Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 37, Number 241, Decatur, Adams County, 11 October 1939 — Page 1

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Plantißond -■lssue Is Boosted Wo $350,000 Fund

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BOOST AIRPORT FOR THIS CITY Aviation Enthusiasts Would Like To Establish Airport Here - ■ Aviation enthuslanta are making the rounds of city otklal* and other* feeling out aenilment toward the establishment ot a mu nldpal airport or landing field In Decatur. Although n.» Investigation of the actual coat and problem of management ha* been made for official action. thiMH. Interested In seeing last Deeatar has an airport. point to the fact that Van Wert. Ohio. Auburn and Angola, have aviation fields, with moderate hangar* for housing the plane*. These enthusiasts also emphasise the fact that Decatur la on the route of present .air mall planet and on a direct beam with Chicago, making It a desirable alto for an aviation field They believe that If a field was established here it would not be long until the government would erect a beacon, since Decatur Is on the air routes now followed by aviators. Another need for an aviation field la pointed out in view of the possibility of several local persona purchasing private alrplanea. It waa stated that a well known phyalcian waa contemplating purchase of a Detrolt-fftinaon plane and was looking for some place to keep it. Those who have made a preliminary Investigation of the aviation field, state that a couple planes kept al Van Wert could be brought here it proper hangar facilities were erected Avialion fields maintained in • elite* the else of DeeMwr are not as elaborate as the Fort Wayne municipal field. It would not be ' the Intention of the local boosters to have night lighting facilities. . one of the big coats In installstlon and upk<*ep A moderate hangar would be the only building necessary. they say. with ground runways. John Corbett, a World war aviator. who saw service over the lines In France and who has been doing commercial flying since 1»22 under government license, has hl* ICItNTINUKD ON PACK FlW> Injuries Are Fatal To Gaston Woman Muncie Ind . Oct 11—<UP>—Mru. tllendora Kuber. 59. ot Oaston. died , yesterday frem imuria* suffered Sunday In an automobile accident near here. Breaks Arm While Cranking Tractor Charles Hoile, ot near Decatur, i la suffering from i fractured left forearm, sustained when he attempted to crank a tractor while It was In gear. The tractor forged ahead pinning his arm against the barn door ' end breaking the bone above the wrist. He was brought to the office of a local physician to have the fracture set. SCHOOL BOSSES ARE INSPECTED State Policemen Examine School Busses Today And Friday The remainder of the schedule for the Inspection o! Adams county i school busses was listed today by C. K. Striker, county school super'ntendent. Busses In several of tho townships were Inspected today, with the other* to be examined on Frli Jat- z ■State polcemen Trusnan Blerle and Earl Warnock conducted the Inspections today. Officer Prior was j to have aided In tne work but was j unable to assist because of illness. The Inspections Friday will be held as follows: Mouroe, 8:30 a. tn.; i Kirkland, 8:46 a. m-; Preble at the : Magley school. 10:30 a. m.; Mon- ! roe, 1:30 p. m. and Union, 2:30 p. < m. at the Luckey school. Inspections were held today at Hartford. Wabash, Jefferson, St. I Mary's and Blue Creek townships.

