Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 37, Number 235, Decatur, Adams County, 4 October 1939 — Page 1

XXXVII. No. 235.

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Irm/and Bank Is ■Looted For Third | Time In 3 Years

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SEN.CONNALLY WARNS DANGER OF ARMS ACT Charges Present Law Would Involve U. S. In Warfare Washington. Oct. 4 — (U.pj — Sen Tom Connally. D. Tei. told i the senate today that unless the neutrality act la changed the Tylted States "will be brought to I the brink of war. perhaps plunged .Into fta dark and cruel depths." Connally charged that the present law. prohibiting shipment of I war materials but sllowing V. S. vessels to transport other materials to belligerents, would Involve the I'nited States directly in Kurm pean boat Hit lea He said I'. S ships would be sunk and the hia- ' lory of the world war repeated He said that those such as Sen William £. Horah. R. Idaho, who - contend that repeal of the arms l embargo would involve the country - in war have built their argument upon a false premise He said that they “seek to frighten the people Into accepting their bold and baseless statement." "They make that blunt claim without any proof. ' he said. "1 ' challenge it and deny it. I refuse and the country will refuse to accept their claim aa a fact It has ' no basis In truth or In our experI kaaoa. EimaMued In the light of our own expertence it will not I stand the lest." The tall, drawling Texan vm ' the second speaker for the administration In the senate battle over pro|»osed neutrality law revision to substitute a tltle-and-carry program for the embargo of arms sales to belligerents. Debate opened Monday with chairman Key Pittman. D. Nev., of the foreign relations committee speaking In behalf of revislo'i. and Ren Borah presenting the ease of a group of isolationists It was Interrupted by a senate adjournment in respect to Sen M. M Logan. D.. Ky . who died yesterday Connally will be followed later today by Sen .Arthur 11. Vandenberg. R , Mich. Connally coupled his plea for Its adoption with a demami for appropriations to provide the United States with an 'unbeatable' two-ocean navy, an army built up to authorised strength and Increased anti-aircraft defenses. ' The only answer thia country can make to aggressors, he said. Ist—"We want no war with you. We want no quarrel with you. But If you do provoke us Into a quarrel If you do aaaall us. If you attack tCONTINVKi> ON PAOV FIVB) * GRAND JURY TO REPORT MONDAY September Term Grand Jury To Report in Court Monday Judge J. Pied Fruchta issued s venire thia morning for the grand i j-try for the Heptember term of ths A Jams circuit court to report Mon- , day. The venire calls tor the jury to be , present at the courtrooms Monday ! morning at > o'clock. , The members of the grand Jury are: Mrs Marie Ixrrd. Decatur; Theodore Ostermeycr. Preble town ship; Ralph Bailey. Geneva; Mrs. Luretta McCollough, St. Mary's township; David J. Schwarts. Monroe; le*onard Baumgartner, Berne. Before adjourning. tt>« grand jury will be called upon to inspect the county Infirmary and other county buildings. ■lt Is expected that the grand Jurr will investigate several criminal matters while it Is In session. Prosecutor Arthur K Voglewed-v by virtue of hie office, wilt meet with the grand Jury.

