Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 37, Number 127, Decatur, Adams County, 29 May 1939 — Page 1

Lfi\w n No- 127.

KffIRTS VARY ON LONE FLIER A OCEAN TRIP Reports Arc I ReC' i'fd On Thomas I 11. Smith May 29.— (U.R) — A ■ g|HK< a railway air service Liverpoel to Rm# today h ’ a plane over I In Lancethire, which rrnght be that H May <U P> Th. ■ 'h. ii in ji'iiii Kn|Sr 'll II I Il- Xu, 'll ' lIHI 10l the officer . Ef|K from the control officer LJ*. .nr base in the western I saying Smith , refuelled and contiul4'in 45 45 Mt ’ Io I. oflfii lai on : |. m Smith at the h. I til. that observers believed im airport Ixmdoii Bt'|B landed anywhere nenr ' craft carried 16" ral gasoline on a Hight that ■■■. <'■■<! to conipl-te in leaa hours after taking off : a m CRT Sunday. He to keep him in th--lie - I l-lt.-l. I allll 111 ali went amoothly mink »a« pa»'.-I in IST today alter ' - over the north AtlantiThe 4n hour mark v ill at « 50 p tn CRT. I'lane carried no radio no Eli ON PAGE SIX) BATUR YOUTH 'HURT SATURDAY Womack Injur* nH *^ s uto Overturns Berth Os Monmouth Womack. 21 of this iniiflned ill the Adams memorial hospital today from Injuries sustained (■Saturday night in an unto of Monmouth k was riding in a ca>- ■ l>y Calvin Hahnert. 17. of offl.irs |.-poile.l |Blh< ear was traveling al too a sjs-ed to negotiate tie hi the road ami rolled escaped Injury, hut k sustained II severe ha. k W 1 and an Injury to his ubEB<> He is not thought set hurt. |B'" policeman Russell Prior the- accident, which at 11:55 p. m. B- v Devotions Are Held Sunday Night wwe held at St Mary a church at 7:3" <>'< -lock Sun■»'i'tilng in observance of Mary ■Queen <>f May. Proci>a«!on was (■followed by Brnedli'Uoti of tint ■>*'d Sacrament. Yesterday was Huaday ami spei’al ser- ■* wi re delivered nt the mornins ■»>•« on the importance of the B r * f * rr *d to iia the birthday of ■church. ■ ~ ■EMP6RATURE readings ■mocrat thermometer B :l>11 “ m - bU B : »o a. m .. «i B°n ’.._.... K 4 ■too p. m. „ 74 B=W p. m. ..... 7tt I WEATHER ■ Generally fair tonight and ■“•••Isy, except mostly cloudy yueeday in north portion; Bmewhat warmer Tuesday, and B northwest portion tonight.

