Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 37, Number 251, Decatur, Adams County, 23 October 1939 — Page 1

XVII. No. 251.

■UNREADY SEND MANY |N TO FRONT ■ To Send Million* K.. n To France if || Necessary ■p y Webb Miller S £ Cat respondent I K. h , Hrlinh Army in ' K, <u p Passed "y ■i, Bi Balti has dr K„ . .1 .11 army running Hinilli...* Frame If !, « ,1 in.ll. af.-.l today of troop* continue . | ~io Itllollgll ba*--Kloin: "i'll Immense unpl'lb** and muni ■ w ..,-ini'ly obvious 1 , * ,al ” r **' (on-. IS only a framebilge army In come. I have held with of .-very branch ■p... .h..wa ili.it none of E,,, . short war or. for a H.,- h ie! th.- political or ■ ri'llapiw of Germany. ■ n--i- no Illusion that ■ill Ire easy. ■ ,;:h French soldiers, ■ m . n ai d peasant* fall ■ th. slightest sign that ■p. .inl.i Intended to ■ 1'.,,,,. from Grea Brit■vine any effects. ■ tie war la not yet ex 1.,.11. ombatjni* abroad. ■ who come to the front ■ad is a one Ht.shy I«o decade* after ■«ir on the very around ■ he,. of million* of them ■el ..nd burled and where ■l other* were maimed ■s! yiriinx men of the new ■n (~. .nth other In arm* ■r>, irsion fmm our !>**•■ ■d m one* I had known ■ Towns that bow are. ■ *...... then Inti ill,lnhabit■of brick and mortar de- ■ today ih.-ne town* are' ■wl h soldier* at war. as ■e In I*l4 Olive drab, ■rk- staff car* blocked Kguiar streak* of canton-1 ■aist. r tank*, searchlight j ■hie or roar Up and down ■try roads pail creaking ■s-M peasant cart* loadB*itc.« beet* and cablmge* ■ region long row* of tree* ■m planted to replace ■wn to shred* by shells, ■rately cut down by the ■ In their retreat to the ■tn line men. women and chitBalled their •ugxr beet* Blds which sometime* are Btd like washboards with ■ tr.-m he* which were fillBter the last war Other Bundrwls of thoutand* of 1 g th»-m, etlll show the faint ■wed on pack mxi B— o a. ar In Brief •By United Pre**l KOW: Finnish detegahire* for climactic nagois xmldst report* of Rusilll.ngnesa to accept only M- • omesstens front PinBINGIORB. Government Ishes forbidden zrUU-s trstegk- reason*." Last e» drill In atreets, preI to join color*. lit: Fench hear that i declined to a**nre Hit- ■ Hilary aid against the Novlet* determined to i neutral. French war •ay* that activity on the « ftont dwindle* to rnlnrol activity with weath oing colder. Important daclarI etpectrd Tuesday when »» Foreign Minister Im Von Ribbentrop ms sea •> at Ifenxlg; German* egad vantage* from new agreements with Russia tighten restriction* on ■her*. KOON: All clear signals shortly after air raid • over Firth of Forth and Mtheattern coast c Scot- —- - IMRATURE READING* °C«AT THERMOMETER ,m 44 2:00 p.m So « 3 00pm 62 e. so WEATHER * t" south paction, m*M••dy in north portion to•M Tuesday; oeeaeleaal rain prahabla In *xtr*m* Met'**; aomswhat warm *May and In south and •’ Portion* tonight.

