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WELLES URGES U.S. ACTION TO PREVENT WAR Saya‘•Handl ul Os Men" Threatening Peace Os The World Charlottr,v|||», Va.. April IS. —! , (U.R> I’nderawretary of Stat, Hnm , ner Welle, « B i<i today a "handful of men" are threatening the peace , of the world and urged the Vnited State, to make It poaaihle for peacelovlna nation, to buy here the material, tie—|.-d to prevent conquest. Speaking at Founder', Hay egercl«e, at the Vniveralty of Virginia — the lhath anniversary of the birth of laoma, Jeffeeraon We|- ’ le, declared: ‘ "These United State, .. . have become the greatest material force In the modern world. They should i likewiM* be. I Ilka to think, the greatest moral force." Without naming any nation or Its leader. Welle, vigorously critlcired the ‘‘doctrine, of perwecution and of tyranny" practiced by totalitarian nation, and cautioned that they were spreading rapidly “hy ronqueet and hy violence.” He emphasised that the administration's major objective was to keep this country at peace, but repeated President Roosevelt's warning of last week that "acta of aggression or of conquest against a peaceful people affect us even in our geographic isolation. * ‘‘World peace today is indivisible," Welles said. “. . . whenever world order la chattered - whenever the rule of law. of humanity and of fair dealing between nation, Is violated -our own interests are thereby affected . . . “The best interests of thia nation. as well as the cause of world peace, are not advanced by our offering a premium to such nations as may desire to embark upon a policy of dominating those peaceloving countries who threaten neither our security nor our natations! Interests, by withholding from Hie hitter the opportunity of ’ buying here the very essentials which might make it pouible for <CONT!NV>D ON PAOR FIVKI STUDENT DAY SALE SATURDAY High School Student* To Act As Clerks In Local Stores The list of students who will participate in the annual city-wide Student Day Sale, sponsored jointly by the Chamber of Commcne and the senior class of the liecatur junior-senior high school on Saturday. was announced today. Siity-siven stores are taking part In the Mie this year with the mer< hants paying the students a day's wages, which In turn is given to the class to be used in activities The Mie also affords merchants an opportunity to test the merits of the students and often enable, the student. Io secure temporary or permanent work following the sale. All of the participating merchants are planning special bargains tor the day The students who will work In various Decatur stores that day Include: Leonard Merryman. Rill Spahr. Eileen Odle. Robert Staple- i ton. Robert Maloney. Phyllis Koitar, Tom Summer,. Fred Kirsch. Ralph Scott. Robert Owen*. Betty Drake. Marion Freidi. Robert Baxter. Robert Woodhall. Jean Zimmerman. Guy Koos. Ruth Relneku, John McConnell. Rob Egley. John Gerber. Bob Eichhorn. Jim Christen, James Kitchen. Barbara Duke, Rlil Mslchl. Virginia Shoaf. Betty Hamma. Gilbert Hoffman. Martha Myer,. Elva Jane Martin. Dick Schnlts. Erwin Thieme, Betty Brown. Bob Schnlts. Richard Walter. Mary Steele. Rob laird. Duane Davidson, Anna Jane Tyndall. Robert Gentle. Florence McConnell. Hubert Zerkel. Uwreme Rasn. Virgins Shady. Doyle Steele. Peggy Gaunt. Dick Maloney. Jack Trick er. Rill "Hunter. Junior Class Play Here Friday Night Final rehearsal for "Rmart Boy." three-act play of the junior class of the Decatur junior-senior high school Is to be held tonight at the school auditorium. The play will be given In the auditorium Friday night at 8:00 o'clock. Admlsshm to the play will be 15 cents for children and If cents for adults. Tickets may be secured from members of the class ,or at the door tomorrow night. |

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POPPY OAT TO GE OOSERVEO American Legion Auxiliary To Sell Poppies On May 27 Poppy Day will be observed 'hroughout the I'nited Suite, on Saturday. May 27. with the ‘.earing of memorial poppies in honar of the World War dead. Mrs. Dallas Brown lu-esident of the American Legion Auxiliary Vnit No <:t announced * ’day. The observance will be led by the Auxiliary women, who will’ distribute poppies on th> streets during the day. More than eleven million of the little red memorial flowers have been made by disabled World War veterans working in government hospitals and in poppy workioom, maintained by the Auxiliary, said Mrs. Brown. These flowers are lUgx- papur repliou oL the poppies which grew on the World War bat-' •lefield, and among which the dead end wounded fell. They are recognised throughout the Engiicn-speak-Ing world as the memorial flower •or those who fell in defense of democracy. Plans for the local obM-vance of Poppy Day are being completed by the Auxiliary Unit