Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 37, Number 208, Decatur, Adams County, 2 September 1939 — Page 1

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SOME OF UNITS UNDER LIMITS Seven Os 13 Taxing Units In County Under State Maximum Setwi of the IB taxing unit* In Adam, county have total proposed property tax levlea for 19*0 below the maximum Mt out In the "fl So tax law," a tabulation of the pub- ' li.hed rate, reveal Theae Include Rlhe Creek. Monroe. Preble. Root. Union and Webaab townablpa. and the town corp, oration ot Monroe Monro.t'nleaa propoaed rates are reduced by examining bod lea. emergencies must be decreased to enable the large appropriation. The law atatea that tool rates in townships shall not be more than BI BO and In incorporated towns and citiea. more than 12 However, county welter* and county, township. city and school bond levlea are not Included In the Bl SO law." This means that the lt-cent proposed tax levy for the county welfare department and the three cent county bond levy tin payment of hospital and Scheumann bridge* are not Included, and IB cents la deducted from each total levy. Several of the tosmahlpa have school bonds outstanding, which are deducted. The towns and cities have school and utility bonds, which are dedufted It la probable that other taxing units will be below the ••>l5O tax law" before the various councils, advisory boards, the county tax adjustment board and the state tax board, have concluded the examination of rates and budgets They all have the authority to reduce budgets and levies, but do not have the power to Increase any A table of the total proposed levies tor 1940 and the total propttaed levies after the welfare and bond deductions have been made hi: Proposed After IMO Levies Reduction Blur Creek Bl «l Bl 2« French 1.T4 1M Hartford 2.51 IM Jefferson 2 31 IN Kirkland ITT I St Monroe 188 I 37 Preble 1.1? 107 Root IM l.«l Ht Mary's S.M I.M Union IST 120 Wabash 2 01 lt7 Washington 2 19 1.81 tCONTINVKD ON PAOK MX I MICHAUD FIRST DEATH IN BERNE -Monday’s Killing First Murder Ever Committed In Berne The rolde-ry slaying of Anthony Michaud al Berne last Monday was the first In the history ot that town and the llth in the history of the county, according to a survey mad* there. The first murder on record occurred about Ml years ago when John Fetich allegedly shot and killed a man by the name ot Muidone Muldone. it was charged had assaulted Fetlcks sister. He was never prosecuted In 1172 a Johu Zimmerman sho* and killed John Mct'Jean on th* Decatur streets He was later as quitted by a fury In one of the moat senaatlinsl caaea. It> IM4 Fred Rickard, war charged with the murder of Arnoa Racketi. of 'Blue Creek township and Charlo* Wurst was named a* hi. accomplice Both were aenten red to serve life terma Both were paroled later with Richard*, after some time. ..king to be returned to the institution, where he died. In 1.93 the only woman ever charged with murder In the county was later acquitted of killing her own Infant child Khe was Mrs. Rhoada Durbin. In 1894 Oliver Wingent was shot and killed by a young man nam*-d Alex Bombay, who pleaded self defense. He was sentenced to 1 serve four years in prison and died shortly after hl* release Joseph Osborne was given a Ute sentence In I*o3 when he was convicted of beating to death hl* fath-er-in-law. John Busenbark in 1919 Frank Reed was Indicted by the grand jury on a charge of murder In the well-remembered tWNTINL’BU UN 7’AM*; SIX) ~

As Hitler Made Historical Reich st ax Speech 4 **’’* -X ■ ,r I.* £ * ■ "a ■ This radiophoto from Berlin klior. Fuehrer Adolf Hitler making his historic address before the Reich stag m wbeh ne declared he would achieve the return of DunMg and the Polish corridor r die fighting In back of Hitler is Field Marshal! Herman Ooerlng