CLARK ASSAILS ASSISTANT TO WAR SECRETARY MiNMiuri Senator Akmllh laiimm Johnson For “War" Speech Washington, Ort II — tuJD — Ren Bennett Clark. D. Mo. today accused assistant secretary of war Louis Johnson of making an “idiotic, moronic and unpatriotic" attempt to Inflame the public with a war spirit. Clark, opptwlng the administration's neutrality bill <m the senate floor, referred to a Speech yesler day at White Nulphur Rprlnga. 1 W Va. In which Johnson said that we should draw a defense lesson from the Herman conquest of Poland “In my judgment." Clark said "no more idiotic, moronic unpa ' trlotlc remark has ever been made by a man In a high public poci lion. "To compare the situation of the United Ulates, located he aeen Canada and Mexico with 3txm • mile* of ocean between ua and any possible adversary on one aide, and T.ttOO miles of sea between ua and aay poaalble ad veraary on the other, with a superb navy and a magnlfkant air force, with the altuatbm of Poland caught In a nutcracker, surrounded on three side by Her many and the other aide by Ru* ala. la an attempt Io alarm and excite our people which to my mind la beneath contempt " Clark contended that Johnson Set up the war resources board without any apparent authority a( law and “stacked Its personnel with Morgan-Dupont controll-d members." He also challenged the senate to recognise frankly that the "sec- 1 ret assumption" behind efforts Io change the neutrality act Is tn permit the United States to aid Great Britain and France He urged the senate to reject the suggested change and to avoid ini volvement In old world strife 11 The stale department notified ' senate leaders today that prior toi ' proclamation of the embargo I , " 11 — inns iCOXTIXVKD OX PACK FIVE) II ARREST YOUTHS IN AUTO THEFTS . - - - Three Fort Wayne Juvelines Confess Theft Os Autos A series of escapades that Included the theft of three cars tn Adams county overnight ended In - arrest this morning for three Fort 1 Wayne lad*. 1 The boys’ names are withheld • from publication, since all three are minors. One la 14 year* old and the other two are 15. The boys first stole a pick-up • truck at Berne about 4 o’clock thia morning. They drove the tru< k one block and abandoned it. t They they stole a car belonging . to Adam Nussbaum. Marshall t Dave Dubach notified Sh Tiff Ed Miller, who In turn called short . wave police radio. . At 10 o'clock this morning, po- , lice chief James Borders was call . ed to 910 Russell street, where , Frank Grice reported that his ear had been stolen. The Nussbuutn i auto was found nearby. Shortly after, police radio notified Sheriff Miller that the boys had been apprehended at Fort Wayne with the Grice car and con | fessed to the theft of the others They also con teased to a series of break-ins. Fort Wayne police stated. Authorities here commend- ■ ed the police radio system for the part it played In the rapid appre henslon of the trio. Slate policemen Truman Blerle and Earl Warnock reported recovi ery of a maroon IM7 Ford coupe ’ on federal highway 27 oue mile ' south of road 124 shortly aftPr noon • t'fday. The auto was stolen from Fcrt Wayne last night and la be- ’ (CONTINUED ON PAHR SIXj Berne Pastor Will I Speak Here Thursday , - — i Rev. Charles P. Maas, pastor of i the Trinity Evangelical church of . Berne will be the guest ipesker at > the First Evangelical church of this , city Thursday even'ng. In connec- • tlcn with the centennial celebration. • He will speak on the subject, "Fol- . lowing the Gleam.'' Other ministers |of Adam* county will also partit c'pate In the service. The public is . Invited to the service, wh.ch will .[ bsglu at 7:30 o'clock.

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Df*r»lur, Indiana. Wrdnmday. Ortnhrr 11.

Kentucky Solon* Tolk Politic* -Ks W b*e^KlK' 7 n J M Very much In the news these days, tbeae three Kentucky political bigwigs talk politic* or la It football* ehlle attending a political meeting at Mt Nterling. Ky Bbown left to right, are tlov A II < Happy t Uhandler. Renator Alben W Barkley and Lieut Gov Keen Johnson Chandler resigned to take over the aenale seat left by the death of Nenator Marvel ixigaa Johnson surceeda him aa governor