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT

Poppy Day Sale Receipts Listed The aulllary of Adams post number <3 of the American Legion today reported a total of |l9Xtl re- | reived In the annual Poppy Hay sale 1 held here .Saturday, Boy Scouts aaaUled the auxiliary In conducting the sale. Committee tuemhorg today I expressed their appreciation to th.* public for the splendid response to the annual sale. RURAL SCHOOL GRADUATE LIST IS ANNOUNCED Complete List Os Graduates Issued For Exerdata June 10 1 I ■ The complete list of students, who will be graduated from the eighth grades in the rural schools ' of Adams county on June 10 at 3 p in during the exercises at the Decatur junioi senlor high school. ' was announced by C. E Striker, county school superintendent. Albert Stanley of Routh Bend. 1 wilt be the speaker. Mr. Striker 1 and the various township trustees • and teachers will participate. The ' list follows: Union Township John Basore. Albert Anderson. Kathryn Shaffer. Velma Lucile Hart. Paul Ramsey, Raymond (Heckler. Ardella Miller. Mary Hel en Helm. Arthur Krueikeberg, Donald Grote, Edward Snrunger ■ Evelyn Thieme. Gilbert Bienx. Root Township 1 Oscar laiSalle Bristol. Lavuwse Buick. Gerald Brown. Jim Beachler. Irene Aumann. Walter Kukelhan. Bernadine Delauig. Elgene Hoile. Robert Goelx, Ikirothy Gerber. Chloe Harkleaa. Rowena Raudenhush. Gwendolyn Dunn. Elizabeth Johnson. Freda Harris. Don Brown. Forrest Deßolt. Edwin Franx. Merlin Feasel, Doris Jones, Evelyn Miller. Preble Township Harold W Rcherry. Walter Moe] lerlng. Mattel Reinhart, Ema Gull j 1 meyer, Eugene Bender, Wanlta, Conrad. Roland Miller. Eleanor Hllgeman. Max E Shady. Junior Helmrkh. Dorothy Buuck. Erma, Lillich, Leroy Cable, Anita Stoppenhagen. Ema Huitemeler, Hel~n Bulte- ! meler. Florence Hotfrnan. Fredrick W Hleberlch. Paul Schueler. Er- - win Fuhrman. Oswald Bnltemeler, i Elinor Aumann, Jane Berning. Leo 11. King. Jr.. Irene Conrad. Marie Bultemetor. Helms Conrad. Irene Bultemeler. Florence Aumann, lx>rIne Scheumann. Geraldine Schenmatin. Richard Bunsold. Kirkland ownship Darrell E. Shackley, Delores Ginter. Mary Girod. Phyllis Belneka, ’ Agnes Kolter. Donna Belle Roth. Virginia Worden. Billy J. Taney, 1 Frederick Vales. Helen Thurmau. Don Baumgartner. Violet Dick. Elsie Aschllman. Vergene Steffen. 1 Harry W. Gerber. Luella D. Stet--1 fen. Washington Township 1 Charles Arnold. Fred Geels. 1 Hetty Foanaugh, Francis Geels. Lisle Gibson. Ellen Fisher, Wlnl fred Shoaf. Gloria Shoaf. Neva Cook. Herman Hammond. Gorden ~'ONT7Nt’K~r>N’pA<rw VtVK)""" SNEDEKER RITES THIS AFTERNOON Former Local Man. Accident Victim. Buried This Afternoon Funeral services were hold this ( i.fternoon st Coshocton, 4>hlo for ' Van fan Snednker. fotvner Decatur young man. who was killed Friday afternoon near Moutt*. Vernoii J Ohio. Th* services were held there i r,nd burial was also made In that town. It was at first thought that ’ the body might be returned hero , for burial, but relatives decided upon Coshocton. A man by the name of Harvey, s who was driving the car in which i Sncdeker wax riding, la In a critical condition at the M -mt Vernon hospllal. suffering from Injuries ( sustained In the crash. Snedeker. it was learned, was en j gaged In stock show business with his parents. He and Harvey had gone to Delaware to post bills, ad-j vetlalng the show, and were returning to Mount Vernon, when the accident happened. Snedeker. it Is thought, died al-', most Instantly. His body was i thrown » feet away and wnu found i lying in the ditch, , -

