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Rotarians Hear College Quartet A wphndld progtam o' tnuxk-ai Mdwtlnnn wait prexwntrl by they male quartet from Man<-tu«'trr but. Into at the weekly meeting «f th» IhMatilr Rotary club Thu rail ay evening at the Rice hotel. High achool nieuibera forth« month ot April. Clarence Stapleton. Jr. ot the public high a-hool and liotiert Bollinger of the Catholi.high achool. were Introduced. W. any Brown, president, had chars* o' the program. CONFEREES IN COAL DISPUTE #T ST ALEM ATE Dangerous Coal Short* ages Threatened As Negotiations Fail New York. April U — <UP> — Contract negotiator* for the Appalachian noft coal Industry continned wage-hour dlwuMion* today In an attnoaphere charged with hitterneaa and di*tru*t ( While raporta of coal shortage < piled up and supplies dwindled, representative* of SJk.tMMt Vnlted Mine Worker* and I.oOb operators In the eight-state area remained In a deadliak which, if not broken, threaten* to force (uspension of coal mining throughout the nation. At the conclusion of yesterday's fruitless teas loin the negotiator*, tor the third time this week, summoned reporters to the conference rotwn snd In their presence blamed each other for the staiema'c. John L. Lewis, president of the VMWA. accused the operators of "continuing their lockout." and Charles O'Neill, spokesman for' the producers, ehatged that th* miner* were "on strike '* The mine shutdown went into effect April 1 after expiration of the IS37.TS wage-hour agreement, i halt hi* To per cent of the nation's ■oft coal iH-odurtioit f Icewis has threatened, "If the) operators want war." to eatend the suspension to outlying bituminous district* where nearly ISoono union member* are working under contract* containing 15day cancellation clause* He has also Implied that the union might not permit continuation of anthracite mining after April .10 when the contract for that industry • CONTTNCED ON PAGE THREE) Indianapolis Couple Given Prison Terms Michigan City. Ind. April l< — tVPl —Wayne Spencer. 87. and Kva. Burton. 21. both of Indianapolis today face prison sentences for the tolbery and beating of Fred Prihot'a. T 9, Michigan city merchant. They were found guilty of steal Ing »s:i2 from Prihoda ht*t June. Spencer was sentenced to U years In the reformatory, while Miss Burton was sentenced to a 1 to lo year term In the wom-m's prison. c — Liberty Way Is Open To Traffic Liberty Way was reopened last evening after being improved by MPA la>tar. The brick* were tom up. relald and grouted with earnest. ADAMS COUNTY NATIVE DIES Henry Luginbill Dies This Morning At Home Os Sister Henry Luglnbill. 56. died at 1 o'clock this morning at the home' of a sister. Mrs. Saul Klopfenstlne at Cralgville. Death followed a five week*' Illness of pneumonia. He was item In Fyench township July 28. 1883. the son of Christian and Mary Ann .Uiglnntll. He hud resided In Adam* county most of hl* life and had never married. Brother* ami slvters surviving ate: Mr*. Klopfenstlne. Mr* Saul Stuckey of Geneva. Mr*. Harvey Southwood of Marlon. Mt*. Rufu* Schindler and Mr*. Noah Ellen»«rger of Berne. Joe and David l/uglnbill If Bluffton. Funeral service* will be held at the home of the slater. .Mr*. Saul Stuckey in Geneva Saturday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock, with RevAlfred Clouaer officiating. Burial | will be in the M. R. E. cemetery at I Feme. . |

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KING OF ITALY NOW ROLES AS ALRANIA KING Victor Emanuel Assumes < rown Vnder Italian Cabinet Decree Rome. April I«—tUP)—King Victor Emmanuel assumed the title o’ King of Italy and ASrania and Emperor of Ethiopia today a* th* nsult of a cabinet decree. The king will be represented at Tirana by a lieutenant general. Th.- Cabinet met. with Printer Renito Mussolini l*rc*idlnr. as ItalItn leader* awaited the arthral tonight of Field Marshal Herman Kuerlng. German Nail air chief aM lirst aide of Adolf Hitler, for a cont.rence on European policy. Goering was returning front a '-l»it to Libya aa the guest of Al’ Marshal Italo Balbo, governor genetal. It was announced that Mussolini personally had invltd him to be a week-end guest of the govt mment l-ere. It sra* learned that Goering would be accompanied by a German foreign office expert, a German general and other high official*, and it was expected that his talk* with Mu**olinl and Count Galeaxzo Ciano, foreign minister, would be ot consider able importance. Diplomatic quarters understool that the talk* would range over the whole field of "axis" cooperation, commercial, financial, political and military in view of the peace front" f >rged by Great Britain and France Virginlo Gayda. newspaper editor who is usually the mouthpiece tor the foreign