NAZI PATROLS ARE REPULSED French Report German Patrols Repulsed In Close I'iahtinK Pari*. Ort. II u.PJ Germ*i> patrol* roved the IChlueland front all Bight. frequently rushins the French line* In quest of prls>ut er*, bat all were driven hark tn’ I hand grenade and hand to-hsnd I fight*. It wa* reported today Two German parlle* of 130 men each charged French positions In the wood* south of Saarli u>*ckei> and *oath of Plrmaaen* bat retired leaving go dead and wound.tl be I hind. An authoritative aource avid the] i German* had failed to take ■! I ilngle prisoner In the pest it I , hour* of sharp engagement* ThGerman* seemed bent on taklnr I prisoner*. presutnvMy •» they I could ho questioned *b>nit the I •trength of the French Hue*, and the newapaper Petit Pnri*let< laid Grt>t|gr» soldier* had been offmd reward* for prisoner*. German artillery laid down heavy barrage* ahead of the pa trola and French batterlev repli.M with "solid curtain* of fire" aero** no man’* land, ft wa* reported Them* engagement* were ent lie'ly locallaod. however, and there bad been no man* infan'ry action German artillery fire again wa* directed at French artillery ■■til placement* An unuaual number of German reconnaiaance airplane* were reported active over the French I line*. They were on photographic mlaalou* French antiaircraft gun* and pursuit plane* were Mid to have been kept buay all da) yesterday driving them away ft waa the fourth *ucceaalv<' day of patrol fighting and Intenae ar - t CONTINUED ON PAO» FIVE) DOCTORS OPEN STATE MEETING 111 — —■ Socialized Medicine Is Scored By Association President Fort Wayne. Oct. II <U.R> Dr. E. M. Van Huakirk of Fort Wayne, preaident of the Indiana State Medical Asaociatlon. today opened the general aelentifle meeting of the ninetieth annua! convention by praising the program of the ' group and acorlng those "soctali*- ’ tic minded individual*" who desire i to force aoclallsed medicine on the i public and the profe**|on. Dr. Van Ruaklrk cited nteaaure* i backed by the profession which he ■ said were of untold benefit to the health of the people of Indiana. The** Included the premarital teat bill for ayphlii*. the revised pure food and drug act. measure* providing for the purchase of serum* for the Indigent and m<’S»urrs ’ making It possible to establish ho*- ' pllal service plana in ths stale Mayor Harry W. Baals officially i welcomed the delegst. * Io Fort . Wayne. A resolution asking civil and . military authorities to "prepare a , detailed program for medical co.operation and preparedness In , avent mobilisation day becomes a I reality" today wss under consider- . tCONTINUMD ON FAQ! »IVR)

Conrad GOUf Will In Prohated Today The will of the Ute Conrad Gllllg. premi xnt Decatar nonegena-ÜB. who 'tied In a Celina. Ohio hospital several week* ago after being •trick by an anto. was 'tobated and placed oa record today la the Adams circuit cotfrt. The w'.l provides first foe th* taymebt of all bills and expense*, j«-con I that ID* be given to the psvto- at the 8t Mary's Catholic • har-h for masses, and that the bal[e«ew »f the estate be divided share and share alike between th* eight children. William G. Gllllg. Enwna M Gast. Robert C. Gllllg. Herman M Gllllg. Frank P. Gllllg. Agnes Kloeterman. Cecilia Gllllg and U>o T. Gllllg Herman M. Gllllg was appointed egerntor. COURT TRIALS ARE CONTINUED —■ Trials Scheduled For Todaj In Circuit Court Continued Two trial* which were to ha vs been heard In Adams circuit court! today were continued at the request of attorney* interested In the The partition mi* of Clara Bchrumann and others against Amanda B« ruing rod other*, which was to have been reopened todv after • losing last week wa* continued ba cause of the fact than R. C. Parrish, of Fort Wayne, plaintiff* counsel. . htd a conflicting trial in that city. Judge Jame* J. Moran »f Portland Is sitting a* special judge In this case. The Jury trial of the Ketch Acceptance company against Jerry I torr, doing business as the Jerry Dorr Motor Bale*, which wag also jat nednled to be heard today was i oo'itinued The September panel of the petit jury wa* to hear this case, with Judge J. Fred Frachte presiding. A continuance wa* granted In thia case, alao because of a onfllctlng • nsagtmient of counsel The salt charge* forged endorsement of a (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIR) j Cardinal Mundelein lieft $35,000 Estate Chicago, Oct 11- <UJO> -George | Cardinal Mundelein, who raised more than IJnooo.ooo for religion* education during a quarter .century a* bishop of the Chicago archdiocese of the Roman Catholic church, left an estate of f35.i)00. according to hl* will filed for probate today He left the entire estate, except tor 11.000. to the church for con tlnttance of hi* program of rellglous education and charity. He left 11.000 to the bishop of Chi eago "to say masse* for the repose of my *oul." Schlickman Hom? Da maxed By Fire OSSWM* • Flrtunen were summoned lo the Dorphns Rhllckman residence on Dierke* street at H:M o'clock th’* morning when a fir* broke oat on the flooring above the coal bln. I.IWle damage was dons by the flame* bat the smote wa* thought to have caused considerable loas. Fireman succeeded lit extinguishing the blase The origin of the tire wa* not established.

