Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 37, Number 222, Decatur, Adams County, 19 September 1939 — Page 1

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lITLER OFFERS CHOICE OF PEACE AT HIS WN TERMS OR YEARS OF BLOODSHED

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DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER in ADAMS COUNTY

(Joes To .Auburn • X JL -.r\ ■ # t ** Jg Rev. Homer J Aepy who reatßSed recently «a pastor of the First | Raptist ekurrh of th» city, has ae- < cepted a call to the pastorate of > the First Haptlst rharrh at Anlmrn ; and will assume hta new charge! immediately BEANEC.OFC. ’ FAVORS CHANCE Business Men Favor Change From Tow n To City Government — Same. Rapt !•—(Special!—The Berns Chamber of Commerce, meet- i tag la regular monthly swaaion Monday night, adopted a resoln tion favoring a change of the gov ernment from a town to a city form The resolution was adopted without a dlasantlng vote. The resolution provides that the town council will be im-raaaed In membership from thr<*- to five, and also provides for a city clerk , and a mayor The question of a \ Citisens tk-ket. previously men--1 ttoned in aome circles, was not discussed at last night s meeting and apparently has been dropped The resolution approves a salary of I*oo for the clerk and S&00 for the mayor The chamber of Comrner. <• rea.e lutlon will be submitted to the town council, whose members will appoint a census taker to determine If Rente has a population of ’ 3.000 or more. If the town Is over - the 2,000 population mark the , question regarding the change of the form of government will l>e submitted to the voters at the fall • election Tuesday. November 7. A 1 majority of the votes ca«t will gov- ■ ecn the proposed change, The form of government will not ’ be changed with the November > (CONTINCWn ON PAOE FOUR! SCHOOL PUPILS OPPOSE REPEAL Catholic School Student# Write Againxt Neutrality Change MMssmaaaum A stand against the repeal of the I arms embargo act was conveyed in 1 letters which were written today br pupil* of the St. Joseph's grade i ind Decatu: Catholic high schools. The letters, written In the child- . ren’a own handwriting, were given , to the parents, with the statement i that If their fathers or mothers , wished to sign them to di so snd . then tnall them to U. S. Senators Frederic)- Vsn Nuys or Snerman . Minton. , The letters were written Io the ,i two Indiana senators and read: "We, the people, hereby detnanJ ’ that you vote against repeal of the, , arms embargo "America must be kept neutral, rshe cannot remain neutra* if she , tries to rsep profits from 'he blood . business". ‘ The teschsrs informed the pupili . that the letter should be written and then given to the parents, if the parents believed in wtat was i rtn’ed In the letter to mall it t<» the 1 (CONTINURD UNA-AUR FOUR) 1

VETERAN STEEL I MAGNATE DIES MONDAY NIGHT! Charles ,M. Schwab Os Bethlehem Steel Corporation Dead New York. Sept IS — <u.R> — Charles M Schwab. 77. a lonely old man with several hundred mil Hoti dollars, died last night. The chairman of Bethlehem I Steel Corp. which he founded, died of coronary trombosia In his Park Avenue apaitmeut where he went six months ago to escape the | lonely surroundings of hla three . palatial homes where he had lived I with the. woman whom he man led I in hie youth and whose death left | him inexpressibly saddened "I have no home." he aald when ■he relui tied from Kurope August | I 31 and revealed that he had closed 1 his Riverside Drive chateau, his ■ Loretto. Pa. summer estale and , his Hethlehem. Pa., home "I ( I must start life anew." he said. Mm. Schwab, whom he married lln May. Hi*3. when he was •■amI ing *350 a month as a chief engineer of the Edgar Thompson Ste«-I i works and whom he often credited for bls micieiD*. died Jan She I was 7P. Death came to him at 7:30 pm ICST. His sister. Mm David Bar I ry. of Loretto; his brother and I alater-ln-law. the Edward H ISchwaha, and his physician. Dr. i Samuel A. Brown, were *i hla bed- ' side Hla only other near relative is hla slater. Cecelia, a Carmelite nun at a Loretto convent. Schwab had been 111 often in I the last five yearn. He had a heart ' attack in a Lmmlsw hotel during | the summer He was active until la few months ago In Bethlehem ICONTIXPED ON PAGE TWO) REV. ASPY TO AUBURN CHURCH Resigned Pastor Os Local Baptist Church Goes To Auburn The Rev H<m>er J Aspy who resigned the paatora’e of the First Aaptlst church of Decatr.r a few . weeks ago, announced today that he had accepted a call to bwcom • the pastor of the Firs’ Baptist Church at Auburn. The Rev. Aspy came to Decatur ftom Whiting. In December. 1P35. | While serving the Decatur church he acted for two terms as the moderator of the Salamonia Bum Ist Association and as a representative of the association on various committees of the Indiana Baotist convention. The church purchased a nev organ and new pulpit furniture and the entire building was redecorated and remodeled under hie ministry. During one year. Rev. Aspy served as secretary of the Dwaiur ministerial association and served on various committees of the city and county associations He was a memI er of the Decatur Lions club and was the first Cubmaster of the Decatur Cub Scouts. A year ago he was Instrumental lu the ..rganlsa- * t'on of the Decatur Camera Club snd served as Its first preslden*. Rev. Aspy Is rhe secretarytreasurer of the minister's council of the Indiana Baptist Convention and holds the same office In the A.umln association of the Southern iaptlst Theological Seminary, i which he attended. Rev. tyid Mrs. ' Aspy have three chlldr-*n. Ruth ; Cl.en. Ron Id Edward, and Thotnaa< 1 Ine Marie, the last two born In De- ■ uatur. »■!<>—■ I „ ■ ■■ , um Young Girl Killed In Fall From Auto Vincennes. Ind.. Sept. 19 —(UP) — Vivian Carson. 7-year-old daughter , of Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Carron. died yesterday from Injuries suffered w hen she fell from a car driven by *«r father when a rear door flew I open

