Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 37, Number 99, Decatur, Adams County, 26 April 1939 — Page 1

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lather Os Decatur Men Seriously 111 IHlenhard lore, father us «. y, end W, A Sorg. local meat market -owners la reported critically ill M the St. Joseph hospital in Fori Wayne following an operation two weeks ago He was given a hioott transfusion this afternoon. The two local men and another son Warren of thiklan.l, California have been summoned to his bedside. HIGHWAY 27 TO BE REROUTED Thirteenth Street Route To Be Paved During Summer Rerouting of U. 8. highway 27 through this city is among the road program improvements planm-d in the Fort Wayne district this summer. according to an announce mettt from the Indiana state high way commission The commission announced Tuesday that number 27. from on? mile south of thia city north through Thirteenth street to Mon mouth, a distance of four and fourtenth miles, will have a new 2d foot pavement. Thia new route will connect with present highway 27. at a point north of the Pennsylvania railroad crossing at the north edge of Monmouth The new route will eliminate the dangerous crossing at Monmouth. • which according to the commission's figures, has caused 11 fatalities to motorists. One new bridge Is to be -onstrut ted on the new route and estimated cost of the project is |275.oon. According to the state highway commission, cost of obtaining the right of way for the new route | will be paid by the city of Decaj tur. Archer Cato and Ouy Alden, 'of the right of way department of the highway commission, are in Decatur making appraisal of the cost of this right of way and their report is expected within a short Hine. At nnme points, the right of way wlll _*t£.Jj*U UmV wide. *1 aww. twilit* 7o to HO. while along part of the route, the present 50-foot right of way will be used. Improvs Road 124 Improvement of state highway 124, is also Inc luded iu the district program, which totals 12.750.000 This highway, from U. 8. road 27 east seven and nine-tenths will be improved with macadam pavement 20 feet wide, at an estimated cost of )l2».obo Aerial Membership ( ampaiifn By Legion Indianapolis. Ind . April H—(UP) With a goal of st).mW new n>eml*era the American Legion will launch a national aerial membership drive from National headquarters hers next Sunday, It waa announced today. Planes from various states will leave here to pick up new membership cards and return them to headquarters. ■' o-— —- —— Liverpool Stores Damaged By Bombs Liverpool. Knglard. April 24--tl)P>—A scries of explosions early I today blew out the fronts of five , shops. •!« each case the bombs aptcarently had been shoved through (nailslots In the doors Tney were attributed to the Irish Republican army. MISS MANN IS ON HONOR LIST Decatur Girl On Scholarship Honor List At Indiana U. Lol* Irene Mann, a freshman ?t Indiana university and daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Mann of thia rlty. will be among the college i students honored at the university ,on May 3rd. In observance of the 118th Foundation Day. Miss Mann la a member of thhonorary sorority of Alpha Lambda Delta. She Is it graduate Os Kirk land high school. Mr. and Mrs. Mann received a l.’tter from Herman R. Wet's, president of the university. Inviting them ' to attend the program, honoring tho students who have distinguished themselves In scholarship* The program will be held In the Union build ng on the university campus and will il»e held at 10 o’ clock In the morning. Mr. and Mr*. Mann will attend.