CITY TO JOIN OBSERVANCE OF MEMORIAL RAY Business To Be Suspended; Legion Will Hold Services Business generally will be suspended In Decatur Tuesday as the City joins with the nution In observance of Memorial Day Hu si Hess houses will be cloned, with the exception of restaurants, theaters, confectioneries and similar establishments. The First State Bank and public library will lie closed all day. No mail deliveries will be made, except special delivery, although the pont office lobby will lie open on regular Sunday schedule No edition of the Decatur Daily Democrat will tie published tomorrow. The city and community will join with Adams jMMit number 43 of the American Ix-glon in the annual memorial services for the soldiers and sailors who fought for the nation In the various wars The official celebration will be held Tuesday morning. with U-glonnaires and memliers of the auxiliary gathering at the lx-glon home al H3O o'clock. They will go to the Maplewood and St. Joseph cemeteries. where services will le- held at the graves of the two World War veterans who died most recently. At *:M o'clock, a parade will form on Liberty Way and proceed to the Monroe street brldg?, where the sailor dead will l»e honored The parade will then return to the peace monument on the conn house lawn, where the final ceremonies will be conducted. Sons of the Ijegion. Boy Scouts and boys and girls on bicycles will be in the line of march and all mlkmil children have also lieen invited to join the parade. The annual memorial services of Adams post were hold al 9:45 o'clock Sunday morning at the st. Mary’s Catholic church, with Rev. J. J. Seimatx, pastor, delivering the memorial sermon. Other churches of the city held ' Hpei-lsl memorial s*-rvl<-«*s during | the regular church hours Sunday DECATUR LIGHT RATES ARE LOW Decatur Rate Third Lowest In State For First 25 KWH Decatur has the third lowest electric light rate for the first 25 kilowatt hours of any town or city In Indiana, according to the report • Issued by the federal power commission. Washington. D C. Decatur's rate la four cents per KWH for the first 25. This low rate also continues for the first lim KWH. The only two chlea that have a lower light rate for 25 KWH ar* Fort Wayne, with a 3.5 cent rate and Rensselaer with a 3.5 cent rate. The four cent rate was establlshed in Decatur In April. 1938, when th* council and former Mayor Arlhur R. Holthouse, applied to the Indiana public service commission Io reduce the rates. 11l the group of cities with 2.50(1 to 10.000 popula t lon. Rensselaer is low on 25. 100 and 250 KWH, the top rate being 8.8 or four mills I under Decatur's rate. The report lists every town In Indiana served by private or mu- . nlclpal utilities. Th* rates are I given for each community, together with schedules. With the group i of the three lowest, the three high- ' est rates are also given. Th* contrast Is wide compared with Decatur’s four cent rate. The three (WNTINIfK~ON PAUK HIX) — '"O 111 ■ Meetings Tonight At Central School The Boy Scout meeting tonight at 8:30 o'clock will he hel l at the Central school Instead of the high s< hool, ax was previously announced. Sylvester Everhart announced tixlaiy. The softball meeting will also be held al the Central building. Mr. everhart stated. This meeting ta scheduled for 7:30 o'clock Library To Close Half Hour Earlier Starting tonight the city library will be dosed at 8:30 o'clock each evening Instead of 9 o’clock. Tuesday. the library will .be closed all tiny In observance of Decoration Day.

ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER IN A DAMS COUNTY

Decatur, Indiana, Monday, May 29, 1939.

Confer On Squalus Raising - - L <B* El - iy - '*v ‘ ' B v <4 Moving swiftly, the Navy fllgh Command in Washington rushes plans to raise the Squalus twelve miles off Portsmouth. N. H Pictun-d In lonference are Rear Admiral A P. Fairfield, seated, and standng. left to right: Commander A. I MgKee. (’apt Henry Williams and Commander A. R. McCann. They are looking over charts of Squaliia position.

DAMAGE JURORS FAIL TO AGREE HuntinKton Jury Discharged After Failure To Settle Case HuntinKton. Ind.. May 29 — i Spacial t — The jury which spent five days and part of a night hearing evidence and arguments In the damage suit of Mrs. Mary B. Patterson. administratrix of the estate of Charles W. Patterson. against the Chicago A Erie railroad could not agree on a verdict and was discharged by Judge Otto H. Krieg at 2:20 p. m. Saturday aflorMM. The jurors told the court they did not believe they could agree on a verdict by remaining In session longer. The case went to the jury at 8:06 p. tn. Friday. The court and jury hud spent the day listening to evidence and arguments and adjourned early for supper. returning at fi p. m for the final argument of the plaintiff and the reading of the court's Instructions. At 9 o'clock Saturday morning, after the jurors had remained up all night discussing a possible verdict. they asked that Judge Krieg re-read his instructions, indicating they had differed somewhat in memory of what the court had told them. The re-reading, however, failed to bring any agreement and when the jurors told Judge Krieg they believed no verdict could Inreached he thanked them tor their attention to their duties and discharged them from further consideration of the case. The suit demanded damages for the death of .Mr. Patterson in the February 14. 1937. wreck at DecaCONTINUK»~ON PAUR FIVE>~ SHOW PICTURE ENTIRE WEEK “Kinjc Os Kings" At Zion Reformed Church Each Night This Week A large and deeply interested audience witnessed the initial showing of the motion picture, "The King of Kings." at the Zion R' lortned church last night. This I'emarable picture, produced and directed by the great motion picture genius, Cecil B. DeMllle, will be exhibited at the local church every night Including Saturday at 7:46 p. m. during the present week. Originally appearing as a silent picture, there has been added appropriate music and sound effects by the nound-on-fllm method. Hundreds of musicians, both vocal and Inst rumen tai. were employed in providing the musical background of the picture. Dr. Daniel A. Poling. president of the World Christian Endeavor Union, has said. "The King of Kings la incomparably greater by every test than any other picture." The picture is being exhibited under the auspices of the Christian Expansion Organisation— a ron-sectarian religious body —an a part of a mass evangelism campaign in this country. There Is no admission charge, a free-will offering being taken at the clone of tbe picture each ulght.