Decatur. Indiana, Tues day, September 19. 19.19.

Sail for Neutrality Parley raj r £ U ■' • ' I % -'.J® M .re. - I I fl L HI Undersecretary of State Sumner Welles heads this I'. S delegation to I thee conference of American republics on neutrality. Twenty-one sovereign American neighbors will consider the peaceful measures they may take Individually or collectively to safeguard their neutrality la-ft to right: Welles. Dr Herbert Eels, adviser of International economic affairs. Paul U Iknlela. Dr Marjorie M Whiteman and Sheldon Thomas

FINANCE MEET HERE THURSDAY New Finance Program To Be Parried Out in Christian Endeavor Rev. Ora. *mt of Indianapoliv will b* the leader o< th* uncled fina nr* confereme. to be held at th* local United Brethren church Thursday evening beginning at 7:30 o’clock. AH the presidents und secretaries of all C. K. societies in the county are urged to attend the conference All pastors who have C. E. societies in their churches are asked to be present in thia service. This unified finance program Is being put Into use throughout the nsj tlon and is a great step forward in ' the C. E movement. The Christian Endeavor movement throughout the nation ha a been noted for ita active work with . the youth of the nation. Since Ita founding a number of years ago by ■ Rev. Francis Clark, the movement ; baa grown until today, '’lt ris tian . Endeavor is functioning In all parte of the world. "Certainly such a movement to train youth In Chris- ■ tian service for the church and for humanity is worthy of th) support 1 (CONTINUED ON PAGB FIVBA | CATHOLIC HIGH ! CLASSES ELECT Decatur Catholic High School ('lasses Elect Officers The officers of the four classes ’ln the Decatur Catholic high 1 school were announced today, fol- i lowing the annual organisation meetings of the groups. John Terveer was named presl--1 dent of th* senior class; James Bogan. vice-president; Vincent i Ta lives, secretary. Ethel Miller. 1 treasurer; Paul Brunton, historian. 1 and Sr. M Agnes Terese, class ' sponsor Leo Miller was elected Junior , ■ class preaident; Catherine Teeple. ■ vice-president; Leo Hackman. treasurer, and Eugene Smith, historian. Sr. M. Agnes was named < I class sponsor. Ruth Kinta heads the sophomore I class aa president. Other officers I are: James Holthouse. vice-presi-dent; David Terveer, treasurer; Alice Roop, historian, and Sr. M. Fidelis, clans sponsor. The president of the freshmen class Is Anthony Faurote. Other officers are: Joan Wemhoff. viceI president; Robert Schmits, secretary; Yvonne Smith, treasurer, and Sr. M Helen Clare is the class I ' sponsor