HITLER PLANS TO CONTINUE PEACE DRIVE Hitler’s Peace Plan Likely To Be Rejected By Allies Berlin. Oct. 4 - (U.Rj —Germany will continue her peace offensive despite prime • minister Neville Chamberlain's speech to the house of commons yesterday, a well Informed foreign office source said today. Chamberlain's speech was not considered an answer to the RuasoGerman peace declaration of last week and Fuehrer Adolf Hitler. It was Indicated by this source, has decided to stake immediate chances of ending the war on his forthcoming speech to the rek-hstag If his offers then arq rejected by the allies. Germany plans consul'ations with Russia and Italy as to next steps to be taken. An official source also said that reports that Germany is planning two protectorates in Poland, one for Jews and one for Poles, are "pure Invention." It was not expected that Hitler would call the reichstag to heat I his formal peace proposals before Friday as Nasi circles understood' that he planned to go to Warsaw j on Thursday Well Informed quarters forecast that Hitler In his reichstag speech would say he la prepared to discuss establishment of a small Polish state on condition that the western powers would halt the war The plan. R was said, would provide that any government of a small Polish state would have to be spproved by Berlin and Moscow. Should Britain and France reject Hitler s offer of a small Polish state. It was said, such a state might Im* created In any event but would be placed under s German governor general Nasis awaited an order from Hitler setting the day and hour, probably Friday or Saturday, possibly tomorrow, for the special reichstag meeting at which he In(CONTINUBD ON PAQB FIVB> TAX HEARING HERE MONDAT • State Tax Board To Conduct Hearing; On Budgets. Tax Rates A representative of the sum board of tax commissioners will hold a public hearing beginning at » o'clock Monday morning, at the court house, on the budgets and tax rates In the various load governmental taxing units. ' Notice of the hearing was 'received this morning by Victor Richer, county auditor, in a letter from K. D. Koenemann, secretary of the state board notice is given In today's Dally Democrat, to taxpayers of the time and place of the meeting The meeting will be held In the county auditor's office. Mr Eicher] stated, unless the crowd cannot be accommodated there. The first budget to be taken Up Is that of Adams county. The county tax rate applies to all taxing units and if any change la ] made in II or the welfare budget, which la included In the county budget. It will affect every taxing unit In the county. The township budgets will Im* ‘ taken up in alphabetical prder. be--1 ginning with Blue Creak township The trustees will appear for their ' respective townships, the general township and the poor relief bud- ’ gets coming under their jurisdiction. ft Is not expected that the state ' board will make any change in the township road bond levies, aa ' these are figured hy the county - auditor and are made to cover the ' (CONTINUED ON PAGR FiVB) ' Decatur Girl Scout* Will Meet Thursday Troops 1 and 2 of the Decatur Giri Scouts will meet Thursday aflernoon at 4 o'clock tn the old - scout room at the Lincoln school. ■ Ail scouts are requested to be present. aa patrol leaders will its elected at this meeting.

Decatur, Indiana. Wednesday, October 1, 1939.

Opposing Hurlers In First Tilt al. Hf S Paul Derringer k | SIMMgr. R U fl| nM Pitchar

CITY COUNCIL MEETS TUESDAY Council To Receive Bids For Purchase Os New Equipment At Plant Th«* city council will receive J hid* for the purchasing of new equipment to be installed at the city light plant as a part of the ' remodeling work. Preliminary plans for the re- ' reiving of blds on the furnishing ,: of the turbine and condenser were made by the council in regular session at the city hall Tuesday night. Final approval to the plans and . specitcatlons as furnished to the council last night by F. H. Fro.I lich of the firm of Froelich and J Emory, is to be given by the body Friday night at a spec ial meeting. Awarding of the contract for the printing of probably 50 nets of these plans and specifications Is also scheduled to be made al that time. In presenting the plane and speclflcationa. Mr. Froelich stated that bids would be received separately on several diCerent Items of equipment, which are to be purchased He explained that the I purchasing of the turbine and condenser should be rushed through before any advance in prices might become eCective. Plans and specifications <m the boiler and other steam fixtures and parts of equipment could not be prepared by the engineering firm for several weeks, be stated He estimated that about eight months would be required to build the turbine and condenser by the firm, which would be given the contract, and some time would be required for installation and other work. Petitions Presented Petitions submitted by Edgar Mutachler a nd Hulda Schroyer for rural light line extensions to their farms were referred to the board tcnNnmnm paob rivet HARVE LAWSON IS ARRESTED Blue (’reek Twp. Farmer Arrested For Assault And Battery Harve latwson. well known Blue Creek township farmer, was arrested last evening by officer Russell Prior of the Indiana state police on a charge of assault and battery. Lawson was released on his own recognlaance to be arraigned before Justice of peace John T. Kelly Saturday morning Albert Lindsay, also of Blue Creek township, signed the affidavit against Lawson. He told authorities that Lawson "brat him up" In an altercation over a grain drill. Llndaay. when he appeared Tuesday to sign the affidavit, was badly bruised about the face and head. His right cheek was bruised. swollen and lacerated and his left eye was black 1 He alleged that Lawann Inflicted • these Injuries John L ; HrVoas. - acting aa proaecutlng attorney in ■ the absence of Arthur E. Voglewede, filed the charges.

