Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 37, Number 245, Decatur, Adams County, 16 October 1939 — Page 1

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Arene court | agreed to ■REVIEW CASES ■ ()cl |uo \nti-Trust Rew » I .abor ■ Action £l „ .I. . i- > " I (>••!■! , h. , nii W (.■•:■■« ’ln- .. . "hr the0 !.•>.. a (he action of n in Anti-Aircraft ■Kiitx lion n < )w n Plane m .up* a !.lf! tire !■ a.is for an cn- niy plane. -HIV 'he til-' raft tire here since the |K ;.,i!.i. hu'.-d -v « injury. It was ■ ’■;'..! net lie iilenif-.-rtainty due to the enient said |Ky Leitz Officer ■ In Eighth Grade atne Jerry Light, which 1 article in Saturday's . .> Democrat listing . .l ie was |Mr' I' Iz-nz was named of that class. SB o — |Var In Brief MB By United Press ■BERLIN — Supreme com claims submarine which the Royal Oak torpedoed put British battle cruiser out of commission; .my and Russia start forconsultations on “measto lie taken" because and Rr.tlsb refuse to the war. ■ LONDON— German U boats iwo French and one ships; survivors from ■*>»(h Vessels say 40 persons. women and children when submarines shell lifeboats; admiralty now show 786 officers men from torpedoed Roy**ak unaccounted for. ■ Paris -French military dis■tches say Germany is pour■k men and mechanized units <1 miles of the west wall Vcparatory for what British ■>d French commanders hope ■ill be a general offensive; B* r office describes great ac■thy in enemy lines between ■oselle and Saar rivers with ■unertiua patrols operating of Wissembourg. ■ ISTANBUL — Turkish gov ■nment sends new Instruc- ■“'“ to foreign minister SaraB’* 1 " for Moscow negotla- ■“"*• officials deny that Rus- ■* demanded Turkey break ■Hances with France and ■ittio ■ HELSINGFORS — Cabinet ■* etg 'o consider Finland's ff’* 1 ." wl, h Russia after thou■"ds greet Finnish delegates ■""lng from Moscow to con- ■ ut with government; Fin■"d reported considering askB* . oglgtane « from Norway, ■ *', n and Denmark. I. Charest — AuthorttaI.'.' quarterg report that Fin- ■ and Turkish resistance Bau. a' let ugglan demands I ?? """Pension of Moscow Em°n. tlon * wh,,e Turkish Ki.. Kovernments ref le * Positions.

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Decatur CYO To Give Play Here November 5 ■Oh. facia” Is the name at the !•’*» to be given b, the members cf the local Catholic Youth Organ!It" Hon at the Dacautr Cstl.nllc high I school auditorium Sunday, November 5. at S o'clock. Tickets Cor the affair will sell for 27 cents to adults. The complete east will be announced later. AMENDMENT IS INTRODUCED TO NEUTRALITY ACT Would Place War Trade On Strict (’ash And Carry Basis Washington. Oct. 16. — (U.R> — Chairman Key Pittman. Dem. of Nevada, of the senate foreign re-1 latlons committee, today placed before the senate an amendment to the neutrality hill eliminating 90-day credit and placing the trade with belligerents on a strict cash and carry basis. Pittman Introduced the amendment after a wide-spread criticism ! had appeared in the senate against a clause which would have allow-1 ed 90-day commercial credit to warring nations. Pittman a action—expected to Increase support for prompt passage of the hill—came as Sen. D. ! Worth Clark. Dem. of Idaho, opponent of the arms embargo re-1 peal, delivered a slashing senate attack on Great Britain. “The trail of the British Empire is built on two things." said Clark, "blood and treachery. The British word and honor is worth no more than that of one Adolf Hitler.” 1 The administration’s decision to remove, the controversial feature was expected to ease the path to final passage of the bill, keystone of which is repeal of the existing i ban on shipment of arms to belllg-. erents. Pittman said that in drafting the bill, it had been the committee's intention to “require settlement in cash or cash equivalent as defined by the attorney general.” “Therefore.” he added. “I deem it wise to avoid any confusion or j misunderstanding" by striking out the 90-day credit clause. Simultaneously, a dozen mem(CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) o— Brownstown Banner Editor Dies Sunday Indianapolis. Ind.. Oct. 16 —<U.R) —Andrew J. Brodhecker. 70, senior editor of the Brownstown Banner, died yeaterday at the Methodist hospital here from coronary thrombosis. He was brought to the hospital Friday after suddenly becoming ill. B’-odhecker was a member of the Indiana Democratic Editorial Assoclatlon and the Hoosier State Press Association. He had been publisher of the Banner for 42 years. In 1924 the paper was awarded a cup us the best weekly paper in Indiana and in 1931 It won the state Democratic Editorial Association award for publication of the outstanding editorial of the year. PARTITION SUIT IS HEARD HERE Third Day Os Hearing In Partition Suit In Circuit Court The partition suit of Clara and Marie Scheumann against Aman da and Charles Berning, with Albert Scheumann, as co-defendant. was resumed in Adams circuit court today. The trial entered its third day today after being opened several days ago upon motion of Mr. Scheumann’s counsel, R. C. Par rlsh. Albert Scheumann. who has rested his- Interests In the suit with the plaintiffs, was the last to take the stand before the noon recess. His cross-examination by defendant's counsel. Hubert R. McClenahan and John L. DeVoss, was to be resumed after the recess. Upon the re-opening of the trial (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE)

