Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 37, Number 240, Decatur, Adams County, 10 October 1939 — Page 1

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ALADIER ANSWERS HITLER PROPOSAL

•antroops W HURLER AT ■ENCH LINES Are Repulsed; 'Kn B ittles Swerp H , 111.' . .1,0 ~'!•> IK* ; mH. »>>h ' 1 .<•>* I«»r tl !>•■ i ... -ir.-ngth of line* * artillery battle* Th.. Io . th.> Si.-gfrl.-d I in. • •>. »..k- the ■- be a .. - ■•■ having been :■■ Il dispat, hes (aid there still been any massed Genas* 'h. The an I French drove > - ». tn jo th. but '•■' .lug prisoners -S r.|.t 111.. French <he French linen “ . onillllltli<|lle X.I read ..,«( and west of Tl>. • was reciprocal - had b. tun h avy ht' . < -lie whole front |^B* n ■),.. first time The <l>'. •• d not only ui the '■"' ' ' a» heretofol ... IIS' ' ..1 11. in ii ;...- ■’ Io be ,L ■ on k tl. Saar, but was by the big guns of th.' gM 1- : : ■• .1...,. m Itl .. hills be ' ' ’man shells were ”■' I’o n. h yestetday all ■V' ’•■ in the Moselle river to |B h Heretofore, the GerMBhad ti1,.,1 more than SM’"" shell* a day. *'■' ntlde. Ided Whelhet was the prelude to a rm "i hush if and when th. BB*'" 11 * '" sbether II was in |B* >'■ tel,eve lh „ French pres SB J k'.<itist Haarbrue. ken and " ' ' ' " H'e <on tnan hoi d reaching here from "’“"tries said that Hitler ■■‘"'"•"i Sail leaders on <l.l ■H *’ “ "’“I 1 "f their advice, |V K" hl the western front this hi tuk,. p..r»<mal charge of H®'’"* Af '" r ’• short slay ihere. |H* "Sid. 11., will designale Iler .Nazi No 2 . to r „p r( . ■ "'"I <loerlng. then out ■V 1 * T'ol-tlen Walther Von |B *' h ’ ""inlander in chief of would order a “blit*light Hing war like that Poland, discarding “•■neral staff* plan of ■*hl< h had been worked "f years <>f study and kept *!« *’ * i ' r, '” , ' h “nd Ger'"''b. Ilion systems | llllel i... •mperature readings ■ *OCRAT THERMOMETER K” *• m To J:00 p. m . fit; y " Tn. 12 3:00 p m.. 62 ■* - Tff KI 111 II WEATHER Br*'.°'* er * ***** “ f *»rnoon, be» Kiss** f,ir * n<4 c ®n“lderabiy Um B ht : Wednesday Mr. Both H *‘ *" d Kith partlana.

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER IN ADAMS COUNTY

Wiring Contractor* To .Meet Friday Night \ meeting of wiring con ractor* will be held Frida: nlghj at the] Monroe school building. It waa announeed today. All contraetora of w.rlng under RI2MC line* which are being construe led in th~ county, are asked to attend thia meeting The meeting will start promptly al 7: Jo o'clock, and it waa urged that those attending be on time, a deputy atate fire marshall will be In attendance and will dl.tcuM the wiring work to be done In connection with the electrification program. BANKING HOURS TO BE CHANGED First Sutc Bank To Close Hour Earlier To Comply With Law Complying with the federal wage and hour law. which limits employe aeryice to 42 hours a week, beginning October 23. and 40 hours a week a year hence, the First State Hank of this city will adjust lhe time when the door* are open to the public. Heginnlng October 23. tbe bank will open at 9 o'clock a. tn and close at 2:30 o'clock in the afternon* This schedule will be in force every work day. Including Saturday. The present closing hour I* 3:30 p. m While the change waa being made to conform to the 42-hour week, the First State Bank and others In the state and nation are adjusting tbe hour* on the basis of 40 hour* a week, as the law reduce* the work week to that maximum In October of I*4o. Bank employe* now report for work at 3:30 a. m. and it I* very seldom that they can complete their clerical and bookkeeping daur* wlibiu au hour afUr Ibv doors are cloned. Tak'ng off one hour for lunch each day. the em ployea would work six hour* a day or 3* hours a week on regular schedule, a reserve of tour hour* being allowed for extra clerical duties and the ordinary rush day* during the week. The bank* at Berne, Geneva and Preble are alao adjusting their hours to conform to the law. In Fort Wayne and several other places the banks are dosing at noon on Saturday Theodore Grallker. president and Roscoe Glendening. cashier of the local bank, worked out the schedule here with the Idea of accommodating the public as much as possible and at the same time protect the employe* under the provision* of the federal law. Three Drain Viewers Take Oath Os Office Viewers on the C. 8 Stengel drain took their oath of office in th* Adams circuit court this morning sud qualified for their dutiaa. The viewers appointed by Judgv J. Fred Fruchte are Walter Gllllom. surveyor of Adam* county; Ralph Halfllch. surveyor of Well* county and John W. Tyndall of this city. The viewer* will meet next Tuesday and go over the proposed route and have until October 3o to file their report. The propose! drain which affects land in Adams county and In two townships in Wells county and the entire town of Berne, was petitioned for last August. ANNUAL PARTI HELD MONDAY Holy Name Society Holds Father And Son Meeting 1-ast Night Approximately 106 men and boy* attended the annual father and son party at the night* of Columbus hall last night. The parly was staged by member* of the Holy Name society tor their son*. A brief •‘""lneM session opened the event, anu was followed by the party. Motion picture showing* were a feature of the entertainment program. Favors were distributed to the boy* and refreshment* and a lunch served under the direction of the committee in charge. Rev Father Alvin Jn*ln.i*l assistant pii st or of the Ht. Mary's Catholic church, delivered a short addrue*. ,

