Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 37, Number 223, Decatur, Adams County, 20 September 1939 — Page 1

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LUES DENOUNCE HITLER’S SPEECH

■alion’s Leaders ■Ga/her Today In I Unity Conference

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DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER IN ADAMS COUNTY

SUGAR COMPANY TO OPEN ANNUAI RUNQNMONOAV . Indiana*!* Only Beet Suk- ' ar Factory Will Open Monday The seventh annual sugar mak- . Ing campaign of the Central Sugwr company will begin Monday morn- ■ Ing. September 25. when Indiana's I only beet sugar plant In this city opens for Its annual run Announcement of the opening ' of the factory waa made today hy H W. McMillen, president, following a meeting of fieldmen with J. ( Ward Calland. general field man ager of the company Approiimately 3SO men will ■tart work Monday on the three shifts which will operate the huge ' sugar refinery ’ For the opening day. the first r shift will go to work al fi o'clock Monday morning and remain on 1 the Job until * in the afternoon The regular work shifts after the : plant gets into operation will be 1 • a. m to ♦ p. ta : ♦ p m to 12 > midnight. 12 a. m to s a. m The beet crop is estimated at i more than 100000 tons, promising I a factory run of mor.- than 75 I days I The crop la eafimaie.l at aver-' age normal in regards to beet coni lent, although weather conditions haven't been any too favorable in the past month. The sugar content la considered good and will probably Increase as the season advances The digging of beets will get underway Thursday and the first truck loads will be brought to the local factory on Friday. The scale house and yards will open Friday (CONTINUMD OX PAQK MX I ' "O — BI'LLETTN Ixtndon. S«pt. 2<i — «U» — The British ministry of inlor mat ion iawued an official statement tonight aaying “it was learned in authoritative circles” that n revolutionary movement had broken out against (Germany in the former Cxecho-Slovak territory and was continuing with “courage and determination" despite the executions of hundred* of person* The ministry said the fighting “wan preceded a few days previously by labor demonstration* at Prague, which on Saturday night, developed into a serious clash between the population and German authorities, chiefly the storm troopers." LIST SWIMMING POOL FIGURES Attendance At Municipal Pool During Summer 15.759 The total attendance at the municipal swimming pool during ; the (Mcwt summer months was IS.71*. according to a report read to the city council last night. The report waa read to the council by H. Vernon Aurand. city clerk-treasurer, as submitted by Marion Feaael, who waa supervisor of the pool. The report also disclosed the fact that the water carnival held as a finale to the swimming season on September 1 was a big success and drew a large crowd The report, as submitted by Mr. Feaael. showa weekly attendance as follows Week ot June ll—l.7**; June 11-1.7 M; July 2—1.728; July fi--2.010; July 11—821; July 28-*7B; July 30—012; August 1-1.207. I August 13—1,678; ugust 20—8*7; I August 27—7.131: September 3 and «-|*3 I