SUBS SHELLED SURVIVORS OF WRECKED SHIES Survivors Os French Liners Say V-Boats Shelled Boats lamdon. Oct. 16 <U.R> , Survivors of the French liners ifrelagne and Loulsiane said today that I German submarines attscked their ships without warning and killed or wounded more than 40 persons, Including women and children, by shelling them as lifeboats were Itelng lowered. rive memliers of the crew and two passengers were lost with the Bretagne, and more than 30 per sons including 10 women were wounded. The firat mate of the laiulslane was killed and six crew- members : were wounded. One of those killed In the Bretagne was a blind Arab. Another was a former convict returning home to Frat :,. The Bretagne's radio man was wounded at his | post. Only quick rescue work by BrltI ish warships which went to the ■ rescue prevented a much larger i casualty toll. As it was some survivors swam for two hours after the ships were sunk—one tnan, a : French colonial soldier, holding ; his seven year old son. i More than 41)0 persons were landed at Plymouth yesterday from i the Bretagne. 10,108 tons, en route fromthe West Indies to Great Britain; the Louisiane 6,903 tons bound from Great Britain to Havana. and the British freighter Lochavon. 9.205 tons, bound for Britain from north Pacific points and the Panama canal. The Louisiane was attacked at 9 o'cl<K-k Friday night, the Bretagne at 5 a. m. Saturday and the Ixx-havon sometime Saturday. Survivors were landed as the • admiralty announced here a prob- ! ably final survivors list of the i battleship Royal Oak. torpedoed ' probably early Saturday. The list contained the names of 414 of the approximately 1,200 officers and men In the ship, leaving 786 un- , accounted for, and there was some uncertainty regarding the name of i one man listed as a survivor. More than 30 survivors of the (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) o CATHOLIC HIGH DROPS ANNDAL Decatur School To Publish Paper Instead Os Y’earbook The Decatur Catholic high school has decided to publish a school | paper instead of the annual yearI book as has been the custom for several year*. The primary purpose of the new paper will be to provide the students an opportunity for creative writing. The entire student body lis asked to contribute to all departments of the paper. Another aim of the paper is to form a hookup between the school and the home. With the feeling that if the parents and others interested can have occasional glimpses of the in- ' side workings of the school, the i result should be a closer tie between the two. From a list of 30 names submitted for the publication, the ' title, *'D. C. Hi Light” was chosen •by majority vote of the faculty and students. The staff of the paper fellows: Editors, James Wemhoff, Josephine Daniels. Assistant editors, Honora Schmitt. Marcyle Braun. News editors, Ruth Ann Borns. Celeste Miller. Lucile Baker. Alice Kintz. Jerome Rumschlag. Dorothy Braun. Joan Wemhoff, Anthony Faurote. Feature editors, Paul Wolpert. Robert Briede. Germaine Fairrote, (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) California Woman Dies Os Injuries Lafayette, Ind., Oct. 16 —(UP)— Mrs. Mildred Caufield, 27 of Redondo Beach. Cal., died late Saturday f:.«n injuries suffered Oct 6 neor here when her car skidded and overturned. j

