Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 37, Number 90, Decatur, Adams County, 15 April 1939 — Page 1

\\|l No. 90.

Uff/e Looms On W. S. Policies In J Foreign Affairs

J 4 s, ®l n oi Slate Hull Ko'Kevclt on \-L’i<"ion \'l inii>. I l"\ I u .□«& |||K . .■•>.i‘i. threat■ to the west s economic ■■mi, to Latin-American wl . • ' ■ ng tlw official sym- • .Ml Ml k> $/Mb - T H - b * .. • n< •• '■ more c *• - < . . . ■ Mt ■ lo'u- • the Alli M' ■ ■ - A..tile >, w the Ill<|e of nut »sm' ■■ ■ h " r, ‘ <son di«< 'hot.. no-.n.n,,mal re. Hull Haiti, “gives the on. ■• 1.. ■ ' • Het |>» ’ll ' . lh ,l Hull the A " > e > \ I MIK THHKk'i [MIE SPEAKER ■I EXERCISES B H. Rupnow To At Rural School onwnccmcnto - ——- ” !,i! ~f" ' ' W" :,,> : '" ""111 students ■■( W''llt|tv wlil |„. u |„ n ,, x| Frl K‘/'' 'l"l! JI at the Hanford high nt hool. "111 follow l)h Sn> tit day A P rll 22. Monmouth on K' April 24; Kirkland on April 25; Jefferson on Y April 26 anti Geneva April 27. 'll- . otntnMii enietitx ■T , 1,1 1,1 I’leuHant MHIh on April W H| rlker. county school sup »*;nt ntated , ( „| U y 111 Ht „ H., ( " h la " , ”‘ Pn nl,l, l‘‘ In the " f ' l "‘ ,l,,,l| n' , n<ements ■ , rh . Tl "' y Os Mitchell, who K»n 10 KlT,> "•'• -0iXt. ,,,,, " ~M "’ app, ‘“' BA J l , Uu P"«* of Fort 8.. Wrly known speaker and ■itidr...' 1 *" 1 ”‘’ >n nan ”‘d Io give B re " l '». Mr. Striker atateJ.

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GIVE PROGRAM FOR FESTIVAL Rural High School Music Festival Here Monday Night The program for the annual rural high athool music festival, which will he given Monday night at the new Decatur high athuol 1 auditorium wn announced today Iby C. K Striker, county at hool superintendent. The festival will start at 7.30 oclock. The conipfete program for the event follows Pleasant Mills Schools Hoys' Glass duh •'Bella of the Sea." by Arthur larnih Gills' Glee chib "Uoney Town.” by Victor Herman Girl s solo "Victor txive Song." by Victor Herbert—Esther Harr. Hartford Township Schools Girls' Glee club "When Soft Voices IHe, - ’ by Kramer. Hoys' and Girls' Glee club “l'p the Mountain," by Smith I Spiritual). Monmouth Schools Instrumental Silver Star Hawaiians •‘Hawaiian Paradise" “Victor March" instrumental “Evelyn Heli" “Whispering Hope' Geneva Schools Elementary, m-cond grade "Going to Babylon" “Once I Saw a Uttle Bird" -Echoes." Mixed Chorus "V»ch Lainon" (Scotch Folk L B*’"*) Accordion solo "Sharpshootera"— Phyllis Fields, grade 8. Girls trio “Who is Sylvia,” by Schubert Lila Sprunger. Edna Nnrr. Esther Sommer. Monroe Schools Girls' Glee duh ‘•The Sleigh." by Kotintz-Bald-win. “Beautiful Dreams." by Stephen Foster. Roys' Glee dub “Shortinin' Bread." by Wolfe Rolled Choir “Swing Low, Sweet Chariot" (Spiritual). Kirkland High School Boys' aexiet * Who Dis." by Richard Grant Boys' Glee dub “Climb l'p Ye Chillum. Climb.” by Richard Grant. Girls' Glee Club “My Morning." by Water Ooodwell. Accordion duet Norval Rich and Donald Shady Jefferson Schools sth and 6th grade group singing Pierrot 'French folk songi Heave Ho. My Laddie (English folk song) 7th and Sth grade sextet Drink to Me (inly With Thine Eyes (English Air) Loch Lomond (Scotch folk tune) Cavaliers Song 1 Shad wick) Girls' sextet (H. S ) •Prayer Perfect (Stevenson) Little Peach (Horton) —- 0 Baumann Infant To Be Buried Sunday Funeral services will be held at the S. E. Black funeral home SunI day afternoon at 2 o'clock for Charlotte Sue Baumann, atlll-tmrn daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wa’do Baumann of 1137 Patterson atr’et. Rev. Homer J. Aspy. pastor of tna First Baptist church will officiate. Burial will be In.the Hartford cemetery, went of Geneva. The child was still-born Friday night at the Adams county memorial hospital. Surviving besides the purenta are the grandmothers. Mrs. Elisabeth Callihan of Geneva and "Mrs. Sarah Batmiann of near Dixon ■ Ohio. TEMPERATURE READINGS DEMOCRAT THERMOMETER 8:00 a. m. - 10:00 am. 11:00 a.m. 411 WEATHER Rain probable tonight and Sunday In central and south portion and In extreme north portion. Colder tonight.