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT

♦ 4 GREAT GRANDFATHER I Charles Meyer. Niles, Mich . i i former proprietor or a furnl- , tore store In this city, and well i • known hate, i* great grnndfath i| er at the ag.- of with the birth of a glri to Mr, and Mrs. Ricbsrd Meyer. Jr., at Hippu* The father is 17, th.- grnndfather, Richard Meyer. Jr., who was born In Decatur, la 34. and the great grandfather M BIDSRECEIVED ON BOND ISSUE I t Four Bidders Submit Bids On City Plant Bond Issue l.ow iiids ot three percent Inter e*t. plus a premium were offered on the |:t!»o 000 of utility revenne (Minds to the city of Decatur this afternoon by four of the nine bidder*. The highest bidders, that is those who offered to buy the bond* at the lowest interest rate. I plus u premium were: Ix-wls Wllllnins Co, Chicago, 3 percent interest, plus 33.550 prem lum City Securities Corp Indianapolis. 3 percent Interest, pins 12.3«» , Award of the iHinds was p<>«’ poned by Clerk treasurer Vernon Aurand until 5 o'clock thin eve Ring Objection was raised to the Lewis Williams Company bld. be cause It atated that iKind* should be delivered by November 15 Th,- legal notice did not state any date. Two other prospective purcha*-: era submitted three percent bids • The premiums offered l.y them were lower They were John Nuven. Chicago, premium 3S10; Central Ke.uriti.-s Co. Fort ■ Wayne, premium. J 527 50. The highest rate of interest I asked was submitted by Lewis- | Pickett, Chicago, who bld 15b per-1 I cent Interest and offered a prem(CONTINUED ON PAGB FIVK>~ Mildred Worthman I* President Os Group Mia* MfMred Worthman, local high ar-hool teicher. was elected president of the youth fellowship of the Fort Wayne Claasls of the FTvangelical and Refotmed church.' at the semi-annual meeting held yesterday at St Peter’* Reformed Church. Huntington. Twenty young people, accompanied by Rev C. M. ' iTugti. attended the meeting a* repreaeotativea of the local Zion Reformed church. Two hundred and fifty young people registered at the ccaferen.e, which opened at 2 30 yesterday j afternoon. Following a fellowship ' supper at 5 P. M the conference closed with the evening session, at which time the address wa* given I by Dr. Karl Koepke, new pastor of the Salem Evangelical and Reformed church. Fort Wayne. Other officer* elected for the ensuing year ware: Irene Scherry. Magley. vice-president. Margaret 'Ogden, Culver, secretary-treaaurer. and Robert lx»ng Pot t Wayne, publicity agent. CLOSE SCHOOLS FOR MEETINGS NortheaMiern Indiana Teacher* Meeting At Fort Wayne — 4’ity and county school* will be dosed in Decatnr and Adam* county Thursday and Friday of this week, a* teacher* of the variou* public. InInatitutfone attend the annuaJ Northeastern Indian* teacher*’ aaaociatlon convention in Fort Wayne. Classes will he dismissed Wednesday »tterwxm fur the balance of the Week. W. Guy Brown, principal of the Decatur Junior-settlor high school, and president of th* association will preside at the session*. The mettanlne of the Keenan hotel In that city will be the headquarter* for the convention. Waiter J. Krick. Decatur sftcool •uperhtte-dent; C. E. Striker. Adams county school superintendent and E M Webb. Berne school supar Inlander.'', ar* member* of Mia executive committee us th* »*aoctv lion. Mr WeM> is also chairman of the auditing committee Freecaan Burk holder, of Berne la a member of the committee In charge of the music section at the North Side high , »cbjui on Tbut. Jay morning