Injured Rarer Is Greatly Improved The condition of Albert Stahl. 27. | cf Geneva, who was injured Sunday I in a crnckup at the Junk Car Derby, ' east of Decatur, was reported aa improved today. I X-rays disclosed tjiat Stahl did , rot suffer a broken neck, which was | sit first feared. He suffered from a I severe sprain and shock. Stahl was hurt when he lost coni trol of his "junker” on a curve and rolled over He was dismissed today from the Adams county mssnorul : hospital. CIRCUIT COURT CASE NEAR JURY Case Expected To Go To Jury Late This Afternoon A possibility was seen thia afternoon that the paternity case of the state, of Indiana against Gordon Welker of near Pleasant Mill* would go to a jury late this evening. , The case la being hjntd by the September term Jury of the Adame circuit court, with J"‘lg* J. Fred , Fruchti- presiding ' Defense counsel Hubert R Me.denahan Indicated at noon thu' he had several more witnesses to call Inti that hr would rest the defetiae case before the close of the I day Monday afternoon Prowcwtot j Arthur E. Voglewede concluded hl* case after calling only two witnesses. Marcia Garner, the complaining witness, was the first to, be called, and she wav fu.lowed to | the stand by her rathet Attorney McCletishan opened the defense this morning by calling Di J M. Millet. lot il physl clan, to testify regarding the length of human gestation George Clark, it e roommate of Welker's and Marion Burke of I Fort Wayue. was called by the defense aa was Ruth Alt. Clark’s fiancee Presentation of evidence lute this afternoon is expected to be followed by the closing arguments, and then after Instruct lona front the court the jury will b« given th* case for deliberation. * - 1 o- —- — Teachers To Hear Chicago Speaker Dr. Charles Copeland Smith ts Chicago, will be the speaker at ths annual northeastern Indiana teachers* convention, to b* held at Fort Wayne October »fl and 37. W Guy Brown, of this city, president of the association, la a member of the program committee and w'U preside at the convention. Schools will be closed here during I the event.

Hitler Offers “Lasting Peace” On Terms Os Nazi Conquest Or Years Os War; Blames Britain

Death Toll On Torpedoed British Aircraft Ship is Now 579 Dead Or Missi 'ing. BATTLE GRIMLY London. Sept. 19 — (U.Pj — The Herman u-lmat whl< h lo: p<-d<>ed 1 the 33.500-ton British at-crafi carrier Courageous Sunday n*gl:t took a toll ol 579 dead or miaaiiig. ftgI urea released by th-.- ministry of : information showed t.stay. The ministry said that of a total I complement of 1.350 — 90 officers ■ and 1,170 ratings known survivors . now total 6*l. of whom 70 are off!i cent and 611 ratings. A careful check ot the lists of ' survivors and missing was being I made by the admiralty. MeanI while, the war on the seas continued. British warships and airplanes ‘ and German submarines, both stung by losses and encouraged by | i suceesnea. are engaged In a grim and deadly fight of extermination < In the North Sea and on the Atlanr | Uc. It was indicated It was disclosed that British ’ royal air force squadrons, operat- | ing with a special costal com- ' piand have attacked many sub--1 marines and sunk some j On the German side there was . the sinking of the aircraft carrier -Courageous, and new victories I against British merchantmen. The r ministry of information said today | that It was believed th« fishing trawlers laird Minto and Arllta. •95 and 336 tons respectively, had been sunk and that a third trawler • had rescued the crews But H was made known also ' that several higger British vessels, , Including the Rothesay Castle. 19.016 tons; Baron Lovat. 3.393 I tons; City of Paris. 10.903 tons, ■ and Rararlstand had been attack > ed by u-boats but escaped, the City | of Pariah with damage As additional survivors of the 132.500 ton aircraft carrier Cour- ; ageous. sunk by a u-boat, were - awaited In port today, the mlnls'l try of information made it known II that in addition to warships and i their aircraft operating against submarines, the coastal i-ommaiii l I planes were engaged on a merci- , lean hunt for the indersca ra'di ’ era. ' Further, the Dally Herald r»(CONTINCKD ON PAGE FtVR) CHURCHES PLAN GROUP RALLIES Methodist Churches Os County Plan Series Os Fall Rallies A aeries of fall rallies will be held In the Methodist churches ot Adams county beginning this evening at ' Peulah Chapel, south of Preble. Thn pastors of the various chti”hes will ' speak on Important sections of the new church discipline. The rally at the First Methodist church will be held Wednesday at | 7:<»0 p. m. Themes to lie presented are as follows: I. "The Meaning and Rules on | r hurch Membership; 11. "Explanation of Conferences an they effect the local Church" Tn be given by Rev. R. J YuncI ker. pastor of the Decatur Circuit. | 111. "Our Financial Plan and Stewj a rd eh Ip" i IV.. "Ottr Board o’ Mlnabna" To be given by Rev. R. F. Hart, k pnator of the Monroe church. h V. "The New Religious Education (.krder" ,j VI "The Board of Lay Activity” To be liven by Rev Raiph WaiI do Graham, pastor of Decatur J -hpreh. j VII. "Evangelism: Needs: Evan- ' sCUNTUiUKD ON PAUM FIVE) *

German Chancellor. In Belligerent Speech At Danzig. Asserts Nazis Could Fight Six Years Without Fear Os Defeat; No War Aims On France, Britain ASSAILS INHUMAN METHODS USED Danzig, Sept. 19—<U.»— Adolf Hitler tonight held out to Europe a choice lietween "lasting peace" on terms of Nazi conquest or years of bloodshed. Speaking within a few miles of Nazi artillery blasting at remnants of the Polish army, the German fuehrer told cheerimg Danzigers and the world that all of the Reich waa now united, that Germany could fight six years without thought 1 of capitulation and that inhuman methods would be met in ; kind many times over. | "1 have no war aims against either France or Britain.”

