Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 37, Number 221, Decatur, Adams County, 18 September 1939 — Page 1

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ERMANS ANNOUNCE SIX-POINT PLAN OR NEW PARTITIONING OF POLAND

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DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER IN ADAMS COUNTY

SEVEN INJURED IN AUTO CRASH EARLY SUNDAY , Four Os Victims Report* ed As Still In Serious Condition Five of the seven persona hurt . In a head-on auto crash south of Monmouth on Federal road 27 early Sunday morning were still confined In the Adams county memorial hospital today - four In a serious condition , The seriously injured are: Jacob Hodle. 23. of thia city, suffering from a possible skull fracture, internal injuries and , minor cuts and bruises F‘ lard Roller 2i. of Homewood. , suffering from a fractured and lacerated nos*, several other facial lacerations, a deep scalp wound, concussion, other cuts and bruises Robert Wallace. 24. formerly of Fort Wayne, now residing in a , house-trailer at Miller a Hend. suf | ferlng from a scalp wound, cuts and bruises and first degree burns about both feet J Ralph Thomas Raller. eight , months-old son of Mr and Mrs Richard. Bailer, may also be ser- , ioualy hurt. While the extent of a head injury is not known the | baby is being kept under constant , observation i! The k«t seriously hurt are: Denver Morris. 13, also of Homewood. conflnvd In the hospital vstt s hend tnmry. a lacerated arm. cuts and bruises. Mrs. Richard Baller. 20. who suffered painful lacerations and 1 ! brafsee shnni the fare body and legs, who was admitted to the hoa--1 pita I for treatment Jack Reed. 25. also of Decatur. ' who suffered a lacerated arm. cuts and bruises, was admitted to the ' hospital and released after treatment Crash On Hill The ears crashed head-on al- ‘ moat at the crest of the hill south of Monmouth at 12:45 a. m Run- ‘ day Morris was driving the one car. enroute to Decatur from Fort Wayne Riding with him were Mr. an 4 Mrs Bailer and their inI fant son. Wallace was driving north with Reed and Hodle. Investigating authorities reported that Wallace was attempting to pass a truck at the time of the collision The Wallace auto was thrown to the west side of the road and caught fire. Reed was able to crawl out. but Hodle and Wallace were both lying unconscious Inside i the burning vehicle. Richard Meyer and Robert Kenworthy of this city, who passed by soon after the accident, aided by Reed, extricated the victims but not before Wallace was severely burned about the feet. The Baller Infant was thrown to the pavement about 2o feet from the wreck scene Mrs Haller. her husband and Morris were all in their wrecked auto whyn reached by passersby. Officer Russell Prior of the Indiana state police force, aided by police chief James Borders and city officer Adrian Toffee. Investigated the accident and directed the heavy traffic attracted to the crash acene. The flames from the burning Wallace auto could be seen from the bridge at the northern boundary of the city. Three ambulances were used in bringing the victims to the hos pital. Zwick A Hon made two tripe, nilllg A Doan and 8. K. Black ambulances making one each. All of the victims were badly lacerated and cut by flying giasa The Wallace auto waa completely I (CONTINuicD ON PAOB glXi ■■■■ o TCMPIRATURK RIADINGff CtffMOCRAT THKRMOMKTKR *OO a.m...5< 2CO pm...*o 10:00 am ..45 1:00 pm ..70 Noon 70 WKATHIR Fair tonight and Tuesday: net quite eo cool In northoaot portion tonight,. somewhat warmer Tuoeday.

From Warsaw—an Innocent Victim of War » a ■ 4 7? r HBk I 9B9®PtJ y IB Wb r b. ■I fnt ' ISBr '* • eg * , Passed by the Poliah and British censor thia .able i debris lined streets of Warsaw the ta le.rm.re.l ’ taw ’ h «' W " * ,n * w • k ' hw ‘ ■ Polish capital Suffering was iniense among thou I Onnan air raid, thrtmgh the I sands of civilians In the battered and ta.mtad < itv