office, saw premier Mussolini late last night after a meeting of the fascist grand council A formal communique! announced that tonfereuce and said that it was about "problems pertaining to newspaper work.” Hence people awaited Rayda's next editorial in the expectation that it would reflect directly what Mussolini thought ot the foreign situation. DRAMA TO BE GIVEN SUNDAY Lenten Drama At First United Brethren Church Sunday A Lenten drama in one act call’d. "Release", will be pr-sented at the First Vnlted Brethren church .orner Os Ninth and Madison. ‘ rtreet*. Sunday evening at 7:3# p. tn. The act twke* place in the dungeon of tlie Castle of Antonia where Barabbas and the two other thieve* await crucifixion. The play move* t j a gripping climax when Barabbas discover* that Jesus is to bear His ttoss. The Progressive Workers Sunday school class is presenting the dram i to which the public i* cordially invited The cast is a* follows: Robbers condemned to death— Marwbbas— Rev. James A'eber. Dysma* - Eddie Deltsch. Sothmes—A N. Hilton. Mura, mother of BarAbbas.—Mrs. ft. lan Brown. Tamah. BarAbbas’ sister, —Mrs. Glen HUI t . Duma), member of BarAbbas band R.'O. Wynn. A Centurlan - Merle Foreman. A Soldier—Paul Weltfeild' Director—Mr*. Paul Wcitfleldt At th.- Sunday morning service at 10:30. the Senior Christhn Endeavor wll present a playlet called "First Things First." -flBerne Justice Gives Defendant Verdict C. H. Muselman. Berne Justice ot peace, found for the defendant In the account suit of Made Haley, ot Decatur, against Martha Dettlnger. of that community. Haley, a Decatur plasterer, had rued on an account of #13.65, which h<- alleged was owing him for plastering work he had don? for the defendant. Voyle Hill Brought Home From Hospital Voyle Hill. Decatur young man who w-a* seriously hurt Bunday. April 8 in an auto accident near Van Wert. Ohio was removed from the hospital in that city to his home here late Thursday. He is reported to be recovering rapidly ; ! iront his injuries.

Derail!r, Indiana, Friday, April 11, 1939,

In lowa .Morals Probe y ■■■» —■■ii h ..i f •’ I iK?? George L Parker Chairman of the lowa state senate committee which investigated state Institutions and report<-d that in several “immorality runs rampant." is George L Parker, above The report has caused investigation of five state Institution* SOCIETY WILL PRESENTPLAY St. Peter’s Younc Peoples Society To Present Play i -— • Bitty's Goat." a farce in three acts by James F. Stone, will be presented by St. Peter's young peoplt-s society at the St. Peter'* ’ school. Saturday and Sunday. April ’ 15 and 16 at 8 p m. The cast ot characters follows: Henry Carter, a flnancial giant 1 (?I—Erwin Frans. Violet Carter, a daughter—Leona 1 Dorn* let. Beulah, a maid—Ruth Wietfeldt. Mr*. Susan Carter. Henry's wife I —Marie Frans. Mis* Davis, hi* secretary—Ellon Fuelling Mi** Cool, his wife's secretary— Ella Frans. Billy Hay. a salesman — Donald Hoile. Madge Carter, another daughter —Alice Hoile. Arthur Angel, a poet — Robert Gerke, Uarold Hollinghead. an English-man-Walter Frans. Scene — The entire action takes place in the library of Henry Carter's home in a large eastern city. Time—Act I—An April morning. Act 2- Si-ene I—A Muy afternoon. Scene 2 -That same evening. Act 3—The next day. Special music will be furnished b/ Joe Killgore and his orchestra. ■ a Scientist To Speak To Berne Graduates Dr. Harry Rimmer, of Duluth. Minnesota, of the state science research bureau, will deliver the commencement address to the senior 'class of the Berne high school Monday evening. May 22. Baccalaureate service* will be held for the Berne graduating class on Sunday evening. Msy 21 at the .dennonite church. The graduation exercise* will be held In me school. DEATH CLAIMS SARAH WOLFE Mrs. Sarah C. Wolfe Dies At Home East Os Decatur Today Mr*. Sarah C. Wolfe. 88. widow of the late A. Ross Wolfe, died this morning at 9:15 otlock at her home three miles east ot Decntur on federal road 224. Death was attributed to heart trouble and complication* following an Illness of one year. She was boru In Root township July 17. 1850. the daughter of George and Elisabeth McConneheyCline. Her husband preceded her In death some time ago. Hhe was a member of the t’nion Chapel U. B. church and a lifelong resident of the county, hnv- , ing resided on the farm where she died for the past 68 years. Surviving are a son. Bert WtJlfe, living at the same residence and a granddaughter, Marie, also at home. Two sisters, a brother and a granddaughter preceded. Funeral services will be held Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock at 1 the jtome and 2:30 o'clock at the 1 church with burial in the church cemetery. Rev. Stacey Shaw will i officiate. Friend* have teen asked to omit flowers.