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CHILD HEALTH AND EDUCATION TERMED VITAL Roosevelt Asserts Safety Os Democracy Depends On Citizens Washington. April 26 — (|J.R) - President Roosevelt said today that the safety of democracy depends on the degree u nation provide* for ihe health and education of it* children. In an address to a White House i conference on children. Mr. Roonsveil said that only by these method* could a democracy attain its ,chlef goals.. "The success of democratic Institutions la measured, not by extent of-territory, financial power, machines or armaments, but by the desires, the hopes, and the deep-lying satisfaction of the individual men. women and children who make up It* cltiienshlp,’’ he said , In this connection Mr. Roose velt referred to two recent Important pronouncements he had made on foreign affairs. “In an address on Pan American Day. two weeks ago. I said 'men are not prisoners of fate, but only prisoners of their own minds .'', Mr. Roosevelt said " 'They have within themselves the power tp become free any moment " “On April 15, in addressing the heads of two great states tHitlerj and .Mussolini) I stated that I refused to believe that the world is. | of necessity, a prisoner of destiny, on the contrary.' I said, 'it is clear that the leaders of great nations have It In their power to liberate their people from the disaster that Impends It is equally clear that in their own minds and j in their own hearts the people themselves desire that their fears be ended.' “In providing for health and education of Its children, for the ICONTINI'ED ON PAtIH FIVE) VOLUNTEERS TO AID POPPY SALE Many Women Volunteer To Aid In Poppy Sales May 27 Rnthusiastic response to 'he Ametican la-gion auxiliary's call lovolunteers to distribute the memor-. ul poppies here on Poppy Day. Saturday. May 27, has teen repo. ted by Mr*. Joe McConnell. Poppy Day i chairman. The meml-ers of women aiding in ' the distribution of the I'ttle red ' Howers of remembrance for th- ’ World War dead will be forger th'* year than ever before, she predicted l Among the organization* which ■ have offered aid to the auxiliary are • jhe American Legion troop of Boy Scouts. “Women who und-rotand the significance of the poppy as the memorial flower for those who died in defense of democracy are eager U help place n poppy on every la pel Poppy Day.” Mr*. McConnell stated. ' “It Is gratifying to .aee thos - ' young Scout*, who cannot remem--1 ber the war. grasping th? poppy’s ' — tCDNTINUKD <>N FACIE BIX) 0Two Young Men Are Killed By Gunmen 11 Sand Point. Ida . April 2d—(UP) h—A maarad gunman klhed two young men outside a roadhouse near here today after tney hat! knocked him down for Insult Ing onn ■4 their three women companion*. James Turpin. 30. Sundpamt. whs l liled Instantly. James McFall, 25. "rlest river died an hour latar. The killer fled. Elks Plan lor Fish Dinner Friday Night A fl»h dinner will he served at the ' R. P. O| Klka home on North Second street Friday evening from a ' to 7 o'clock. The dinner la ’or nu m- ‘ hers, their wive* or sweetheart*, and invited guest*. The cost will be 15 cents per plat". Elkhart Bellhop Is Stabbed To Death i Elkhart, tad.. April 26 —(UP)— i Irvin Horton. 36, bellhop in an Elkhart hotel, was stabbed to death early today during a quarrel In a case. Two women and a man, all i negroes'.were held tor questioning.

Decatur, Indiana. Wednesday, April 26. 1H39.

Winston Churchill Recruiting Jraß&iS Winston Churchill, speaking That veteran British statesman. Winston Chunhill. tarns recruiting officer as he addresses a large London crowd in behalf of the British army's drive for volunteer*.

CRANE DAMAGED HERE TUESDAY Yost Bro*. Boom Crane* Damaged As It Overturns Here A large crowd gathered In front of the old North Ward school alto I on Fifth street last evening to watch the efforts of a crew of workmen in righting the huge boom; crane of Yost Bros. construction company, which overturned in th«> ; center of Fifth atreet. . The crane wax riding on a spa* 1 rial carriage ut the time of the tip-1 ’set, said to have been caused when* it became out of balance while pi<Sc*t log up the big metal shovel. The crane fell over and the boom crashed Into the tree tops, setting part way down. For more than two hours and a half the crew worked io free the giant machine. The big 35-foot liootr. partly broken away from Its mooring had to be cut away with an acetylene torch and lifted off with the aid of another derrick. Earl Whitehurst, who was operating the crane at the tint') of the accident, narrowly escape serious injury. In falling. th» boom crushed .me side of the cab In which he was (CONTINUED ON PACE HIM - ' *0 Men’s Brotherhood To Meet Thursday The men's brotherhood of the Tlrst United Brethren church will meet at the church Thursday even•ng at ?:30 o'clock. Rev. R. F. Hart, pastor of the Monroe M E church wilt speak, and luncheon will be served. An Important busin.-ss meeting will Im* held following the progiant. TALKS TO CLUB ON ARMAMENTS Army Officer Speaks To Lions dub On Armament Program A view of the armament situation In the Untied Blates today wss given to the members of the Ihutitur Lions club last night during (heir meeting at the Rice notel, Major Francis Bouche of the U. 8. Army was the speaker. He asserted that the rearmament program was not necessitated by an Immediate threat of war but because' of the outmoded uud deteriorated equipment. He cited the larger armament programs of foreign countries now engaged In our threatened by war In comparison to this Country's program. Walter J. Krick, city school sup erintendent. was In charge of the program. The club also voted to give 810 toward the annual fund campaign of the Decatur Boy Scouts. Prof. W. Herrllng. head of social studies and economics at Concordia College in Fort Wayne, will be the speaker at the meeting next Tuesday night. Herman H. Krueckeberg will be in charge.