LEADING ROME EDITOR SAYS WAR USELESS Man Close To Mussolini Asserts Moment For Peace At Hand Rom*. Sept 20-(U.»-Virgin Io Gayda. Italian editor close t o the foreign office and who at times I haa acted as Premier Benito Mussollnl'a spokesman. today e»-preaa.-d belief that the moment i for peace la at hand Asserting In the (lionrale l» Italia ■ that it 1a useless to extend the i German-Polish conflict and that it is up to the P.des whether even a small new Polish state will le‘allowed to exist. Gayda wrote: "For what purpose, with the con. lusion of war In eastern Europe. should there be a tragic outbreak of western war which up to the present has been limited to minor episodes?" Earlier the official Rome radio had announced that increasingly friendly Italo-Greek relations had resulted in decision by both Greece and Italy to withdraw their tr<M>pa from the Greek-Albanian frontier The decision was Interpreted as furthering Italy's efforts to form a neutral bloc In the Balkans which would aid in limiting European hostilities. Gayda said that great wars with gigantic massacres of men and Irreparable devastation of gooda are only fought in defense of great national Interests. "There la now no real menace against the legitimate interests of France and Britain.” he said "Hitler's speech tat fhinxlgi although firm confirms Germany's desire for peace with all surrounding nations The governments of the western nations can say whet they want The truth is that peoples. above all those ordered to advance against well equipped fortified lines? have Itegun tn retCOXTINI'BIt ON PAUff roi’Hl COUNCIL MEETS TUESDAY NIGHT Holds Executive Session To Consider Plant Improvement The city council met in executive session last night at the city hall to discuss the new Improvements at the city plant and to take further steps in legal movgmenta toward the improvement. Mayor Forrest Elsey stated this morning that details of the steps would probably be announced In a few days, as soon as they are completed In open council session earlier in the evening, a |>etitl<>n was read by H Vernon Aurand. city elerktreasurer, in which residents of Madison and Monroe townships in Allen county. I'nlon and Root townships In Adams county asked for the extension of a rural light i line. The petition was signed by Ora R. Miller. Mrs. Myrtle Frisbee. Harvey Gibsou. Charles Ehrman. E Barkley and Andrew Fuelling It waa referred to the board of public worka and safety Ham Acker also appeared before the board and asked action on his petition for the Improving ot the Melbers street crossing on the Pennsylvania railroad. o ■ Officials Speak Over Station WOWO Prosecutor Arthur R Voglewede And county agent L. E Archbold epole over radlon station WOWCI at Fort Wayne this morn'ng as « pan of the safety nrogrsm sponsored by the county agent's of this .-immunity. Sophomore Class Names Officers Max Hesre waa elected prealdettt of the sophomore class of the Decatur Junior-senior high senool this morning at the organisation meetIt. g Roy Affolder was named vice ; resident of the close, Leo-a Wefel the secretary and Lola Frank the treasurer. 11l Harold Momma, member of the 'acuity, was named by the member, las the class sponsor.

Decatur, Indiana, Wednesday, September 20, 1939.

How Poland May Be Split ' I—i Ky rHUAH, \J| 2 1 A- ] UPRUSSIA \■ / o ji I 5 rrX * + *3kWARSA*i I I IL" A i fiausT-uTov»M \ Al I xJiii B I i i ’J* GERMANS UTMOAMIA *. 1® z ?\Z RUSSIA CZKHOSLOWUGA / HEIiIIi MB ' RUMANIA AUSTRIA-HURuAgy / o Thio map ateofM how th* 8 Polish nation waa horn and what may happen now The heavy black line indicate* the poMibh* manner in which ’ Poland may he split between Huaaia and Germany. Berlin report* the l>eat the Pole* could hope for waa a poaaihle protectorate with Warsaw a* the capital

STREET CLOSED FOR 2T BY-PASS Thirteenth Street Is Closed For New Construction Work j , Thirteenth street from Nuttman I -avenue south to the junction with i present federal road 27 at Chick's i corner, one mile south of Decatur, haa been closed. William Dunn state engineer, announced today Engineer Dunn stated that the t road waa blockaded to permit the preliminary construction work for I the new federal road 27 by pass to , be opened He stated that it would I be closed for several weeks while thia work is being done The cross section structures are being put In and the underpass for the KKrlck-Tyndall trucks Is under construction. Mr Dunn stated Excavation work on the sewer line along Thirteenth street has l>een underway for several days and la progressing rspldly Hani Butler, eity street commissioner. ststed thst sll water service lines have been installed and are ready to be put into use as soon aa the main lines are completed and the new road work progresses far enough The Mohr Construction company is the contractor for building the by-paaa. Work la also reported progressing in the virgin territory north of the city toward the Junction with present road 27 north of Monmouth

