Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 37, Number 205, Decatur, Adams County, 30 August 1939 — Page 1

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_ <a • NO QUtBTIONB 11 f ! An ad taker of the iMlly | | democrat looked up in aurprlae at Gene and Paul Rmlth thia morning from the clarified adyertlaement, which they had 11 juat handed him for Inaertlon | | They plunked down their money to pay for the ad. and Inelated that they wanted It run ver- I bat Im. "It'll never be atty (tia»d the way thliißn atanda." the Decatur lad* aaaerted. The article, aa It appear* >n today * claaallled aectlon of the Detnoerat a* a paid advertiae- . merit: NOTICE- The party who took | i the front wheel from the Smith Brother* Bike on Flrat j afreet may have the real of II for $1 35. No question* aaked.” | —♦, AMOS GERKE IS 7 BADLY INJURED | THIS AFTERNOON Union Township Farmer Critically Injured This Afternoon Amoa Gerke. 34. Union townahip. died at 3:52 o'clock thia afternoon of Injuriee auatained while loading hay earlier thia afternoon. Amoa Gerke. 34. well known roung Vnlon townahlp farmer la In a critical condition at the Adams county memorial hoapltal anfferlne [ftam injuriea eutalned thia afternocn while loading hay into the barn on the Gerke farm. Gerke. the attending phy«ictan' teported. la Buffering from a ba Ml **ull fracture, and wa* critically i hurt. The physician said he had no hopea for Gerke'a recovery. Gerke. mvaidber* of the family mated, wa* engaged in pilling aoy bean hay up to the mow of the barn at the time of the accident, about 1:15 o'clock thia afternoon. They mated that a heavy iron ' boMt on the aide of the barn broke !' oae and *wung to the mow where nr wa* atanding. atrlking him In the head. The hook wa* i'*ed tn aupport the block and tarklra in pulling in the hay. The Zwlck ambulance waa aummoned and he wa* brought to the Adsma county memorial hoapltal. He waa at 111 dhconacious late thia afternoon. Gerke la unmarried and make* hi* home with hia mother. ( Mra. Henrietta Grrke in Vnlon townahip. —'o■ - | ■ Expect Jackson To Resign Post Indianapolla. Ind. Aug. TO— (UH -Clarence A. Jackaon. director of the atate groa* income tag and un employment compensation division* I* expected to realan today to conI tinue a* assistant to federal arcu--ity administrator Paul V. McNutt in | Washington Ole wa* called by .McNutl when 1 hi* previous aide. Wayne Coy. wa* stricken with a aererv illneaa. Jackeon la expected to continue a* MeI Nutt'a aaalstant until Coy recover* o , w —— Goshen Cyclist Killed By Auto Gojjton. Ind.. Aug. 3# — IVP) — ' Shirley A. Homer. 17, of Goshen, waa fatally injured last night when struck by an automobile aa he waa rid'ng a bicycle on a highway west of here. One of hla five companions ' was slightly hurt. PHEASANTS ARE BROUGHT HERE, Truckload Os Ringneck Pheasants Is Distributed Heie A truckload of about son ringneck pheasants were brought to th* I city this morning by the state d»partment of conaeevwtlon lor distribution throughout the county. Five conservation club* in the county received a share of the bird* j for distribution In their district* of the county. J. H. Franklin, Dan Railing end Joe Geels took over the ehare of birds allotted to the Adams county fish and game conservation league. The birds will be distributed in : the vicinity of Decautr. Bird* were also given to club representatives from Berne. Geneva. Maglcy and the country conservation club at Rt. John’s north of |bccalur.