Plan Camping Tour To The West Coast Edward (’.rimer Bernarj Staub. I Reman and Fred Staub, well known Decatur young men. are ou a camping tour to the west coast They are making the trip by the southern route and will return over 'he northern route. They will visit national parka and ' other points of Interest and will also visit friends and relatives. They | will also spend some time at the i 'nternattonal exposition at Sun Francisco. PLAN KIRKLAND BIBLE SCHOOL Meet Sunday To Plan Annual Vacation Bible School The consecration and preparation <nteting of the toachers and officers of the fourteenth annuul session of the Kirkland daily vacation Bible school will be held Sunday after t.oon at 1:30 o'clock In the primary Sunday School rooms of the Pleasant Dale church of the Brethren. Mrs. E. S. Ux-hner, director us the school requests that all teachers and officers be present at this meeting to take part in the consecration meeting and to receive text books, supplies and instructions. The school will open Monday. May 82. at 8:30 o'clock at the Pleasant Dale church. the Kirkland high school building and the Kirkland auditorium. Children above the agn of four years will be enrolled in the school. All children In the community are welcome and urged to tome to the Bible School. There will be classes, teachers. an<l supplies for children. The following people compose the t-'a< hliig staff and the office force: Mrs. E. 8. faM'hner. director of the school. Mrs. Russell Weller, superintendent of the beginners and first year ynmary. Irene Scherry. general secretary and treasurer. Marie Hildebrand, seerrtrry and assistant superintendent at th" .churoli. Donna Helle Zlmmcmuti. office to>elatant. Victoria Stoneburner. teacher beginner I. Mary Elisabeth Arnold, nsaistant beginner I. Mrs. Dorothea Shady, beginner I Mariam Hoffman, assistant beprimary 11. Kathrlne Zimmerman, primary 1 Dorothy Dilling, primary I Mrs. David Gretner. teacher primary II Mrs. H. H. Meckstroth, teacher primary til. Beulah Augsburger rfeaciier junlor I. Doria Colllsn. teacher primary I*. (CONTINUED ON PAtlFf FIVE! Nine Properties Are On Delinquent List Nine properties are still for sale on the delinquent tax list. County Auditor Victor H. Etcher stated today. A total of 54 properties were originally Included on 'he list, which has been pared to the pre- | sent figure.

*• ■ WWWS • VV WW Britain Orders Conscription Os Men As Further Warning To Dictator-Led Countries