Bremer Funeral Service Friday Funeral aervlces for Mrs- Carol‘ne Bremer. 80, prominent Fort W»yne resident and a relative of several local persons, who died I Tuesday, will be held Friday after- ! toon at 1:30 o'clock at the Klaehu 'uneral home and 3 o'clock at the ' St. John's church In that city. The deceased was well known In thia ' | 'lty, having visited here on a number of occasions. ! . -0 i ‘ - . ... FILE CONTRACT ON POWER RATE i Power Schedule Between City And McMillen i Industries Filed The contract between tae city , of Decatur and the Central Sugar t Company, the Central Soya Com- , pany and the McMillen Feed Milla . of thia city, including a reduced schedule of electric power rates, I was filed at the regular council I meeting last evening. The contract and rates were ap- , proved by the Indiana public aer- . vice commission and reported to , the council by the board of public . works and safety. The new rates ! are now effective as of October 1, 1839 F H. Froehlich, consulting en- , ginevr of Toledo, who designed the ! rate structure, stated the contract , and achedule was based on the as- , sumption that the local industries would use from 900.000 to 1.000,000 , kilowatt hours of electric current I per month, or approximately ten , million KWH per year for 1940. , A demand charge tn addition to , the electric energy rate charge la . made. These demand charges are the same aa previously charged the McMillen Induatrlea. They are for . the kilowatt demand per hour and . are aa follows: For the first lta> . KWH of maximum demand. 81.50 I per KW; for the next 100 KW of maximum demand. 81.00 per KW. For all over 8M KW of maximum demand. 50 cents per KW. tin : thin basis, if the KW demand reaches 1.000 KW the charge would ; be 81.150. in addition to electric i: current charge, which la figured ' on hours of use or KWH. The electric rates, over and | above the KW demand charges. . start at 355 cents per KWH and j drop to one-half cent or five mills per KWH. Figured on 10 million KW per year. Mr. Froehlich estimated that , the average charge per KWH . would be around nine-tenths of a . cent, or nine mills per KWH. For , 10 million KWH nn the above avI erage rate, the total charge would be around ffao.ooo a year. i For 1939 the average electric I rate paid by the McMillen Industries was .01011. or one cent and a fraction over one-tenth of a mill. . On thia basis 10 million KWH would have coat about 8101.000. I The reduction la estimated by the i engineer at between eight and ten i per cent, based on monthly con- , (CONTINttKD ON PAGW FIVE) I O —— i C.-L. Walters Is Returned To Home i — Former Judge 0. L. Wa’ters was I returned to his heme on Madison . street this afternoon, after being a i pat lent at the Adams county memorial hospital. IL* condition Is considered serious. (

Yankees Score Winning Run In Ninth Inning To Nose Out Reds By 2-1; Tight Hurling Feature

