Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 37, Number 226, Decatur, Adams County, 23 September 1939 — Page 1

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MUSSOLINI ISSUES CALL FOR PEACE

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DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER IN ADAMS COUNTY

DROP SHOWN IN PUBLIC BELIEF Improved BusincNx Conditions Rellcrtcd In Relief Costs Improved buaineaa conditions, aeneral ihtft.ufh.-ul Indiana durinn the spring and summer months are reflated in a survey of relief activity received today by Mrs Faye Smith Knapp, county welfare director The review show* that for the first time since the spring of IM7 a sharp reduction ha* taken place in the total number of pet sou* dependent upon the various types of public aid, Published In the Qnaretrly Statistical Review of the state welfare department, the survey states that with June factory payroll* at th* highest level alnie November, i>3* VVPA employment ha* been decreased without a corresponding rise In general relief by township trustee*. Increased business activity ha* had little effect on recipients of public welfare assistance, a* those aided by the welfare program are recruited mostly from the ranks of unemployable*, the director pointed out. "Nothing short of a major boom would create Jobs for many recipients of old age assistance, who are all «5 year* old or more ” the director said. Others receiving public welfare aid are needy adult blind and dependent children both group* standing to gain little from improved business condition*. Only children who have already been deprived of the support of their parents through death.’ physical disability or continued absence from home are eligible for dependent children aid The state survey point* out. however, that applications for old age assistance have leveled off recently at about I.COO application* per month for the 92 comities, which. It la assumed, will be normal volume for some time. Blind person* receiving public assistance declined slightly during the second quarter of 1939 for the first time since the beginning of the welfare program. Instrumental In effecting this reduction ha* been the welfare department's I eye-treatment program, which ha* restored former blind persons to the labor market and removed them from welfare roll*. MAKE PROGRESS ON REMODELING Remodeliagr Work At Castinx Company Proxressinx Rapidly Work on the remodeling nf the Decatur Ca*tlng t'nmpan/'s build- > Ing on Dayton avenue, is progressIng rapidly. Don McDaniel, of Hamilton. 0.. president of the company, wa* in the city this week checking up on the construction work and announced that the contractor*. Moon. Hammond and Baumgartner. were keeping up with the schedule The erection of the oil fired vertical core oven will be started not later than Wednesday and should be completed about November I. Mr. McDaniel stated. The 10.000 gallon fuel oil storage tank ha* already beeu put in , place and will be ready for use a* soon a* the core oven I* completed The north end of the building is being remodeled and the roof raised to accommodate the new , equipment, which will Increase the efficiency and production of the foundry The contract for th* Job wa* let a couple of week* ago and the entire Improvement should be completed by the first of November. Mr. McDaniel stated. O-. —- TEMPERATURE READINGS DEMOCRAT THERMOMETER —— 5:00 a. m. .......... fii >| 10:00 a. m 70 11:00 a. m 77 WEATHER — 1 Mostly cloudy and unsettled 1 tonight and Sunday; eon'er In northwest portiqn, net quite *0 I cool In estreme southeee". porl tion; cooler In east and south portion* Sunday.

KI MANIA NEW DANGER SPOT FOLLOWING ASSASSINATION OF PREMIER |

■ ..... . 17 a 1 MM • pm I , : I I Rumanian oil well* Rumania at peace, now to projected Into a precarious spot In Europe following the assassination of the premier. Armand Callnescu. foe of proNaii Iron Guard Germany seeks more Rumanian oil now that their war equipment is burning it up faster. But her dip lomatlc altempl* to get It have been iiii*ucceasful A intosiou io

BLUFFTON FAIR OPENS TUESDAY Annual Fret* Street Fair And Aicricultural Show To Open Bluffton. Sept. 23 — The world'* original street fair—the Bluffton Free Street Fair and Agricultural Exposition— Is to get under way promptly at 7 o'clock Tuesday evening. Sept 26. with a great opening parade of bands and floats amid brilliant night illumination. The entire business district Is fast taking on its annual Street Fair dreaa. which will be more pre-i tentfou*. more colorful, more glamorous than ever before Thousands of pennants fly gaily over the midways. which are on wide paved streets, and there is every Indira-1 tlon that this year's Bluffton I Street Fair—the 33rd—is to be far bigger than any previous fairs. Arrangements are being made to accomodate tremendous crowds every day Following is the program, in brief, of the entire week: Tuesday Grand opening of Bluffton's Best Street Fair Great parade at 7 p in. Band concert. Big Fre»* Acts. The Carnival in full operation Wednesday All departments of the Fair In full operation. Judging in Swine. Cattle. Sheep. Art and Culinary I and Poultry Department* will hegin at 9 a m. Judging of the flow , • •-ontincek on page stxt DEFENDANT TO MAKEPAYMENT Judge Orders Defendant To Pay SSOO In Paternity Case — Judge J Fred Fruchte of the, Adam* circuit court handed down - his decision this morning In the | praternlty suit of the state of Indiana, on relation of Marcia Gar- • ner. against Gordon Welker, In, which a Jury found fnr the plaintiff earlier in the week Judge Fruchte ruled that Wel- ( her should pay Is#t» for the maintenance of the child horn to Mar-1 cia Garner. Os this amount lino Is tn be paid In cash and the balance Is to be paid *IOO annually. The court costa were also assessed against the defendant. Failure to meet the requirement* of the ruling would result In his Incarceration In Jail. Prosecutor Arthur K. Voglewede represented the state In court this morning to hear the ruling, while I) Burdette Custer appeared for 11. R McClenahan. attorney, who ' defeuded Welker during the trial

