Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 37, Number 284, Decatur, Adams County, 1 December 1939 — Page 1

EkXXVII. No. 281.

ERNE HOLDUP-KILLER IS IDENTIFIED

Uviet Airplanes ■fat'd Capital Os ■ Finland 3 Times

L J Dropped From HA- Helsingfors |slkiim < la** District : l Arnment Quits. [ |;W CABINET I B Nmiiian II Deuel s'.,n > .Hi.-sjx.-iKh iif > hgJHfor* Finland De< I ■k ..ipL.u- « i.mb-'l lb I |K:.... '"'l.' •I'.'|. B^K 4 .- homba the inn- Soviet sal llllllgo, III.' hMB-h Gull .’I Finland and , .1 n.il allai kx a< |MI-' I I.inland and tini n-w »i« formed to hip < B . ibln. i <>f Pi ■ U h 1 ' ' ■' | '' l ■ i’"' '■ ,iv B|H ;■ ..fat', mining th>- Soviet*. •' » ■ ■•it i.'i i- ■" lh. I nlt.-d State* lego L.iwtenci- W Von ■Mt . SIX foiled to 11''" aul..tli<.l.'l. iHied dos II into a diKh to escapn.. ..ages reported the "a fighting in the Karelian airplane* wenin the first two |A< I'.r.tD.h official* ‘ahi where there were and in the north, hi g|M*' ' ’lore w.'le casual ■K- a,, , kid l.ulldinvx |iM»t< in the officially anHHtl. .'h toll of 72 In yeater. raid on Helsingfors ■k «.iilii|» also moved in | south coast, apBH at Helsingfors harbor ||Mtnrir any shots and then A , d where they W.'l |H have attempted with in’.ing planes Io land Borgs* The port of atKJUt .11) miles from ■ 'ii.es lacked any d-fl it was not known MB 'he Soviet forces were i.i land for MM !| " ►'mulsh capital in ... »i'h a possible landing P®** -al.tiiet was designed ah parties. Finnish The Hat was not VM i<> Im hide Klao Kyi I BM o' ih<- Hank of Finland. id lhe negotiators who Mosi.iw a» foreign mln BHh I'aaslkivl. forni. i pr< head Os lh.. Moscow inis III. peasant parly lead Klvimaeki H^B’ 1 "11"- sour...* mdlie.ily BM* lha an armistice might Hy vi <»N PA'ir nvgr ■ehurtas WHS COLLIDE py Uninjured In I T ear B < “ rne Thurs- | M“) Afternoon BM* »as hurt Ute Thuisdav |M »iu-n ears orii.-n In Per. — ni,n "<-r of the Rhodes BM 111 l«*auir and Jacob .1 EM*- «f low Herne collided MM 1 * <l north nt Heme occurred in front MM^ n> l,o tnr. two and one ■T " ,>H, I id Hsn-ne. a. S. h IM» rt|,<! ’ ~r" ~" o BM. * l,h hl " light pl. knp with cowl auto . I ashed Imo HM us '*>•■ Schwarts vehicle MM >W, ‘ <I lh * l ""' 1 ‘d ,o *‘ '""•r gUM** I’' 1 ’' Th" 'ruck was only EShUly dasna«ed EBt Rd Miller was called to Mr*?' lines' gcd rß*’ U»* .Irlvars was hurt