SENATE BEATS DOWN PROPOSAL TO CHANGE ACT Proposed By Sen. Tobey; Not Real Test On Bill Proper Washington, Oct. I®— (L’Pl— The *nate today rejected the proposal •u send the netural'ty revision bill back to the senate, fore ru relation* committee for redrat’ing. This was the first vote in connection with the measure since tbe senate debate opened October 2. It waa not. however, considered by either administration supporters or opponent* to be a test of se itiment on the bill Itself. The vote was on a prtopsal by Senator Charles W. Tobey. R. New ■(laraiMi&h •. to return thv bill to committee with Instructions to divorce the arm* embargo repeal from other section* of the measure He was defeated by a ciunt of 6S to 2« Tobey contended the senate could then pas* tbe non-controvenial se<- | tlon In short orde* wlthojt waiting outcome of the hotly disputed arms embargo fight. Seven School Children Are Killed By Train Atodlcoke. Ontario. Oct. 13— <UP) •Seven *ch<x>l children and two women were killed today when the tar In which they were riding to ’chnol waa hit by a Canadian-Paci-fic railway passenger trair. at a crossing. 0 Award Contract For New Bridge On 124 The Indiana state highway com--tsMSewn yemeiuay aw»m-u IMt . tracts for building four br'-lge* Included was one on state highway 124. east of Monroe, at lhe contract price of 3K.8A2.64. Body Os Drowned Man Is Recovered Rvansvllle, Ind.. Oct. 10—(UP> —The body of Harold Hold. 30, was recovered from Pigton Crrek near here yesterday by two fls.’ermen. Hold had been mlsrfng since Wednesday. William Moser, deputy corowr, Indicated lhe death was accldental. DEATH CLAIMS MARION REBER Washington Township Farmer Dies After Extended illness - - Marion Reber. 57. life-long Ad- ■; am* county resident and well known Waahington township farmer. died last night at 7 o'clock at hl* home Death was attVlhuted to compllcalkms following a four Weeks Illness. The deceased was born in Kirkland township September 11, 1362. the aon of Mura and Mary Reiter He was a member of the St. Paul Christian Vnlty church. Surviving, besides the widow. Von Baltxell. are the following children: Byron of Washington township; Albert and Chalmer of Chicago; Glen of Newcastle, Mrs. Ix>*ter Adler of Kirkland township; Mary. Robert and Dean, at home. Two sisters. Mr*. Van Bowman and Mr*. Ocle Hendrick*, of Monroe township; two brothers, Karl and George of Bluffton and three grandchildren also survive. Funeral service* will be held Thursday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock at the home and 2 o'clock at the church with the Rev. Delmar Young officiating. Burial will bo tn the Decatur cemetery. The body will he returned to the residence, six mile* southeast of Decatur this evening and may lie viewed there after 7 o'clock until time for the funeral. Geneva Man Fined In Bluffton Court Franklin Morningstar of Geneva wax fined In Bluffton city court by Mayor Franklin Buckner, when he pleaded guilty to driving a car without a muffler. He was arrtsted by Officers Russell Prior and Truman Blerie of the Indiana state police.