CIRCUIT COURT OPENS MONDAY September Term Os Adams Circuit Court Will Open Monday The September term of tbe Adam* circuit, court will open Monday. Labor Day. In the county courthouse Although Monday is designaled a* the official opening, little business I* expected to be done until tbe following day Court will be resumed after an extended vacation since June 10. last day of the April term. The session will terminate November 4 after nine week* Judgs J Fred Fruchte and court attache*. Bailiff Fred Kolter and Leia Aeschliman. court reporter, have completed preliminary work to be done before tbe opening of court. The ent if* court room ha* been cleaned, the floors waxed, with some panning and redecorating work, also completed In prepare tion for th* opening The grand and petit juries have been drawn and will be ready up on call No Important trials have been set aa yet for the petit jury during the coming term The grand jury I* subject to call by Prosecutor Arthur E Voglewede and may meet either during the Bep tember or the Novamber term. Th* rocket likely will not be called by the court until later In tbe week. 0 - 1 Magazine. News Stand In Blue Creek Store The Blue Creek Dairy stor* an nounced today that the trsnofer <»t the magasinc *nd new* sisnd formet ly operated by th* City Confectionery wa* completed today. The dairy *tor* ha* tax*n over the magaslne and new* stand In Its own store, while th* new* agency wa* retained by Mr Briede. The new stand will he known aa the Uptown New* Stand. TKMPIRATURK RBADIN Gt DKMOCRAT THKRMOMITIR •:00 a. m. fid 10:00 a m...7fi • :00 a. n 71 1100 t m. 12 WBATHER Partly cloudy tonight and Sunday. Slightly warmer in •ast portion tonight.

Decatur, Indiana, Saturday, September 2, 1H39.

School Book Lists Published Todaj r On page 3 of today'* Di ty Dem lecrat will be found the book list sot st .idem* of all grade* in ths public senool* of the clt> of Decatur. Thia list wa* published by u*l OtUy D-unocrat to aid school children and their parent* iu the purchasing of tbe proper book* prior tn the opening of school next Tuesday morning Printed lists Indentical to those appearing in today's paper will b* d:*.tribut*d to the student* Tuesday morning when they appear at their . -apective clasae* PAPER MONDAY In order that our reader* may be provided with the latest new* in th* European war crial*. the Decatur Daily Democrat will forego a custom of many year* and print an edition of th* paper Monday, which i* Labor Day. Monday'* paper, which will be published at noon, will carry the latest development* In th* critle. on* of th* meet eerioue ever faced by th* world. In addition to war new*. Monday's special edition will also carry complete coverage of evenfp locally o**r th* week end. The paper will be distributed to every subscriber of the Democrat, both city and rural.

European Crisis In Brief By UNITED PREBS WARSAW—German plan** bomb score of Polish towns and citiea, Poland claim* It* troop* are hoidin* attacking German* at all border point* BERLIN—Nasta claim their Invading force* are attaining all objective*, declare Germany will fight Britain 16 year* If necessary ROME—ltaly add* 1.000 pilot* to it* great air force; observer* believe Italy may give German military aid If Britain and France go to war LONDON—Cabinet and parliament meet to decide Issue of war: *outh*ro England darkened In (mpreimlve air raid blackout PARlS—Chamber of deputing meet* on war Issue, civilians atream out of Purl* and troop* pour In on way to lhe front: French radio broadcast say* Germans are lo*lng heavily In Poland OTTAWA—Canada order* censorship under war measure act CANBERRA—Aitstrsll* declare* stat* of "danger of war" and goes on war basis AUCKLAND—New Zealand pledge* full support to Britain HAILAR—Heavy Japanese reinforcements sent to outer Manchuko. WASHINGTON—President Roosevelt to address country by radio to allay national anxiety over war situation.

CHECK ANGLE IN BERNE MURDER Check Possibility Gary Suicide Victim May Be Murderer j * Authorities here tmlay were atill checking the possibility that a J. , R Morgan who committed suicide at Gary after being frustrated in a robbery attempt at Michigan City, waa the slayer of Anthony Michaud at Berne Monday A photo of tbe suicide victim wa* sent here today and will be taken to Berne this afternoon. Sheriff Ed Miller stated. There It will be submitted to Mr* Bam Schindler, an eyewitness to the murderer's escape. Iu event Mr*. Bcbindler expresses the belief that .Mk-haud'* slayer and Morgan are the same, a further check will be made to learn of hi* whereabout* at the time ot the murder. The fact that Mornn killed himself to escape arrest for an offenee no more serious than attempted robbery and the similarity In which he made the attempt and the robbery at Berne ,n which in which Michaud wa* slain, first led officers to open the check. Meanwhile Sheriff Miller. Officer 1 <CONTINUED ON PAGE BIX!