' "" i Citizens Telephone Company Is Planning For Open House

"What makea a telephone operate r Thia la the queatlon which la to be anawered by the CitlgetM Telephone Company at Ita open houae Thuraday. Friday and Saturday Charlea Khlnger. manager of the company. baa extended a general invitation to the public to viait the office at 240 Weal Monroe > atreet on theae daya The vlaitora ' will be taken on conducted loura • during which each part of a telephonea operation aa well aa the many Intricate inatrumenta and wiring will be explained and demonatrated The open houae hue been arranged aa the final atep In the year and a half remodelling and renovating program of the company Juat completed al the order of the board of directora Thia Includes underground cable, the removal of 1 the old polea. the redecoration of ' the building and extenalve im provementa made In the awltch--1 board and other equipment of the company All dlatrlbutlve llnea In Decatur ate underground except ' drop wirea Into individual aubacrlbera' homea The board haa alao received

Attorney General To Broadcast Monday 1 Mrs. Ruth Deßoli. ss county pubI • urged all members of the Women's Democratic committee to Helen to ■ a broad east by attorney general Frank Murphy over the National RriKideasilng Company* hookup I Monday, Hepumihq: 26. at 11:30 iCST. i FORMER LOCAL RESIDENT DEAD ,L — R- G. Chenoweth Dies Suddenly; Burial Here Thursday , Funeral servh ea will be held at the Masonic temple in Huntington Thursdsy for R. Grant ( heme weth. *l. who died suddenly of coronsry occlusion at his home in 1 Fort Wsyne Monday Burial will 1 be In the De<atur cemetery. The deceased was a native of Decatur und a member of the Elka and a 32nd degree Mason I He had been engaged in garage 1 work at Huntington and Peru for several years and had been Working at Fort Wuyne the paat six months. Surviving are the widow, Mrs. ■ Geraldine Chenoweth; two daughters. Mary June and Margaret Ann Chenoweth, both of Huntington; the mother. Mrs Mary Chenoweth. Bluffton, and one sister. Edna Chenoweth.

apectal authoriaatlon from the pub-! lie aervlce commlaalon to Inatall new telephonea during the month ' of Octobet at no inatallatlon coat to the pat rone. Open Houae The houra of the demonat ration Thuraday. Friday and Saturday will be from 9 tn 12 each morning and from 1 to S each afternoon In addition the demonatration and open houae Saturday afternoon will be continued from 1 p. m until 9pm at night Special arrangementa have been made to take the achool children of the city through the office in email groupa. After reglatering In the front office on the flrat floor, the gitcata will be taken to the hack room where they will aee the hiatrumenta which ring the telephone belle In the homea of patrona The Interrupter, which breaka the ring for four eeconda and then tinge for one aecond. until the phone la anawered. can be Been. Another machine tranafera the direct cur rent Into five freqiienclea. by which it la poealble to ring any —— l 11 ————a— i ■ ii— —— (CONTINUED UN PAUE TWO)

Britain And France Promise Poland And World To Battle ! To Finish Against Hitlerism