U. S. SUPREME COURT REFUSES CASE REVIEWRL Reject* Appeal From l)i«missal Os .Medical Society Suit Washington, Oct 23 — <u.R> —1 The supreme court today refused to review a lower court action dismissing anti-trust Indictments, against the American Medical Association and some of It* offl cer* and *ub*ldiary organisation*. The high tribunal rejected a government appeal for review after a Dlatrlct of Columbia federal district court held that the medl-' tal profession cannot be prosecut-' ed under the *hern*in anti-trust act because II is not engaged In “trade" within the meaning of the' statute. In one of the most unusual anti-trust proceedings hi the ns-| tlon’s history, the government had chars- .; that the AM A had for I year* ’'consisfentiy pursued a pol- I Icy of active opposition to the for- I matlon and operation’’ of cooperaiive health organisations. Specifically, it was alleged the I association “conspired" to hinder, succeaaful operation of Group ' 'Health Insurance. Inc., a District of Columbia organisation set up to provide medical care for low Income families supported by tegulsr monthly payment* similar to dues ] # The court today also Refused to review a new chai lenge of President Roosevelt's emergency gold powers In a case btought by the American British Tabacco Co . Ltd . a British cor- ' poralioti i Declined to review a lower court 1 decision In n copyright case which 11 Save to Houghton Mifflin Co . L I look publishers, a virtual monop- : | oly on distributing Adolf Hitler'/ "Meitt Kampf" In the I'nited i Blates. | e WM. SUDDUTH f DIES SUDDENLY . I Heart Attack 1* Fatal Sat* urday Afternoon To Decatur Man Funeral services will be held ' Tuesday afternoon for William Sudduth. 64. prominent Decatur I resident, who died suddenly Saturday afternoon at his home. 23* j North Seventh street. Death was attributed to a heart attack. He was In the garage at ' the rear of the Sudduth home with his son. Orval. when stricken The dweased was born In Harriaon county. Ohio. January 2. 1373.11 the son of ilsrriaon and Hannah Nh'hol* Sudduth He was a member of the Pocatallgo Tribe. De<-a-tur Improved Order of Red Men ( and of the First Baptist church ( He was a retired employe of the ( Pennsylvania railroad Surviving are the widow. Gert ( rude Moyer Sudduth to whom he wa« married on August 14. IW. , a son. Orval. at home and a grand-1 child. Thurman; three brother*. | Ellas. Albert and Walter; two: sister*. Mr*. Margaret Grimm and Mr* Carrie Brown, all of Decatur One bother preceded. The *ervice* will be held at the reaidence Tue*d*y *fternooti at 11 3:30 o'clock with the Rev. Paul Brsndyberry oMciating The Rev. C J Miner will assist. Burial will (CONTtNt’ED OS PAGE TH It KEI Native Os Decatur Die* In Fort Wayne i Mr* Rose U Case. 4«. ■ native of . Decatur, died Sunday evening at her | home in Fort Wayne. 2060 Nelson atrset. of complication* Sl.e was a I member of the Methodist church at ' WHlabire. Ohio Murvivin* are the husband. Cal- i vln. two son*. Evan and Herschel. I at home; a al*'er. Mr* Dorothy Nlchula. Albuquerque. N M ; • half- j brother, Charles Beam of Furl Wayne, and three half-sisters, Mr*. 1 Eva Woodward. Fort Wayne. Mr*. 1 Walker Spade of Van Wert, Ohio. ' and Mrs Margaret Scott. Perk. Mich. Funeral arrangement* have 1 not been ocmpletad. Elk* Finn Chicken I Dinner Thursday A chicken dinner fm members and guest* will be served •( the R. I p 0 Elk* Iwwne Thursday evening I from 6:30 to I o’clock The price I will be 36 cent* per plate and all I t men»tj«re ar* urged to be pr*sao: 1

ONLY DAILY N EWSP AP A R IN ADAMS COUNTY

Decatur, Indiana, Monday, October 23, 1939.

Embargo Foe# But Friend* > ■_ ■ i <* Jbn * I * I H««nal(»r Allpii J. Ell« iid»r of laotihitaiifi, Bhaken handn with lor Hiram Johnaoii. after »h«* California l<*Klftlator m.oh« a fervid ptoa on lh»* S« nat»* floor for th»* pmlwnto. Elh n|»ok«* for repeal of th** embargo.