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Britain’)* Second Major Naval Lons / >1 — __ ■ A. i i -' ■ The Royal Oak. sunk by I’ lmat action, was the first of five battleships of the Royal Sovereign class built from 1914 to 1916. The 29.150 ton ship normally carried from 1,009 to 1.046 men. She was commanded by Capt. W. G. Benn, and flew the flag of Vice Admiral L D. I. Mackinnon. Vice Admiral in command of the Second Battle Squadron.

CONVENTION TO CLOSE TONIGHT Adams County Sunday School Convention To End Tonight The two-day session of the Adams county Sunday school convention will be closed in a night session tonight following the featured banquet for young people and Christian workers this evening at 6:15 o'clock. Officers of the convention, which was being concluded today at the First Evangelical church here, were to j>e elected late this afternoon or tonight. The first sessions of the convention were held Sunday at the Geneva U. B. church. C. H. Muselman will act as toastmaster of the banquet and Lealle B. Lehman will act as song leader at the affair. The Rev. Harold Garner will speak again tonight during the 7:30 o’clock session und E. T. Albertson will also address those in attendance. W. H. Lehman was president of the association during the past year. Other officers: C. E. Striker, first vict-president; Earl Chase, second vice-president and Frances (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) PAYS FINE FDD PASSIND AUTO Chicago Man Arrested For Unlawful Passing On Highway William F. Knowles, of Chicago, Illinois, waa arrested Sunday by Officer J. Russell Prior of the Indiana state police on a charge of passing an auto where vision Is obscured. Knowles, when arraigned before justice of peace C. H. Muselman at Berne, pleaded guilty to a charge of passing a car on a hill, where vision is obscured for a distance of less than 700 feet. Justice Muselman imposed a fine of $1 and costs, totalling $9.75. The arrest was made on federal road 27 south of Berne. Henry Graber, employe of the local Goodyear station, reported to police chief James Borders that his car had been stolen Saturday eve(CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE)

Grand Jury Meets In Brief Session The circuit court grand jury met briefly this morning and then adjourned bees'is* nt the absence of a member, Mrs. Marie Lord. The adjournment was agreed upon because of the death of Mrs. Lord's uncle. Curtis Cline. Prosecutor Arthur E Voglfcwede, who by virtue of his office, sits in on the jury examinations, stated that the tody would re-convene Tuesday. REV. SCHULTZ RECEIVES CALL Lutheran Pastor Is Invited To Church In Chicago Suburb Rev. Paul W. Schultz, pastor of (he Zion Lutheran church in this city, has been extended a call to become pastor of the Zion Lutheran church at Hinsdale, a suburb of Chicago, according to information received here today. Rev. Schultz has been pastor of the Decatur church for 12 years and during this time the congregation has been more than doubled and a beautiful new church building was erected three years ago. Worthy of mention is the fact that the Indebtedness incurred in construction of the new building has been reduced to $3,500. The! local church today has the largest communicant membership of the 10 Lutheran churches in the Decatur circuit. Rev. Schultz, when interviewed regarding the offer, said. "I have always had a high regard for Decatur. have always loved the fine people here and never entertained any thoughts of going at any time to a large city parish. Final decision regarding this latest call will not be reached for several weeks.” Rev. Coughlin Urges Ousting Os Communists Detroit. Oct. 16. -(U.»—The Rev. Charles E. Coughlin said In his Sunday sermon that communist forces should be “liquidated" in Great Britain. France, and America before the United States offers support to the democracies in the European war. He charged, in asking listeners to appeal again to congressmen to maintain the U. S. arms embargo, that enactment of proposed title and carry provisions of the neutrality act would "invite war and comtuuuism into America.”

