Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 37, Number 163, Decatur, Adams County, 12 July 1939 — Page 1

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Harry flchamerloh Reported Critical Tlv* condition of Harry Hchntnerl«>h local factory employe nnd aott of Mr. and Mr* Adolph Helmtnerloh, of n«nr thia city, waa reported very critical early today, accordinf to ralatlvea. H»hattierloh. who haa been ans farina from cerebral menlnaitla., waa at one time thouaht tn have been recovering Illa condition. howrvecA la once again reported F. 0. R. MEETS WITH HULL ON | NEUTRALITY ACT President May Send Special Neutrality Message To Congress

Waahlnatoti. July IS — «UR) — Secretary of State* Cordell Hull today conferred for half an hour with Preatdent Rooaeveh. preaum ably concerning the neat atepa to be taken by the administration in ita fight for revision of the nt-u trallty law. He made no comment on leaving the White Houae. but wan expected to aee uewapaper men ahortly. Special Meatage Waahington. July IS — nj.pj •»> Preaident Rooaeveh plana to tend a apedal meaaage tn congreaa reiterating and In forceful language — hla demanda for a new neutrality law at thia aeaelou. a aource due to the adinlniatratlon revealed today. Mr. Rooaeveh waa rebuffed yeaterday by the aenata foreign relations committee, which voted to postpone action on all neutrality proposals nut II nett year Hut he will restate to congress, it waa, aald. his belief that abolition of! the existing arms embargo before adjournment Is vital to the beat interests of this country's foreign poHcy. The president was reported to have urged his congressional advisers to uss every means to override the senate committee Administration strategy probably wMI concentrate on efforts to win over two Democratic senators reapottsihle for the adminlatra Uou'a 12-11 defeat in committee--, ICONTINUKD ON PAGE FIVE) ROOSEVELT ANO McNUTT AGREED President Absolves McNutt For Campaign For Presidency Washington. July 12 —(U.R>— The political mystery rhtch agitated th • capital for ♦* hours cleared today to reveal President fUoecyelt and Paul V. McNutt, of Indiana, in subetan tial accord on political developments relating to the IHd Demo cratlc presidential nomination. McNutt, who probably will be onfirmed by the senate today as director of the federal security administration —a job virtually of cabinet rank — has annountfd that he will not seek the 1940 nomination If Mr. Roosevelt wants it. Mr. Roosevelt, rm his part, has absolved bls director to be of all responsibility for the aggressively uctlve campaign being coud'icted oy , Frank McHale. <rf Indiana, to nominate McNutt neat June. Whether Mr. Roosevelt will be a 1940 candidate and whether McNutt would bo iceptable to him as a successor or running mate are UM own secrets. He chided press coherence questioners yesterday for shallow reporting in their stories speculating on the significance of the decision to keep McNutt In the official family. He returned to Washington las’, week from his post as high cjmsnlsstoner of the Philippines and said he would resign tn mon Hi or six v-eeks. The general opinion hereabouts had been that Mr. Roosevelt be glad to get rid of a captCONTtNUKD ON PAGE PIVKI 0 - Gypsy Band Fails To Obtain Any Loot The attempted robbery of two Mngley homes by a band of gypsies was learned of here tod<ty. The gypsies. It was stated, abler-1 rd both the Henry Hoemker and the Jacob Borne homes near that village. On the pretense of getting a arfnk of water they gained entrance to the grounds and then worked tiielr way into tho homes. However. nothing was reported missing.

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Girls of the German Nasi Youth movement march In the city of Dwnxlg during a mass d-monstrsilon for the rviursi of the territory to the Reich. It waa on this occasion that Alliert Foerster. Dansig