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COURT GRUDGE BRINGS MURDER AND A SUICIDE Greenfield Attorney Slain. Killer Commits Suicide Greenfb-ld. Ind. April 1!> <U.R) - Two m«n were dead today as the result of a shooting and sulI vide which flared yesterday from a grudge arotiapd by a cout de- < ialun ten years ago llead Were Chat leg L. Timlall. 1 63. Greenfield attorney, who was alleg.-dly shot by Bert Swain. 47 ■lisgruntled a decade ago when ritidall won an alienation of affections suit against him and whose anger flamed anew yesterday when the attorney won a divorce suit filed against Swain by his aeroltd Wife. Shortly before the attorney left the court house after the trial, witnesses said, Swain parked his car near Tindalls office When ( the lawyer approached. Swain stepped from the car to the curb • and shot him in the head with a 16 guage shotgun shell. Then, witnesses said, he reload••d the guu. placed it carefully againat his cheat and pulled the • trigger. Both m<-n were taken to an Indianapolis hospital, where surgeons said on arrival that they were "in a very serious tonditlon." Before a complete examination of their wounds could be maed. both died It was reported that Swain had threatened to kill Tindall on several occasions, and one client of the attorney said that Tindall had told him Swain, an auctioneer, had threatened directly to kill him. Shortly before the divorce trial CONTTNCKD OS PAGE THREK) COL, LINDBERGH VISITING U.S. Invited To Testify To Committee On Neutrality Legislation Englewood. N J.. April 15 --(U.B !—A special policeman guarding the gate of Mrs Dwight W Morrow's ••state was the only evidence today that her spn-in-law. Col. Charles A. Lindbergh, was a guest. The flier arrived last night on the liner Aqultanla. shied from reporters and h-ft the dock in a small sedan driven by a chauffeur and containing an unidentified man. The automobile was believed the same that entered Mrs. Morrow's estate at 11:30 p. m.. followed by another loaded with barrage. It was Lindbergh's first trip to this country since December, 1937. the second since he and his wife, the former Ann Morrow, began their self’imposd exile abroad The Aqultanla docked at 9 p. m. Lindbergh stayed In his cabin until 10:30. A photographer pushed open the cabin d<n>r and took a piiture. An elderly woman and a man. about 35. were with I.lnd liergh The man started to hit the photographer but Lindbergh restrained him. When he left the ship. Lindbergh was surrounded by 14 policemen. He has been Invited to testify before the house foreign affairs committee in Washington on neutrality legislation. The offer was messaged after he had sailed from England and he replied that he would communicate with the committee when he arrived. Few of the Aqultunln's SIR passengers knew that Lindbergh was aboard. H etook solitary strolls on the deck for an hour each afternoon. ate alone at a table in the main dining room Mrs. Lindbergh and their two children remained In Europe. Mr*. Morrow and her daughter. Mrs. Aubrey Neill Morgan, were al the estate here. There had been no guard at the gate since Lindbergh's last visit. ■ 0 Infant Burned. Is Reported Recovering A four-months-old child of Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Butler, of near Hobo, is thought to be recovering from hums about the upper part of Its body suffered when the farm home caught Are. The flames, thought to have mlglnate din n closet of the hovne, swept over the baby's crib. Mrs. Butler had accompanied another child to school and Mr. Butler was out of doors at the time. When he entered the room the crib was ablate. He succeeded in exting- | uishing the flames.

Deratur, Indiann, Saturday, April 15, 1939.

