Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 37, Number 224, Decatur, Adams County, 21 September 1939 — Page 1

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lOOSEVELT ASKS REPEAL OF EMBARGO ■ SAXAAAa* * f T f f B ■ fl | | I I n I I | lIIMANIAN PREMIER IS ASSASSINATED

Ambers Os Nazi Group ■ Murder Premier (Jovernment Says Members Os Nazi Iron Guard Assassinated fl ins Caught. Two Commit Suicide ■ay HAVE VAST REPERCUSSIONS Rumania. Sept. 21 — 'U« — Member-t of the Nazi iron guard organization shot and killed Pre- ■ A-ail < alinescti in a "cowardly attack" today, an announcement said. «<Te arrested, the announcement added, t-rer <r will l.» sworn in immediately in aihance of the crown council with King Carol. |Mr : -he ..'-;i"ir.< cornered by the guards committed a midtown store. prevailed throughout Rumania, officials said dmotintg '«’(■ irred at 2:16 p. m. when it was under-

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WARSAW STILL MAKING STAND AGAINST NAZIS Poles Still Battling Germans Despite T traffic Shelling London. Sept JI — fU.F) — Warsaw's radio atation informed the world today that the etty atltl waa fighting off the surrounding Gorman army after another day of deatructlve air raida. It waa the ISth day of the siege The voice of the Warsaw announcer. “Colonel Liptaaki." familiar now to all British radio listeners. came through aa usual shortly after midnight with a "defense army communique ' which said “Polish troops advanced over two miles in the western < Warsaw i sector. In a fierce bayonet charge. Infantry units retook the suburbs of Praga and Wola. capturing manv prisoners, three heavy and seven light machine guns Detachments of the Polish light horse successfully made repeated chargee dislodging the enemy from Intrenched positions ." A British broadcasting company oßclal said the Warsaw station's signals ware strong when last heard, just after midnight Although the station waa silent the remainder of the night, and the Polish embassy here reported at noon It bad not picked up the Warsaw station during the morning, a spokesman said "The Interruption la not unusual. An air raid might be under way. Warsaw usually broadcasts la the evening Every military expert in Europe had conceded tor days that Warsaw's plight was hopeless There was nothing Great Britain or Prance could do to relieve the siege, and dispatches reaching Parts said that since the city waa aurounded a week ago It had been Impossible to get any more food or ammuntiion to Warsaw from the “security triangle' around l*m berg. In southeast Poland, the only other region still In Polish hands. But there was not a discouraging word In Lipinski's broadcasts throughout last night And the fart that hr waa still on the air fCONTtNt'BD ox PAGE SIX) Contributor* To Salvation Army Following are contributors to the Salvation Army campaign for Wedattday: Bryce Thomas, Effie Patton. Ed Jaberg Electa Oliver. Gladys Chartfberlaln, Nell Wlnnes. Erg Acker. Kllssbe'h Peterson. Mai tilda Bellstnwyer. Bertha Bunner. Dells Sollemeyer. Florence Haney. { Dr. E. P Fields.