MRS.HABEGGER DIES SUDDENLY “ I f Mr*. Peter A. Habegger Die* Sunday At Her Home In Berne Mr*. Hanna Habegger. #5. wife! 1 11 of Peter A Habegger, died sud ! 11 denly Sunday morning at 930 > o'clock at her home in Berne Sh.- i i became 111 Friday with Influenza ' and Bunday morning suffered a 1 heart attack. The deceased was Itorn in Mon- 1 roe township Decemltvr 5. 1N73. a daughter of Jacob and Ellzalw-th > Stauffer • Neuennchwander. She I | was married November 11. DtM.j |Md lived her entire life In th--: com infinity. Surviving iM-slde* the husband are the following children: ■ Andrew. Clinton. Sylvan Arley and Milo, all of B- rne. Mrs. Fred I Neeenschwandrr of I nion town > ship: Mr*. Delbert la-hmnn .if Berne; and Mr* Dele E Johnson ’ <d Decatur. Twenty-four grand ihlldnn and one great grandchild alao survive Three orothera and one sister are living. They are Adam Nenenscbwamter of Clifford; Emmanuel of Berne; and Rev. A. J. of Quakertown, Pennsylvania One son and seven brothers and sisters preceded het in death Funeral services will be held Tuesday afternoon at I 3" o'clock (CONTINUED ON PAG IB VIVI) Red Cross Meeting Wednesday Evening The executive board of the Adam- county Red Cross will meet at the Wlnnea shoe store M'edneoday evenhig at 7 o'clock This will be an Important meeting and all board! member* are asked to b«- present. FOUR BABIES ASPHYXIATED Four Babies In New Jersey Hospital Asphyxiated By Steam Perth Amboy. N. J.. Oct. 23— (UP) Four babies ranging In age front four to 1" day*, were asphyxiated today when a radiator valve blew out and flooded the nursery of the Perth Amlmy general hospital with steam Three doctor* and two Interne* halted preparation* for an <-mrtgency operation and. using all the hospital's resuscitative equipment, saved the live* ot two ot the six Infanta who wer* In tha room, Coroner James J Flynn pronounced the deaths du-- to "asphyxiation by steam.” explaining that the steam had replaced all the oxygen In the nursery ward. The tragedy occurred before any of the babte* had been Vbrls(CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO! — Locil Man Member Os Raiding Party Burl Johnaoo. of this city, a membar of the state excise force, was In the party of officers that raided sou, illegal resort* In Ftort Wayna Bunday, remitting In the arrest of 11 peroooa

Fourth District Still Ix*ads In Membership V J Bormann, of this city, fourth district commander of the American le-glon. returning from a trip to Indianapolis Sunday, report* that this district I* still leading In the unnual membership drive of the state d--|Mirtnieiit Th.- fourth district, with a memberahlp percentage of M. has a 10 per<-<-nt lead over the nearest competing district. The commander of the district winning the membership contest is awarded the Armistice Du> trip to the iomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington nation <1 cemetery In Washington, D. (’ The fourth district ha* won thl* ivintewt the past tpo years. LOUIS YAGER DIES SUNDAY Prominent Decatur Man Dies Unexpectedly Sunday Morning Louis P. Yager. 70. retired drug gist and member of a prominent, pioneer family of this city, died at 6 15 c.'cl.K-k Bunday morning from an asthmatic condition, from which he suffered acutely for the past 10 years Death came unexpectedly, fol-' lowing a coughing attack Ills brother, Leo Yager, had been at his liedside just a few minutes Infore He seemed In good spirits.' but shortly after, the fatal attack Seized him Mr Yager was the youngest child of Leopold and Chrteilne Wall-Yager He wa* boru In Decatur. August 20 |K4» Ills fißhr-r waa an early settler here and liecame the llrst undertaker and one of the pioneer cabinet and furniture makers In Decatar In the search of relief from his asthmatic suffering, Mr Yager went to Prescott. Arlz. and Albu-, qnerqne New Mexico, returning from the neat mon- than five yi its He wa* cmtHged to I hl* home moat of the time llltce, although able to gel up and walk around In the liouae Into to poor health he wa* forced to retire from active business about 10 years ago For many year*, be and hi* brother. Ixhi. traveled for a wholesale drug firm. From 1»93 to I*4* they operated a drug store In tbl* city under the nam- of Yager and Yager. Mr. Yager I* survived by three brother* and one sister John H . l-eo. Herman J. and Anin M Yager, all of this city He wa* a member of 81. Mary's Catholic church, of the Holy Name Koch-ty. a Fourth degree Knight* of Cidumbu*. and a member of the Fort Wayne Elka. The bodv was i amoved to the Yager home, 216 Mouth Becond street, from the Gllllg snd Doan funeral home, this afternoon. (iWNTINt'KD <»N PAGH FIVE) State Highway 124 Opened To Traffic Htale highway 124. Wops of federal! highway 27 to the Adams-Well* < ounty line wa* opened to traffic HunAvy after having bMrn resurfaced and widened. Blockades from number 27 east are Mill la effect, although traffic la pemift'ed through the town of Monroe The road I* being t(-surfaced to the Ohio state i line