F. D. R. SIGNS BILL CUTTING RELIEF FUNDS President Makes No Comment After Signing Relief Measure Washington April 14 ■ <U.PJ - ! President Roosevelt was reported today to Im- skeptical of propo*e.| broad thange* In administration of work-relief for next year, Th" White House announced ' that Mr, Roosevelt yesterday sign- ' ed the IIIHt fHHI tHH) deficiency ap- ; propriatlon bill to provide funds for operation of WPA until the, ••nd of the fiscal year on June Id Although congress had rejected Mr. Roosevelt* urgent requests | for 1150.V00.000. he signed th--measure without comment. Source* <|ihu- to the admlnis t rat lon said the president was oje' posed particularly lo a provision In a bill by Ben James F. Byrnes. D. S C„ that would place the national youth administration Into a new department of pu'oihworks. He also was conceined over the Mil's failure lo provide "white-collar" project* for unemployed professional workers. The senate unemployment and relief committee meet* today for final consideration of Byrne*' bill, which would abandon general relief and consolidate the construction work of the works progress admlni*tratlon, the public works administration and the public - building* division of the procurement division of the treasury into a new department Byrnes hoped to obtain committee approval of hi* measure lonightfall and said he may seek permission to take it to the senate floor Monday. Meanwhile, a house appropria tions subcommittee summoned David laisser. president of th--workers' alliance, an organisation of WPA worker* and Herbert Hen Jamin, its secretary-treasurer. t > testify next Monday In connection with the committee's investigation' 4 (CONTINUED ON PAOM TWO) LOUISE BLEEKE DIES THURSDAY Mrs. William F. Bleeke Dies At Home In Union Township Mr*. Louise Bleeke. 79, wife of' , William F. Bleeke. and well known Union township resident, died last right at 7 o'clock at her home Death was attrkmted to a cerebral . t-enimorhage. The deceased was born in Root lownship March 5. 1860, ths daug’e ter ot Mr. and Mrs Henry Hoile. Site was married to William Bleeke September 25, 1881. Her death occurred on his 84th birthday. She wag a member of the Immanuel Lutheran church, a member and past president of the ladles aid society of the church. Surviving, besides the husband, are the following children. Gustave of Fort Wayne, Mrs. Herman Heuer ot Decatur. Mr*. Charles Kirschner of Preble. Mrs. Amanda Heuer Os Root township. Mis* iliUJa and William. Jr., at home; Richard of i Union township. Fred of Milwaukee, Mr*. Chris Bohnke ot Root township, and one sister. Mrs. Martin Bleeke ot Union township. One | son is deceased. Sixteen gia>id<-hlld rrn and seven great grandchildren algo survlva. Funeral services will be held Sun day afternoon at 1 o'clock at tn<- ' home in German and 2 o'clock at the church In English. Rev. M. J Frosch will officiate and burial will h* In the church cunetery. The body will be removed to the home from the Zwick funeral homo this evening and may bo viewed there until time tor the gervices. Sons Os Legion To Meet Monday The Sons of the Legion will meet at the Legion home, First and Madison street*. Monday night at 7:15 o'clock. All members are urged to lie present a* formation of a baleball tram will be discussed. Approves Resolution Dropping Willis Suit Washington. April 14, —The «en- ’ ate approved a resolution yesterday <M*mls*lng the election contest tilel against Sen. Frederick Van Ntty* 0 , Ind., by Raymond E. Willi*, Indiana publisher and republican can-, t didst*.