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French Report Germany Pouring Forces Into West Wall Fortress; See Offensive. SENDS MESSAGE Paris. Oct. 16 —<U.R) Oermany is pouring men and mechanised units into the weal wail fortification line on a 75-mlle front between the Moselle and Saar rivers In preparation, the French believe. for an early offensive. It was tUM-losed today. It waa estimated unofficially that Germany now had massed more than 1.000,000 men in the rear positions of the west wall. French artillery spent the entire night shelling the German rear lines In an effort to dislocate and delay the movements of troop*, moving in a gigantic stream toward concentration points. Observers could see the flash of lights on roads far behind the German lines, and the noise of arriving transport could be heard In the French advance lines. However, the French believed that some of this noise, and the flash of lights, was deliberate In order to spread the apparent activity so as to cover the movement of specified units to concentration points. German activity in no man's land was almost suspended as units moved Into position. However. the French ambushed one small German patrol in the Haardt forest and captured several men. An authoritative source said that the French in and before the Maginot line were prepared for an I attack of any magnitude. It was Indicated that French staff experts would not be convinced that an 1 attack was imminent unless the movement toward the front continued. An unofficial informant said that the French would heartily welcome a German big scale attack. confident that they could smash it with losses which might prove irreparable and have an even decisive Influence in the war as a whole. A French high command communique. No. 85 of the war, said today: “There was great activity In the enemy lines between the Moselle and the Saar. There were numrous patrols in the region west of Wissembourg." Wissembourg is at the right or east of the French line and east of the area in which Germany waa (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) O Escaped Prisoner Is Nabbed In Short Time LaPorte, Ind.. Oct. 16 <U.R) - Virgil King. 33. of Gary, waa arrealed by police yesterday a few hours after he had escaped from the Warren prison farm near Michigan City. He was returned to the Michigan City prison immediately. King was serving a three to ten year term for burglary. $5,000 DAMAGE SOU IS FILED Father Os Girl Killed In Accident Sues Driver Os Auto A $5,000 damage suit waa filed In Adams circuit court this morning as a result of an auto-traln collision on December 12, 1938, at the High street crossing of the Nickel Plate railroad, which claimed the life of 18-year-old Agnes Beer. The complaint was filed by Wilbert Beer, the victim's father, against Dale Bedwell, driver of the car. In the complaint it Is alleged that the daughter was riding In the auto at the invitation of Bedwell. It avers that the car was traveling toward the crossing at the rate of 40 miles per hour, that the bell on the locomotive was ringing and the headlight burning, that the (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE)

CLUBS INVITED TO VIEW PLANT Home Economics Club To Vbtt Sugar And Creamery Plants —— Mrs K. W. Bueche, president of the Adams county home economics cluh, today received a letter from the Central Sugar Company. Inc., and the Cloverleaf Creamer- • lea. which stated that these comI panies were inviting the home . economics club members of Adams county to lie their guests on , November 8. On this day an Inspection will I be made of the Central Sug.u company plant and of the Cloverleaf . Creamery, with a noon meeting at the Country club, at which time a f apeclal program will lie given. In . the past for these affairs, each of . the visitors has brought a Ixix I lunch, and coffee and dessert were furnished by the host companies. I A detailed program of the day's , events will be published soon, and ! In the mean time, a letter will be . sent by Mrs. Bnsche to the preal- . dents of each home economics . club In which she will ask the president to estimate the number of club members that wll Ibe present from that particular club. It 1 is expected that 400 or 500 club ( members will be present. One of the outstanding features (CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE) | o Two Hoosiers Die In Auto Accident , Coldwater, Mich., Oct. 16 —CUP) , —Two Hoosiers wete kilted yester- ’ dsr when their enr rolHrfed head-on with • car driven by Max Knepp of I Coldwater near here. They were . Rolla Sowles, 35. of Ray. 2nd., and . Bethel Hall, 17. of Freeniont. Ind.. I Petty Lee Knepp, one year-old daughter of Knepp, also was killed. ( six others were Injured seriously. DEATH CLAIMS CURTIS CLINE Well Known Decatur Resident Dies Early This Morning Curtis Cline, 71, for more than half a century a stone-cutter at the Wemhoff Monumental Works here and a well known local resident, died this morning at 6 o'clock at the home of his nephew and niece, Mr. and Mrs. Solomon 1 Lord, 104 West Oak street. Death was attributed to heart trouble and complications following an extended He was born in Clinton county, Ohio. February 8, 1868 the son of Ward M. and Elizabeth ShanerCline. He moved to Washington township when 11 years old. He was a member of the First Christian church and was never married. Surviving are a brother. Caleb Cline of Moline, Illinois and I two sisters, Mrs. Henry Llchtenstelger of this city and Mrs. Clarence Baxter of LaGrange. One sister preceded. He had made his home at the Lord residence for the past 14 years. Funeral services will lie held at the home Wednesday afternoon at 2 o’clock, with Rev. C. M. Prugh officiating. Burial will be in the Maplewood cemetery. The body will be returned to the residence from the S. E. Black funeral home thia evening and may be viewed there until time for the funeral. TEMPERATURE READINGS DEMOCRAT THERMOMETER 8:00 a.m 50 2:00 p.m 63 10:00 a.m... 55 3:00 p.m 70 Noon 60 WEATHER Partly cloudy, warmer In extreme southeast portion, colder In northwest portion tonight; Tueedsy pertly cloudy, colder in south end east portion.