PACKER STRIKE IS THREATENED Strike To Be Called Tonight If Negotiations Fail Washington. Sept. 20—U.R! — Cbsirmsn Vsn A. Bittner of the packinghouse workers organising committee announced today I that a nationwide strike of Armour and Co. employes had been averted at least temporarily, i Bittner said that negotiations for contracts between Armour and the CIO would begin Monday. Washington. Sept. 20 — <U.R> — i Th* packinghoun* workers organising committee (CIO* will call a strike at all Armour and company plants tonight unless secretary of labor Frances Perkin* succeeds by that time In an 11th hour attempt to arrange union-company I contract negotiations. The strategy committee of local, 3*7 at Armour's main Chicago plant sent Miss Perkins a 21-hour strike ultimatum last night. The warning was drafted and aodpted after she had announced that the ' Strike might be averted because of I "important concessions" by Ar-' 1 motir representatives with whom • she conferred yesterday I; "You have 2* hours to let ns I know yea or no whether you can • 'do anything with Armour and rom- ' pany." the ultimatum said "If i not. we strike. Thia is final " Miss Perkins planned to place ! the company's proopaal liefore, Van A Bittner. PWOC chairman, today. He came here to stand by 1 during her talks with company representatives. Miss Perkins deI dined to reveal the nature of the proposals but said: "On the basis of these concessions we think negotiations can he . reopened. Home of the concesi sions. we think are in line with what they (the union) wanted." The union's principal demand In I that the company recognize It as' sole bargaining agent at plains In tCIINTINv Et> ON PAGE TWO) Former Local Man Wins Trip To Fair Oscar U’erling. former Preble and Decatur resident, now operator ot the Shell station at Clinton and Superior street In Fort Wayne, won the state sales contest conducted by the company during July and August. He showed the largest per-j rentage increase in sales of any dealer in the state aa compared to the preceding year. Mr. and Mrs. Werllng. who were i ma-ried August 18, have been at warded a trip to the New York I world's fair, the world aeries games I in that city and other interesting I sights. DEATH CLAIMS REV, BELTZER Union Township Native Dies Tuesday In Wisconsin Word has been received her* ot the death of the Rev. Walter Beltfer. a native of Union township, which occurred at Auroravdle, Wisconsin. Tuesday. Rev. Beltser was born in Union township and resided there until leaving for college to study for th’’ Ltiiheran mlnlatery Since being ordained he has had several charges In Wisconsin. Details nf hie death were no: learned hare. 1t lx understood that the body I will be taken to lowa for burial. Surviving, besides the widow and three children, are two als'.ori, Mr* j Wl’Hatn Kelley of near DecatU'-. Mrs. Kathryn Bucher of Root town(hip; a half-sister, Mrs WaynGaunt ot Union township and two brothers. William of Union towni xh'p and Silas, also of Auroravllle. The mother. Mrs Alice Jhsfer. of ' Union township, also survives.

TRIAL RESUMED THIS AFTERNOON Paternity Case Resumed: All Evidence Completed Tuesday The paternity case of the state against Gordon Welker went to j the jury about 4 o'clock this afternoon. At 8:16 o'clock Prosecutor Voglewede concluded h,s rebuttal to the argument of H. R. McClenahan. defense attorney. and following instructions from Judge Fruchte. the jury started dehberations. Th<- paternity case of the state j of Indiana against Gordon Welker - wan to be resumed this afternoon j in Adams efrelut court after Iwing j recessed late Tuesday afternoon. Judge J. Fred Fruchte summon,ed the jury to reappeai late this ‘ afternoon when the calling of 1 numerous witnesses prevented the j possibility of concluding the trial i Tuesday. Before the trial waa recessed Tuesday, however, both the state •igd the defense had concluded their rebuttal and only the closing arguments of the attorneys were Ito Ire heard this afternoon After instructions from the ' court, the Jury was to lw- given the case late today. In his rebuttal. Proaecator Arthur F. Voglewede called a long I line of witnesses to refute the testimony of defense witnesses in regard to where the complaining witness. Marcia Garner, spent a , certain week in August. I*3B. I Thea,- witnesses included. Mias 'Garner, who was recalled: Mrs (CONTINI ED ON PAGE TWO) SCOUT LEADER TALKS TO CLUD — Sylvester Everhart Talks To Decatur Lions (’luh Tuesday * Sylvester Everhart, Adams county Scout Commlss'oner. spoke to the mem-'ters of the Decent Lions ' club in the meeting at the Rice betel Tuesday night. Mr. Everhart discussed the summer activities of the Scouts of the :onnty and related their experiences on their trip to Mumtscong, jin August. Pictures were shown of the trip. Which was made by 27 S-rntts anj MX leaders Dr, E P. Fields, who was on the i ttip. had charge of the program last | night and I), Burdette Custer preaided aa vice-president In the ahtcnce of Roy Price. In his summary of the advance ' of the Hcouts. Mr. Everhar’ disclos‘rd that 13 advanced from tenderfoot > to second class. 2o from second to .flist class, nine from first class to ■*tar Scouts, four from St ir Scouts to Life Scouts. The total advancement number is *8 and 78 passed merit badge examinations. Os the total advancement Rotary '-oop (1 had I*. Lions troop 82. 11 1 and Legion troop 63. 17. hi merit badge awards Troop *1 had 27, Troop 82 had I* and Troop *3 hal I (VWs Scout Leaden U ill Meet Thursday Night —— All Rcoutmastera and trcop commi teenten are uskisi to me t at tite home of Sylvewter Everhart. Adams I county Boy Scont commission r. Thursday evening at 8 o'clock. TEMPERATURE READINGS DEMOCRAT THERMOMETER 8:00 a,m. f»« 2:00 p.m *4 10:00am. . 64 2:00 pm. ...S3 Noon 76 WEATHER Fair tonight and Thursday; cooler In northwgst port.on tonight and In south portion i Thursday