tinder th * leadership of Mrs Joe McConntll, Unit ■•oppy chairman, aided by a large <<nnmittee. Volunteer workers from •he unit will offer poppies on thr street, all day and a 111 receive contributions for the Legion and Aux liiary welfare and relief work au>ong the diMbled veterans and dependent families of veteran,. Popples for distribution here have been ordered from Marion hospita’s, where disabled veterans nav< been given employment throughout th« winter and spring n aking the little flower,. They are expected to b* worn more generally than over before on Poppy Day this year BOBBITTMAY RESIGN POST State G. O. I*. Committee Chairman Expected To Resign Ry Paul T Smith f United Press staff correspondent 1 j Indianapolis, April IS — ’U.© — I Notes and comment on the Indi-: ana political scene: Tlfe next major political story I, expected to be announcement of the resignation of Arch N. Bobbitt us state Republican chairman. although no particular time Is set for It . . . thl, probably will; precipitate a factional dispute among member, of the state committee In thia connection, the Fort j W’ayne News-Rentinel, one of the leading and most outspoken Republican Hoosier newspapers, recently printed a column-long editorial captioned "Republican housecleaning needed" ... it consisted of a blast against the allies of former Senator James Watson , and asserted that Important counties which went Democratic In the IMS election had Watson aides as Republican county or dis-1 trict chairmen. One paragraph of the editorial says: "Why. the most casual h glance at the returns of the last general election . . . can scarcely fall to convince any straight-j thinking Republican rank-and filer that somewhere, by some body, the party was (literally or flgur-. (CONTINUED ON PAG3 FIVE) 1 '

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Elkhart Merchants Fight Income Tax Elkhart. Ind.. April 13 —(VP)— Retail merchants will meet tonight to hear former Rep Samuel petteogl.l of South Rend outline plans for a state organlMtlon to fight the gross income tax law. Pettengill will explain legal ac- ' tion taken to attack the validity of the law at the meeting, sponsored by the Elkhart Merchant, council. Council director, pointed out that they had not committed lie tner- < bants to participate In ’he program against the tax. and that indlv idual retailer, would be free to detide whether to support the movement, MANDATE SUIT VERDICT GIVEN Judge Orders Ralph Bentz Reinstated But No Back Salary Claim A 50-50 verdict was returned In the Ralph Bentx vs. city of Decatur. mandate suit for back salary and reinstatement a, a member of , the regular Are department, by Judge John F. Dec Ker of the Wellt circuit court today. Judge Decker ruled that Bentz was not entitled to any salary, but ordered him reinstated by the <-ity a, a member of the depar. ment. Rents, in hl, suit which wa, first filed In IP3B. asked back Mlafy of $5,100. or slott per month from January 1. 1935 to April 1, 1939. He also asked reinstatement. City attorney Vincent Kelley stated today he did not know what action the city would take In the matter. The court ruled that “because he i Bentx i did nnt voluntarily relinquish his employment that he is entitled to a writ of mandate reinstating him a, a member of the regular paid fire force of the city of Decatur." The suit was baaed on the con tent ion that Bentz wan discharged without proper hearing. Testimony in the two trials showed that Bentz received a letter from Arthur R. Holihouse. then mayor-elec> I of Decatur, on December 11, 1931. stating hl, (Bents) service, would not be required after'January 1. j 1935. Rentz turned in hl, keys at 7:30 a. m on January 1. 1935 and did not report back for work, evl-1 dence showed. The first suit was filed In 1935. ' Facta and conclusions of l.i< fav-' orable to the city were rendered by Special Judge Alonzo .Mills of Portland. In the trial, but the cane wa, dismissed without "prejudice" , on motion of th» plaintiff and later refiled. A change of venue wan taken to the Wells circuit court. ' City attorney Kelley represented the city In the trial of ’he case on April 3 st Bluffton. Rentz was represented hy attorneys John I I Vernor of Fort Wayne and W. H Eichhorn of Rluffton. A penunptory write erf mandate was received today by Mayor Forrest Eltey. ordering the city to re- ' tiore Bents to the city paytoll and "t lnifate him as a member of th<> city paid fire department, effective ( at once. ■■ Bryson Funeral Service Friday , Funeral service, will be held Friday for Mrs. France, S. Bryson, sis- i ter of iB. J, Rice of this city, who died Wednesday morning at the hmne of her daughter. Mrs. Harry i Detamore at Portland Service, will 1 be held at the residence at 2:30 p. m. Friday, with burial in Green 1 Pat* cemetery at Portland.