ROOSEVELT TO GIVE MESSAGE ON NEUTRALITY I — Will Deliver Message To Congress In Person i Thursday Washington, Rept. IS — (U.R) — , The White House- said today that . President Roosevelt plana to ap- , pear before a joint aeaoion of the senate and house at 2 p. m. Thurs- ! day (ESTI to deliver In |H>r*on his request for revision of the neutrality law. The White House, however, emphasized that the exact hour of the joint session still la Mbjeet to alteration, depending upon ability i of congress to meet at uo.,n and i complete the routine of organization In time to receive Mr. Rousevelt's message at 2 p m The message, precipitating what is expected to be an hl nolle de- , bate on measures Io ke-»p this country out of war. will be brffif, i White House secretary Stephen T. , Early said Mr. Roosevelt, be said, will Iw-gtn writing the meaarge this afternoon. In advance of tomorrow’s meeting with Alfred M Landon. Col. Frank Knox, and Re-1 publican and Democratic leaders of both house*. There was no indication o< what specific form Mr. Roosevelt requests would take but ft is expect-; *d that he would ask . onxress for repeal of the mandatory emliargo against shipments of arm* and tin(CONTINUED ON PACIR HVB~ Two Indicted By Huntington Jury Huntington. Ind. Sept ]» <U.R> — A voluntary manslaughter' charge had been voted today ■ | against Ray Shenefleld of Ani drewa by the Huntington county grand Jury. > He was held In connection with I the death of Henry Crux* of An>i drew* last August aft* an altercation. allegedly with St-n-field. r I outside a country tavern. The grand Jury also Indicted I George Reber of Bluffton for Involuntary manslaughter anti reck- , leas homicide In connection with the death of Mrs. Alpha Tinsley , of Muncie after an automobile accident Labor Day - - 1 ""- 1 —— TEMPERATURE READINGS DEMOCRAT THERMOMETER 3:00 a.m.... S 3 2:00 p.m 34 • 10:o0 a.m Hl 3:00 p.m 34 Noon . ...74 > WEATHER Generally fair tonight and Wednesday, except unaettied in extrema southeast portion ton'ght; not so cool In cent-al and '| north act portions tonight; somewhat warmer Wednesday.

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’ he said in one temperate pa.thage in jierhapn the most bel- : ligerent speech he ever delivered. “England (by blockade) is 'making war against German men. women and children. The moment might come for us to use a new weapon which cannot l>e turned against us. “We shall answer accordingly . » I but we shall never capitulate." Without making any concrete ' for peace im the wewcern . front Hitler declared lhat: 1. Poland shall never “rise again” In the form decreed by the Versailles treaty. Germany and Russia "guarantee” that 2. There will be ”no conflict” ' bet ween Russia and Germany 3. Germany has no ambition to seize the Russian Ukraine or the I Urals. 4. British "war mongers" threw England into the war not In defense of Poland but in a futile effort to destroy the Nazi regime In Germany 5. Any methods of warfare used against th* Reich will lie met with like method* because every bomb dropped on a German city will find Sou Ihxulis falling on - allied cltle* Hitler's charges that Britain . inow is resorting to inhuman warfare by means of the naval blockade were considered particularly ■, ominous a possible threat to loose the Nazi aerial fleet In rut hies* I warfare. ■I lit regard to Poland, he declared i flatly that Soviet Russia and GerI many will decide the future of eastern Europe and that no Inter- ; ferenco will be permitted "England hypocritically began | war against women and children ''with a weapon they deemed Invincible." Hitler declared "We could apply some weapon In which w* 1 (coNTDrtrBD nw pans mvi> WRECK VICTIMS ARE IMPROVED Four Os Seven Accident Victims Are Still In Hospital The condition of all victims ot the wreck near Monmouth earlv Sunday morning was renirted an Improved today. Ralph Thomas Baller, eigh'< rr.onths-old son of Mr. and Mrs, 1 Dick Baller, who suffered a head injury in the head-on crash, waa released from the hospital today. The Infant had been confined there for observation, state It waa feared that he might have suffered a severe hesd Injury. Jacob Hodle. 23. who waa be1 lleved the moat critically hurt tn the accident was also reported totnn I better He was able to talk Mondsv. Hodla. Robert Wallace Denver Morris and Richard Baller are th* ‘hree •till confined In the hospital. Mrs. Baller and Jack Rued, who suffered lees serious Injuries In the accident were released ,be same morning after treatment.