CALLITHUMPIAN PARADETOBE HELD OCT. 31 Annual Halloween Celebration Sponsored By C. Os c. Decatur's biggest one-night cele-1 bration. the annual Callithumplan ■ parade, will he held on Halloween night. Tuesday. Octob. r 31. directors of the Chamber of Commerce announced following a meeting Monday night - The Callithumplan parade has , been staged in thia city for several years under the sponsorship of the , Chamber of Commerce and has an- • nually attracted huge throngs to ' the city for the one night celebraI tion of the day of goblins and I Witches. t I W H. Bowers was appointed as J general chairman by Pete Reyn--1 olds, president of the business organisation Other directors of the Chamber of Commerce. H. II Krueckeberg. secretary-treasurer; John L. DeVoss. Robert Helm. George Thoms. Walter Gard. R. E. Glendenlng. and J. W. Calland. will serve on the general committee. in addition to James Elberson i and Dr. Harold DeVor The Halloween parade will start at 7:30 p. m. October 31. and will I form In the jail yard. The parade will move west on Adams street to Hecond street, north on Secoud to Marshall street, east on Marshall to First str«*et, south on First Street to Monroe, west <>n Monroe to Second, and south to Jefferson, where It will disband Approximately 1150 in cash prises will be awarded to the paraders. Os thia amount. g7O will be presented to the four leading bands or drum corps. In costume. In prises of 335. |’o. |i& and *lO. The balance will be presented for various Individual and group existurned parties. A new prise list this year will be for the best drum major leading a band in the parade An award of *3 will be presented for first prise, *.' for second prise, and *1 for third Committees appointed by Mr. Rowers are as follows: Judges stand -George Flanders. (CONTINUED ON PAGE FOUKI ' ——- o - Patterson Funeral Services Thursday Funeral services for BM4 Patterson. former Berne resld ‘nt who t'lcd Tuesday at Pendleton will be h« Id In the Mennonlte church at Berne Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock. following a short service at Pendleton. Burial will be In the M. it E. cemetery. CATTLE THIEF UNDER ARREST Michigan Man Arrested For Theft Os Adams County Cattle Weeks of intensive investigation by Sheriff Ed Miller and State Detective Ed Rose were culminated last night with the arrest of a Coldwater. Michigan man and the recovery of a registered Guernsey heifer, stolen early In July from ’he Dale D. Moses farm. Claris Ferris. 2*. of Coldwaler, Is being held In the Kaiamasoo. Michigan jail and will probably be returned to Decatur to answer to the charge of stealing two of the registered cattle. Early tn July the two heifers, valued at *l5O each, were stolen from the farm. The Investigation waff opened hy authorities at that time and was concluded yesterday when Ferris confessed In the Kaiamaxoo jail, Sheriff Miller stated i He Is under 90day sentence there , now for a similar theft, he stated j One of the heifers wan located . near Angola and Sheriff Miller ( Stated that they expect to recover , (CONTINUED ON PAUN »1VB)

DOMINIONS TO AID ALLIES IN WAR MEASURES Four Dominions Sending Cabinet Minister To Aid In Measures London. Oct. 4 — (U.R) — Canada.) Australia. New Zealand and South Africa are each sending a cabinet minister to Great Britain to coordinate the empire war measures, dominions secretary Anthony Eden announced today In the house of commons. Explaining plana for a modified Imperial war cabinet, Eden said that the ministers would come here to confer on the best ways of coordinating the war efforts of the dominions with the operations, of the mother country. The dominion cabinet ministers will confer with each other an well as with the British government. he pointed out. “I am confident we will benefit Kre.itly by the varied knowledge we gain of the problems and plana of the dominion governments." Men said Members of thia special body would maintain close comact on empire defense measures with the supreme war council and the inner nine-man British war cabinet. ' The government has been exceedingly encouraged by (he re1 sponse of the dominions to the I British recognition of a state of , war with Germany. Armies are being raised all across the world I from Canada to Australia and New Zealand. Chamlterlaln in his house of commons speech yesterday made (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) MAKE REPORT OF HOSPITAL Annual Report Os County Hospital Is Announced Today The annual repor of the Adams county memorial hospital, as made to the state, was released today by Miss Dlsabffth Pittman, superintendent of the local inttltutioa. The report shows that tb*re were , a total of 910 patients con’:ned at tl>e hospital from October 1. »MBj to September 30. 1939. In addition to this number there we.-e a total of 7l "out" patients ,ior those who were admitted only , for treatment and then released. A total of 154 babies were bom a* the hospital dutlng tha* period with seven stillbirths ala-* recorded. The report disclosed that there are 30 beds and six basa<r.<-ttes nt 1 the hospital. The average d’lly number of patients was 33. ■ 6 Purdue Enrollment Reaches New High Lafayette, Ind . Oct. 4- (tJPj— Enrollment at Purdue University 'earhed a new high of 7.121 this year, E. C. Elliott, president, announced today. He said the total was 343 higher than last year, or a aw In of six per cent. — o No Damage Caused By Trash Fire Here Firemen were railed to the rear of the A and P. grocery I’m here lust evening about 6:15 o'clock when a trash fire burned out of control. No damage wns done. Stamp Reproduction Os Printing Press Decatur post office officials announced today receipt of a limited amount of stamps, commemorating the 300th anniversary of the Printing Stamp Colonial Ame-lc*. Tho stamp bears a rept oductloa of the first printing press.