RAIL OFFICIALS INSPECT PLANT Pennsylvania Officials Meet With Central Soya Co. Heads Pennsylvania railroad officials visited the Central Soya company in this city yesterday in ’heir private car and discussed with Dale W. McMillen, chairman of the ftoard and other officials of the local industry. the proposed change of railroad switch track, at the factory ,te. ’ Blue print, have already been prepared by the engineering depar’ment of the Pennsylvania railroad and work on the construction of the track, will begin Immediately, road official, annoumed. The private car wa, set on switch track nine in the Central Soya company yards. A visit threngh the main factory buildings war made i by the railroad officiate. Those in the party included: J M. Symes, general manage. - , western division. Chicago; G. S. West, general suprintendent southwestern division. Indianapolis. J. F Henry, ruperlntendent Cincinnati division. Cincinnati. Ohio; J. L. Gresset. chief ♦ ngineer maintenance of way,, Chicago. A. B. Ihvke. division engineer. Cincinnati. Walter Gard, local . Pennsylvania agent. With the building of th new !.• ooo.OUu bushel capacity bean atom age sllo at the local factory site, it will be necessary to change the location of the switch tracks now to rated immediately cast of the present storage buildings. These tracks will be swung to the east and connected with a main swlum which Tiill be brought to the sit • Rest of th present tracks. The new switch track will be run from the north side of Washington street, north across North Second (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) ICKES BOOMED FOR SENATOR Launch Move For Harold Ickes To Succeed J. Ham Lewis Washington. April 13 —(t).R>—An , Ickes-for-the-srnate movement deI vetoped here and in Illinois todav ns all faction, of the Democratic party sought political advatiThge In filling the seat of the late J. Hamilton Lewis. Word of the Ickes boom circulated from sources so close to the secretary of Interior that It scarcely can be doubted that he would be willing to move to Capitol Hill. Advices from Springfield, 111., however. denied Gov, Henry D Horner was considering Ickes for the vacancy. The appointment will lie good until the lB«n election. Serf. Lewis died Bunday. There was a state funeral for him yesterday In the senate chain her. Appointment of his successor involves more than ordinary political consideration, because of lllinola* politically strategic situation. The party carrying the state in 1940 probably will elect a president. The Republican national committee in February named New York. Idaho, lllinol,. and Monttnu as likely "balance of power" states In the 1940 polling. Assuming that the evidence properly puts Secretary Ickes among the candidates. It must be recorded that political activity within the circle of President Roosevelt's associate, has reached (CONTINUED ON PAGE SEVEN)

Great Britain, France Today Promise Support To Rumania And Greece In Event Os War

COOLING TOWER CONTRACTS LET Yost Bros., Lillie«Hoff* man Given Awards By Council Coniract, for the construction of the new cooling tower at the city light and power plant were awarded last nigbt by the city council in special session. The l.iille-Hoffm.in company of St. Ixruis. Missouri and Yo,t Bros. Construction company, of this city, were the two firms glveu the award,. Yost Bro,, was awarded the consirttctlon of the cement fouudat on work on their bid of $2,900. The St. Lout, firm was awarded the construction of the tower and the balance of the work. Their bld. which covered all costs. Including that of the cement construction, was $29. XgO. Their original bid. submitted last Wednesday night, wa, $21,750. This figure was based on a cooling towe--of five section*. The council, however. decided upon a six-sect ton trwer. It wa, decided to permit the submitting of bids based on the six section tower, rather than re-adve,-- ■ t’.se. Cal Yost of the Yost Bros. firm, stated this morning that construction work would begin immediately upon the signing <rf the contracts and the completion of necessary preliminary work. The tower, which ha* been accepted a* the latest method in erec'-j mg cooling system,, will be ejected .n the west section of the spray pond. Forced draft will be the method employed In the cooling. Alter- ’ nates on induced draft were also ••eceived iu the bid,. The