapolis, April 10. — (U.R) - The prime objective of Fred Bay*' term as Democratic state chairman -a post he will assume to-morrow-will be to unite the various fat tlons of the party and present asolid front In the 1940 elections, his friends reported today. Bays is scheduled to be elevated to the chairmanship at a meeting of the Democratic atate committee tomorrow. At the same time. AU y.-Gen. Omer Stokes Jackson formally will resign as chairman, a position he held through the 1944. 1935 and 193« elections Although Bay* long has been aligned with the Townsend faction I of the Democratic party, moat lead | era predicted that he will succeed in tying together the many loose end* of the organisation which became unraveled during and before the last campaign. That, together with the fact that I he I* a powerful organiser, a colorI ful showman and a dynamic public | speaker, was the reason Bays was elected as the man to head the party for the critical 1940 campaign. it was said. He has had Gov. M Clifford Townsend’s support ever since the I need for a new chairman arose. I He later received the endorsement of the McNutt group, headed hl In- | diana now by national committee- | man Frank McHale. Paul V. Me- | Nutt's campaign manager for the ■Democratic presidential nornina- ' tion in 1940. • I It Is the deep hope of McHale • land hl* aide* that the party be | united by 1940 ao McNutt will have 'I full support of hia home alate T (CONTINU ED <>N PAGE TW<»>" CITY PROVIDES RIGHT OF WAY City Must Provide Ri«ht Os Hay For U. S. Road 27 I The city of Decatur must provide 1 the right of way for the proposed run-aiound of V- 8. 27, according to a letter received today by Mayor Forrest Elxey from W. E. Hoffman t ight of way supervisor for the state highway coinmtaaion. The highway cotnmlMlor proposes to build V. 8. Road 27 west of | , Decatur on Thirteenth street, beginning at the R. B. Johnson farm, extending north beyond Min mouth. • The letter to Mayor Elbey reads. , “I am sending you. under aepa**- . eie cover, blue brints of th.) propos- , ed new location of U. 8. Road No. . 27. from the Richard B. Johnson corner south of Decatur, north over Thirteenth street through the city of Decatur to a point ju*t nortn of the intersection of the Pennsylvania railroad with present U. 8No. 27 at Monmouth. "Our statutea provide that cities I over 3 500 Inhabitants must furnish the right of way for state highways ■ tCONTINt’ED ON PAGE MX! 0 — -■— One Accident Victim Taken From Hospital Harold Fnlter. who suffered <v k fractured jaw In an auto accident near Van Wert, one week ago tart night, was dismissed from the hosr pltal there Saturday afternoon and ' permitted to return to hta home In this city. tt ta reported that Voylc Hill also of tills city, who sustained more severe Injuries In the same eraeh, 1 may be released from the Van Wert hospital tate this week. Change In Clark Burial Announced •' A change in lime for burial of i Mtas Winifred Clark. U, former • local resident, who died Inst weeit I at an Indtanadiolta hospital, was ans nounced today. The funeral cortege I will arrive here from Anderson at 12:30 o'clock Ttfesday afternoon t and the body will He In state at the r Bt. Mary's Catholic dhurch for a - short time, followed by burial In the Catholic cemetery.

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Officers Are Recalled From Ix>ave; Warships Are Ordered Out Os Italian Ports. CALLS PARLIAMENT Ry Webb Miller (Copyright 1.39 by I'nlted P-eas) London. April 10— (U.R> -Great Britain took urgent naval precautions in the Mediterranean today and it was understiHid that Prime .Minister Neville Chamberlain hop«d to announce Thursday that Greece and Turkey had been brought into the European peace front. Recalling naval and air force officers from leave and ordering British warship* out of Italian port*, the government summoned parliament to meet on Thursday in view of grave international developments resulting from NaxiFaacist expansion. These included: 1— Advance of Italian troops through Albania Io the Greek and Jugoslav frontiers, arousing fears of a Fascist thrust through the Balkans parallel with Germany’s central European expansion. 2— Summoning of 33ti.00u more reserves by Italy to increase her fighting forces to 999.909 and dispatch of fascist Reinforcements, including heavy artillery, to the Dodecanese Islands and Libya. The Dodecanese Islands are of strategic importance in the eastern Mediterranean, overlooking routes to the Suez Canal and the Dardanelles strait. 3— Announcements by Greece that her "independence and integrity had been absolutely guaranteed ' Although the annouiicewient was viewed at first as confirming a British pledge to Greece mich as the Ixmdon Kww* nlng Standaid said had already l»een given, authoritative sources said later that the Greek statement referred to an Italian pledge to respect Greek and Jugoslav Independence. 4 Indications that Chamberlain expected to announce publicly on | Thursday that Britain would fight Ito preserve the independence of both Turkey and Greece, which are vital to maintenance of British I empire communications, and probI sbly of Rumania 5—A decision by toe cubmet. meeting thia morning, to avoid denunciation of the British-Italian 193 X friendship treaty, which w.-ts violated by Italian conquest of Albania, for the time being nt least In sn effort to prevent further strain on relations with Rome. This derision also was understood to be due to uncertainty , regarding the future of nationalist Spain. Britain's attitude toward Greece was that an Italian move there would create such g threw) to British communication lines that the Ixtndon government would fight to defend the Greek frontiers. The British position waa understood to have been made clear to Italy through diplomatic channels. Reports of Natl troop movements In Germany continued to cause concern regarding a posamie thrust at Poland or even on the (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVKi FALL IS FATAL TO JOHN GERBER Adams County Native Dies Os Fall At Home In Fort M ayne Fttnesl services will be held Tuesday afternoon for John Gerl*er. Adams county native, who died Saturday evening after a tall at hl* home In Fort Wayne. Mi Gerber suffered a fractured skull when he fell down the cellar steps of hta home. 724 l-ayton avenue. Fort Wayne. The deceased was born near Berne, the son of Mr. and Mr». Christ tan erber. He resided on the same farm until about 25 years ago when he moved to Fort Wayne. Surviving are a brother Benjamin of near Berne and a sister. Mrs. Fred Dubach of Lin.i Grove. Funeral services win l.e held Tuesday morning 9:46 o’clock at the home and 10 o’clock at the Reformed church. Burial will be tn the i M. R. B. cemetery.