All Europe Waits Nervously As British Parliament And French Deputies Hold Meet

German Airplanes Bomb Cities All Over The Nation Os Poland But Poles Stand Fast. REPORTS CONFLICT Warsaw. Sept 2 — (UP) — Ger man airplanes bombed cities all over Poland today but the government reported that the Polish army was holding Its own against snpetlor German forces on the frontier, where lighting was general Many civilian* were reported killed and injured In the citiea. wher* hurriedly-dug trenches were the only protection against air raiders Warsaw had been bomlied seven time. In 24 hours but no serious damage or casualties were repo 1ed. the raider, apparently having had the city's outskirts for an objective. Polish sources reported that Germans bombed and machine gunned an evacuation train from Mlawa yesterday afternoon, killing or wounding most of th* passengers The planes flew low. dropped Iwtmbs directly on the train, derailIng and wrecking It. the report* said The wounded were reported taken to hospitals at Mlawa and Warsaw, where several died The government said no majoi engagements Involving large bod lee of troops had yet been reported from tbe frostier, but claimed that Germany, in the first day of this undeclared war. had lost I* airplanes. an armored train and save? al tanka. It was admitted that Poland had lost two airplane* and possibly aome tank. Claim Advances Berlin. Sept 2 — <u.R) - A German high command communique today that German troop advances continued everywhere and that thJablonka Paa*, at the M*athwea: comer of Poland, had been stormed quickly. "The air force destroyed numer(CONTINUICO ON PAGE SIX* THREE YOUTHS UNDER ARREST Adams County Youths Arrested For Breaking Into Home Three Adams county youths were being held here today following their arrest Friday by Sheriff Kd Miller on a charge of breaking into the home of Harry Crownover. of south of Decatur. The three lads are: Cheater Mart*. 18, of near Pleaaant Milla. Joe Mart*. 17. hta brother, of the same address. Gerald Haggard. 18. of tbe same community. The three are charged with tearing loose the moulding from a basement window of the Crownover residence on Auguat 14 and entering tbe house. Sheriff Miller alleged the lad. stole an amount of cash, probably S7 or *8 from caah banka In the bouae. and other item*. The breakIn wa* perpretrated tn the daytime. Sheriff Miller stated. The sheriff stated that the lad* confessed to tbe theft when que* Honed by himself, officer Russell Prior of the Indiana state police, state detective William Spaneth. who la here aiding ht the Investigation Into the robbery .laying at Berne, and prosecutor Arthur K Vogleweda. Sheriff Miller stated that charges would be ni«d this afternoon He considered It likely that they would face petit larceny charge. u To Receive Sealed Bids September 14 Sealed blds on the re-tubing of th* boiler at the Denatur post officer will be opened there at 2 p. m . Sep tetnber 14. The bld. are to be submitted on labor and material. Further Information may be obtained al the pot*, office.