council (CONTINUED ON CAGE FUUK) WHIPPLE FILES APPEAL NOTICE Portland Attorney Files Notice Os Appeal To Supreme Court Attorney Tod Whipple of For’!..nd today filed with Pros ■-•utor Ar thur E. Voglewede hi, notice with the clerk of the supreme court a brief in hi, appro! of a decision of Speiai Judge Henry Ki,ter in the Waibash dredge case. He also filed with ProaocUtor Voglewede a copy of the h-ief. inj which he sets out J? alleged errors of the court In the importing of a| ttoe of SIOO and sentence of 30 days ' In jail on contempt of cour’ charge ; The brief set, out action in the| Wabash dredge case leading up to' tue court ruling In the contempt! <ase. It will be remembered that Whip-: pie signed a petition asking that the i Jay county cornzn Iks toners adopt al traolutton to petition the comml»-j sionera of Adams county to retuse to Issue the bond* In the diedginguntil the Jay county assessment, had been reduced 15 per cent. It was from this petition thnt Judge Kl,ter ordered Wu'.pplw th appear in court here >m January 5, 1939 and answer to charge, of contempt. An attempt of Whipple to file a change of venue from judge was re- ’ fused by the court, the brief ,eta. out and a motion for a new trial wa, denied by the court after sentence had been passed. Whipple was then released under an appeal bond of SSOO after he had filed motion for an appro! to the state supreme court. The brief ask, that the supreme court reverse the trial court ruling. New Attack Filed On State Truck Tax Law indlanapolto, Ind.. April 13 —(UP) A new attack on the validity of the Indiana truck tire tag law appeared today a, representatives n* the pre I vale truck owners of Indiana Inc.' prepared to file suit i.t Marlon county superior court. Two previous attempts to prove' the statute Invalid failed when the. state supreme eourt held the law unconstitutional. Th? prroen’ complaint allege, the law Ir "discriminatory" and "an unlawful bur-, den on Interstate commerce."

LA GUARDIA IN APPEAL TO ENO COAL DISPUTE New York Tell* Negoti* atom Os Danger Os Coal Shortage , New York. April 13. -(UJD—May- . or F. H. LaGuardia told wage-hour ’ | negotiators of the Appalachian bi- ' luminous area today that New I York had only enough soft coal on , hand to operate its rapid transit i system for three more weeks and ’I Its utilities for six weeka. He a,ke<| the negotiators, who t represent 339.000 currently idle ' i miners and nearly 2.<hh) operators. for their "consideration” of the Im- ; pending coal shortage. , ; After conferring for nearly an | hour the mayor said that "both ' sides promised to give the matter , their consideration ” "Personally." the mayor said. "I [ . don t think they're very far apart, i but I may not know all about the , situation." Mines in the Appalachian area have been dosed since April 1 be- : cauM* of the inability of the wage- | hour negotiators to agree on a new contract. The mayor told the conferees that the city's utilities plants. , which supply electric light and power for 7.000.000 persons and ; power for the independent, city- j ■ owned subway austem. had enough , coal to operate for only six weeks ’ I longer The two privately-owned, ’ subway system, can operate for ■ - only three weeks without new ,up- . pliro. >' The mayor said there were othI' er sources of coal—such a, ales. ‘ and Belgium — but that “prepar- * at lona ought to lie made very soon I llf we are Io avail otinw*lve* of those sources.” He said that if the ,ituatton became extremely acute "we might ' pool all our requirements, lease ! a mine and enter into contract , with the mine worker, to operate ' it." He said "we might even buy 1 a mine If necessary," adding that i he felt certain the mine worker* would agree to run It. LaGuardia said that it wa* '♦about time to »tart worrying be- • cause it lake* about *ix day* at . the best to start furnishing coal as- , or operations are resumed." The mayor said that in a crisis It would be possible to get enough I , electric current from upstate pow- j : er plant* to supply the city's lightI Ing needs, but that it would be J difficult to get enough for the 1 enormous power requirement* of I the subway system*. After the mayor left. President ' John L. Lewi* of the United Mine tCONTONUKD ON PAGE EIGHT) GRAND JURY TO l SUBMITREPORT Additional Indictments Expected In Champaign Vice Probe Champaign. 