Indications Point To Peaceful Solution Os Soviet Demands On Finland To Bolster Red Defense

FORESEE EARLY SENATE ACTION ON NEUTR ALITY Final Action On Neutrality pected This Week Washington. Oct 23 (U.P) . Senate leaders advised President R.Ktsevelt today that they expect final acthtii on neutrality legislation in that chamber by the end j of the week Democratic leader Albeii W Barkley. Dem . Ky , said that Mr. Itimsevelt was advised alMtul the stains of the neutrality bill during a ten-minute conference aitemiol by Republican leader Ctlarles I, McNary of Oregon, and Vice president John Nance Garner McNary said fl was the consen- ! sus of those conferring with the president that a vote on th< trill , would Ih- reached Friday He said there was a possibility that , some limitation on debate might ( be worked out later today. Barkley said the di«> usrlo-i did nut extend Ireyond the probable ' lime us passage and that < hang> s 1 made l>y the legislation's <:*'!,-or- ' to meet objecilons were not dis f cussed. ' The senate cottvetied at II a.tn .in hour earlier than nsui I In 1 the first move to hasten final ac - Hon mi the bill Isolationists conceded they l would lose their fight to retain the embargo in the senate. Their hope was that their com patriots In the house would defeat embargo repeal there They admitted their defeat In ! the senate privately, bnt planned a fight to amend the bill so as to • protect the American military resource* for the army and navy. leader* of the Isolationist Idoc I continued to denounce repeal. Ken William E Borah, It Ida, criticised Lord Lothian. British ambassador to the ('titled States, for what Borah said was hl« activity in behalf of repeal In a radio address last night, i he said Great Britain had opposed the embargo from the start and that laird laithlan "with some degree of pride must look down from the senate gallery. It he deign* to visit that humble scene. ' and note the progress toward repeal of the law we so early and laddly deiiouni ed ” The Isolationist senate fight is expected to be the preliminary t-i a closer vote In the house, which last session pass<-d a modified neutrality bill which retained Unarms embargo Administration leaders In the lower chamber said privately that they have inly a 20-vote majority In the senate an informal I'nlti troS'TINI'ED ON PAGE FOl’lti SLIGHTLY HURT IN ACCIDENTS Three Pernon* Are Slightly Injured In Auto Accident* Here Three perauns were hurt, none ' seriously, in auto accidents over I the weekend, according to report* from authorities ' Jack Hammond 17. of Van Wort. ■ Ohk>. was admitted to the Adams county memorial hospital Bunday afternoon at 3:25 o’clock, after hrs 1 car rolled over during the Junk car race*, held north of Decatur ' Hammond suffered a head injury and lardy bruises when bis car wn* ■truck by another and rolled over, throwing him to the track H- ! wa* brought to the boapltal by 1 Officer* Russell Prb>r and Jsme* Border*, who were at the traik Hammond was dlsi, tssed last evening after treatment. Miss Iva Hargrave. 2333 Routh ( Lafayette street, Fori Wayne and ’ ’ Mr- Norms Brown, 725 East Washington strr-ei. Fort Wayne. • were admitted to the hospital at ' 230 o'clock Bunday afternoon > when two car* collided on ■ conn • ty road, north of the Dent acboul I house east of the city Mlaa Hargrave waa released, but i Mr* Bruwn I* still conSned to the • hospital Neither waa *<-rlou*ly ’ hurt In the accident, which wa* ( Investigated by Bherlff Ed Miller