Decatur, Indiana, Tuesday, October 10, 1935.

U. S. Consulate Bombed • | Bill ■ ' I 1 fBH l 1 * »—'*ll Ir ['■*l Li —1 llj * I r I I * wT I y HHmK" ImJm j- T- L I Shortly before he departed from Warsaw. Julien Bryan, noted American lecturer-photographer, snapped this picture of the I'nited States consul general's office In the ruined Polish capital city. The consulate was hit by more than one Naxi shell during liombardment on the city.

COURT ENJOINS SCHOOL BOARD School Board Restrained From Aiding Parochial Schools Vincennes. Ind., Oct. 10--(UP>— An injunction restraining the Vincennes school board from extending flnat.'-ial support to parochial schools today had been granted by, J.idge Frank E. Gilklson In Daviess, circuit court at Washington. lnd..| The Injunction was a«ked by] Joseph M Johnson of Vincennes and was taken there on a chstige, of venue. Johnson also filed actions to recover front school boa d members money spent to support four Catholic schools in Vincennes. Judge (illklson held the recovery] suits valid and made the board members liable. Judge Gilkison declared the whools were Roman Catholic and tcoNTiNirtcn nsi p ante rnrß»” o —— Shelbyville Girl Dies Os Injuries Shelbyvllle, Ind.. Oct. 10-<UP> - Margaret B. Hulls, 18. of Shelbyville. died yesterday from injuries suffered Friday when the car In which she was riding was wrecked near here GRAND JURORS STILL MEETING - Circuit Court Grand Jury Convenes For Second Day’s Session The grand jury of the Adams circuit court convened for the second day of its annual session at the court house today. David J. Schwartz one of thremen. who with three women make' up the grand (jury th>s year was named foreman by Judge J. Frcti| Fruchte. Lelah Aeschllmau was named reporter for the Jury and Frank Parrish bailiff. A number of witnesses wore summoned to appear before the jury today. presumably In the invetrtlaation of criminal cases. Investigations of the tody «.*•< conducted In secrecy, true bills hying retumed at the conclusion of tne jury session, with the names of alleged offenders revealed only after they have been arrested—in the event any Indlctuieuts are returned.

Tax Board Decision Expected Next Week Decision of the state hoard of tax OCrnmlssionera In the tax rates in tne go-v-nmental units in Adams (•••nnty Is expected next w ek. Vic-i tor Richer, auditor of Ada ns county. stated today. Paul Weber, a representative of the board who held the hearing yes- . terday on the budgets and tax rates, informed Mr. Eicher that the board's decision would probably be made by the first ot the week, lie I did not indicate what action would • be taken. i oCOOL WEATHER IS PREDICTED Showers And Cooler Weather To End Unseasonable Heat Showers in the city and community overnight failed to carry as heavy a precipitation as vas first expected. It was reported this morning. Walter S. Oladfel'er. local preclnltatlon and river otserver, reported that but two-tenths of an inch ot rainfall had been recorded up to 7 a m. today. Readlnga are taken by Mr. Gladteller each day at that hoar. Hie estimated, however, tnat more than that amount had fallen between 7 a. m. and noon. Brisk winds] that accompanied the rainfall last] I night led many to believe that a ' hard shower was lu progress. Although be hss not taken an oF flclal survey, Mr. Gladfelte.* indicated that the precipitation thia year would be far less than nc>mal for the season. Temperatures remained unusually high for the season, despite the rain fall. At X a. m. today the Demrcrat thermometer reco-ded 70 1 above and at noon still ms.-ked thu 'l same degree. Cooler weather is predicted for tonight and Wednesday. » ■ Townsend Organization Meet Here Wednesday An organisation meeting of members and those Interested in the Townsend national recove y plan ■ will be held at the city hall, Wednesday evening at 7:30 o'clock. J. • . Reed of Muncie, a nations' speaker for the pension plan, w II bo the n-lnclpal speaker at the meeting. Charles K Mil thaler, a ztate ort ganlzer will be hern and organise I the Decatur unit. J. M. Dawson, • local representative and speaker i ."a'ed. The public is Invited to at .feud. ,

French Premier Tells Nation That Any Peace Must Be Based On The Security Os Countries