ENTIRE FRENCH ARMY REIDY TO I PROSECUTE WAR Mobilization Complete; Nazis Bolster Western Army Parla. Sept 21. - <U» France has completed ha (eneral mobllItalian and the country's entire man power ta in readlneaa for action at concentration point* or haa been assigned to duty, it waa announced today. General mobll I tat lon became 1 complete at midnight, end of the 20-day limit by which every man. after receiving hl* order for mobilisation. must be at the post a*-' signed him. I Completion of thia gigantic task meant that in addition to the regular army «f 700.000. which foreign military esperta call the beat In i Europe, man for man. France had i mobilised &.300.000 reserve* who were now ready for action—4.ooo.- ■ 000 men In all. every one a veter-1 an of compulsory military training and freahener couraaa. During all the 20 day* of the mobilisation period, while the Pole* took the hammer blow* of the Natl army and air "force. French mechanised unit* and art II- ! lery had been going eastward to the western front in an unnnding 1 flow. It is permissible to aay now that scores of hitherto Innocent look-j • In (pastures, all the way between here and the German frontier, j have suddenly blossomed Into military airdrome* which now are Ailed with thousands of French—and Brit lab—war plane* Report* from various key point* . in the country indicate that Brit- ! lah preparation* in France are progressing on an enormous scale. France was now prepared for a long war. such a* she and Great Britain have felt from the flrat day waa In prospect News of the completion of general mobilisation came with sign* l mtrnwintn on pans thrbbi DEATH CLAIMS ALMA WEAVER Young Ohio Resident Dies At County Hospital Wednesday Mia* Alma Weaver. 21 grandI daughter of Mrs. Arietta HnkhouI sen of this city. d?ed st 5 o'clock . Wednesday evening at the Adam* > county memorial hoapltal after an > Illness of nine month*, She had i been at the hoaplt'tl slues Sunday. Ihe deceased was born in Hsrrli son township. Van Wert county, i Ohio. Dec. W. IMT. the daughter I as J M. and Ada Flnkhouacn- Wea- ’ ver. She was a membo: of the Dalai* Methodist church at Middle- • buty. Ohio She had never married. • I Surviving besides the parent* and ' the grandmother arc seven slaters: ’ Helen. Mrs. Robert Zinn Norma. ' Marlette. Cleva Jane. Barbara Jean. I aud Phyllis Ann Weaver and five 1 •brothers, Glen. Dickey. Paul, Billy, 1 and Donnie, all at hwtt*. 1 Funeral service* will be held at 1 the home, on* and one-ha'f mile* ' eerth of Middlebury 0.. at 1:30 ’ p. m KST Saturday, and at 2 o'clock at the church Burial will be in the 1 Odd Fellow* cemetery at Convoy, O. 1 111* body was removed this after- ' noon from the Zwlrk funeral home to the residence o Berne Republicans To Fill Town Ticket A town Republican contention » will be held in Berne Thursday I- evening. September 2*. for the pur- .- poe of filling th* G. O. P ticket in th« town election this fall. k Three councilmen and a clerks treasurer will be named at the con- , tention. under the direction of '. Amo* Burkhalter. Republican town | chairman at Berne.

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Decatur, Indiana. Thun. day. September 21, 1939.

Republican Leadwa at Neutrality Conference fw \ ' US -

Four Republican leader* who attended the neutrality confervnee of Republican and Democratic chief* at the White House are pictured, above, in Waahington. From left to right. Colonel Frank Kno«. Chicago publisher, former Governor Alt Landon. Representative Joe Martin of Massa

REV. BROWN TO SPEAK SUNDAY Fort Wayne Pastor To Speak At .Mt. Pleasant Homecoming Rev. Howard Brown, well known . young pastor of the Forest Park Methodist church in Fort Wayae. and leader of young people's work in > the Fort Wayne, district, has been se« ured to speak for the Mt. Pleasant Methodist church rally day and homtctunlng. to be held Sunday i Other plans for the day Include th* unified service In the morning, □eglnnlng at »:S0 o'cloca. Fr»J Buache will deliver a lecture on the Sunday school lesson to the entire congregation, and the pastor. Rev. 1 Robert J. Yunker. will dell-er the i tnornlng message. Special vocal music has been arranged. The morn 1 leg service will be followed by a basket dinner. In the afternoon, an Info-mal type of service will be held, in which all will have opportunity tor partial- ‘ pation. Special Instrumental and ' vocal music has been arranged, and ‘ Rev Brown will bring tbo special 1 mr-sage of the day. All members and friends of the church and Sunday school are Invited to attend and enjoy the entire ' day. INVITE PUBLIC TO CRAFT SHOP Recreation Repartment To Hold Open House Monday Niirht —— , The WPA recreation depart. ( ment will hold open house al the j recreation headquarters in the , Lincoln school building Monday evening, beginning at «:J0 o'clock. The public is Invited to vlalt the b recreation craft shop, where craft groups are given inatructlon in woodcraft, model airplane building. corkcraft, woodburning, metal working, glass painting, reed and : raphla weaving, and various other kinds of craft work. i During the past few months, the r recreation department has recelv- . ed ti large quantity of new equipi ment for the craft shop, and it la now considered one of the best . equipped craft, shops In the dis- . trict r The regular Monday evening ( group of boys will be working In ‘ ICONTINUED ON PAuFsEVBnT

vhnaetts and Representative Carl Mapes of Michigan The conference was called l»y President , Roosevelt for a discussion of an American neutrallty program, preliminary to the opening of the present special aeaalon in congress which will consider neutrality.