Price Two Cents.

Rookie Keller Triples In Ninth And Scores Winning Tally As Veteran Dickey Singles. PITCHING DUEL Score by innings: RHE Reds 000 100 000—1 4 0 Ysnkees 000 010 001—2 « 0 Today's Lineups Ysnkees Reds Crosettl. ss Werber, 3b Rolfe. 3b Frey. 2b Keller, rs Go odman, rs DiMaggio, cf McCormick, lb Dickey, c Lombardi, c Selkirk, if Craft, cf Gordon. 2b Merger. If Dahlgren, lb Myers, ss Ruffing, p Derringer, p Umpires: Ptnelii and Reardon, National league; McGowan and Summers. American league. Yankee Stadium. New York. Oct. 4—(Special) — Rig Red Ruffing, ace right hander of the New York Yankees, this afternoon shackled the Cincinnati Reds with four safeties, and the world champions edged out a 2-1 triumph over the National league champs In the opening game Os the 1939 world series. The Yankee power was well thwarted by Paul Derringer for eight inuiiigs but In the last of the ninth, with one man retired. Charlie Keller. Yankee rookie right fielder, blasted one deep Into the outfield for a triple. Joe I Di Maggio was intentionally passed. but RIN Dickey, veteran catcher. smashed a clean drive into center field to score Keller and break up the bull game. Ruffing, who was uncertain aa a starter Ix-cause of a sore arm. permitted only four singles, no two of which came in the same inning. The Reds scored their only run in the fourth frame. With two gone, Goodman walked and stole second. McCormick then singled to left, scoring Goodman. The Yankees lied the score in the fifth when Gordon singled to left and scored on Dahlgren's double to the same sector First inning Reds—Werber filed deep to Bel--1 kirk on first pitch. Frey filed to 1 DiMaggio Goodman fanned, swinging. No runs, no hits, no • errors. Yankees-Crosettl filed to Good- ' man. Rolfe grounded out. Frey to McCormick. Keller filed to HerI ger. No runs, no hits, no errors. Second Inning ’ Reds—McCormick singled to left i center. Utmbsrdl hit Into a dou- • ble play. Rolfe to Gordon to Dahl- ' gren. Craft fanned. No runs, om [ (iMNTINI'ED )>N PAGE FIVE) CONTINUE CASE TO NEXT WEEK Partition Suit Is Continued On Motion Os Attorney The court trial of Clara Bcheurnunn and Marie Schaumann against Amanda Berning. Charlea Horning and Albert Rcheumann in n suit for partition, has been continued until next week. The continuance was granted upon motion of Attorney R. C. Par- • rlsh. of Fort Wayne, who gave aa i a cause that he had conflicting : business. t Parrish represents the codefondant. Albert Rcheumann. John L. DcVosa and H. R. McClonakaa represent the other defendants, while Ford Lltterer is plaintiffs' attorney. Clara Seheumann, one of the - plaintiffs, was the last witness to I bo questioned before the trial adJ journed last evening. Special Judge James Moran set > Wednesday morning of next week ■ as the tentative lime for the trial to be resumed.