Hitler Defiantly Warns Allied Powers If His Peace Terms Rejected, M ar To Go On. NO ARMISTICE Perlln. Or«. Iff—<UPT -Adolf Hitler defiantly warned the allied powet« today that it his peace terms are rejected. Germany is stronger] than ever and ready for an unpre-] cedented struggle for victory and' “the place In the world that is our due." "No terror of the moment or forecast as to the length of the war will frighten us." the fuehrer said after repeating bis desire for peace. "No power on earth caa force Get many to her hn*es. War must force the German people more and more together. Let no one think of h<s own sacrifice tut of the greatness of the sacrifice of the world. - * He spoke at the opening of tbe winter relief campaign only a few hour* before the first alll -d reply to hi* peace propose t was expected In a speech by French Premier Edouard Daladier to be followed Thursday by Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain. "The more determined WO are to accept sacrifices, the more sure we will be of attaining victory," Hitler said. “We cannot tie defeated by military or economic power. Nor will they wear us down psychologically." Blame British Berlin. Oct. 10 —tUPI— Rumors |st the resignation of the British ieovernment »nd the deejavation oft : au armistice swept Berlin today and . b-ought a t harge by tbe Go:man ofI Trial wireless that the British sec- | re! service had spread them deliberately to aid “warmonger*.* Before the radio denied tbe rumor*. there was a rush on wine and liquor store* by persona preparing to celebrate the "armistice." Business waa proceeding as usual thia morning when suddenly, all over Berlin,, people began discussing excitedly the impeuding end of the war. In shop*, in offices, on street corner*, people gathered excl.edly to discus* the report.!. Many people asserted that they had heard from other* that the radio had announced an armistice- and so it went. Radio authorities denied tliey had made any announcement. Then came thousands of telephcae call* to newspaper officer* and government department* I y eager seekers of Information. i*teadlly, the rumor gained In voltaite As fast as one rumor wa* discredited. another (topped up. By early afternoon there were runtors that Adolf Hitler would make an official announcement in midafternoon. Then crowds we-e urgej to assemble In front of Hitler's chancellery for a personal appearance by the Fuehrer. Then came re-|K>-ta that Benito Mussolini and Viacheslav Molotov Russian premier(CONTINUED ON PAGW FIVE) CAMERA CLUB TD MEET TONIGHT Print Exhibit Will Be On Display At Club Meeting Tonight The regular meeting of the Decatur Camera club will be held tonight In the club looms on Third street, starting at N o'clock. It was announced. A print exhibit by Don D. Nlbbclink will be on display during tho meeting. The collection, termed one of the fittest ever exhibits I to tho local group, is known a* "A Pictor ial Trip Through Mexico. 1 ' Various print* taken, enlarged tnd finished by Mr. Nibh-ilnk will b" featured In the exhibit. Member* will al*o plan a winter program of event* during the meeting tonight. James Border* will bo ■n charje of the display. All ntem'lM-r* are urged to attend the i.ieetlng and aid in planning the program for the coming month*. The memliera are also invited to bring their friends.

JURY SELECTED IN CMC TRIAL First Witnesses To Be Called In Anti-Trust Act Trial Routh Bend. Ind . Oct Iff <U.FO —The government will call It* first witnesses today In the case against Genral Motor* Corp., three affiliated concerns, and 17 officer* of lhe organisation, all charged In federal Indictments with violation of the Sherman anti-trust act. A Jury of 12 men an< | two alternates. all farmer* and small business men. was completed yesterday and Holme* Baldbridge, chief prosecuting attorney, and Ernest Ballard of Chicago, a defense attorney. made opening addresses. Before witnesses are called to day John Thoma* Smith. General Motor* vice-preaident and chief counsel, will complete the defense's opening statement. First witness to lie called by the government was expected to l»e Lyle Beardsley, secretary of the corporation. The defendants were ckftrged with forcing dealers to finance i car sale* through lhe General Motors Acceptance Corp, and affiliate* and hence' hindered interstate commerce. Baldbridge in his opening statement charged the corporation and officers combined to interfere and restrain the right of General Motor* dealer* to finance car* In any way they wished. H» mU 15,000 Independent businessmen were de-1 nl--d the right to conduct their own business, despite contracts with General Motors which state that dealers are In now way agents or legal representatives of the company. He contended dealer* were threatened with log* of their dealership unless they financed cars through the acceptance corporation and that dealers were discriminated against and car* held up at the factory or the dealer overloaded with cars unless hi* (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE! MARIA BALSIGER TAKEN BY DEATH Mrs. Chris Balsiger Dies This Morning At Home In Berne Mrs. Maria Hrlsiger. 87. widow of Chris Balslger. died this morning at 3:50 o'clock at her home in Borne. Rhe. had been In 111 health for some time and about five weeks aim suffered a fractured leg in a fall, which Is believed to have hastened her death. She was born In Swltxerland December 25. 1851. tbe daughter of Christian and Marla Thrlstener. She was married In December 1875 ami came to this country with her husbind In 1882 He died In 1899. Surviving are the following child- < ren: Christ Balslger. president of the Borne town board: Ernest, also i of Berne. Albert of Ohio. Mr*. Ruf- i us Soldner of Berne and Mias Ellisboth, at hotrte. A sister, Lien, lives In Rwltxerland. Two son*, five ■ brothers an four sister* are de- ' ceased. 1 She wa* a member of th* Berne I Mcnnonlte church. Funeral service* I will bo hied Thursday afternoon at ■ 1:45 and the home and 1:30 o'clock at the church. Burial wilt be In the M. R. E. cemetery The laxly may be viewed at tho residence after 6 o'( lock th!* evening. - ■ I»O I'M II Ml I Conduct Hearings On License Revocation Hearings were held at the license bureau here late Monday regarding the revocation of drivers’ license* nf local men charged with driving while under the Influence of Intoxhatlng liquor. Tho hcarinis were conducted by Judge Stanley Munstlosky, Routh Bend member of lhe Loard,