Roosevelt Pledges U.S. Will Defend Western Hemisphere In Event Os Foreign Aggression

BRITAIN TURNS TO RUSSIA TO AID IN DRIVE Hints Heard Os Limited Military Understanding Soon London. April 14. — (U.RI — Th" possibility of a limited military understanding between Great Britain and soviet Russia was hinted ■ for the first time today after th>-1 foreign office sent special but nn- 1 disclosed instructions to Sir Wil- . Ham Seeds, the British ambasaa . dor al Moscow. Sir William arranged to see ' Maxim Litvinov, the soviet foreign minister, today. The British government meanwhile was reported to have Intimated lo Italy that it would be forced to denounce the British-Italian friendship treaty of 1938 unless fascist fighting forces began withdrawing from Spain early in May. Soviet Russia ha* remained the biggest question mark in the European anti-aggression front whicli i Great Britain and France have! sought to Jiuild against future to- , talitarian expansion by giving | pledge* to military aid to Poland., Greece and Rumania and working | out detail* of a similar pledge to I Turkey. Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain was sharply criticised on all «lde* in the house of common* yesterday because of delay In bringing the soviets, with an estimated 2.5u0.00«t men under arms, into the sot-ailed "peace front." * It was reported without conflrniation in diplomatic circle* that j Sir William would discus* with Litxinox th" feasibility of an air j pact with the soviets. Diplomats believed that an avii atlon arrangement might be numl logical because ot the difficulties of land collaboration with Russia, but—illuglrative of the many diffi- , cult les to lie overcome—doubt was expressed that Poland and RuK manl* would be enthiisia*ti<- about any agreement which might lead ' i to use of their sir base* by the soviet*. Poland and Rumania are also eager not to take any steps that would further arouse the anger of Germany. Sir John Simon, chancellor of the exchequer, significantly remarked at the close of debate In commons yesterday that the British government does not object lo the principle of a military alliance among Britain. France and soviet Rusxia and that Chamberlain ba* frequently emphasised that "Ideological" difference* will not be permitted to stand In th way of the antl-uggresslon front. Meantime. Britain was concerned about developments In Spain. Italian troops are to participate In a Spanish nationalist "victory parade" at' Madrid probably Muy (CONTINUED ON PAGE TIIREK) EXPECT USUAL TAXPAYER HUSH Slijihtly Move Than Two Weeks Remain To Pay Taxes With but two full weeki temaln- , Ing before the deadline fur paying the spring installment of the current tuxes, the office of County Treasurer Jeff Liechty is experlencInga heavy business. The .business at th* office has Increased almost dally and Is expected to reach a clittinx the la*t , day*. The custmoary last minute rush Ic *lso expected. Mr. Liechty today urged taxpayer* to make paytnenla j* »<H>n as possible and avoid thli this concerted rush. Open Noon Hour Treasurer Liechty announced today that the treasurer's office will nut be closed at noon ditritfg tho lunch hour until after the final day for paying the spring Installment. Office attaches estimated today 'hnt les* than half of the amount I which would be paid before the I deadline had been received at the 1 office to date, thus corroborating the belief that the last, few d’ay*l ; would sec the customary rush. (

BAYS SEEKS TO END FRICTION New State Chairman To Seek Truce With Earl Peters Indiunapolla. April 14 — <U.P) - Fred Buys, new Democratic state chairman, leaned tau-k from his desk piled high with telegrams und letters and told the United Press today that his party harmony program will include a truce with Earl Peters, former party leader who ha* Iteen in the organizatiou doghotiM- *ince 1932. In addition lo composing all di*I cordant faction* in the party. Bay* i said that other point* In hi* gen- | eral policy ulined at micces* in I next year's election include: 1. No "backroom" Heleetlon* of candidate* on the state ticket before the 1940 state convention Bay* recalled that he wrote Gov. M Clifford Townsend Itefon- the last session of the legislature und urged him to seek a direct primary with all of hi* influence. He then asserted thnt "the Democrat Ic party" will select the next ■late ticket und that he will vigj orou*ly oppose any "boa* rule" tactic*. 2. He will personally endeavor to revitalise every local organitui lion and bring them to peak | strength and morale by the next | election. Bay* I* wasting no time starting on this phase of hi* program — last night he spoke at a Crawfordsville rally, Wednesday night he appeared at two meetings in New Castle and he has other speaking dates scheduled for the immediate future. 