Finland Determined To Make Firm Stand Against Soviet Russia’s Demands In Baltic

FORMER SOVIET i LEADER TALKS TO COMMITTEE Former Ku*»ian leader TeUa DiM Os Stalin -Pine" Washington Ort It — U» — Walter G Karfvltaky. who aald to formerly beaded Ito aovtrt uafam central Karopean military latrtll genre service, told tbe Ito* committee today that Joeef (Halin "deatroyed' U.eea Red army «ffi cera In IM7 and sent “million*' <4 the Ru**ian population to con centratloa camps Karlvltaky aald to broke W’tb the Russian government In |h~ cemher 1P37 because be Was Uh willing to Join In Btaltot'a penta "of all Ito elements which would have torn the basis fur the de mentarnation of the country" tltailn lightened bl* dirtalor •hlp Karivltsky aald. al the time that “all of us” were looking fur ward to "more freedom " Karlvltaky ha* attracted CTMI alderable atleatloa In thia Coen try. to which he came aa a vM tor. on the boats of magasltiartlcles purporting to tell the "Inside’' of the fiovlet purge. Rus sian sctlvltle* tn the Soviet war. and relations between Stalin and Hitler. Chairman Martin Dies. D .T»u* said before the hearing began that to waa the beat wltneaa the committee yet had obtained In addition to destroying “3S.MO memtor* <4 the officer* corps of the red army." Karlvltaky said. Stalin aent -300000 to ♦•"'.►*<■ members <4 tto party Into el'le and aent “mlllkma from the ponu , iatloa" to consent ration camp* "Since Lenin's death Stalin has been fighting every form «4 rtto» ait 100 In the country la laying tto ground work for hl* totalitarian dictatornhlp." to aald Karlvltaky aald his name waa Samuel Ginsberg until 1919 when , he took the "official, legal Soviet name of Waller Karlvltalty Among the Soviet posts to held were "central European chief' fur the second and third section of the Soviet military Intelligence service from 1924 to 1932. direr tor <4 the war Industrie* institute | In 1933; and "chief of the mllliaty intelligence aervlce" for Western Europe lu 19M and 1937. —1 1 ' ■— Man Jane Beery Reported Better The condition of Ml** Mary Jana Recry. who waa critically HI yesterday al the Adams ccnnty memorial hospital, following an emergency appendectomy, was repo.-'.ed Imprjved today Phyatclans expressed tto belief that sto would recover. “SPEED TRAPS” ARE OUTLAWED State Supreme Court Outlaws “Speed Traps" In Indiana Indianapolis. Oct. 11 — (UJ9 — i Northern Indiana "speed trap*" stand outlawed today by a decision of the alate aupreme court which upheld a 1939 legislative act Im poalng a ban nn the traffic activl ties us constable*. The court ruled yesterday In a teat case of constable Herbert elements of Nt. .(<>»•> ph county and declared the law Io to con atltutional after tto 81. Joseph superior court previously had said It waa Invalid. « The law forbid* constable* from making arrests for traffic offenses unlrs* they have warrant* l*auod on *pcclflc complaints. It wa* passed by the last legls lature after vigorous protest* from several northern Indiana communities that constable* wete making a “racket" out of Indiscriminate and unjust traffic arrust* and justice of tbe pence fine*. The court aald that tto general assembly wa* completely within it* right* In removing any pow : er* from constable* which have 1 been granted by previous legls(latlon.