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French ix*ader Asserts Allies To Put Down Arms When Security Is Guaranteed. DIREUT REPLY Pari*. Oct. Iff— (U.PI - Premier Edouard Daladier told the nation in a radio speech tonight that tbe allies had taken up arm* against the threat of aggression and would “put them down" only when security la guaranteed. In a direct reply to Adolf Hitler's peace offensive the French premier said. "If Hitler really wants a durable peace it must be based o-t the security of nations, guaranteed reciprocally, without th* danger of surprise*. “We have always wanted sincere cooperation of peoples but are resolved not to accept a dictate of violence " He declared that “our titiop* are In enemy territory,” the allies control the seas and history tcache* that the nations controlling the seas are victorious in wartime. France and Britain stand firmly i together, the premier said in reference t<q Naxi efforts to spill the allied front. The allie* - war aim* have been expressed a* restoration of Poland and Cxechoslovakia and an jrffn-clad guarantee agffinst further German aggression. There wa* nothing to indicate that thia viewpoint had been changed by ijrtthir'a apeqeh p.*l scbpeqiient Russian agitation tor peace. Ou the contrary, official French quarter* believed that the new Ger-man-Russian friendship was weakening Germany in eastern Europe and enhancing the allie*' position. This belief sprung of four things: <ll Russian ascendancy in the Baltic and the apparent German abdication of centuries-old claim* to Influence there —a development which has caused Germany to start wholesale repatriation of it* minorities from the Baltic state*. It ha* been reported that German ship* already hav* started to move sme of the estimated 50.000 German national* out of Latvia and that from i 00.000 to I*o.ooo person* in Latvia. Esthonla and Lithuania event ually would be moved. They i will have to dispose of their farm* and holdings before returning to Germany. (2) French authorities believe Germany opposes Russian pres* sure against Finland, because German and Italian radio station* have given prominence to announcement* of Finnish military measure* in connection with the opening of Finnl*h-Ru**ian consultations In Moscow. (31 Report* that Rusal* ha* tried to charter Norwegian and Swell tell ships to trade with France and Great Britain wa* Interpreted here to mean that Russia didn't intend to lose any ca«h customers regardless of German naval activity In the Baltic and Its new friendship with the Natl*. <4l The Hungarian • Rumania rapproachment and agreement to demobilize troops on their frontiers was believed a hindrance to any German aggression in that dlrsction. Important Speech Ixmdon. Oct. 13— (U.K) —Diplomatic quarter* reported today that a radio speech by Premier Edouard Daladier of France nt 1 p. m. CRT would be of exceptional importance and would to some extent anticipate a statement on the war to be made on Thursday by Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain. The British statement wan delayed In order to permit further consultation with the dominions. It "van understood (hat before he completed his speech Daladier hud (CONTINUED ON PAGE RIVE) 0 Report Decatur Girl • Is Critically 111 Mis* Mary Jane Beery, daughter of Mr. and Mr*. Albert Beery, of Winchester street is reported critically 111 at the Adams county memorial hospital today following an emergency appendectomy late Monday.