Decatur, Indiann, Saturday, September 23. IM9.

Quarterly Conference At Church Wednesday The quarterly conference of th-* 1 First Methodist church will meet a' I * o'clock neat Wednesday evening 'in the church parlors. All members of the quarterly conference are urged to be present. The executive committee of the Herat ur recreation department will meet at the office of the chairman. Walter J Krick. Monday evening at 7'30 o'clock. All <osnmltt?e memip rs are urged Jo bo present. NEW MEMBERS NAMED ON JURY Two Arc Named To Replace Two Jurors Excused By Court. Two new members have been 1 named to the September term petit jaiy of the Adam* circuit court, to •urceed two who were excused by Judge J Fred Fruchte. The new member* are Groce Tope -of St. Mary's township and Milo I Hubegger of Berne. They will fill the vacancies created by the excusing of Sophia Schamerloh of Vnion township and Helen Mann of Decatur Both of the member* excuse! served on the Jury which heard the ’ paternity case here this week, i All member* of the panel wera notified today by the sheriff's offiev' to appear In court Monday forth" . second Jury trial of the I term. Judge J. Fred Fruchte. this morning, granted a continuance In 1 the trial of Ed Berlins on a, 1 drunken driving charge which was to have been heard before a Jury' ;in the Adams circuit court Monday, The continuation was asked by, • CONTINUED ON PAGE TH REX I - ■■ "0 ■- - - — Child Is Uninjured In Fall From Auto Magdalene Friend, three year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs, Roy Friend residing nn one of the OnI tral Sugar company’s farm* north I of the city, escaped serious Injury Ist about 8 o'clock last evening when She toppled out of the back door of the automobile In which she was riding The child was in the back seat 1 and her mother and father were riding In the front seat Rhe opened the door as her father was driving on Second street, near the Madison street intersection. Rhe scraped her face, but was ttnlti--1 Jured. Luckily no car waa coming behind the Friend auto, or the I child might have been run over. Officer Sephu* Melchl assisted In picking up the child and when he called on the family about a half hour later. Magdalene wa* 1 eltting at the table eating her | supper. |

l jF , n F . z w-ZZ/// Kit. i roots THtf L S RllSyi AZ/y La » % ffiLca/Kfrg yrsr:(/ ' A H M C °J- ~ > bulgawia/ HI > ? What Rumania qot in World war Bucharest for the purpose has been told the oil already I* pledged to British. French and American companies. At the same time. Russia continues to eye territory taken during the World war. The map show* what territory wa* gained by Rumania a* it* share of the spoils following that war.