ROOSEVELT TO SPEAK SUNDAY ON WAR CRISIS President To Broadcast Sunday Night To Allay Anxiety Waahlngton. Sept 2 — *U.P) - President Roosevelt'a neutrality alternative* In event of general European war today are acceptance of an act which would forbid exports of munition, to all belligerents or a special .easlon of congress to revise Its terms He will broadcast to the nation tomorrow night to allay popular anxiety and may at that lime Indicate what his peace protective program will he If Europe's war spreads. The president's speech will begin at 8 p. m CRT. It will be broadcast by the three network., i Columbia. N B and Mutual. Ills public atatement since congreaa adjourned without revising the neutrality act suggest, emphatically that a special suasion call would follow Britain's and France's declaration of war against Germany in defense of Poland Th>- technicalities of the beginning of hostilities might have some hearing on Mr Roosevelt's action. , A formal declaration ot war by on" power against another practically would assure tavocatiou of the neutrality act with it* embargo provision against the export of arms, ammunition or implements of war to either belligerent. Hoatllltiea without formal declaration could be ignored ——- O 35 Are Killed In French Train Wreck Pari*. Rent 2—<L’P|— A tra'n rowded wlHt refugees fro® Purls collided with another refugee tra'n standing at a junction near Orleans this morning Thirty-five were reported killed and s<» injured. South Bend Plant Closed By Strike South Rend Ind.. Sept. 2—(UP) —A United Autimoblle worker. (CIO) strike at the Bendix products corp, plant continued today with .'rang picket line, dispersed about the building. Approximately 3,(H*O were affected The strike wa* called yesterdav when union and company failed to agree on a contract CONFERENCE TO OPEN TUESDAY New Pastor To Be Named For Decatur United Brethren Church The program for the Bt. Joseph conference of the Church of the United Brethren in Christ, which is to be held Bt Winona Lake September 5 to 10. was listed today. Mr*. R. O. Wynn I* the delegate of the Imai United Brethren church who will attend the conference. Several other* also expect to attend a* visitor*. ‘ Service* will be held each evening during the conference at 7:30 o'clock. Morning and afternoon seaaions will be held each day. A pastor will be appointed to the First United Brethren church here during the conference. The new appointee will succeed the Rev. James A. Weber, who has resigned here to accept a position as professor in bible study at Indiana Central college In Indianapolis. Rev. Weber plans to leave here Thursday of next week to assume hl* new duties. • » 4

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Hope Against Hope For Last Minute Decision By Hitler To Prevent General Warfare. VOTES CREDITS Paris. Sept. 2. — «J.R) — Tbe French chamber of deputies todpjr unanimously voted .upplemary war credit totalling 69.00e.000.U0P francs (about 11.600.000.000) after Premier Edouard Daladier had declared: "Our duty is to finish with all violence for good." "France accepts the supreme sacrifice if necessary. "This I* the first time so many spiritual and peaceful forced In the world have come forth to save peace." Daladier said that France stood ready again So try conciliation If fighting in Poland cease, but she said that If hostilities continued France and Britain would not hesitate to fulfill their committment to Poland. Even the communists joined In the applause for Daladier. He referred to President Roosevelt's efforts in behalf of peace, bringing more cheers from the deputies. Daladier'* declaration to the chamber, which had rejected proposal to convene secretly, followi ed a fiery speech by vice premier Edouard Herriot who asserted that the world is faced by a new threat of German aggression. - Daladier. who introduced a bill providing for supplemental French war credit*, made it clear that France and Britain are ready to go to Poland's aid. After offering conciliation if fighting cease* he said: "But time is pressing. France and Britain cannot stand by and watch the destruction of a friendly people. This is not a GermanPolish fight but another step (In (CONTINUED ON PAGE aiX? - HOLD SERVICES IN CITY SCHOOL Presbyterian Sunday School At Lincoln School Sunday i Rev. George O. Walton, pxator ot the First Preisbyterlan church, an- ‘ nounced today that Sunday school services Sunday morning at 9:3d o'-lock will again be held In the Lincoln school because of the re- , decorating and r< modeling work ( now being done at the churcli. No worship aerv'ce will be held Sunday morning and tbe church all) join In the union service at tb« Methodist church Sunday night. Rev. Walton stated that tbe re. decorating and remodelng work la nearly complete and service, will be held In the church next Sunday, •Reptember 10. Excavation ot the basement will b* done next wegk. The heat In* system In the church has been Improved. with * new stoker Installed. The exterior of tbe church I* to hq repainted. A date for formal re-dedication n( the church will be announced wishIn a short time. All Venemous Snakes In London Zoo Slain Ixtndon. Sept. 2 -<U.R> AII venetnous snake*, black widow spiders. bird-eating spider* scorpion* and other dangerou* Insect* of th* London soo fell victims to war today. They were destroyed during tbe night, and It was fanned, if Britain w*nt to war today, to destroy all non-venetnou* inakea. Th* only Inmatea of tbe reptile house given tbe chance to live. ,C bombs did not get them, were George, the centenarian alligator; Chinese alligator*. Kodo dragons | sad the boo'* two biggest pythons, which already have been securely t pecked in stout wooden boxes,