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT

LIGONIERMAN TO HEAD GROUP Burrel Inks Named President Os Telephone Association Officer* of the Northeastern Indiana Telephone Association were elected at the fall meeting of the association held here, at which the Cltlgen* Telephone Company acted as host. The officers are: llurrel Inks nt Llffo.'iler. president; Fr-d Howell of Columbia City, vice-president: Clifton K. McCormick, of the Home Telephone and Telegraph Company, I Fort Warne, secretary-treasurer. The meeting was attended by more than 75 representatives of 1 telephone cranpinh* In this section I of the state and by representative* of telephone wpiipment manufacturVTB. The conference sessions were held at the K of P. home, where the noon luncheon was served Mi** Imura Stanley, chM operator of lhe Cltlsen* Telephone Company, was chairman at the conference group I which hold a discussion r overing ilocal and 101 l operating practices At the noon luncheon. Warren B. Maddox, physical director of the Y. M C. A . Fort Wayne, made the j principal talk on ar cident prevention and first aid A tour was mad* through the 1 , newly remodeled and modernised 1 Citigens Telephone ImUdlugt on ■Monroe street. Chari** Hhinger. ' i manager of the local cngnpany. rep ' resented the hoot group and wel I ' corned Ih* gu**ts to the meeting I 9 ~ - Maxon ic Lodfce To Confer Dexree The Decatur Masonic lodge will i confer the third degree at the hall ■ In thia city tonight at ?:» o'clock. • Th* Huntington lodge will confer l the degree > Following th* degr** work, an i oyster stew will be served. There I will b* no admission charge and I ell Masons are urged to I* presi »*ii' LICENSE SALE OPENS DEC. 11 r « i Motor Vehicle License I Hate Sale Will Open Monday. Dec. 11 The sale of new motor vehicle ' plates weight «U tag*, and driver license* Will Open Monday. Decem- ' her 11. according Io an announce m*nt mad* today by Miss Betty Macklin, local license branch cash- j ’ |er Mias Ma« slln attended a group: meeting of hr*n< h managers In Indianapolis last w*«* to twelve final Inwtructlons upon thv comiuct off ' the IMo sale. The bureau of motor vehicles ha* been operating day and night since the first nt November preparing lh* applications for vehicle owners, and ewh owner should receive hl* applit cation, toy maH. a few days before i the sale opens. i! No license can be issued to a perIson who Is mrd*<t to poll tax imino* Ihe can show that th* tax has been 1 paid In full for the year »-xyJ able in 1M» The November IXH> recefpt I* Take »uch receipt with you to the branch and save time and Inconvenience In ' obtaining your license* ' Th* I»H> plate* have aluminum 1 figures on a black bvckground It I "TcSitTtMVMO ow PA’HI FO»B» j TIMFKRATUM RfAOING* OIMOCRAT THtRMOMITCR J 1:00a m M » <»P« « ISOO.m W SOO pm 44 > Noon 44 ’ WtATHKR r Cloudy. Intsrmlttsat rain this afternoon and In north and y east central portion* early to night; Saturday partly cloudy and colder.

Finnish Target of RuHwian Planes on Border B ■ * ~Wi■ > • *W ■ - '‘Rb±s2mSbc sBP" >1 ■ KBl vUfi MMUi nV

Here la a view of Viborg. Finland, close to the i Soviet border, which was the target of a Soviet air raid following outbreak of hostiil'les between |

CREATION OF FINN SOCIAL STATE SEEN I — Russia Envisages (reation Os Socialist State In Finland Moscow. Dec 1 -fURp-I’reatlon of a Finnish socialist atari was envisaged today In a widely pubHelled manifesto of the Finnish communist party which the Soviet pres# said had boon broadcast In Finland. ( The document, published in the official communiat newspaper Parvda. waa viewed as clearly Indicating the kind of government i which Russia would approve In . Finland and the terms on which It would agree to peace. In effect, the manifesto Indicated that Finland should occupy a i position roughly similar to that of j outer Mongolia in regard to the Soviet Galon The manifesto called upon Finnish soldiers to lay down their arms and welcome the red army so that the party could "organise a popular government, expel the Finnish landlords and generals, nationalize the banks and Industries, divide up the estates and make peace with the Soviet Union" The manifesto reportedly was broadcast illegally In Finland and waa picked up here by Pravda. Telephone lines to the Finnish legation heer were cut off today There waa an unconfirmed re- . port that the Finnish legation had asked the German legation here to try to gel Germany to mediate in the Soviet-Finnish conflict. United States Ambassador Laur ence Stelnhardt arrived today by train from Riga. Latvia, after a business trip In Seandanavia I'p to 2 *5 p. m. <6:4S a m CSTi there had been no new announcement of hostilities on the rivi t:t>’ ox PAiHff KIVKt FORGER TAKEN INTO CUSTODY Eugene Krugh Is Under Arrest For Forging Check On l-ocal Store Sheriff Ed MlHer left today tor Mansfield. Ohio, to return Eugen* Kruglr. formerly of nmr Rockford, who is to answer to a charge of fjrgery in Adams county, Krugh waa to complete serving a term In the Manafield reformatory and wm to be released to the oustody of Sheriff Miller. Krugh Is specifically charged with Issuing a forged check to Jesse Sutton, local jeweler, on AugustM In the amount of *2O He purportedly gave Sutton the check drawn on the Rockford. Ohio National Rank, payable to Rusaell Roberts and signed by Corey Krugh and Mrs. Krugh. On the back, the check was *1; leg rd I y signed In the name of Rusnell Roberts and Eugene Krugh The arrest of Krugh waa to terminate a lengthy Investigation bp he al police authorities, which end ed at the Ohio reformatory, where Krugh w>»» serving a sentence after being convicted ««f a similar charge In (hat slate.

ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPAR IN ADAMS COUNTY

Decatur, Indiana, Friday, December 1, 1939.