Price Two Centa.

Allies Denounce Hitler Speech At Danzig At* False; Assail Russia For Intervention. WARSAW FIGHTS By Joe Alex Morris I (United Press foreign news editor! Great Britain and France promised Poland and the world today that they would fight to the end against Hitlerism regardless of Germany's triumph In eastern Europe with the "cynical" aid of Soviet Russia Six or seven German u-boats already have been destroyed and the British navy rules the seas, prime minister Neville Chamberlsin told the house of commons shortly after the French council of minis--1 ters had reiterated that Poland would “receive her rightful repara- : tIOU.” . i “There la no sacrifice from i which we will shrink.” the prime minister declared in rejecting and denouncing as false Fuehrer Adolf j Hitler's speech at Danxlg Poland admittedly was lost aa a war factor although Warsaw still held out and threw back new Nasi attacks, but In Paris a meeting of high French and British officials • laid plans for relentless prosecution of the war -and perhaps for sn early major drive against Ger- • many's Rlegfried line. British war secretary Ixiie llore-Bellsba at- • I tended t The allied plans. It was empha- . • sised are being laid cantkmaty i and In preparation for a long t struggle. Adventurous or sensa- ( tional moves are out Britain and France are going to avoid any i foolish move that might impair their resources or postpone the “ultimate victory.” Chamberlain emphasised In Moscow, where the French i government was understood to have asked for an explanation of Ruasia'a Intervention In Poland, four German army and air officers | arrived to discuss common prob- | lems of the Natl and Red armies I In Polish territory. A line waa being definitely i drawn, cutting off the eastern | third of Poland aa the limit of Soviet activity and calling for 1 withdrawal of the Germans to . their own sphere, Whether a bus- , fer state would be created between , the two frontiers was undecided. , Germany's high command announced the "greatest annihilation . battle" had resulted in tremendous . casualties among Poles crushed . after many days of righting near Kutno. Nasis said they captured lOS.uoo prisoners, making more I than *OO,OOO soldiers reportedly j| taken by them during the Polish I war , Eathonla denied that Soviet Rus- , ala—as reported elsewhere—waa blockading her coast, hut at Helsingfors the Finns were complet(CONTINVBD on'paue’ FOUR) JUDGE FRUCHTE IMPOSES FINE I Finds Uservo Company In Contempt Os Court At Huntington 1 The lengthy legal battle between i Uservo. Inc., a milk bottle supply firm and the Hunshlne Dairy of Fort Wayne, had another chapter written Into ita record when Judge J. Fred Fruchte of thia city enter ed s finding in the Huntington ’ circuit court thia week ' Judge Fruchte of the Adams clr- ' cult court, who had been chosen ss special Judge In the long-fought suit, found that Uservo. and more particularly Its Fort Wayne branch was In contempt of court In connection with violations of an Injunctive order. Judge Fruchte imposed a Ann of 11.100.** His order specified that Frank Palmer. South Band, president of Uservo should go to Jail until the fine was paid, or stayed itecause of an sppeai. It waa Indicated that the attorneys would seek an appeal in the I case.