DISPLAY FLAG COLUMBUS DAY , Decatur RmidmU I'nerd Tn Dinplay Flax Thurxdfiy A t -nriam. 'km wa* is*ued today by M Law*>*n. gi-mt Junto sagamore of Ito Indiana Improved! Drder of Red Men. J M Hrelner. of thia city. wh« la a member <4 Ito great board <4 appeals <4 tto order, and Erwin Hrelner sachem 1 of tto local tribe, urging tto dl» play of the flag on t'ulumba* liny The proclamatkm: I "Wtoroaa. la these daya of world wide turmoil with tmbveralvr forvea and inflm-ncva atrivlng to dtarredll and dealroy tto Ideala and InaiHuttoia of oar raantry. all loyal Red Men. Focahuntaa and true Americana should answer this challenge by displaying the ' filar* and fit ripe* ** tto emblem of our right* and lltortlea; and "Wtoroaa. October 13 has been dealgna'ed aa t <>lumbu* Day throaghoat Ito United Btatea <4 America and to tto Red Men known aa tto Groat Nun <4 IN* covery. G fi D 44*. and during which day patriotic rXerciae* and other appropriate fund lon* are to be told throaghoat tto land "Now. therefore, we do proclaim October 13. Urdumbaa Day. Furtbermore. we Invite the people <4 Decatur to display tto Ntara and Ntrlpe* at their homes, place* of buslneaa and join tn parade* and other eserrlaea as a public exprea•lon of <mr love for <mr country ' oar allegiance to ita glorioas banner and oar belief In the taatltu- > turn* of American democracy I I “la witneaa whereof, we have set our hand and w»l <4 Pocatallgo Tribe No 3*3. to to affixed I hi. . fourth san of TraveUug Muon GND. 44R" The proclamation la signed by 1 all three bidge officer* GIVE EVIDENCE IN GMAC TRIAL Company Officials Give Evidenre In AntiTrubt Action South Bend. Ind.. Oct. 11 —<UR> Ira J. McCrorry. executive vicepresident of the General Motors Acceptance Corp, will continue testimony today In federal court in the trial of General Motors. GMAC. two other affiliated concerns. and 17 Individual* on char- * ge* of violating tto Nherman anti- ' trust act McCrorry testified late yeater- ’ day regarding ’confidential ro- ' port*" which GMAC sent to a ae--1 lected Hat of organlxailona during - tto past several years. Ha aald because the corporation wa* owned entirely by General Motors the report* were not made generally * public During the reading of the report for 1935 to revealed that th * 'orporatlon that year had net earnInga ot 114.«3a.*95 The government introduced in evidence during the afternoon several of the confidential reports' and score* of other documents and forma of GMAC and General Motors Other witneaaea were George H Bartholomew, secretary of GMAC. 1 and Lisle It Heardalee, secretary of General Motors. They explainorganlxaiion officers' duties. Heardalee aald annual General Motors reports ahoupMl net Income available for dividends were |9L--7«K.131 In 1934: 51«7.224.510 In 19.15; 123*.482.425 In 193«; SIM.438.59 M In 1937; and 3102.190.1)07 In 19311. He aald a sales record tIMNTINUKD <>N PAOW FIVE! Banquet To Feature County Convention 1 A feature of tho Adams county , Munday school convention next week end will be the banquet at tho . Evangelical church in thi* city Mon--1 duy evening at 5:15 o'clock C. H Muaelman will be toastmaster and 1 Malle B. U-hman the »on< lender. Rev. Harold E- Garner will be the principal speaker. Hesorratlona > shold be made with Everett Johnson »r Mr*. Earl Fnhnman by tomorrow. t Tl » price will be 35 cent* per plate.