CENSUS TAKERS APPLY LOCALLY 1940 Census Taking Jobs Will Ik* Filled At IjOcal Office The censas bureau |n W-shlngtit ■ ha* received many Inquiries from persons seekinc job* as enumerators tcensusdakera). clerk*. InterI rrcters, stenographers and other ■ field personnel In connec'lon with ! the approaching 1940 decennial cenI ,«u*. Applicant* for such position* should not write to Washington. These positions will be filled It*- | eal'y. Applicant* should wait until 10, , eat office* are established The*" o'ilce* will be opened at the titn* I vuprvlsor* are sent into the field, 'at the close of the present year. 1 Opening of each local office will be announced fully tn the local ' newspaper*. , AppHants should await these ' n.inouncesnent* and then apply to ’ the local office for blanks and gen- ' erst Information contenting employmint. rate* of pay. length of time the Joh* will last, who ’he superi visors will be. site of the various ; district*, and kindred details These I (act* on each local situation cannot be obtained by v rlting to Washington. Census worker* will be required tOONTINt'KD ON PAGE BIX) “ ADAMS COUNTY NATIVE DIES Mrs. Victor Bultemeier Dies Friday At Fort Wayne Hospital I t Mrs Wilhelmina Bultemeier. AU. i wife of Victor Bultemeier. of Hoag I land, route one. died Friday afterI noon at 3 to o'clock at the Luth etah hospital In Fort Wayne fol lowing an Hines* of i& years. She wa* a native of Adam* comity, born In Root township May 1* IMO, the daughter of Mr. j and Mrs Lewis Bribing Rhe was a member of the St John's Lutheran church Surviving, beside* the husband, are two children. Marie Anna and Carl Victor, at home; the following brothers and sisters: Mr*. Edwin Krueckeberg. t'nlon township; August Seiklng. Mrs. Paul Becker. William and Edward, all of Root township. Funeral services will be held Monday afternoon at 1 o'clock at the residence and 1:30 o'clock at the church, with the Rev. A. R. Treulssch officiating Burial wt’l be In the church cemetery. The body will bo returned to the i residence late thl* evening from j the Zwick funeral home.

Clum Baker Opens Lunch Room Here Columbus “Clum" Baker, local ice .-ream vendor, ha* opened * coffee and lunch room on North Second Strout. The interior ha* been remodeled and redecorated to accommodate the new business. Reichert Funeral Monday Afternoon Funeral service* for Mr*. Fanny Reichert, who died at her home. 132.* West Monroe street, Friday afternoon, will be held at the residence Monday afternoon at 2 30 o'clock instead ot at the First Methodist church, a* previously announced EXTEND LIMIT ON ENLISTMENT Age Ranges Widened For Enlistments In U. S. Naw _ In connection with expansion ot th.- enlisted component of the United State* Navy, the Fort Wayne navy recruiting station ha* announced several changes In requirem«Ma for first enlistment* and re••n'lstments. Age limit* for first enlistments have been raised from Id to 2‘> years to 18 to 31 years. lie-enlistments are now authorised under the following condition*: "Broken service men. discharged Font the navy under honorable con■lltlon*. who are In all resp. ct* quaI Bed and have been out of the ser- ' v*ce less than eight year* will oo accepted In the rating aa .hat held .it time of discharge. Thu term of ■ enlistment if four year*. Men out of the naral service more than eight year* and who are less than 35 years old vlll be accepted a* teaman first class or fireman f second clas* under condition* of the f above. Former service m<-n or brok< n cenlce men. If qualified will lie transferred to a receiving ship or Ktntlon without delay. Brokun service men are thosi enlisted men who were discharged from the navyi longer than three month* ago. Previously they have not been eligible i for re-enllstment after tbe three CONTINUED ON PAOC THREE! Geneva Man Awarded Divorce Here Today John McKissick ot Gearva ws* i awarded a divorce from Frances McKissick by Judge J Fred Frttchte In circuit court this morning Cruel and Inhuman treatment were the ground*. Vincent Kelley was attorney for the plaintiff and D Burdette Custer appeared for H. R. Me--1 Clenahan, defendant's attorney.