President Given Baseball Pass Ifc itw* w y ® f * / W ***— jj r A 9 The Pres.dent p or(l jr rtck C(art , GriWlth ■ President Rooumrelt receives, in the White House executive office, an annual Imseliall pass from Clark Griffith, owner of the Washing 1 ton Senators, on eve of big leagues' season opener, lasiklng on Ii Ford Frick, presldem of the National league. » —

» ■■■■■ — > REPAIR WORK r . IS CONTINUED K. of C. Building. Recently Damaged By Fire. Rein? Repaired Work of repairing and remodelr Ing the Knights of Columbus build- * Ing. which was damaged recently • by Are. is progressing rapidly. 1 New floor is being laid in the Peterson Clothing store, which sus--1 tained the heaviest damage. Walls ' are being repainted and the store la being re-wired. It was estimated that three or four weeks more would be required to complete the work of repairing. which includes re painting and redecorating in upstairs offices. ■ No detiuite information has bmdl released as to future plans for the clothing store. Cal E. Peterson.. ) OHNHW of the -tor.- will. Waft, stated Friday that he was undecided about the future. Meanwhile, work of repairing is being furthered throughout the ettl lire building blo. k » ’ 111.1 l (fr 11. ‘ Lions Will Observe Ladies Night Tuesday ! The Decatur Lions dub will oh- . serve ladies night al the weekly i meeting of the club Tuesday eve- . Ring. A smelt fry will be served at 6:15 at the Zion Lutheran . church. Th<* program will be pro- , vided by the Coca Cola bottling ,: works, which will furnish a mov- ‘ big picture. “.Multi Street." I — School Students Visiting College i Rev. C. M. Prugh accompanied a group <>f high school seniors to ' Tiffin. Ohio, today, to participate ' In the annual scholarship day fes--1 tlvltles at lleidellH-rg college. 1 Those who made the trip were: ‘ • Ruth Grether. Betty Hunter. Catherine Knapp, Darwin Leitx. William Buck, anti Rolwft Lehman , of Berne. SUIT IS FILED TO QUIET TITLE Suit Filed To Quiet Title To Lots Purchased By Lodge i A suit has been filed In Adams circuit court seeking to quiet the > title to the lots on the comer of Jackson and First street. These lota were recently sold , by the school city of Decatur. , which filed the suit, to the Adams i lodge 1311. Loyal Order of Moose. Probably the moat interesting part of the suit la (he fact that 231 peraons were Individually named as defendanta. in addition to their ’ wives, children and other relatives. These defendanta are all per- ' sons who might In any way claim : rights to the gflound, incliidlng members of the well remembered Decatur Athletic association, which first ‘promoted and organised a 1 group to build the "old gym." at . one time located on the lot. The summons were Issued re- ■ turnahle June 7. Ferd Lltterer is i attorney for the school city. i Although no definite statements ' have been made. It Is expected - that the local lodge will build a ( new home at the lot site.

Rev. Homer Aspy To Ministers Council Rev. Homer J. Aspy. pastor of the First Baptist church, will leave Monday morning for Franklin. where he will attend the annual mid-year meeting of the ministers council of Indiana Rev. Aspy is secretary of the council. Principal speakers at the fourday session will lie Dr Harry Anderson. vice-president of .he Northern Baptist theological seminary at Chicago; and Dr Hersey Davis, professor of Greek and New Testament at the Southern Baptist seminary nt Louisvill.*. KyRALPH BENTZ TO RETURN TO JOB Reinstated Fireman To Return To Work \\ ednesduy By agreement with Ralph Bents and his attorney. Frank 11. Vernor of Fort Wayne, the former will not report for duty as a paid city fireman until Wednesday morn- : ing. city officials announced today. A meeting was held with Bents and Attorney Vernor and mem- . tiers of the board of work* la*f evening The writ nf mandate re ‘ reived from Judge John Decker i of the Wells circuit court ordered that Bents' name lie restored to the city pay roll and that he bo reinstated as a pa Id city fireman at once. Bents, who is employed by the D. F Teeple Trucking comj pany. agreed not to report for duty until Wednesday. The city council and member* of the board of works will meet: Tuesday evening, at which time final determination as to the method of paying Bents will Im* • made. The budget appropriates *4.5u0 for regular firemen's salaries .there lieing three men on the force now No additional appropriation is available. - ■ o Suit For Divorce Filed Here Friday Ines Miller of Berne, formerly | of Geneva, filed suit for divorce in ' Adams circuit court late Friday afternoon from William C. Miller. ! The complaint states that the couple was married In August. I 1930 and separated on April 13. 1939 and that there were no children born to the union She also seek* to have her maiden name of Richardson restored ami asks that the costs be assessed to the defendant. O’ " — ' Elks Planning Dance Here Monday Night A spring dance will be held at ' the B P. O. Elks home Monday night, starting at 9:30 o'clock The dance la for members, their wives or sweethearts. Bert Gage, who retired as exalted ruler this month after serving two years. Is giving the dance for the members and no admission will he charged. Clint Death Is Fined. Sentenced To 10 Days — Clint Death of Boho was fined 81 and costs and sentenced to serve 10 days lu jail by Mayor Forrest .Elxey late Friday when he pleaded guilty to a charge of pubj lie Intoxication. He had previousI ly pleaded not guilty but changed phe plea.