DISTRICT MEET HELD TUESDAY Older Youth Groups Os Fourth District Hold I a Meeting Here Approximately ZVrt pe-sons attended the meeting of the older youth groups <rf the fourth district. I held Tuesday evening at the Central i school building in this city. The Teens and Twenties club of I Adams county was bos’ to the rroups from the It- counties in the district. The program consisted In “Highlights of the Fair" tn moving presented by Sanford Fiaxee; Spanish music, an accord■an solo by Peggy Hartman, com-, luunity singing, a eoprano solo by. Alice Reinking, and the principal address by Larry hrandon. Indiana state senator. Mr. Brandon presented an interesting discourse on the you’h of to -lay. who will be the lead’-.* of tomorrow. Vera Boys, distinct prest■lent. spoke briefly and Robert Rrown. president of the Teens and Twenties club, gave the welcoming address. The Teens and Twen'ite club tborus. consisting ot Elma Steury. , 1 yJia Frosch. Alice Reink.ug. Flor--nee Schults, Hu Ida Steury. Bertha Schwarts. Stanley Arnold, Elmer Nussbaum. Arthur Blech iff. Karl Reinking. Leßoy Schwa • J and Ger--1 ha-d Schwarts sang two selections. I "All Through the Night.' and "The Bella of St. Mary's." Esteim Steury as accompanist for the chorus. The chorus, only recently organised, has received an invitation from Sen. Brandon to lake part in the state convention at Indianapolis tuis tall. Games were led by Bill Bryan and refreshments of Ice cream and cake were served by the committee in charge, consisting ot Hulda Fteury. Everett Johnson. Robert Brown. Lydia Frosch, Stanley ArntCOMTINUKD ON PAOB Ft VID CUBS CAMP IS HELD TUESDAY Twenty-Three Cubs At- ■ tend Weekly Camp Tuesday Afternoon , Twenty-three Cubs attended the. camp at Hanna-Nutimpn park Tuesday afternoon, scout commissioner Sylvester Everhart reported UUb|< morning. The Cub leaders were also in at- , tendance. A contest in candle lighting was Tuesday's activity The points made Tuesday were listed as follows: Den one. 20 points! for advancement. 28 points for at- ' tendsnee and 10 points for activities with a total of IH4 for the year; Den ! i wo. «7 points for advancement, 100 I imlnts for attendance, three points , fur activities and 4SO points for the year; Den three. 70 points for advancement. 67 points for attendance und five pointe for activities with > a total of 462 for the year; Den tour. 37 points for advancement. 67 points tor attendance, aud no points 1 for activities with a total of 219 i rolnts for the year. Starting next week 10 points will: i i be given each den for the attendance of the den chief. At present ,| i the camp project is the making of tomahawks and Indian shields.

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Decatur, Indiana, Wednesday, July 12, 1939.

Flaming Meteor Seen Near Here Several residents of this county reported having men last night a ' flaming meteor." The Incident was explained by meteorologic'a. Residents of Detroit. Miciitgan re--1 ported that the meteor exploded a- ' l*out l.ooii feet In the air tear Mt. I Clemens. While meteorologists said it "waa 1 othing to be worried about," that ! It was an unusual occur tnce but ’.hat the bright meteors ar» not ex ' actly rare. AIRPLANE THIEF | UNDER ARREST Frankfort Officials To Return Thief To State For Trial — Frankfort, Ind.. July 12—<U.R> — | Clinton county officials and Frankfort police today planned to send an officer to Yasoo City, Mias., to return a man believed to be Ernest Fletch, the "flying L»x-hinvar" accused of stealing an airplane here and then engaging in an 1 aerial romance over Illinois and Missouri, to face a larceny charge. The man. who gave the name of Larry Thompson, wan arrested at Holly Bluff. Mias., late yesterday and waa later taken to Yasuo City. R It Warren, deputy sheriff, notified police here first by telegraph and later by phone, and a warrant charging him with stealing the plane was Immediately wired to Yasoo City. The plane was stolen June 26 and on the same day cracked up near Dunvillle. 111. It wan repaired there and the man. who gave the name of Larry Thompson, on that occasion, disappeared. Later he waa located at Vernon. 11l . where he asked Goldie Gehr ken. 17. to accompany him <m a . short flight to Ramsey. 111. Then, she told police, when she waa later arrested, he refused to return her to Vernon and forced her to accompany him.. She said that he asked her to marry him. She was picked up at charleston. Mo.. July 7 after the (CONTINUED ON PAGB TWO)

Fair’s Mechanical Parachute Sticks, Couple Is Stranded

New York. July 12 — (UR‘ — A, man and woman sere suspended | 1(4) feet above the earth ia a mecit- j cuital parachute for more 'ban five hours early today while rescuers struggled to get them down and thousands cheered. It waa by far the moat epectacul-| ar and dramatic event staged at the 1 New Yonk World'B fair and it was unplanned. Its actors were amateurs. aud the audience paid no admission. From 11:30 p. n>. Tuesday until 4:40 a. m. today, J. Cornelius Rain borne, known in New York society as "Coble," and hla beautiful wife sat on a sloping seat held by four < ables to a projected steel arm 100 feet above them, locking down at a vast sea of faces and at the brilliant lights and glittering bulidinga of the fair. They had paid 40 cents each for a ride In "the mechanical parachute" aud thia view ot the fair. Bit they had expected it to take no longer than five mlnutea. Rathbone took it ail good naturedly, but Mrs. Rath-1

Nasi leader, announced that the |>eople of Danxlg were resolved to give their liven. If necenaaiy? to return the Free City to the Reich Europe is jittery over the final outcome of Naal claims.