ASK CLUBS TO INSPECT PLANTS Home Economic* Clubs Invited To Sugar And Creamery Plants Invitations have been issue | by the Central Sugar company and Cloverleaf Creameries Inc. to the Home Economic* < lubs through out the Krvater part of Indiana to attend Home Enmomlc* club day at Decatur on either October 25 or November 1 Those counties which have been Invited to come oti October 25 are Allen, Benton. Carroll. Caa*. Clay. Clinton. De Kalb. Elkliait. Fountain. Fultoi’.. Greene. Howard. Huntington, Jas |a-r. Kosciusko. U'ik>- laiCrange laiPorle, Marshall. Mia-jtl, Montgomery. Newton. N-.--I-. Owen. Parke. Porter. Pgiaskl Putnam. Bt. Joseph. Stark--. Sullivan. Tippecanoe Ve-mlllion. Vigo. Wale ash. Warr-n. White. Whitley and Wayne Tb.<- counties which have b----n Invited to come on Novemlter I are Bartholomew, Blackford. Binme. Brown. Clark. Ib-i-rborn. Decatur. In-laware. Fayette Floyd. Franklin. Grant. Hamilton. Hancock. Hendrick*. Henry. Jay, Jackson. Jefferson. Jennings, Johnson. latwrvtice Madimtn Mar lon. Martin. Monroe. Morgan. Ohio. Orange Knnd.dpli. Klpley, Rush. Bctdt, Rhelby. BwltxArland, Kteula-ii. Tipton. I'nlon. Washington and Weils \<>t all dub* Invited have found it possible to make this trip, but a large attendtCONTINCEK ON PAGK FIVR> J. M. BREINER IS CANDIDATE Decatur Man To Seek High Office In State Red Men Ixudge J. M Brelner of this city, for many years active in Red Men lodge circle*, will lw a candidate for the office of great Junior sagamore at the annual state convention in IPio The convention will Im- held In October in Indianapolis, and Mr Brelner has already nollflt-d the proper official* that hi* name will he submitted to the < .invention The uffl, e of great Junior sagamore |* th- stepping stone to the highest state office, namely great sachem If election to the Junior office iscnr*. 'he other steps are made without contest and by 1U42. Mt Brehier would be the head officer in the patriotic society Mr Brelner ha- been a member of PiM-otaligo Tribe No. 203 since 1902 and has held every office in the Im al council He has been serving ss < ollei lor and keepei of wapum for a number of years ami takes an active Interest in lied M--n affairs The order of Rod Men. one of the oldest fraternal and charitable organisations in the I'nited Blates, had its Inception in 177# It has a no-mbership of alx nit 175,000 In the I’nltt-d Blates ami more than iI.OOO in Indiana Friend* of Mr Brelner are backing hl* candidacy and hope to see their effort* result* in hl* elect loti next October, having In mind hl* attainment of the highest office In the order two year* later Rev. M. .1. Fro«ch I* Stricken Sunday The Her. M J. Frosch, prominent past,., of the Immanuel Lutheran church In I’nlon township. I* reported aarkntsly ill at til* home In that community. Ret Frosch suffered a stroke Bunday while conducting the Jiritn H Railing funeral, and waa r«noved to hi* home. No Word Received From State Board County auditor Victor Eicher ha* not yet been notified of the atate ta* commissioner's action relative to the tax rate* In Adam* county. A hearing wa* held two week* ■go by Paul Weber, repreaentallva of the board Mr Eicher expact* word this week. Work on the new tax duplicate cannot he started until the final rate* are certified.