President Roosevelt Appeals To Hitler And Mussolini For Pledge To Avert Europe War

BRITAIN SEEKS TO FORM PACT WITH RUSSIANS England Seeks To Bring Soviet Union Into Peace Front London. April IS.— <U.» —Great Britain started business negotlnatkins at Moscow today to bring the soviet union into a peace front which, it was hoped, might toon pres.mt a barrier of more than Mt.OQO.fIOO people to naxl-fas) Ist expansionism. Special instructions were sent to Sir William Seeds. British ambassador at Moscow, to start negotiations with Maxim Litvinov. Russian foreign commissar, today. It was understood that Britain and France sought first an agreement by which Russia would send war supplies and raw materials to Poland and Rumania in event of hostilities. But an air pact, by which Russia would send its gigantic air force against an aggressor naton. was in prospect—and behind that would stand Russia's; army of 2.500.000 men and a re-1 »erve of 15,060.600. But at the same time Turkey I soon to enter a full military alii-; ance with Britain, was understood to be trying to cement the solid bloc of Balkan nations, including Bulgaria, into an antl-aggrryslon front. Britain and France seemed to have hope that Jugoslavia, also, which as member of the Balkan entente Is an ally of Turkey. Rumania and Greece, might lie brought fnto an overwhelmingly powerful "stop the dictators" alliance. In addition. Poland and Rumania wore reported to be on the poin' of concluding a new mutual assistance treaty which would bind them to united resistance against a Ger mail attack. Paris reported that Col, Josef Beck. Polish foreign minister, was ' expecied there on a state visit he- , • fore the ,qid of April to re-cement the French-Polish alliance. France I also is already bound by military alliance to Russia Thus the "peace front" was Ruing up as follows: Britain t44.tHm.000 people) wits allied to France (43.000.tHmt. and had given guarantes to Poland <33.-1 066,000) Greence (g.mm.oirn) an l, Rumania (18.6M.6M). Britain was negotiating with; Turkey (16.006.666) and Russia I • (166,666,600). Britain and France were seeking > to negotiate with Jugoslavia (14.666.000). Turkey was reported negotiating | with Bulgaria (6,666.606). The total of peoples who might be bound together had reached I 344.000.0(m, against the 82.u00.<m0 i of Germany — including 7.000.066 | Austrians and 7.0<m.000 Cxuchoslo- 1 vaks and 44.000,0<m Italians. It was understood that Prime, Minister Neville Chamberlain hop ed to be able to announce to the | (CONTiNCED OS’ PAGE THREK) I. U. BANQUET HERE ON MAY 3 Annual Adams County Alumni Banquet Date Is Announced The annual Adams county Indiana university alumni banquet will 1.. 11. Id W-dn.-H'luy M Reniy Blerly. president of the county association announced today. The definite hour, place and complete program for the event will be announced at an early date, Mr. Bicriy stated. A communication has been received by Mr. Blerly and other officer* and members of the Adams county association, inviting them to nttend the Fort Wayne ultimnl banquet This imnqitet will bo held at the Fort Wayne Chamber of Commerce building next Wednesday at 6 p. tn. Reservations, selling for 75 cents, are to be placed not later than Monday. A number of I. U. graduates of the city and county are planning to attend the Fort Wayne meeti Ing as well as the local banquet.