NAZIS PROTEST i ON SEARCH OF i LINER BREMEN Order All Ships Searched; Normandie To Stay In New York New York. Aug. 3*—<VP)—The French line today ordered the Ncrmandle. largest ship afloat, to stay h«te until further notice. She wa* moored near the Bremen. Germany's largest and finest merchant ship which federal authI orlites were holding In port for another search for arm* and contrahard. Orders to bold the N.>rmandl» < ame from Pari* to the French line <■ffke* here. There waa no cxplan iI I lon. Rhe bad been scheduled to aail 'at 10 A. M. today but waa being searched by customs offk-.-r*. In acj eordance with a new pohey announed yesterday by President Roo- ' m velt for inspecting ship* of all foreign nation* that might become belllgerenta, and It had teen e» pected that she would not sail before thl* evening. Os »3000 ton*, she would be a magnificent prix; | for a aoa raider. German nperato-s prot’sted angrily against the Bremen's detention and coast guard boat* moved ilcngaide to see that she did not s'ip away without clearance papers. The Furness-Btrmuda liner, Queen of Bermuda, arrived today fiom Bermuda with 4!h» pxssenger* and was detached from the New York run to stand by for orders. E. P. Rees, general manager of the 'i line said this meant the ship was "likely to proceed to England shortThe Cunard White Star liner Aquitanta, scheduled to sail at noon, also postponed Its departure. Line officials said they hoiy-d the big ship would be able to leave by C;3« 'onlght. but that the actual time was still Indefinite. No reason was given for the post|>onemeiit, but a ' search of the ship by customs agents waa still in progrest at midm truing. The North Germany Ltoyd linae- ' Cohtndiu*. on a 13-day cruise of the Dutch west Indies, left Curaco early today for New York with 850 Americans aboard, the line report (CONTINUBI~ON PAOK FIVEI ENOS OSTERMAN TAKEN BY DEATH Former Rural Mail Carrier Dies Tuesday Nijfht At Vevay Eno* Orville Osterman. 55. died ' early thl* morning at hie home tn Vevay following a stroke of apo--1 plexy which he suffered at 11 o'clock Tuesday evening. He had been ill since March Mr. Osterman. who was a mall carrier In Adama county for 21 yeara. apent i hi* entire life In Monroe with the • exception of the past eight yeara ' when he was a mail carrier in Vevay. i The deceased waa born July 12. lIM4. a aon ok Harmon and Martha i Osterman of Monroe. He waa married to Rena Wolf Oatorman. who survives He waa a member I ot the Methodlat church at Vevay. Surviving beside* the widow are 1 the following children: Harlan. Nellie. Dora and Enos, all of Vevay. 1 Rollle of Monroe and Robert and ’ Ray of Decatur. One brother. H. 1 D. Osterman of Fort Wayne, surI vlvea. Funeral service* will be held FriI day afternoon at 2 o'clock at the I Methodlsi church In Monroe, with ' burial In the Ray cemetery west | of Monroe. The Rev. Raymond Hart will conduct the services. The body will be taken to the : Lobenatlne funeral home Thursday afternoon, from which place II I will be removed to the home of Mrs. Desdemona Wolf until the i services Friday. ft ■ * —■ II Justice Os Peace Appeals Conviction South Rend. Ind.. Aug. 30,—(UR) i— An pppeal from hta conviction , in city court on a charge of mak- ( tng an Illegal traffic arrest waa on , file today In Rt. Joseph superior , court by Justice ot the Peace Albert Walter. He wa* found guilty by Judge ! George A. Schrock wbo ruled that ’ since Walter did not wear a "distinctive uniform" and made the i arrest in South Bend, outside German township, bis jurisdiction, he » bad violated the state statute. A 125 fine was suspended on ■ condition (hat he "doe* not again t violate the state law either directly or by subterfuge."

Decatur, Indiana, Wednesday, August 30,1539.

Delivers Note to Hitler a' —lnternational Illustrated News Rsdlophotu Thl* radiophoto from Berlin waa taken a* Sir evile Hendenunf. British ambassador to Germany, entered the chancellory to deliver the British not to Fuehre Adolf Hitler and take back to London Hitler » answer

TRAFFIC DEATH TOLL INCREASED Rural Areas, Vacation Travel Blamed For Mounting Toll Chicago- Aug 30 — <U.» — The 'National Safety Council reported today that death ha* Increaaed Ita ♦lead over traffic safety campaign* and raid rural area* and increased vacation travel — perhaps dm- to the two world* fairs — were to blame. The nation a July death .oil was 2.750. an increase of one per cent over 3.71* deatha In July laat year and a 17 percent incream- over 2.340 deatha In June. The no: mar June-July increase, caused try auntmer travel, la 13 per eent Fatalities during the first seven months thia year totaled 14.2&U. i "Once again." the council aald. j "the rural areas can be blamed for , the upturn in traffic deaths A sev-I en per cent July Increaae In rural’ fatalities offset a nine per cent| drop In city deaths. This was the] I fourth successive month the rural death toll has mounted Figures a><not available to determine how much of thia Increaie may be at-1 trlbuted to an abnormally large upswing in vacation travel, possibly due to the two world's fairs.* The council said pedestrian deatha Increaaed 8 per cent during the first six months thia y«ut. New Hampshire led the states in tcoNTimnro on paor nvc» DEATH CLAIMS DECATUR GIRL Mildred Eleanor Rum* i«chlag Dies Today At Sanitarium . Miss Mildred Eleanor Rumschlag. 21. well known Decatur girl, died at 4:4* o'clock thia morning at the Irene Byron sanltot.um nvar Fort Wayne after a year's Illness of complications. Miss Rumnchlag. until her Illness had been employed as a stenographer In the county clerk'a office She was born In Adams county April IC. 1918, the daughter of Edward and Agnes Rumschlsg and bad spent her entire life In thia community. Rhe was preceded In death by her father. Miss Rumachlag was a member of the St. Mary's Catholic church and the St. Agnes sodality. Surviving are the mother and five sisters. Rosemary. Jeanette, Patricla. Marojrie and Ruth, all at borne. Funeral services will be held at ths church Saturday morning at 9 o'clock, with Rev. J. J. Re i met* officiating. Burial will be In tbe St. Joseph cemetery. The body will be removed from the Olllig and Doan funeral home at 10 a. m. Thursday to the home, 122 South First atreet. and may be , 11 ewed until lima at tbe services.