Price Two Cents.

Belief Grow* Stalin To l ake Moderate Attitude Toward* Finns To Seek Peaceful Solution. RUSSIA NEUTRAL? By Joe Alex Morris 11 P. Foreign New* EdltorJ Soviet Itussla's negotiation* with Finland for strengthening ot red out|M>sts In the Baltic ap|M-ar-ed to Im- moving toward peaceful solution tiKlay. but both nation* prepared for any eventuality. All abb- mailed men in Finland were ready for military service It necessary, reservist* drilled in the street* and strategic forbidden leone* were set up along the Russian frontier as the Finnish negotiators returned to Moscow. K.ivlet frontier force* alao Were reported streiigthetied but them W#» » sellers I belief In Moscow that Josef Ktalln would adopt a tn-wlerale attitude toward the Finns in an effort to reach « peaceful settlement, for the time being at least Thl* may mean Russia will ask only a few small Island* In th-- Gulf of Finland to Improve the defeUM* of la-nltlg-rad. Finland probaldy would agree to such demand* Th-- Rusaians were n-jiorted active In two other Impoitant fields, although they delayed any gesture toward the nervous Balkan states. One field of Soviet activity wa* in the direction of Germany. Trade negotiation* In-tween the two nation* have moved along SMlisfactorlly. Imth sides report- ' ed with Germans confident that Russia soon will lie supplying the Relrb with the raw material* tteceaoayr to carry on the war In the west i»nd frustrste the British ; hlm kade at sea Nevertheless,, the German government continued to tighten regulations for conservathm of food and other material*. Its Paris, however, it Wg* re-port.-d In pres* dlapatches that Mtalln had made It dear In reply to a mecaage from Adolf Hitter that the Boviel aid to Germany was econotuh and not military. These French dispa'cbe* appeared to contain oome wishful thinking, although fundamentally they agreed with the viewpoint of neutral observers In Moscow that Germany la getting only economic assistance from Russia Both the Nagis and Communists, however, had insisted that such aid sas all that was needed by Germany. Th-- Nazi* had once hinted that the red army would Im- ready If future . rents warranted but that hint seemed to, have less Itc.si* recently even in ths- eye* s»f (termans Ko far BtaUn's action* b.vra done n.ithlt'.g to destroy the belief of some observers, that he nop.-d to remain strictly n.-utral while the big European powers fight themselves into a state of exlinue I it,li In such an eventuality, Russia* return to active participation in European affair* would IwHirt Moscow Into a dominant position from which she < mild exploit any IfriNTlNt’Kt- t»N PAGE HIM DEATH CLAIMS MRS.SCHENCK MrK.Charle* Schenck Die* Sunday Following Operation Mrs Wilma Kihenck. 63. of Kt, Mary's township. ■ lifelong realdent of Adams county, died Kunday morning at the Kt. Josephs 1 hospital In Fort Wayne following ■an operation. Khe had been 111 • two year*. Kite taught school In St. Mary'* ' township for a number of year* i Surviving are the husband. Char- - lea B. lien, k. one son. John H< heni k of Decatur; three daughters. Margaret Kcheaek ot Mishawaka. Mr*. Merle Elh-nberger of Jackson. Ohio, and Mrs. L. A. Younkman of laifayette, 0; four brothers. Dr J C. Cowan, of New 1 Haven. J D. Cowan of Willshire, 1 O . 11 B Cowan of Vag Wart 0.. 1 and A H. Cowan of Tacoma, Wash ; snd two sister*. Mr* Brien 1 McMillen of Decatur and Mrs. 11. • D Roop of Ut* Angele* l Funeral garvlcaa will be held at ’ 1:M p. m. Tuesday at the Pleasant ■ Mill* M' thodlat church, with burial I In the Decatur cemetery.