WOMAN WRITER FAVORS REPEAL OF NEUTRALITY Dorothy Thompson Advocates Complete Repeal Os Act Washington. April 26 (U.PJ ; As the future of neutrality legislation Is-came more and more confused. Dorothy Thompson, newspaper columnist, today advocated I complete repeal of the present ac t | so as to give the United Stale* maximum freedom of military.! legislative and diplomatic action I In foreign affairs Some senate Republicans, headed by minority leader Charles McNary. opern-d a drive to continue the present law until national opinion can crystalize on this country's rede in the International situation. The Republicans proposed to extend the “cash and carry" |>rovi»ion of the present act. which expires Monday, until next session and thus try to delay the impending finish fight over extent and nature of modification , of measures to keep the United States out of war. Mias Thompson, however, told) the senate foreign relations com-i millee that legislation declaring that this nation is disinterested in i , the world situation would Im* “an open Invitation to aggression " 1 “I do not think there will Im- another wbr," she said. "This is a I continuation ot the last war. “I would like to see us get freedom of act ion to get peace in advance of another war “I don't think that the existing | MtUrallty legislation is nvuual i I don't think that ■■xtottaff leg , IslaHon would have kept us out of the last war." she said "Personally. I am opposed to th-’ cash and carry provision " She Mid thee United States could 1 Use Its diplomatic force to per- j suede combatants to make con-1 cessions with a view toward peace > Paul Seharretilu-rg. legislative I representative ot the American ■ Federation of Labor, asked tie-1 •committee to retain the present 1 (neutrality act. * “A change in neutrality legl* lai ion might Im* interpreted as a change- In foreign policy." he* Mid. | Worker*. rememlH-rllig expel iencea of the last war. want to I pr*-*erve peace* for the United I Slates, he said Meanwhile, the United Slate*' further cautioned dictator nation* I by word and by acts of prepared-1 lies* to uluttidon policies of ag | gression. The warnings, coinciding partly i by accident and partly by design I , only two days before Adolf Hlll- i I , replies to President Roosevelt'* | , appeal for a non-aggression agr -e meat, were: Secretary of Stale Cordell Hull, addressing the annual Red Cross convention, said there is no room 1 , "for a single- nation or n group of I nations" trylug to “enslave and; dominate all the others." He said : (CONTINUED ON FAGB FIVE) TRIAL SLATED IN CITY COURT Jury to Hear Case Thursday Afternoon In Mayor’s Court The trial of John Engle, local youth, charged with operating * I motor vehicle while under the influence of Intoxicating liquor, la to • Im.- conducted in city court Thursday afternoon. ■ Young Engle was arrested recen’lv by Officer Russell Prior of the ■ Indiana state -police force. When arraigned ibeforo Mayor Forrest Elzey, Engle entered a plea of not guilty nnd was released under bond. The trial date wan set thia week. A city court jury Is lo hear the ■ < use against Engle. Case Continued The arraignment ot Charles D. Schwartz, of near Berne, In John T. ■ Kelly's Justice of peace court on ' a charge of falling to stop for a preferential highway, waa continued • yesterday. He was to answer to j the charge Tuesday afternoou.

DAMAGE SUITS TO BE VENUED SIO,OOO Damage Suits Against City, Railroad, Arc Venued Damage suits, totalling 440.000 against the city of Decatur and the Chicago w Erie railroad, arising out of an auto accident in*l937 that claimed two Ilves, are to be venued from the county. • The suits are those of John O'Shauahnessey, as administrator of I the estate of Itanlel tfShaughnes- 1 , aey, and John O'Shaughm-ssey a* I administartor of the estate of Floyd Rison, and Catherine Rison, all against the city and the railroad. I Mrs. Rison, who wan allegedly | confined in the hospital and suf-1 sered permanent Injuries from the crash, asks IJo.ooo. The other two suits asks for 410.000 each for the lives of Floyd Rison and Daniel O'Hhaughnessey. who were killed in the wreck. The accident happened at the ■ Mercer avenue crossing of ’he Erie 1 railroad when the auto occupied I Iby the party from Monroeville' crashed into the cement base of the flasher signal. Application for the change of venue was made Tuesday by Henry B Heller, counsel for the Erie railroad. Judge Fruchte named Jay. I i Allen and Wells counties as avail-1 j able counties. Eggemun. Reed and Cleland, law , flrm at Fort Wayne represents sll | three defendants. Vincent Kelley ■ is the attorney for the defendant city at Decatur. DECATUR FAIR ACTS BOOKED — Directors Contract For Free Acts At Annual Street Fair i Free acta so rthe annual Decatur! I Free Street Fair and Ag-tcultural I Show have been contracted for by ’!)<• board of directors of the Chamber of C<wnmerce, apons- 1 Ing body of the fair. The act* were b<M>k«*d through the <>u« Sun agency, which furnishI ed acta last year which were highly > satisfactory and splendidly tecelvgil I I by fairgoers. I The bourd. In meeting Tuesday bight, approved the selection as nu de by the free acta committee, composed of John L. DeVos*, chairman; Clarence Heaver* and Robert 1 Krick. The leading act will be the Hoi- | lywood Thrill Girls, two young wo . men who present a sensational high I act. never before shown in thia section of the country. Other act* boobed are an outs'anding roller slutting act t*nd the: I Valdure comedy bicycle act. These acta will b«- presented each ; ! day of the fair, from Monday. July' 31. to Saturday. August 5, incluatvo] After the opening day. the acts will I I-- presented twice dally. The board of dlrectora also voted . the usual 425 donation to the Boy I Scouts of America, whose annual campaign for fund* was launched In this city Tuesday. The director* natned P“tc» Reynold*. president of the Chamber ot Commerce, as that organization's representative on the Community, Co-Ordinating Council, which was formed here last weak. The board voted that the president of the business organization, upon election, shall automatically become a mem--1 Per of the new council. Fort Mayne Mayor May Seek Governor Post • Fort Wayne. Ind.. April 26—<UP) •--The name of Mayor Harry W. 1 Baals of Fort Wayne wan tentative- ) !y injected Into the list of Repuh- • bean candidates for governor when : l-irty leaders revealed todsv a committee of five has been named to i seek: hl* approval to a campaign In his behalf. Baals was reelected last Novetn- . ber iby n large majority, and hl* ■ name was mentioned then a* a posi | slble gultcrnatorial candidate. At • j that time he was quoted a* saying, I i “1 still have a job to perform as ) mayor.” Hl* term expire* January 1, 1943.