Students Visit In City This Morning Twenty-eight students of Dayton Ohio's "traveling u&lveral’v" stopped at Decatur this morning enroute to Chicago. The a. hool. which u *|M>nsored by the Shiloh Congregational church at Dayton, le based on a five year plan. The students, all junior and senior high school members, take trip.) tach year and upon their return write themes and prepare histories of the trips. The fifth year they plan to go to Europe. With Rev. and Mrs. Fay LeMeadows, the students travel in a charted bus. While here they secur«<d in formation regarding Decatur and Adams county, which Information wiii be Included in their work. JURY RETURNS S3OO VERDICT Jay County Jury Reaches Agreement In Condemnation Suit After deliberating shout two lours Saturday, a Jury in the Jay circuit court returned a verdict ot 8300 in the condemnation suit brought by the Adams county commissioners against John and Bertha Moaure. The verdict had to be for the defendant under th-- law. which requires the consideration of the case over again In condemnation suits. The amount of damages was the point under consideration. The defendants w II lose .61 acre* from their 64 acree farm. However. •he new road will come to within six feet of their house. This Is the

proposed state highway from Bluff- . ton to Geneva, for which the county In buying the right of ways. The wldenejl right of way would also remove the trees In front ot ttu-ir house. Tim defendants alleged that i when the trees have been removed, 'there will not be room In front of the house to replace them Th* defendants brought wltnesnea Ito the stand to estimate the damI age to the Moaure farm. Those witnesses and the amount of the damages In their estimates: John Ton- ' tier, O. E. la-sh. and Martin Meshherger, IfttHi; Roy Flowers and August Hchllcknmn. |7OO, Frank Myers, B*6o. The commissioners produced witnesses ot testify that the running cf the proposed new paved road l»:ist the Mosure «4 acre turn) would raise Its value from |5 to >ls an acre. 11 —I I I—— — Wm. L. Raudenbush Dies At Willshire Funeral services will lie hold Tuesday afternoon for William 1,. Raudenbuah, 77. well known Willshire. Ohio resident, wlio died Sunday at Ills home In that town. Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Alma L. Sipe and a son, Holin E. both of Blue Creek township In Aflame county; a brother, Dayton, six grandchildren and five great grandchildren. The services will lie held Tuesday afternoon at 1 o'clock i€ST) at tho Church of God In Willshire and burial will be iu that town. A

Adams County Girl Fatally Injured In Train And Auto Crash*At Peterson Sunday

HULL PROPOSES | ARMS EMBARGO ACT REPEALED Also Urges “(’ash And Carry” Provisions For Sale Os Arms Wsshlnglon. May 29 — (U.R) — Chairman Key Pittman. D., Nev., of the senate foreign relations committee predicted today that a majority of his committee will support th* administration's neutrality law proposals which Include elimination of arms embargoes against belligerent nations. , Pittman said that enunciation of the administration's position on neutrality proposals by secretary of state Cordell Hull should increase pros|iects for congressional action at this session. Hull proposed repeal of -Inarms emltargo section of existing , law, and to place sale of munitions and all war material* on a "cash-aiidcarry" liasis. Cash-and- ' carry provisions of the present law expired May I. 1 ''l think a majority of the coin1 mlttee will Im- In accord with the ' liaslc principles of the secretary's I program." Pittman said. The foreign relations committee - meets Wednesday. Pittman said i he would ask members when they i • desired to discuss |>endlng pro i! poaals to amend or repeal existing ■'neutrality laws. Despite Pittman's optimistic . view of prospects for action on . the administration program. Im* latlon Ist senators indicated that a I l<mg fight would ensue If Hull's , plan Is placed before the senate. They demanded mandatory arms embargo Secn-tary of State Cordell Hull proposed the neutrality program over the weekend In two significant moves. He addressed chhlr- • men of house and senate commitlies dealing with foreign affairs with a six-point plan of legislation. Both committees will meet this week. Last night, speaking in Chicago, he challenged the theory of "national Isolation" in a warning that our welfare requires "playing our *l (CONTINVBD ON PAOBF1VB) Mrs, Susan Gottschalk Dies Sunday Morning Funeral services will Im- held Wednesday morning at 9'15 o'clock ■ at the home and 9:30 o'clock at th! ■ Salem Evangelical church for Mrs. > Susan Gottschalk of Wells county. . who died Sunday morning at her » home. Surviving are two daughters. Mrs. i Ida Steiner of Weils county and , Mrs. ElmAr Dubach of Geneva; 13 i ,grandchildren and a stepson. Goldie i Gottschalk of 1,1 tin Grove. Burial