DEATH CLAIMS EMMA LIECHTY Mrs. Ralph Gentis' Mother Dies Today At Home In Berne Mrs. Emma Uechty. 79, widow of the late Christian Llechty, and : mother of Mrs. Ralph Gentis. of i thia city, died this morning at 8:30 I o'clock at her home in Berne. Death waa attributed to compli'ch Hone. She had been ill ahice Sunday, when she suffered a stroke ‘ of apoplexy. ~ Her husband died June S, little more than a month ago. She was | a native of Switzerland, having been born there November 27. 1867. She was married to Christian IJechty on April 16. 1878. Surviving are the following children. besides th* daughter here: Mrs. Henry Llechty. Monroe township. Mrs. John Sheer. Hays. Kansas; Christ of near Geneva; Mrs. Charles Moser of Los Angeles; Ben of Geneva; Mrs. Elma Sullivan of Berne; Mrs, Dan Cramer of Ix» r Angeles; two brothers. David aud Carl of Berne and 6ve sisters: Mrs. Bertha Gerber, of Switzerland: Mrs. Leah Yosa. Mrs. Pauline Harris. Mrs. Caroline Fluecklger and Mrs. Mathilda Nagel, all of Bente. She waa a member of the Berne Mennonite church. Funeral services will be held at the church Saturday morning at 9:30 o'clock and burial will be in the M. R. E. cemetery. Mrs. Gentis Is expected to arrtve home tonight from a trip to California and other western states. Condition Os Hawkins Child Is Critical The condition of Charles Frederick Hawkins, flveyear-old turn of Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Hawkhts. of route five, was described by the attending physician today as critical. The lad has been confined In the Adams county memorial hospital since Tuesday morning. He sum tained a skull fracture when kick ed In the head by a horse.

bone was Indignant. But they were none the worse tor I their experience. For five hours ateeplejacl a climbCd up and down the 200 foot para-chute-jump tower, firemen raised ' and lowered ladders and spread life i nets, policemen rigged tip loud speakers which screamed at Mrs. Rathbone to stretch out her legs, and sweated to keep the apprectalive crowd hack, and, every once tn a while. Mrs Rathhorne's damns and petulant wisecracks fl.iated on j the atlll night air. I The parachute jump consists of a steel tower from whose apex steel aims extend. To each of tinse arm* are attached four cables made test to the ground 200 feet beiow. By means of pulleys, the corners of a ■ parachute are attached to these 'cubies and to the parachute is a seat. In which two persons may rMe. strapped In. Loaded the parachute !a raised to the top by Its individual motor where It is released and blll(CONTINUED ON PAGE FOUK~

One Miner Killed During Riots Between Harlan County Miners i And National Guardsmen