17 MISSING IN SHIP SINKING ► -- Two Americans Missing After Norwegian Ship Hits Mine Oslo. Norway. Sept IS — Seventeen persons Including two Americans and an unidentified Canadian were missing and bslieved drowned today after the 5.134 ton Norweigan steamship Honda 1 had atrnrk a mine off Tesehelllvg I ' Island. Holland The Americans were Mias Nan j ( Etchinaon. Richmond. Vn. and i Gordon Felts. Odessa Mo. , I The first officer of the I: .nda ' said that the ship sank In thr.-o minntea when it struck the mine] , Sept 13, and that It was Impoasl-j ; ble to nee lifeboats. Twenty per- j sons, however, reached a life boat | I after the steamship sank These survivors were picked it i J by the Italian steamship Providen- , m after 5* hours and were larded i , yesterday at Flushing. Holland Four Saved | The state department at Wash-] , Ingtnn Hated four Americans saved j from the Ronda: .Mrs Elisabeth Etchlnsrui. Ui<h- ( 1 (CONTINUED ON PAGE FOUR) BERNE MIN TO HEAD CLASSIS i Homer C. Augshurger Os Berne Heads Reformed Men’s Classis ( ■ — - , Homer C. Augabcrger. of Berne. , was elected president of the men's congress of the Fort Wayne class!* t of the Evangelical and Reformed . church at the 60th annual meeting. > held Sunday In the Central high , ccnool auditorium at For’. Wayno i Mr Augeburger represented the Ft. John's Evangelical and Reform- • »d church of Vera Crus. The Bt. John's church at For’. ■ Wayne was selected as the site for ’ the IMO meeting. Mr. Augdburgrr. who served laat yoar aa vice-president succeeds Hiram Liechty, also of Be-ne. Other new officers sre Roas Bchannen of*Fort Wayne, 8t John's, vlce-pre rldent; Thomas Hlldsb.snd of Grace church. Fort Wayne, secretary; Herbert fitrpup of Zion 'hurch at Millersburg, ’-eaaure? The meeting wad attended by ap proxknately 360 mrn of Cits area. Including a number from Decatur. A t esol nt lon was adopted, express(CONTINUED ON PAGE >lV«>

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Muncie Endurance Fliers Forced Down Muncie, Ind.. Sept. IS—(ITTI — Robert McDaniel and Keirin Baxt-r Muncie endurance filers, were forced down at Knightstown oy a faulty intake valve. They had been in the air ISS hours and had hoped O break the record of 343 hours by tlw Moody brothers at Bpringfie«d. 111. M-Osnlel and Baxter M'd they ••o"Id start a second attack on the ecord later this week. WAR IN EUROPE BUSINESS AIU European War Increases Production And Employment In U. S. <By United Frees I | The European war haa Increaai ed production and employment and | stimulated market activities In the United States, a survey abowed I today Many buaineaa leaders believed the upswing the result of a tear of shortages. not of war salea. I The survey showed that em- ! ploy men t in the automobile industry had Increased more than 15 percent above 1S38; steel had passed the 73 percent operating level with orders 200 per cent above the August rate for some , producta. lumber prlcea had advanced 32 5o a thousand; wool prlcea had risen 15 to 20 cents a pound; the New England shoe industry expected volume orders belligerents If the wsr lasted more than six months; wheat up 20 , cents over the IS3X at the Chicago mart. i The situation In brief: ( BOSTON: Prlcea of raw wool I up 15-20 cents pound; wool goods manufacturers accepting orders only on "If and when" basis, refusing to quote prices because of , uncertainty of supply; wool imports down 2S per cent; salea of print cloths Increased 550.000.000 , yards. 10 to 12 times current vol- , ume of production; New England shoe and leather association reports 1 (CONTI Nu7i“ojrPAGW*MV®» - I —- -1 O Regular Meeting Os Moose TuesdayAii members of the Moose lodge sre asked to be present at the rogu--1 lar mooting Tuesday nlgh’Nt 3 oclock at the lodge home. Gerald Cole- lodge dictator, an- ' nounced that business of importance will be tranmeted aid plan* made for the special me.-tlng on M.

a. Monday, September 18, 1939.

wwtirirxi imniiw'u CHy HONOR FORMER LOCAL RESIDENT Dr. Lee Nimrod Dailey Is Paid Honor At Yankton College Mr. and Mrs. Walter J. Krick have received a pamphlet just pub lished by Yankton College of South Dakota containing the record of a special program given in comment oration of the 35 years of continuous aervlve given the college by Dr. Lee Nimrod Dailey. Adams county native Dr Dailey was bom tn St Mary s township and was the son of the late Davis Dailey and a brother of the late Mrs. John Falk. He haa many relatives in this community and is a cousin of Mrs. Harry Molts and a nephew of Mrs Ed Moses After leaving this county he studied music in Europe and taught at Maple Grove. Pennsyli vania, before going to Yankton College. He has educated several of hie relatives, from this county, furnishing them a home while attending school there. Dr Dailey has for 35 years been 'director of the school of musk- at (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) CCC ENROLLEES ARE EDUCATED High School Work Is Offered In Various CCC Camps Educational facilities at the CCC camps enable enrollees to acquire a state high school diploma on the completion of required courses and the passing ot high school equlvslency examinations which are held In January and June, according to Mrs. Faye Hmlth Knapp, director of the Adams county welfare department. which approves seloctlon ot CCC applicants from area. All camps In th« liidhia dis- | trlct have educational building* equipped with woodwoiklng majchlnery. where Instru.-tiow and practice In Woodworking and other crafts are given Classes ■ In auto-mechanlcs. blacksmithing. . and correspondence work are a few of the courses offered in mat > ot the camps. Credit gained In correspondence . classes at the camps la accep cd , by any school a member of the . North Central AasoclaiUn of ToI(CONTINUED UN FAUN FIVEJ