Children’s Flower Show Here Thursday The flower show sponsored by the •civic section of the Woman's Club I tor the children of Decatur. will opi n tomorrow In the east corridor of the new Decatur b.gh school building The bouquets will be Judged a> e vrding to arrangement and variety. The Judging committee will ncomposed of Mrs. C. D. U>wton, Miss Jerae Winnes and Mrs. Dun Lutes. The children are to bring their bouquet* between 8 and 10 a. m. Judging will occur from 19 to 13 I o'clock and the flower show will b»open to the public in the afternoon and evening. GRAND, PETIT JURIES DRAWN Jurors Are Selected For September Term Os Circuit Court The petit and grand Juries for the' R-member term or the Adam* ctr- ' cult court have been drawa by the Adasns county Jury commissioners. The members of the pet't jury , as drawn by the commissioners; Fred J. Colchin. Decatur; Ls-wl* jchaadt. Jefferson township; O. L. Vance, Decatur; Alvin Helneke. Preble ■ownahlp, Floyd W’. Ehrmun- Kirkland township; Fred Bluhm. Monroe township; Sophia Rchvmerloh. ' I'nlon township; Rom W. McKean. Washington township; Jesse E. i Clark. Berne; Ada Kolter. Kirkland 1 township Mr*. Iva Teeple. B*. Mary's townahlpp: August Bioment.srg. Preble township. The members of tbe grand jury: Mrs. Marie lord. Dacatur; TheoI dore Ostermeyer. Freble 'ownship: Ralph Balky. Geneva; Mrs Loretta ! ‘dcCollough. St. M.iry'a township; j David J. Schwarts. Monroe; l-eo- ‘ nerd Baumgartner. Berne. The September term of the Adl CONTINUED ON I>ADR EIVKI ■ u ' II Two Divorce Suits Are On File Here Dorothy Rex of this city has ftl'cd suit for divorce In A '.on* circuit court agalnat Earl Rex. In her complaint she charge* cruel and inhuman treatment. The complaint state* that they wefe .married February 12 1937 and separated August 3*. l».t» Rhn • ask* that her maiden name ol Klrok -l>e restored and seek* a Judgment of *I,OOO alimony. A resuinlng or- | dvr was sustained by the court, restraining the defendant from molesting her. John L. DeVos* Is plaintiff* attorney. Cecil V. Kessler of Freurh township filed suit for divorce from Roxie B Kessler, charging cruel and inhuman treatment. Tbe complaint states that he la an employe cf tbe Pendleton reformatory furniture department. Bh* asks that ber maiden name of Meyer be restored and seeks a Judgment for **.- non alimony. Nathan C. Nelson is plaintiff's attorney. •