GIVEN OPINION ON EXEMPTIONS I Non-Residents Entitled To Mortgage Exemption This Year An official opinion has been recelovd by county auditor Victor H. El<h«-r from the stat- board of tax cominlaslouera regarding th- new-non-resident mortgage exemption j act Th- opinion, sent to the local | auditor and signed by Philip Zoercher, chairman of the state tax Iwiard. says that th- leiard has been given an opinion which ' would declare the act effective in ’ 1940 instead of at present, as was first announced | The act d-niea non-residents the ( right to file for mortgage exemp- ; tlon. I “The law provides," the letter ; states, “that mortgages existing , and unpaid the first day of March of any year shall he entitled to ; such deduction: and as the act of 1939 did not go into effect until | March 3. 1939. the attorney gen-1 I eral hi>li|* that the right to the j deduction became effective March I 1 and could not tie denied thin year." Previous communications reI ceived by Auditor Richer from the i I board asked Immediate denial of | ail inon residents seeking exemption. CASE SET FOR TBIAL APBIL M $2,000 Damage Suit Is RcSet For Trial In Circuit Court The damage suit of Alvin Wade ' I againyt th- Indiana Service Cor- j poratlon. which was venueri here] ; from Allen county, has been set , 1 for trial by Judge J Fred Frucht •! for April 24. The suit had been prevfously I set for May 10 but was moved up I by agreement of laith parties. In his suit against the corporation the plaintiff asks 8150 for property damage and 81.500 for i p-raonal Injuries allegedly susI tained In an accld-nt In Fort i Wayne November 24. 1937 The complaint charges negliI gence on the part of the operator lof a str««et car. which crashed | with his auto. The first para- | graph of the complaint seeks Judgment for damages to his auto. Several other cases are expected to be set for trial by Judge | Fruchte next week in filling the calendar for the April term of court. Two or three criminal | cases are expected to he amr.ng I these Junior Class Play Is Presented Here A largo crowd attended the presentation of "Smart Boy,' 'threeact play given last night In the new auditorium by the Junior class of the Decatur Junior-senior high school. The play was well presented and elicited numerous favorable comments from those who attended. Miss Eloise Lewton. class sponsor, directed the presentation. Sen. Van Nuys To Undergo Operation Washington, April 15 — (UP) — Sen Frederick Van Nuys. D.. Ind., will undergo an operation at the Mayo Clinic. Rochester. Minn., next weak, it was learned today. Van Nuys has hen 111 for three 1 weak*. He will leave Washington Monday and Is expected to undergo the operation next Friday. His phyI slclan said the operation Is not ser- | lous and Van Nuys probably would be able to return to the senate with--1 In two weeks. 21 Properties Still On Delinquent Sale County Auditor Victor H. Eicher called attention today to the fact, that there are still 21 iropertien up for sale because of delinquent taxes. The properties were first offered for sale April 10. Os the 44 for sale on that date, 21 are unsold.

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| Roosevelt, In Startling Move, Personally Asks Pledge Not To War For 10-25 Years. SENT BY CABLE Faria. Aped 15— (UP)— Premier Edouard Oaladier today notified the United States of France'a unconditional acceptance of Preaident Roosevelt's peace plan.. Washington. April 15 — -UFA — President Roosevelt today asked Hitler and Mussolini to keep peace for al least 10 and preferably 25 years. He pntpnavd, given such a promise. to hold disarmament and economic conferences In which the United States would participate Exerting his influence to try to preserve peace In Europe. Mr. Roosevelt in a personal cable appealed to Mussolini and Hitler to give a pledge that their armed forces would not cross the frontier of 31 specifically named countries In Europe and the near East. He asked the pledges apply for i 10 years at least —“a quarter of a I century If we can look ahead that far." The chief executive's surprise move was taken, secretary of state Cordell Hull explained, without consultation of the I’nited ! States with any fore ign governI ment. He offere-d his p«*raonal word that if the two leaders would give such pledge* he would himself se*ek to convoke world conferences. He said the United States would j participate In these discussions i with one provision —that the UnitI I ed States would not become a I party to political agreement or I dlscuaaum which might Uke place concurrently. The president read his message to new*paperm»n at the White House shortly after United Prea* | dispatches from Paris revealed lie : hail dispatched the appeal. The procedure is outlined ns follows: 1. Issuance of pledge by Hitler and Mussolini that their armed forces will not invade or attack in the next 16 or 25 years the territory of 31 specified nations of Europe and the near East, 2 Reciprocal pledges by each |of the 31 nations not to attack Germany or Italy. 3, Convocation of world ecot'ltmics and disarmament conference in which the United States will participate. Mr Roosevelt declared he is leaving no stone unturned to do wh«t he can to prevent atty outbreak of war In Europe. The dispatches were sent at 9 p. in. last evening The texts of the communications were then forwarded early today 'CONTINUED ON PAGE TIIREKt Charge Violation Os Restraining Order Orval Roop appeared In circuit court before Judge J. Fred Fruchte this morning to answer to charges of violating a restraining order and failing to comply with an order to provide. Hl* former wife. Goldie Roop, was called to the witness stand, and Roop testified in hi* own behalf. Judge Fruchte remanded him back to Jail In the custody of Sheriff Ed Miller until Monday, when he will pas* on the case Ownership Change In Confectionery The J&J confectionery business on South Second, formerly known as the City Confectionery. ■ ha* b>»en purchased from John I Joseph by Leon Kohne, it was I announced today The City News stand, also located In the *ame building, will continue under the •nanngemen' of Paul Briede. Bl 1.1.1.i1X Washington, April 15 — (U.R) — The IT. 8. fleet was ordered today to proceed to the Pacific coast as Msm as it can be re-fueled. The navy made no announcement of reasons for the sudden move. However, it appeared plain that the derision must have been made in connection with the war tension in Europe.