■ will be In the church cemetery, SHOW CANNING AT FREE FAIR 1 Canning Exhibit During Street Fair Open To Entire County 1 This y--nr the Decatur Street Fair will be, bigger and hotter than ever. It lx being enlarged to in- * elude entries In a canning exhibit which will he open tn all women of the county. The street fair committee, apon- . sored by the Chamlier of Commerce, la offering prises for this exhibit. The county home economics club leaders are also helping to put information on this ex- ' hlhlt liefore the women of the county. The county agent anil the I farm aecurlty offices are offering th-'lr aid. They both will be glad ■ to furnish material to those who . want aid In planning and carrying out their entries. Each woman entering will exhibit one jar of each food which . she cans during 1939 Each jar . will be labeled to tell the number ' of quarts of that food put up during 1939. One of the labels will j tel! the number In th* family and I the total number of quarts canned. *| It la hoped that all the women ■in the county will participate In j this part of the street fair.

ARRESTS MADE BY STATE COPS Three Are Fined, One License Suspended After Arrests State police oft leers made a serie □ of arrests in th.- city and county over the wetdt-end. some Os Wllk-tl r> suited In tinea being imposed. Dwight Osborn, of this city, was fined lit) and costa and bis driver's license was suspended for a period of six months when he pleaded gullt;- to a charge of drunken driving before Judge J. Fred Fruchte this tnornlng. Osburn was arrested tn Decarar Saturday night by offlcera Russell Prior and Truman Blerbi cf the Indiana state police force. Chester Burke on near Salem, who was arrested by officers Prior and Blerie on North Second street Sunday morning on a charge of H-ikless driving, was fined 81 and costa by Justice o’ peace John T. Kelly this morning when he pleaded Ku'lty. Edwin Mair of Fort Wsyne. who was arrested Saturday nigh: by officer Blerie on a cliarge of failing to stop for a preferential highway at the intersection of Thirteenth street extended and federal highway 37. was fined *1 and coats by justice Kelly this morning. Harold Kenyon, of Dunkirk, la to appear in 'Herne justice of peace court next Saturday morning at 9 < 'clock to answer to a charge of drhiug without an operator'a licHe was arrested Sunday morning by officer Prior one mile north at Berne when hla car careened Into the ditch went through a fence and up into a field. He suHered a fractured collar bone end his brother. ~CONTINUH>~<N< PAGE SIX) ESCAPES DEATH BY POISON GAS Charles Fletcher Is Overcome By Carbon Monoxide Gas Chsrles Fletcher, an engineer at the Central Sugar compiuy, wax overcome by carbon monoxide gas' early this afternoon at the Reynolds cemetery aliout three miles northwest of Decalur on the old River road. Mr. Fletcher had been picking flowers before he was overcome, tne flowers being found on tne car. He was discovered by Mr. and Mrs. Alfred H. Dea tn. of Monmouth who had gone to the cemetery at 12:40 o'clock this al Yer noon to tend tne graves of relatives. They be- 1 lieved he was dead and intorm«<t Cal and A. V. Yost at the Yast Bros, quarry, who telephoned for Sheriff Ed Miller. Employees of the stone quarry found he was breathing slightly snd summoned a physician.! He was pulled out on the ground. A reporter for Decatur Dally Democrat, Robert Heller, wlxrwas at the seme, employed artificial inspiration for a few minutes before the physician arrived, and Mr. Fletcher began to breathe d< eply. He was taken Immediately in an ! n'itienoblle to the Adams county memorial hospital, where oxygen was administered. He will recover, the attending physician believed. O' 1 Sons Os Legion To Meet Tuesday Morning The Sons of the American last lon are asked to meet Tuesday morning at 8 o'clock at the la-glun home. The members will take patt In the Memorial Day services. o— —— (i rand lien ard Rites Tuesday Afternoon Funeral services will be held Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the Salem Evangelical church for Mrs. EHrabeth Catherine Urandllehard, 85, who died Sunday night at. the home of her daughter, Mrs. Rt-ulien Miller In Welle county. Surviving are the daughter, a son. Charles of near Bluffton and a rlster, Mrs. Barbara Albetaon of Geneva. Burial will be In the church cemetery.