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British Air Force And Anti-Aircraft Fire Inflict Caaualtiea On Invaders. AMEND REPORT London, Oct. 16 (U.RKGerman airplanea struck for the great Britlah naval base on the coast of Scotland today but suffered cssui si I ties In a counter attack by royal air force planes end anti-aircraft batteries. Anti-aircraft guns Ixiomed at Edinburg a* the German planes—three of which were forced down —aimed at the vital dockyards and bases along the Firth of Forth. Royal air force craft fought with the raiders, and. the air ministry announced, "inflicted casualties upon them." The ministry characterized the raid as "an attempted attack" but sudden activity by both allied and German craft hinted that hostilities might be increased rapidly both on the sea and In the air. The developments are: 1. Denial by the British admitalty of German reports that the big British liattle cruiser Repulse had ie-en badly damaged and put out of commission. 2. Reports of the Norwegian coast that fishermen had see-i several warships (believed to be i British) and airplanea attack on Saturday a lone warship (which i they believed to be German) sad seriously damage or sink the vessel. 3. Successful reconnaissance I flights in Sdrerwe weather by : British aircraft over central and ! northern Germany. (In Berlin, the i high command announced that a - British plane had been shot down , near Frankfort and a French re- ’ connalsance plane had been ahot . down in the Rhineland.) I Change Report Berlin. Oct. 16—(U.R>—The Ger- ( man supreme command today (mended an announcement that the same submarine which sank the British battleship Royal Oak had torpedoed the British ba'tie cruiser Repulse. The command's revised statement said the Repulse had been attacked, but it eliminated an earlier announcement that tho 32.000 ton warship had been badly damaged and put ovt of action. o Hits Freight Train, Injuries Are Fatal Rushville. Ind.. Cct. 16—(UP)— Lowell Gartln. *B. of near Rushville. was killed Saturday when his car crashed into the side of a Big Fjur railroad freight train at a crossing here. -." - Young Lad Is Killed By Hit-Run Driver Connersville, Ind.. Oct. 16—(UP) —Forrest Pitcher, Jr.. 4, son of Mr. and Mrs. Forrest Pitcher, died yesterday from Injuries suffered Saturday when he was struck tv a hitrun car. o VOTE FAVORS STRIKE CALL Chrysler Unions Vote Favorably For Strike Action Detroit. Oct. 16— (U.R) —Representatives of the United Automobile Workers Union (CIO) resume conferences with Chrysler Corporation officials today, backed by rank and file support of a strike to enforce demsnds for a new contract. Richard T. Frankensteen. regional UAW-CIO director, announced that Chrysler locals “overwhelmingly" favored strike action at rallies Sunday and that subsequent voting by the Dodge and Chrysler Highland Park locals had confirmed Informally expressed approvsl. Both sides spparently still were deadlocked. A production schedule (CONTtNunn nN pa(i» rtvat '