Britain Announces Intention To Stand Firmly Behind Her Pledge To Hitler

FEDERAL JURY RETURNS MORE INDICTMENTS Annanberg Is Named Again: Warn Communications Systems Chicago. Aug 30 — (U.K) Gov 1 emment counsel obtained seven I lottery, conspiracy. Income tax cv asion and perjury Indictment* today from a federal grand jury Investigating handbook horse race betting and warned the nation'* "Cease aiding these violation* “ Four of the indictment* nam--d principal communications system*. M L. Annenberg. Philadelphia publisher, who already ha* be.-n Indicted twice for alleged evaaii.n of nearly I«<mo.<mmi In Income tag e* and penaltle* . U. R district attotnev William J. Campbell said cod-* of the In dlctment* will lie mailed to the Western Union Telegraph Com patty, the Illinois Bell Telephone Co,, and the American Telephone and Telegraph Co. "Hie telegraph and telephone service* are named as e*aenttale for the successful operation of the Annenberg Companies." Campb-ll ■aid "They are not charged In the indictment with any violation of ' the law However, a copy of tn.- ’ Indictment will lie served on ea< I. ot the companies and It will serve as a final warning that they artaiding and abetting thia tll op eration and can l»e auhjec-t to fed- * eral grand jury action." The first two indictmen's charg- * ed three companies and th:re Inl, dividual* with using the mails In -furtherance of a lottery ache.no and transmitting between states ; the mutual price* paid at race ■ tracks*descrtlted in the Indictment as “the list of prixe* swarded by 1 mean* of a lottery." Named w. ic Anuenberg. James M Itag-it. Hr.. Nationwide New* Hervlce. IM. Illinois Nationwide News Service. Inc ; Bentley. Murray * Co, which print* wall sheet* used to post race results In handbook*, and Charles W. Bldwill, president of Bentley. Murray, and owner of the j Chicago Cardinals professional football team The third accuaed Anaenlterg. Joseph E Hafner. Fr-.d Q Minlcua. Ernest B Fisher. Jnlaa Taylor. Ragen and the Mln-Haf DiatitbutIng Corporation of «w York, watch . disaemlnates race betting Informs , tlon. with evading income taxes CCXtNTINUKH ON PAGE SIX) I — .-O ■ Receives Souvenir Edition Os Paper ) John M. Itoun received a souv- . enlr edition of the New York Post . this morning with the headlines , carrying the caption. "Elmer T. , Sorg welcomed to the New Yotk I World's Fair." Mr. Rorg is man- , ager of a large cosmetic company. . operating out of Cleveland. Ohio. PLAN CONTESTS AT STATE FAIR Indiana State Fair To Open At Indianapolis Friday ) I «»a*uamum Lafayette. Ind.. Aug. 30 —CUJO- . Purdue University agricultural , specialist* today put the tlnlshlng r touches on preparation* for state . ♦■H livestock, dairy and vegetable ; judging contests to be held In cons nectlon with the state fair Rept. 1 . through Rept. *. Twenty-four teams of three member* representing champions * and reserve champion* of the 12 district contest* this summer will >• compete in each of the three dlvta- ' lona. '' Teams competing for the live- * stock judging championship will meet Rept. 2 and the high scoring team will represeht the state at II the International livestock expo- * sit lon at Chicago. High scoring in- '* dividual* will receive 1100 and |75 * scholarships to Purdue. '* Tha winning dairy team In the t contest to be held Sept 4 will >* represent the ntate in the national •• dairy show at San Francisco. Cal., * In October. The vegetable judgiiug vouiest will be held Friday.

TEACHERS HEAR DEPAUW PREXY Dr. Clyde Wild man Speaks At Annual County Institute "The By-Product* of Education" were discusawl by Dr. Clyde E. Wildman, president of DePauw university. this morning before the teachers of Adam* county In the annual Institute held at the Lincoln school assembly “Education I* a manifold thing." Dr Wildman a*ser:--u to the teacher*. "Several of its by-products are aa Important a* education Itself." i In listing the by-products the DePttuw president stated, "we need to produce disciplined and trained minds Rchtads are not intellectual filling stat km*, where they may come just to get Information We have to develop this Information.” ' He assailed the alumni who assert that they "have forgotten all they ever learned." He cited the iciernational complications at they stand today in giving an example 1 of the fact that all situation* with 1 which the people are confronted ' are not “textbook slluatkms." He asserted that he had instruccd the , university staff of instruct>>>* to give the best grade to the student . who disagree* with them in the most Intelligent manner In listing the by-products he 1 stated that "we need a measure of common sense, which Is not com , mon as the name Implies, but in reality very rare; we need a i-00l breexe of common sense blowing through the entire system of education." v "We need a respect for other peoples." Dr Wildman asserted, "we must learn to tip our hat to the Union Jack when standing on a London street, the same Way* in which we would expect a Britisher ' to salute the American flag while standing on the streets of New York This respect, which must he rettXTINUKD ON PAGE FIVE) NO ARRESTS IN BERNE MURDER Suspect Questioned For Five Hours But b Given Release Authorities Investigating the murder Monday morning of Anthony Michaud during a daylight holdup of the Morand fruit market and service station al Berne, were left today with several other clues to follow after one of their "hottest tips" proved worthless last night A young man. living near Pleasant Mills and who reportedly lived In Ohio for some time, was questioned for approximately five hours last night Itefore authorities were convinced of his innm-ence and he was releaiu-d Acting on clue* gathered at the scene of the mitfder and information gathered, the officers brought the young man to the county jail last night and qulxted him until 1 nearly midnight. His name, natur-1 ally, was withheld from public*-' tlon. , Officer Russell Prior. Sheriff Ed Miller. Lieut. Walter Meatier. State Detective Rpatieth and Prose- ' cutor Arthur E. Voglewedc were amoug the authorities who conducted the questioning. No Arrssts Made The authorities asserted positively that no arrest* have been made, to date, despite numerous tumors to the contrary, hut that the in- 1 vestigation would be Intensively continued They'denied that a Bertie man, had been arrested a* a suspect i , They stated, however, that several , residents naturally had been In , vestlgated and their whereabouts i at the time of the crime check'-1, , (CONTINUED nITpAOW _ FIV«> “ o Wolf calc Funeral In Held This Afternoon t Funeral services were neld this . afternoon at the Methodlat church I at Convoy. Ohio, for Burton Wolfcale. nephew of Sephus Melchi of > thia city, who was fatally injured in I an auto accident Monday evening I near that town. Services were conducted by Rev. - Ray C. Dotson, with burial In the l Convoy I. 0. O. F. t;etneterjr