111,, April 13— The sheriff today arrested mayor James D. Flynn on an indictment charging malfeasance In office In connection with failure to suprese rampant vice In this city, seat of the University of Illinois. Champaign. 111, April 13— <U.R>- ' A county grand jury which ha* alI ready indicted 19 person, for vice I | conditions blamed for the slaying I of a University of lllinol, ,opho-| more, reconvened today to make It, final report. The jury wa, reported ready to return additional Indictments, including "hlgher-ttp," In the city art ministrut ion. The jury late yesterday return-1 ed 2’l Indictment, against lo persons. reported to include iwo city officials. Circuit Judge John H. Armstrong suppressed the Indictment, at the request of special prosecutor Walker Butler. The I names wilt not be disclosed until the defendants have been arrestnd. The Indictment, ,upplem«nted 17 other, returned two week, ago against six person. Including Wil- , Ham Humbracht. an ex-convict, I (CONTINUED UN I’AGE SEVEN)

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Governments Give Warning To Dictator Nations On Further Agifrcssion In Europe. ARMED RESISTANCE ixmdon. April 13- (U.R>— Great Britain and France today promIsed to fight any attack on Rumania or Greece and to resist with arm* any attempt to change by force the statu* quo | n the Mediterranean. In aweeplng simultaneous declaratlons here and In Paris, tho two governments disclosed that swift action had bloc ked Fascist threat* to occupy the Greek island of Corfu and warned the dictatorships that their armed forcea were ■ ready lo oppose further aggression . in Europe. The declarations were made while the British and French fleet* dominated the .Mediterranean. They materially strengthened the sc>-called Democratic front which Includes Poland and Involves negotiation* for support of Turkey. Noviet Russia and other natlons. The British government has come to the c-onclusion Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain told the house of common*, that In event of any action clearly threatening the independence of Greece or Rumania, and which the Greek or Rumanian governments considered it vital to resist with their national force*. Great Britain would feel herself lamnd at once jto lend those countries all the ■upport within her power In Pari*. Premier Edouard Datadl«r made a similar declaration of policy and re-affirmed France's military defense alliance with Poland Thu*, the two governments extended to Rumania and Gn-ece the same military commitment* they had previously made to Poland. They announced that the action was lie Ing communicated to other governments In the path of diej tatorial expanatam. including Turkey which Britain may later give a similar pledge "We are endeavoring to the utmost of our ability so to marshal the force* still in favor of pe*c« and willing to resist aggre*slon *o that our effort* may be aucceaaftll." ChamlH-rlain declared. He said that no "preconceived idologleal notion*” would be permitted to interfere with negotiation* for Soviet support. "We must stiffen our resolution. I not only to defend ourselves but i to play our part in siding wftX those .irrotstlng) the threatened loss of their freedom " The action in regard to Rumania and Greece came after the Bucharest government had warned Britain in u strong message that she would be forced to swing doser to the Nazi* unless given assurance* of British gid. Greece, too. hud appealed to lamdon to know- whether she could expect (CoNTtiNI'ED ON I'AGE EIGHT) Report Explosion At German Airport Berlin. April 13—(UP)—An explosion occunoff today at the experimental laboratory at Friedrichshafen airport home of German Zepp> line. It was reported. The nature of the explosion, the damnge and ’-asualtie, were not know;t Immediately. < 1 Glee Clubs To Give Festival Concert Mis* Helen Haubold. music supervisor In the city public school system. announced today that the glee clubs of the Decatur high school will present a festival con cert In the new high school auditorium May 2. The complete pro gram will bn announced later. Mis, Huubold ,tated. — n ... Q,.—, TEMPERATURE readings DEMOCRAT THERMOMETER R ow a. m 32 10:00 a. m 37 Noon 42 2:0o p. m m 3:00 p. tn. —. 61 WEATHER Fair In north portion, Incrsaslng cloudiness In south portion, not so cold tonight; Friday mostly cloudy and somewhat warmer.