Nazis Assert Polish Army Is Crushed, Leaders Fleeing To Rumania; Partitioning Plan

British Aircraft Carrier 'Sunk By Enemy Sub; Some Survivors Picked Up By Other Vessels. QUIET ON FRONT London. Sept. 11.— «u.R) —Th* ministry of Information announced today that the aingaft carrier I Courageous had been sunk hy an enemy submarine. , The ministry said: “The admiralty regret to an- j ' nounce that his majesty's ship: Courageous has been lost by enemy submarine action " The ministry said that destroy i era and merchant ships picked up survivors and were now returning ' Ito harbor. The survivors were expected to land today, indicating that the air-. craft carrier had gone down not ' far from the coast. It was added “Next of kin will j be informed as soon as informa I tion can be obtain'd as to names i of survivors. The ministry added that the sub- 1 marine waa believed to have been | sunk by destroyers. The Courageous was a Ibl4-191R| 1 war class of aircraft carrier, oft 22.500 tons and a complement of 741 navy men and 4SS royal air I force men. a total of 1.214. The ship waa TMU feet in | length. It mounted hi 4.7 Inch guns. 4 three-pounder guns and 17 smaller j guns It carried 4* airplanes according to official rating. The ship carried three-inch side (CONTIXt’Kh ON PAtIK FIVE! STATE EDITORS BOOST MtNUTT McNutt Advocates Revision Os U. S. Neutrality Indianapolis Hept Hl,— TUB — Federal security administrator Paul 1 V. MeNutt planned to return to Washington today after attending memorial services for Albert Rabb, member of the Indiana Vnlveralty board of truateen who died last week McNutt roomed with Rabb for a year in college. The former Indiana governor addressed the Indiana Democratic Editortai Association convention at French Lick Saturday night which provided a demonstration of the solidarity of Hoosier democracy behhld McNutt's I*4o prestI dent la) candidacy. McNutt'a speech waa non-pollt-leal and in a press conference he also declined to discuss any poll!1 leal candidacies. Including him own. In his address, which evoked a rousing u«atlon from the more than 1.000 persona who jammed the banquet hall. McNutt advocated revlsicm of the federal neutral, j ity act to permit belligerents to 1 buy American products on a cash and carry basis He said thia was ' the beat course for the Vnited ' Htatea to pursue to avoid both war and extreme Isolation. Senator Frederick VanNuya. after denouncing “Hitlerism.'' Indicated that he too favors amendments of the neutrality act to permit cash and carry purchases of ' American goods by belligerents As expected, the editorial aasoI i (CONTjNVBD ON PAGE MIX I l . ' " 1 '®“ ~~ * Decatur K. Os C. Meets Thi» Evening Ths Deeatur council of thn Knight of Columhua will meet at * the K of C. hall at * o'clock this evening for the regular meeting. All members ar* urged to be present.

Polish Government Leaders Flee Country As Nazi And Russian Troops Close Pincer On Poland Army; Rapid Advances Os (terman And Russian Forces Claimed Rerlin, Sept. 18 — 'UR' — Nazi troops met the Red armv with a friendly greeting at the fortified Polish city of BrestLitovsk t<Miay as the press published an inspired si?t-point plan agreement between Germany and Russia for the fourth l>artitioning of Poland. In an official announcement that the Nazi and Soviet armies had made joint contacts in an invasion of Poland—it said of the warfare that had been threatened between the two governments in the past—the German high command said that battle operations had iieen resumed to crush the