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Hitler Offers To Start NeKotiationN If First Given Danzig; Poland Standing Firm. U. S. PREPARING London. Aug. 3C—(UP) Great Britain, standing firmly behind her pledges to Poland, sent another message to Adolf Hitler today in reply to his latest offer to negotiate by European settlement if he gets Danzig and the Polish corridor. So far as any hint was given in London. Paris or Warsaw the the European security front still held firm sgainst the Nazi Fuehrer's territorial demand. By Joe Alex Morri*. (UP. Staff Correspondent I Adolf Hitler tightened Europe's war crisla today with a paradoxical offer to negotiate a settlement if it were agreed to advance to meet hl* demands on Poland Furthermore, according to some British sources, the nasi fuehrer said he was in a hurry and suggested In hta latest message to Great Britain Poland send au emissary to Berlin within a brief period to confirm the surrender of Danzig and the Polish corridor. Some sources mentioned 24 hours as the time specifled but it wss believed elsewhere that the time waa elastic ss suggested in Hitler's latest communication to the British government and could be extended. Poland's reply wss firm and unhesitating — mobilization of more specialists and reservists up to tbe age of 40 to put 2.000.000 men or more under arms. The British cabinet maintained close alienee as it studied tbe proposals as “a mockery" There wa* uo hint that Britain or France would weaken their support of Poland but another message from Britain to Hitler was considered likely. Ro far aa could be learned in tendon, the sudden outbreak of "optimistic" views among high Nasis in Berlin late yesterday waa merely a preliminary to another demand by Hitler that a peace set:lament be negotiated on bls own terms. Except that this time, the fuehrer appeared io have indicated that he wanted action at once, within a definite time. In normal diplomatic exchanges such a move would be regarded aa an ultimatum from Hitler byway of Britain to Poland. In fact, one unconfirmed story In London wa* that the Britlah ambassador upon reading tbe message said: "Why this is an ultimatum!" "Oh. no." Hitler was supposed to have replied. "I am proposing negotiation*." Regardless of Ila accuracy, the story Illustrated the wide gap between British and Naxl methods and viewpoints at the climax of Europe's war of words. The sudden surge toward an apparent showdown, with lime limit* being mentioned for the first time, came after a serie* of detCMNTINUKD ON FAGE THREE? 0 Crisis In Brief By United Prss* Berlin _ Foreign preea informed mediation offer of King Leopold and Queen Wilhel mine ha* been received "very favorably" In German political quarters. London — Cabinet consider* Hitler's reply on Danzig and Corridor; expected to summon parliament promptly. Warsaw — Joint military mission reported sent to Poland by Britain and Franse; five more classes callsd to colors. Roms — Mussolini working clooely with Hitler on Polish situation; defonse preparation* continue. Paris — Informsd quarters say Dsmocraclas ramaln firmly unltsd but will wslcoma any elncara peace move. Cristobal — Military guards rids all ships passing through 1 Panama Canal aa precaution. Tokyo — Now cabinet proeented to emperor; reported mission may bo oont to Waoh i' Ington to improvs JapaneseAmerican relatione. Washington — Official and diplomatic quarter* regard i chances for peace greatly ImI proved.