Telephone Company Is Holding Open House More than 4<M persons. Including many school children, attended the < nen house begun thia morning at ‘ the Cltiaens Telephone company on Monroe street to acquaint the pubj lie with the "mysteries" o> the telei ;hone and to exhibit the result of the year and a halt mod-rnisatlon program, being complet-d by the c<miern Arrangements were being made to conduct about 400 more •hrough the office today. The open house will be continued Friday from R to 12 a m and from 1 to 1 p m. and on Saturday from St to IS a m. and from 1 US p. m JURORS DECIDE PATERNITY CASE Circuit Court Jury Returns Verdict For Plaintiff After deliberating for five hours, an Adame circuit court jury at 9 oclock last night returned with a rerdlct tn favor of the p'atntlff in the paternity suit of the state of Indiana, on relation of Marcia Garnet, against Gordon Welker. The verdict, as read by Judge I. Frt-d Ftmchte. after being given to him by the jury: "We. the jury fled for the plaintiff. that the rektrlx. Mar la la deIrered of a bastard child, which Is etill living, and that the defendant. Gordon Welker, la the father there,cf. Signed. Fred Bluhm. Foreman." '•'hla morning, teatlmonv was In-•-xiduced to Inform the court aa to i the earning capacity of the defendant end bls ability to pay Gordon WHker and hla grandfather Sul T. Welker were called to the stand. <;t-estloned by defbnee attorney H. 11. McClenahan and croea-"xamtned by prosecutor Arthu- E. Voglewede. -’udge Frtichte took th- matter under advlsmnent and stated that he would hand down hla ruling Rat-u-day morning. A large crowd attended the Wednesday afternoon aeaulon of the trial to hear the attorneys deliver tooNTiNtran on pagh ntxt — ——•——— Two Indiana Lads Killed In Georgia Cattmun. Ga.. Sept. JI—(UPI— Robert H Martin. 1». Flor-nce. Ind , wns killed and Harold B aden. 22. Florence, waa tnfurde seriously when their motorcycle eolt'ded with a truck near here last nigbt

VETERAN DOCTOR TAKEN BY DEATH Dr. Philip B. Thomas Dies At Home Here Wednesday Night Dr Philip II Thomas. TH. a leading physician In this community for 5o years and retired for the last four or five years, died at 10 o'clock last night of a heart attack at the home of his daughter. Mrs. Carrie Thomas Haubold on South Third street Dr. Thomas had been In poor health since suffering a stroke. June JI. The hot weather of last week aggravsted hla condition and he had been seriously 111 since Dr. Thomas began practicing medicine In Decatur when the only means of travel wan by horseback, with his supplies In saddle hags Later he used a two wheel cart and sleigh, then a horse and buggy. In hla early years he many times waa forced to remain at the home of patients over night when travel waa impossible bm-auae of bllcxards and bad road* In recent years he had lieen a friend aud a counselor to many of the younger practicing physicians, and waa universally respected. Born in Ohio He waa born on a farm near Greenville, Ohio. February If., IMO. the son of Ramuel g. and Caroline Berry-Thomas He began hla school career In Darke I county. Ohio, coming to Decatur i for a higher education, While here, he lived with an uncle, a pio user Decatur physician. Dr Ben Freeman After completing tk» Decatur public schools he entered, and was graduated from Ohio Wes-' leyan University at Delaware. O. He then attended Northwestern i University, of Evanston. Illltuds. where he received an M, D degree In April of 1R«& Dr. Thomas returned to Decatur and waa married lo Mias Estella Hart. June 11. ISIS. The following year he moved to Berne, where he began the practise of medicine and where his first child. Mrs Haubold. was born. March 35. lasd The next year he ruhtrned to Decatur where he had tCONTINOKD ON PAGE BKVEnT o Rev. Montgomery's Visit Postponed Ths Rev J. W. Montgomery of Fort Wayne, who was scheduled to sneak at the Nasarene church In Decatur Friday evening, has been tailed to Houston. Texas However. he will speak In De.-atur on* week later, September J».