JURY TRIAL IS OPENED TODAY . Jury Is Selected This Morning In Adams Circuit Court Prosecutor Arthur E. Vogic wede rested the state's case against Gordon Welker on a paternity charge at 3 o'clock this afternoon after calling the prooecutmg witness and her father. Paul Gamer, to the stand. A motion by defense counsel for a dismissal was overruled by the court. The trial was then recessed until 9 a. m. Tuesday. The trial of the state ot Indiana against Gordon Welker, ot south of Decatur, who is charged with bastardy. was opened in circuit court this morning. The affidavit against Welker was filed by Marcia Gari.er. Presentation of evidence tregnn this afternoon after recess for lunch. Impaneling *>f the ;nry and opening arguments of Prosecutor Arthur E. Voglewede and H. R MeClenehan, defense attorney consumed most of the morning session. | Judge J, Fred Fruchte of the circuit court here is presiding over the tela) Two members of the regular September panel were excused from the Jtiejr during the ertnUnat'on this mcming They were Rose McKean of Washington township and Mrs. Iva Teeple of St. Mary's township. William Ehnsam of Monroe townshin and Lonls Setklng of Decatur w»re selected as talesmen to fill th* vacancies. The other members of the jury (CONTINUED ON PAG»VivEr Seek To Identify Man Found Dead Kokomo. Ind.. Sept H-tl’PI— Authorities today sought t » Identify t!u* body of a man. about do years ot ago. which was found in a com field near here yesterday. Dr. N.' H. Rupp, acting coroner, said the 1 man. apparently a transient, had died of heat exhaustion white sleep-' 'ng. Condition Os Muncie Man Is Unchanged The condition of Frank W Beyer. Muncie Insurance man. who was hurt early Friday morning when h<s nuto overturned near the 'ndlanaOhlo state line, was reported as unchanged today by ths wttend'ng physician. Mr. Byer has romaine 1 unconscious since the time of the acctdent. Considerable difficulty was had in establishing hie identity after the accident. He was finally ' Identified through a dri.-or's lie•nse in the car. belonging to b'.s I -Slighter Edith Beyer. It wee erronI consly stated prsv'ously that the i license belonged to Edith Meyer. . Hie daughter, was at first thought • ’o have been riding with him but it was later learned that he vss alone.

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(Polish troops still defending Warsaw. Although the Germans previously had threatened to turn the Polish capital into an open battle ground if it were not surrendered Sunday, [the high command said resumption of operations did not mean that the city would , now be indiscriminately ’ (tombed nr bombarded. The German communique said j ihe Nail forcea also had advanced J rapidly In the southeaat Arrival of the Soviet orces a' ( Rreat-Litovsk. after an advance of i 160 miles in lean than 36 hours. meant that the German-Russian vise was being squeezed rapidly shut on the remaining Polish I troops in central Poland. The agreement, disclosing the existence of an already worked-out plan to re-deflne Poland's frontiers. was published aa the army I high command announced the final and complete collapse of any Polish front with German and Soviet troops only about So miles .apart. The largest Polish forcea still In act lon were described aa surrounded and still fiercely resisting west of the Vistula but the Naris said their front line now extended from - Grodno ill the north through Brest- . Litovak In central Poland and lam- . l>erg (Lwowj In the south to the * Hungarian frontier .' The plan for Russian interven- , tlon in Poland to create a new Ukraine state expected to bring . Polish territory within the Soviet , frontiers was first indicated In a J United Press dispatch from Moa- ( cow laat week, pointing out that the Soviet press and especially the newspaper Pravda had hinted 'at such action Naxl sources In J Berlin at the time expressed ap- ( proval of the Soviet altitude | The Russian and German gov- / emmenla. the statement said, have agreed that: 1. The Polish stale, from the i moment of Its creation after the j world war, lacked the natural conditions of statehood 2. The Polish ataie collap.-ed J through ha own Incompetence 3. Germany and Russia mn«t reorganise the various natlonnll- ' ties of Poland by “the creation of 'corporate bodies of people" •1 4. The task ot Germany and 1 Russia la to establish a complete .’ <CONTtNUB3 ON PAGE FIVE) I !■ H ft County Hospital Is Jammed To Capacity Attaches at the Adams county memorial hospital thia mo.-nlng repotted facilities screly overtaxed ‘ with the admittance of wreck vic‘.tftue and several other patients over the week-end. One child la being kept tn the ' corridor to the ntiraM* tavatorv, one in the X-ray room and still another in the hospital dining room ' because of the crowded conditions. 1 in the X-ray room la Mien Alma ' Weaver, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. f John Weaver of Convoy, Ohio, who * was admitted for emergency treat- ■ nmnt and a blood transfuslMi. In the - lavatory corridor io Httla Lois Joan * Gouloy, who underwent an append- '• ectomy. Ralph Thomas Bailer, who t was Injured In the wreck Bundsy t, morning. Is being csred tot jn tbn room.