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| Britain Is Determined To Bulwark Peace; Hitler Is Expected To Reject Roosevelt Plea. TO CUT PROFITS London, April 26-- UR> —Groat Britain took unprecedented messurea to bulwark European peace today, hy announcing peace-time conscription for military service and measures to control profiteering In time of war. The action was regarded n* a warning tn advance of Adolf HitI ler'a speech on Friday of Britain's determination to Im- prepared tor any contingency. "No one can contend that thia is jM-ace time In any sense In which the term could Im* purely used." Prime Minister Neville t'hamberlaln told the house of commons In announcing the government's decision. Major developments in the shattering of a centuriea-old peace time tradition of the British |m»«1 pie included: 1. The government has decided to Introduce a bill calling up men of 2u and 21 years of age for six mouths compulsory military training. After that they will enter the regular army reserve or the territorial army thome guard.) The number of men called would gross 31omu) but exemption I would make the net ulsnit 20*).0<>0 {available annually. Britain's total j of men In active service or reserve j thus would Im* brought to nearly 900.000 men. 2. A reserve and auxiliary forces bill will Im* introduced empowering the army, navy and air force quietly and speedily to call up reserves and auxiliaries at any time without public proclamation. 3 In war time, the government II would take energetic measures to '[see that nolHuly profits from the ! war. with drastic penalties against J profiteering. ■ 4. ChamlM-rluin announced Brit- | aln is willing to discuss with Ger- | many the possibility of a general I settlement. 5. t'hsmlterlaln declared that ■ in going hack on hi* recent promj Ise not to introdu)'** conscription in peace time, he was influenced by radically changed conditions. 6 He promised the opposition full debate tut hl* proposals H<* rofus»-d to consider a referendum for a general election. 7. Chamberlain denied a laltorHe insinuation that the failure of I the German foreign minister to ' s»-e Sir Nevlle Henderson. British ambassador constituted a snub. 8. Chamberlain announced, tn apparent reference to President Rooaevelt'd peace plan that the government Is In sympathy with all attempts “to secure agreements for the limitation of armaments, open avenue* for international trad*- ami improved economic Intercourse " 9. ChainlH*rlaln revealed the j government la Immediately call- | Ing up more territorial* and non- , regular air force men to reinforce I the country's anti aircraft deft*nj *••* during the present period of . tension. Government supporters and I most liberals warmly cheered j ChamlM-rluln * announcements Imt I (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) PLAINTIFF ASKS FOR NEW TRIAL Motion For New Trial Is Filed By George S. Schwartz. A motion for a n«*w trial was Bled today In th>* Adams circuit court In the breach of contract . suit of George 8. Schwartz of Portland against the Citizens Hank of ! Portland. The motion was filed by the ' plaintiff, Mr. Scbwartx, through his attorneys. Eichhorn. Gordon and Edrls. who were awarded a judg- ‘ tnent of 1500 recently by the Ad- ■ am* circuit court jury. ’ Schwartz had demanded 21,200 ' damages, which he alleged snstalni ed when the bank allegedly failed • to properly discharge Its duties In (' the handling of a note. . | Judge Otto M Krieg of Huntingt ton. sst as *peclal judge In th* trial. s The motion for a new trial seta , out ID roason*. one of these stat- | Ing that the assessment of the uiuoutil of tucovury 1* tog stuall