CONFERENCE IS ! OPENED TODAY 375 Veterinarians In Decatur For Nutrition Conference Today Three hundred and seventy-five veterinarians from five states gathered In Decatur today for the ' second nutrition conference sponsored by the Centrol Soya company From pojnta throughout Indiana. Illinois. Michigan. Ohio and Pennsylvania. the veterinarians were to hear experts from six different agricultural and veterinary colleges discuss livestock feeding and disease problems, the Importance of feeding in livestock production and veterinarian-producer relations. The conference began at the Central Soya plant with tours through the buildings and Inspectbrn of manufacturing processes by the visitors. The afternoon session at Sun Set park was opened by Roy Hall. Central Soya company president. Speakers were L. P Doyle. Purdue university; Jesse Sampson. University of Illinois; E 8 Weisner. Michigan State college: R M. Bethke. Ohio agricultural experiment station; H J. Gramlich. secretary of the American Shorthorn Breeders' association: Paul Gerlaugh. Ohio agricultural experiment statioii; Roltert Graham. University of Illinois: Glenn H. Campbell. Cleveland. ().. advertising execut inFeature of the program waa a clinical demonstration of high pro- ' teln rations for pigs conducted by W. L. Robison of the Ohio experiment station and A. F. Schalk of Ohio State university college of veterinary medicine The conference will he conclud'd with a banquet at 6:30 o’clock (CONTINUED ON PACK FIV E) McNUTT'S NEW POSTPOWERFUL New Position May Mean Contact With 60,000,000 Individuals By Paul T. Smith, (TP. Staff Correspondent) Indianapolis. July 12. — <U.P) — Notes and comment on the Indiana political scene: One good reason why supporters of Paul V. McNutt for the presidency wyre elated at his appointment as a federal security administrator is that It gives him a very legitimate stage from which to discuss domestic issues . . . Otherwise he would have hud to keep fairly quiet, discuss the Philippines or appear as another politician seeking ofllce . . . But now he can get set for a "non-political" speech to the national young Democrats convention next month as an administration spokesman. Estimates here of the number of persona with whom McNutt potentially could have contact In his new post run as high as 60.900.000 . . . Most of the Roosevelt social program will be in hie hands, Includ1 Ing public health and security . . . || No difficulty is expected In senate confirmation of McNutt since both Senators Van Nuys and Minton will sponsor him . . . Minton is a bulwark ot the liberals and Van Nuys Is just us strong with the conservative bloc. Before McNutts new appoint- . ment, Paul Mallon, a Washington columnist wrote: "His obvious i weakness (as presidential candl- ! date) Is that he does not typify an issue such as. for Instance, Vice. I President Garner does." McNutt s Issue may now well be keeping the i spirit of tho new deal, perfecting | Its reforms and removing Its IrrlI (CONTINUED ON FA(lk" THREE? ft— Beverages Board To Hold Hearing* i ■ ; The Adams county alcoholic • beverage board will conduct heart ings July 27 in the county commix- , sloners* room of the courthouse on the transfer of the liquor and w-ine _ dealer s permit from the IT. 8. Package Liquor Store. Inc., to ! Lawrence Sullivan, and the application of Andrew Appelman (West I End Restaurant 1 for a beer retail- | er'» license.

ITALY ORDERS FOREIGNERS TO ABANDON TYROL Latest Move* By Mussolini Stir Up New European Worries - 11 By Joe Alex Morrit (United Press foreign news editor) ' Fascist .Italy stirred up new worI ties for Europe today by removing I Dino Grand! as ambassador to Lon- . dr.n and hastening «xpuls'on of forI eigners from Tyrol on charges ot i (splonage in behalf of Grjat Briti am and France. Both moves by Premie- Beni’o Mussolini, coincidirg with boosting ■ of Great Britain's defense esHznates | • to the peace-time record o.' 63.520.- i • UtM,t«M. created concern in western i ' European capitals largely becaua,’ of mysterious circumstances aur- ' . "inding the Fascist decUtons. • The expuhlon of foreigners, in- 1 J < luding Americana from the Italian 1 T-.tol, waa ordered without delay for reasons "of a political and mil’- 1 tary character" due to espionage ’ activities of “certam elements be- . longing to the western naLions." at- ! cording to an official announcement . in Rome. France. Great Britain, the Netaer- . lands and Switzerland, -vportod . considering a joint protea' to Rome. - Believed however that tne expulriona had a much brooder l urpose. ! One theory advanced was that the . Naxi-Fasclst powers did not want r foreigners around when Austrian- ■ lorn residents of the former Ausf trian Tyrol are forced either to ref turn to the Reich ot move to southern Italy as the result of a recent • agreement between Mussolini and < Adolf Hitler. Furthermore. It was suggested that foreigners were not wanted In the German-Italian border province to witness possible troop movements between the two nations. Italy haa recently been permitting German technicians to aid in vast > defense preparations along her alpine frontier facln:-. Franco In Paris. there were suggestions that the ' Tyrol expulsions as well x.« the expulsion of French newspaper correa(CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) ’ Attend Meet (H NCCW Directors , MYh Charles Los- and Miss Grace i Coffee, of this city, were among those present Tuesday at the meet- , Ing of the l»ard of directors of tho Port Wayne deanety of the NCCW. 1 , held In the Catholic community 1 . Center. , Mrs. Lose, district four -hairman. 1 > announced a meeting of tuat disti rlct to be held In August at Benaan- ' i con. Formal Introduction of the tn- , coming deanery officers and com- , 1 mittee chairmen took plac-t at Tues- • day's sessions ( o | ELDATROUTNER ■ TAKEN BY DEATH i I ■" 1 ■■ — 1 Adams County Man’s ( Brother Dies Tuesday At Van Wert Hospital Elda Troutner. 53. brother of ' ■ Charles Troutner of near thia city, , ■ died Tuesday at the Van Wert. ] i Ohio, county hospital, where he • had been a patient for lo days.!, ‘ Ih-nth was caused by heart dis ■ ■ east*. 1 The deceased was bom D»’cem--1 her 27. 1885, near Willshire. Ohio ! He lived hla entire lifetime In Van Wert county and wan a memliei of the I. o O. F. at Ohio City. Ohio. Surviving are the widow, Pearl; three children. Floasle and HerI nice at home and Carroll of Liberty township. Van Wert county: • one sister, Mrs. L. W. August of ■ Willshire and three brothers. Charles of Atlanta county, Linn of i Ohio City rural route and Clifford ■ of near Rockford. Ohio. Funeral services will be held at > the Ohio City Church of God Thursday afternoon. Rev. Paul t Tewell and Rev. E. E. Snyder officiating. Burial will be in, Woodlawn cemetery at Ohio City