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Edna Marie Smith Dies At Hospital Few Hours Afi ter Crash; Six Others In Automobile. ONE SERIOUS Edna Marie Smith. 17, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Adolph Smith, northeast of Decstar, was fatally Injured, her brother. Harvey ' Smith. 18. was seriously Injured, snd five other young persons were 1 less severely hurt, in a collision i of an automobile and a Nickel I Plate freight train at the crossing • iu Peterson Hunds) afternoon at ; 3:25 o'clock. i Miss Smith died at the Adams i cou-ity memorial hospital at 8 0C i p. m. of her Injuries, which Ini eluded a nearly severed right leg, badly crushed left leg. fractures t of both arms and Internal Injuries. Her brother. Harvey, driver of the auto, sustained a fractured , left arm. which was so badly mangled that amputation was necessary He also suffered ' severely from shock but his condition was reported slightly Improved today. ’ Other victims of the accident ' were Grace Straub. 17. and her sister, Lola, daughters of Mr. and Mrs. 1 Glenn Straub, Decatur route 4. Della Hleberlch. 18. daughter of Mr and Mrs Otto BlelM-rlch. Decatur route 2. > Brlsliane Skiles, son of Mr. and l Mrs. Ellis Skiles. Peterson i Richard Helmrk-h. 12. son of [ John Helmrich. Magley. The Straub slaters and Miss Bielierich are still confined to the , hospital, but their conditions are j not believed serious. They are suffering mostly from shock. . Skiles and Helmrlch were not admitted to the hospital but their Might Injuries were treated hr physicians. Auto Demolished Ttie automobile, driven by Smith was almost completely demolished. The car. which was traveling north, struck the right front side ; of the engine pilot, and was forced I against two poles along the side of H the right of way and then Into a freight car. standing on a aiding. The Helmrich lad was pushed ' out of the car just liefore It was struck by the eaat-bomid train, thus avoiding more serious Injury. Mrs. William Johnson, who resides aleiut 3M feet from the crossing. stated that she heard tha • train whistle si.d an automobile I stop. Looking up. she saw Smith I I hack the auto approximately 300 feet south and pick up Brisbane Skiles. The auto then started north sgnlii. Mrs Johnson said, and was driven directly into the I path of the freight. 1 The train, which was composed of about 35 cars was stopped with I the calMxiae on the crossing. i Members of the train crew were: C. L Loop, engineer; R. Kelley, .conductor; E E. Henaon, flagman; D. H Fricks, brakeman and O. K I Matchet, fireman, all of Frankfort, ■ore In ’»2l > Miss Smith, the accident victim, (CONTINUBD UN PAOB FIVE) ~ — O ii FILE SUIT FOR ,■ CUTTING TBEES Hartford Township Woman Sues Family For SSOO Da maxes Flossie O. Hart of Hartford township has filed suit In thu Adams rlrcult court. In which she asks ■ damages of Jsoo from her mother, I rothcr snd sister. Clarissa, Ic<-l and trover O. Shanks for allegedly cutt- . Ing down four trees on their Hartford township farm. , The complaint avers Jhat on November 20. 1937, Mrs. Clarissa thinks conveyed the property to Hie plaintiff by a warranty deed, keeping thereon a life estate. The complaint further states that tin- brother and ulster reside wf" I the defendant and that they ''cut l down and converted to tholr own ' use ,'our green live trees." The plaintiff states that the trees c rangel In else 18 to 24 inches at the ■ butt and were 30-feet high, and that since there Is little timber on the t real estate, the woods han been lr--1 rcparalily damaged. t The complaint asks for a Judg- » tjent of 5500 against the three detundanin.