3. A* far a* he is concerned, the general keynote of th<- 1940 (CONTINUED ON PAGE* FIVE)" RURAL SCHOOL SPEAKER NAMED Prof. Robert M. Tirey Os Mitchell Commencement Speaker Prof. Roliert M Tirey. educator of Mitchell, will deliver the commencement addresses to the neven rural high tu-hools of Adams county, lieginnlng late thi* month and continuing into May. Announcement of the selection j of the speaker was made today by C. E. Striker, county school superintendent. Graduates were also listed today at Pleasant Mill*. Monmouth and Hartford high school. The graduate* follow: Monmouth Leona Dornseif, Murtha Strnhm. Alice Cook. Violet Brown. Elvira Ward. Sanna Kunkel, Alice Schelman. Vera Biehold. Cleona Elston. Della Aumanii, Arnold Conrad. Lawnmee Fuelling, lamia Murphy. George Schuler. Truman Kmckeberg. William Meschler, William Selking and Joel Haas. Pleasant Mill* Richard Archer. Esther Barr. Helen Byers. Patricia Chronister. Harold Feasel, Robert Harmon. Mary Johnston Fern Llechtenberger, Katherine Penrod. Kenneth Penrod. Geraldine Ray. Robert Ray. Earl Shoaf. Catherine Bovine, Nina Bovine, Edward Trlcker und Marion Young. Hartford Norman Auxsburger. Paul Aug* burger. Roger Rents. Wtn Chrisman, Fern Dubach, Mary Jane Dyson. James Glendenlng. Dori* Garlmden. William Grandlienard. Jr.. Max Habegger. Verlln Kauffman. David l.ybarger. Martha Moser, Clifford Reynolds. Sanford I Reynolds, Jr. ( Marguerite Romey, Marcella Sprttnger. Ruth Steiner, Harriet Striker. Richard Striker, Mildred Wanner. Paul Watson, Jiva Yoder. Martha Zimmerman. Want Indianapolis As Church Headquarters Marlon. Ind.. April 14-< UP)—Re-| establishment of Indianapolis aa headquarter* for the M’thodlst I Episcopal church In this area was recommended by the North Indiana Methodist Episcopal conference I here last night. Re-appointment of Bishop Edgar Blake, of Detroit, Mich., was also asked. Roth requests will bo taken to the uniting conference of tbx jcAturch In Kansas City in May,

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Takes Spokesman's Role For Western Nations In Bold Veto Against Dictators. WORLD BROADCAST Washington, April 14 — u.PJ — President Roosevelt tulny p|,-dg"<! th*- United States' ec-onomlc support and to match "force to force” If necessary in defending western hemisphere nations against foreign aggression He spoke iw-fore the governing board of the Pan-American Union In participation in Pan American duy. For this occasion the president took the role of spokesman for the west 111 U Imld veto against dictatorial organisation of the world. Mr. Roosevelt Indirectly defended the European front developing under French und British diplomatic maneuvers to erect barrier* against further German or Italian expansion on the continent. Ilia address bristled with determination to defend this country's institutions und to help western neighlmr* defend themselves. But th.- president said he still was confident the new world could help the old avert disaster. "There I* no fstality," he Mid. “which force* the old world toward new catastrophe. Men are not prisoner* of fate, but only prisoner* of their own minds." Hi* word*, apparently inviting the plain people* of totalitarian state* to "break their bonds.” were broadcast as he uttered them and are lu-ing translated for short wave delivery in six languages to every corner of the globe. Mr. Roosevelt reminded all men that "they have within th<-m*elve* the power to become free at any time." Carrying that thought fqrlher. he said: “The ti-uest defense of the peace of onr hemisphere must alway* lie in the hope that our sister nation* : lieyoml the *ea* will break the lumds of the idea* which constrain them toward perpetual warfare. By example, we can at least show them the |H>**il>illty We. 100. have a stage In world affair.” He Ignored the rising tumult of congressional protest against his earlier foreboding* of war and pronouncement* of policy, sharply reminding American* and the world at large that another generation will see air fleet* span the ocean* "a* easily a* today they I cross the dosed European sea* " He recalled his promise of last summer that the United States would defend the dominion of Canada against attack from overseas and made his commitment in defense of the western hemisphere more emphatic In this language "The American peace which we celebrate today ha* no quality of weakne** In It W<> are prepared to maintain and to defend it to the fullest extent of our strength, matching force to force it any attempt is made to subvert our institutions or to impair the independence of any one of our group. "Should the method of attack (CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE) ASSESSING TU CLOSE MAY 1 Rapid Priißress Reported By Assessors In Adams County Ernest Worthman. county assessor. stated today that he expected all uNsessing work to be compb-t- > <-d by the required time of Muy 1 That date had been »et by Mr. Worthmsn to enable the respective unit assessor* to complete their bookwork by Muy 15. deadline set by law. Mr. Worthman resported thnt John Stoneburner, Washington township deputy assessor, had : been unable to continue with hl* assessing fluties the past few . days, because of nn Illness, which i confined him tn hl* home. 1 Since rapid progress had been , made In hl* territory nnd Will k Wlnnes. Washington township a*, sensor. 1* aiding in the work there. | no difficulty Is expected In comJpleting the work in the required time. ' Assessors receive pay only up I to May 15 and any work done after I I that time is done at the respective | assessor's own expense.