Italian Premier Declares Time To Halt Hostilities

SEEK TO SPEED SENATE ACTION ON NEOTRALITY Sen. Pittman (’alls Com* mittee Members To Meet Today W.tshlngion. Sept 23 .(jPj — Chairman Key Pittman meet* today with member* of the *enat-> foreign relation* committer who favor repeal of the arm* embargo I or have not yet committed themI Selve* on the explosive IsSll* It was underst.HKl that they would consider either a draft bill emlKidying Preaident "Rooaevelt'*' neutrality proposal* or what they le-lleve should go Into the bill. I Pittman did not invite Republi-i can member* of the committee to hl* meeting. They oppose repeal Ing the embargo. He also didn't ! Invite Sen. Bennett C. Clark. D. - Mo., the I'nited Pt.as wa« Inform-, ed Sen. Clark I* an outstanding 1 opponent of repeal. But Clark wa* understood to' consider hltn*.-lf Invited and there | wa* speculation a* lo what Plt:-| man will do If Clark goes to tb»j meeting and demands participa- | tion. Another mix-up In signals developed yesterday when Sen SherI idan Downey, D. Cal who oppoa- ' >-d embargo repeal, failed to keep an appointment with Pre*ld*nt ' Roosevelt Mr. Roosevelt I* en- . gaging in a series of conference* with senator* who have opposed him or who might be expected to bolt on the arm* embargo tone. Oowney said he had not received the White House invitation hi time to accept it. The whole commltiee had Iteett scheduled to* meet today but this meeting wa* postponed until Monday because. It wa* said, a bill embodying President Roosevelt's proposal* could not lie drafted in | time Pittman's "rump" meeting was' designed to get a bill ready In time for consideration early next week Kvery delay tend* to strengthen the isolationist cause. Administration leader* insist that they expect Republican co-' operatl.m In limiting the special I session to emergency measure*, topped by neutrality. Mr. Roose veh hs* agreed to withhold all nominations front this session, provided It to nnt prolonged. The Idea is to avoid even the mostIng of senate committee* on subjects outside the emergency list Sen. Josh l.ee D., Okla , has agreed t.i postpone consideration of his bill to draft capita! in time of war If a neutrality bill I* not report [ed by Pittman's committee Monday. the start of debut* tnay inICONTINI'KD ON PAUK VIXJ VETS REUNION IS ANNOUNCED 139th Field Artillery Reunion At Marion Next Weekend War veterans. Including members of old Company A. were ex- 1 tended an invitation today by Leo "Dutch" Khlttger to attend the IRth annual reunion of the 13»th Field Artillery at Marion. September 30 and October 1, Local veterans arc urged to register at the legion home in this I city as soon ns possible, and In event some have no mentis of getlIng to the reunion, transportation will be furnished. The banquet fee to II and the registration fee to SO cent*. The banquet will be held Saturday night at 6 30 o'clock at the Spencer hotel in Marlon The 1938 reunion of the artillery w*» held at the Christian church in thl* city and a large crowd attended A good sited delegation from thl* city and county to ex- ' pected to attend thl* year's event.

Price Two Cents.

II Duce Says The Polish Question Ended :France Reports Heavy Action On Western Front. COUNTER-ATTACK Rome. Sept 23 -dJJB-Premier Benito Mussolini today declared that the moment has arrived to i end hostilities In Ku rope In hl* first speech since last May. II Duce. addressing Fascist party leaders from Bologna In the hall of battles at Venice Palace Kild: ’The Polish question has been liquidated. Kurope ha* not really entered into war "Armies have not yet met. A clash can be avoided by that It to vain to attempt to maintain or reconstruct that which history aud the natural dynamism of . t»eoples already has condemned " Mussolini said also that Italy has no reason to alter her decision to remain neutral or the decision taken by the cabinet on Hept. 1 when it agreed that Italy would take no military Initiative in th* l European conflict. Entire Area Active Parte. Rept 23 -fUJ»-German troop* have begun to counterattack heavily on the western front and the whole area from the Rhine ; to the Moselle had become active, the French high command anI nounced today German shock troop* were thrown three time* against the French line* east of the Saar river yesterday and wer* thrown bark each Ume. Big guns jMtunded on bo’h si.le* ' of the front during the night and ' this morning It was believed that the German attacks and heavy artillery fire coincided with the arrl.-al on the German side of Col.-Hrn Waiter von Brauchitsrh. army comtnunder ln-ihief. to take charge of operation* Communique No. 39 of the French high command said: i "Several enemy attack* against i position* we had conquered east of the Saar river were repulsed at th<- close of yesterday afternoon. "There was great activity throughout the night on the front. -CON'HNI'KD ON PAGE "tHREE> ± War In Brief Ry I’nited Pre** BERLIN: High command announces Col Gen Werner von | Fritsch, former German com-mander-tot-ehtof. killed "In action.” Hitler. f»<>m field headi quarter* north of Warsaw, ord ers state funeral; army asserts all Polish troops conquered except at Warsaw New ration I cards increase German sacrifices PARIS: Entire western front from Rhine to .Moselle Itecome* active a* result of heavy German counter-attacks. French command announce* German shock troop* thrown back three times in heavy attack* <>tt French line* east of the Saar; French aviation reports heavy French shelling damag ed Siegfried Un* fortifications LONDON: Moscow radio says Russians In eastern Poland cotiflA-atlng capltallsth enterprise*, peasant* aid In rounding up landlord* anti j merchant*: Warsaw radio aay* city continues resistance. Ger man attacker* again repulsed and two German plane* are shot down. WARSAW: Mayor Rtartynski In dispatch to t'nlted Press says troop* hold out and morale Is high; charge* Germans writh wanton destruction and useless slaughter of civilians; say* civilian casualtie* run Into ten* of thousand*; fond being rationed BUCHAREST; Arrest* and execution* of Iron guard* continue tn vsngaance for ****** (nation of Premier Callnescu; 161 known to have bean executed. 1.000 arreatsd In Buchar**t alone: government han* Poltoh refugee* from Buchar- ' (CONTINUKD OK PAUBI ilVB)