Price Two Cents.

Five Persons Wounded By Gunfire, Others Are Clubbed In Two Riots In Kentucky. RIOT AT PONTIAC Harlan. Ky. July 12 — <U.P> — One miner waa killed, five persona were wounded by gunfire, and a number of others clubbed by national guardsmen In two riots between union and non-union miners and guardsmen in bloody Harlan county today. The guardsmen were attempting to preserve order. The first melee broke out in Stanfill at the Manhan Ellison Co. mine. Guardsmen and pickets exchanged shots and Doc Caldwell. 31. of Wilaonburger waa fatally wounded Captain J. L. Hansberry of the guard was shot through the cheat. Hla condition waa reported critical. One other guardsman was slugged Four pickets were wounded by rifle fire. After guardsmen got the situation under control at Stanfill they arrested approximately .100 pickets and marched them to Harlan. Aa the miners, under guard of the troops, marched into the city the marching men broke ranks and rioted More than 40 shots were fired. Mrs. Bill Williams of Rex waa shot In the leg as she attempted to rescue her son. Hubert Green, who was under arrest. Green was injured in the fight After a general battle In which the guards swung rifle butts, order was restored. It was reported a number of store windows were broken in the bettie. Reports also persisted that several other persons had been wounded by the shots fired by both sides. Major Joe Kelley, acting commander of the Kentucky national guard at Fort Knox. Ky.. announced that he had ordered 150 to 200 additional troops to Harlan at once to preserve order. He said he would send "the whole national guard into Harfan if necessary" to preserve peace. Reports to Ft. Knox said th* CONTINt'Eb ON page: THREE) LOWELL SMITH TALKS TO CLUB Scoutmaster Speaks At Decatur Lions Club Tuesday Night Ixiwell Smith. Lions troop Scoutmaster. was the main speaker at the meeting of the Decatur Lions club held Tuesday night In th* Rice hotel dining room. Mr Smith gave an interesting detailed account of the activities and events at the annual Anthony Wayne area Scout Camporee, held recently at Ligonier. Members of the Lions troop were among the Scouts who attended the yearly event. The musical portion of the program was furnished by Norman. Vera and Anna Marie Steury. children of Mr. and Mrs. Noah Steury of Sixth street. The children presented a number of stringed fa. strument selections. (Tilford Saylors, local auto dealer. was in charge of the program The complete list of committee appointment a is to be announced next week by Roy Price, newly, elected president of the Decatur t.lons club. The appointment ot John M. Doan as publicity chairman became effective last night Attention of the members wax also called to the annual LionsRotary softball game, which will be played at the soft hall diamond Wednesday. July 19, - ■ - - TKMPERATURC READINGS DEMOCRAT THERMOMETER 8.00 am 74 2:00 p.m 91 10:00 a.m. 80 3:00 p.m 92 Noon 84 WEATHER Generally fair tonight and Thursday, except local thundershowers in northweet portion by Thuraday afternoon or night; warmer tonight and In eaat and aouth portlona Thursday; cooler In extrema northweet portion Thuraday afternoen.