President Speaks To Special Meet Os U.S. Congress President Roosevelt Asks Congress To Supplant Arms Embargo With Cash And Carry System In Line With One Thought, “Keep America Out Os This War." CONGRESS IN SPECIAL SESSION Washington. Sept. 21— <UR> —President Roosevelt today askt»d congre** to substitute a cash and carry system for the embargo on arms in line with “one single hardheaded thought—keeping America out of this war." After repeal of the embargo provision — lianiiing shipment of American arms, ammunition and implements of war to Euro|>e*s warring nations—has been accomplished. Mr. Roosevelt pro|msed these further steps: 1. Authority to fix war zones in which American merchant vessels may not enter. 2. Broader authority to prevent American citizens from

— ' | DELIVER FIRST BEETS FRIDAY First Truck Loads Os Sugar Beets To Be Delivered Friday n The first truck loads of sugar b -ota of the 1P39 crop will arrive in Dr-catur early Friday morning, preparatory to being nnloaood at tbo C«ntral Sugar company a yards north of the city. The scale house will open at • r/clock Friday morning. J. Ward Calland. field manager for ’be company stated Albert Coppess of Monro* one of the many farmers in this county, who grows beets for the Central Sugar company, will tie in charge of the scale house. Mr. Copvesa held the same position last year and supervised the weighing of more than 1-0 000 tons of beets. The weigh station will be open from C In the morning until 5 o'clock in the evening during the beet harvesting season, officials of the co®pauy announced At least Joo trucks wl'l be engaged In the hauling of the beetv t»the local sugar refinery, the onlr beet sugar plant In Indiana. Pracrurally all of the 100,000 eat (mated tons of beets will be conveyed from fattn to the factory here hy track. The factory will open at d o’clock Monday morning and during the day three crews of helpers will go to work in the plant and yard* all en- • ntMTlNf’Krt IIV PA<IK NKVKNI SPECIAL JUDGE IS APPOINTED Judtfe Endicott Os Auburn Amurim Jurisdiction In Case Judge Wllllssn P. Endicott of , Auburn has assumed jurisdiction H the suit of Elmer Gibson and other* tn mandate the county commissioners to Issue bonds tor the dredging of the Wabash river. Endicott waa named special judg* In the case last week by Judge J. Tied Frachte when the names of two other judges were stricken by attorneys in seeking the change -if venue from judge. Jndge Harry Hllgomann vs the Allen circuit court at Fort Wayn« hud boon named aporial judge some time ago but declined jurisdiction In the case. In assuming jurisdiction in tho case thia week. Special Judge Endicott set the case for Issues on October 8. The suit is one of the outgrowths of the much disputed Wabash dr»dge case Which has held public, Interest here for years.

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traveling in venneh of bellig. erent nations or in danger arean. 3. Provision that belligerent* purchasing commodities in thia nation must take title Ito thorn- commodities prior to shipment from U. S. shores. 4. A han on war credit to belligerent nations. ■•The result of the last two" 'provisions), said Mr. Roosevelt, "will be to regulate all purchases to be made in cash and cargooe to be carried In the purchaser's own ships at the purchaser's risk." He proposed that after enactment of thia program thaj congress adjourn, subject to Immediate call by the president In event of further development In the European war requiring attention. "These perilous days." said Mr. Roosevelt, "demand cooperation between us without a trace of partisanship" "Our acts must be guided by one single hardheaded thought - keeping America out of thia war." Mr Roosevelt made hie plus personally to a joint convocation of the house and senate which assembled in the crowded house chamber leas than two hours after formal convening of congress at noon. Hla words were carried around the world by radio Mr. Roosevelt offered no hope that the European conflict would be short or that the outlook waa tor brighter tlmea ahead “I ahould like to be able to offer the hope that the shadow over the world might swiftly passsaid Mr. Roaevelt. "I cannot Th* facta compel my stating, with candor, that darker periods lie ahead The disaster la not of our making; no acta of ours endangered the forces which assault the sou da t ion of civ II Isa Hon Yet we find ourselves affected tn the core: our currents of commerce are changing, out minds ar* filled with new problems, our position In world affairs has already been altered." Plane* Rescue Crew Os Torpedoed Ship Ixtndon, Rept JI—(FT)- Roy.vl sir force planes have rescued the crew of the tramp steamer Kenslngton Court, sunk In the Atlantic, th- - o 4 information announced today. The Kensington Court, I.JW tons carried a crew of 34. All memlbers of the crew were landed aafely after having been picked up by the R. A, F. flying boats, the mlnlalcry said. O- > TIMPKRATURI RKAOINGS — DtMOCRAT THKRMOMKTKR 8:00am 64 8:00 p.m 80 lo w a.m. ..41 300 pun 10 N00n..... .•? WKATHIR — Fair tonight and Friday: slightly cooler In south portion tonight, eomowhat warmer Friday.