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Mobilize Forcen In Effort To Avoid Being Draw n Into "Iron Belt,” See Briti-h Refusal. TO REJECT PLAN Hr Joe Alex Morris. tl’P Foroigu News Editor) Tto awtn spread of Natl and fiovlrt sphorro In Europe fa,«l two new throats from the allied powers and Finland While German troops resumed local thrusts at Ito Allied lines lu tto Raar valley. Ito two mala testa Hi th* diplomatic military field ea» ergeu aa: I A de< larallon In Ito house of commons tomorrow by British Prim* Mtnlsicr NevlHo Cham torlain. who was understood to be prepared to join France In rejecting Adolf Hiller'* peace terms but In a manner leaving the way open for another and more *<<eplable offer by Germany. 3—A firm stand by little Finland to avoid being drawn Into tto “Iran belt" of RalHc defenses being art ap by Novlet Russia on the ba»l* of treatlea now concluded with Eatbonla. lot via and Uthaanla. Tto Finnish leet waa mobilised. 370 000 troops and minute men were ready for daty. civilians Were removed In large numbers from possible danger point* and gena were mounted in Helalagfora. On tto basts of European developments la the last two year* It remained to be »rrn whether Finland would oppose Russia'a vast armed force* In a suicidal fight If the showdown come*, but for the time being there wa* every Indi<atk>n that the Helalagfora government did not Intend to submit to vital demand* on Ila sovereignty. The Finnish delegalon that arriv- ■ ed In Moscow bad power only to negotiate and not to conclude an ssroeaieut Although the Finn* appeared to be hoping for outside help if a teat cornea, there waa alight Indication that they would get more than ympathy from the neighboring Scandinavian states. There were reper< usaiona of tha Soviet expansion In tbe Baltic states, tn Moscow, the newspaper Pravda said that tto Soviet "good neighbor" policy bad now tnado poaalble an "Iron belt” through the Baltic, assuring Rua* la againat aggreaakm hy Germany or any other nation In that area. In Tallinn, tbe Eatbonlan president Konstantin Paets, was described aa suddenly becoming so "aerloualy Hl" that ho could not continue in office and acheduled to be succeeded by Prof Yuerl Uluota. one of tto delegatee who negotiated the Soviet pact. Four Soviet warships weye due in the port of Thlllun and naval experts from Moscow arrived at RaltiM-h port — the warm water town laid out by Peter the Great -to make It into a Hus*lan naval stronghold. There was sortie difficulty in completing arrangement* for removing about 120.00® racial German* from the Baltic countries to German Poland lor resettlement but the migration waa expected to get up full steam shortly. Hitler also was understood in Berlin to be arranging for repatriation of around 2.000.000 Germans In Ru<<v>\TlNl’Kl> «w plow rtvwi CLUB PLANNING YEAR PROGRAM Lions Club Plans Activities For Ensuinjf Year’s Program Signature night waa observed at ' the weekly meeting of the DecatuLions clnb. held In the Rice hotel I Uat night. Officer* and committee leader* •fgned tho year's outline and described tb» activities which each of th»lr group* was to follow thia year. Roy Price, a* president of tho clnb. prosided over the meeting and ' led In the dltemetonff. All major an- ( tlvltlep of the coming year W»re ’ planned at the meeting. ■ CT. Spencer. <4 Portland, xona chairman. wa« a rueet at the meetI Ing and extended to tha club aa • Invitation to attend the gone meet--1 Ing of the Lion* clubs to be held 1 In Portland on October 1». 1 The club voted to accept the In- . vft-tton and expect* to send a del", gallon to the convention.