Red Cross Drive Near SI,OOO Mark iMIm Annie Wlnnes. secretary nt the Adam* cuunty Red Crime, an notmced today that lhe total reported (Han th* annual Roll call Is now 1P55C6 Some of lhe Industries in 'thi* city have not reported and no ; e*tlmate has been received In funds from tffie southern part of the conn I DEATH CLAIMS MRS. MANKEY Mrs. Harvey Mankey Dies Thursday At Kirkland Township Home ' Mr* Harvey Mankey. 4J, died at her home In Kirkland township Thursday at 4:30 p. m. after a four week'* nines* .rs pneumonia The: deceased was practically a life tune resident of Adann county, and was a member of the IM. Luke's Kvan- ■ gel leal and Reformed church. Mrs. Munkip waa born In Well*' county July 17. ISS7. a daughter of Christ and Kllxabeth Ebm. Roth. She was married In Vera Crus. November 2d IMO. to Harvey Mankey, who survives, together with a son. Dale, and two daughter*. Eleanor and Gladys, all at home. ■Other survivor* include the mother. Mrs. Elisabeth Roth, and the following brothers Fred rd Fort | Wayne. John. Albert. Dave and i Glen, all of Decatur rural route ■ Three staters and on* brother are I deceased Funeral service* will be held “tCONTINI'rn ON PAOR FUIIKI 1.11. > .... 0 Pleads Guilty To Desertion Charge Sentence wa* withheld by Judge J. Fred Fruchte In the Adams dr-1 cult court thi* afternoon on Herbert Oakley, charged with desertion Oakley pleaded guilty Io the charge. The court wa* Informed that the defendant was employed at Richmond and ordered Oakley to piy *1 a week for the support of ht* wife and tdiild. A sub for divorce filed by Flora Oakley, against her husband. Is pending In court.

Splendid Work Os Detroit’s Good Fellows Club Related

(Editor'* note: Ono of the outstanding Oood Polio** club* In the United Stale* I* the one In Itetrolt. which ha* been artlee In sproiding tSirlatmaa cheer for M year*. The following article, contributed by the Decatur (food Fella** club, tell* the origin of the Detroit clubl The history of the Good Fellow* dub I* very Interesting and wa* first augmented In Detroit by the old newsboys who had treen urchins selling newspaper* on the street* during their childhood It date* bark M year*, as In IH4 the sliver jubilee we* celebrated A large book ha* been publltdted with cooperation of the three Detroit newspap ’ era. At Cbrl*'m*» time, the old newsboys. grown to mon hood some important business men. *on>e wealthy, from *U walk* of life, again take their old station* and sell papers for the Oood Fellow* club fund Their fleet goal was fotw but at the and of the campsign the

the two countries after a stalemate had heen reached In Russian demands Incendiary bomb* were dropped here by th* Ru**ian(.

ASKS NATIONS REFRAIN FROM AIR BOMBINGS Roosevelt Makes Personal Appeal To Russia And Finland Washington. Dec. 1. — <U.P) President Roosevelt appealed personally to Soviet Russia and Finland today to refrain from "ruth■les* bombardment from th* air of Civilians in unfortified center* of population.” He asked ra< ii government for an immediate reply. Hi* message was similar to appeal* the t'tilted Press has made In the past to Japan. Italy. Spain. Germany. Poland. Great Britain and France It was th* second move of thi* government within 4* hour* In Rnaala'a war on Finland Wednesday. Secretary of Stale Cordell | Hull had proffered th* “good ofi nee*'' off this government to both countries. Further moves were expected, but the White House and the state department both declined to discuss whst they would be In many quarter* It wa* believed Mr. Roosevelt's appeal to refrain from aerial bombardment of civilian center* was Intended principally "for the record.'' Hl* request -ao stated as to constitute almost a demand for "an ImmedIlate reply" appeared to support thia belief, particularly Inasmuch aa Soviet war plane* had been bombarding Helsingfors for hour* before Mr. Roosevelt's message was sent to Moscow, Also, only a few hours before the American embassy In Moscow | was instrutted to present the reI quest to the Hoviet foreign office, j Hovlet vice commissar for foreign tcoNtiNi ED on faor rrvß» r Good Fellowa (’lub Delta Theta Sorority (SON American U-glon Auxiliary 10.00 Good Fellow* «0 Total to date *«o«o

- total was 12,274 for one day's sale*. > Although Tom May wa* the or I- . gtnator of the Idea. It really devel- ! opend under the Inspired leadership i of Janie* Brady, to whom a monument la dedicated Hr sold papers i on hl* former corner and had the goal of |4<w> from hl* own sale*. Jim Brad> died a friend to everyone i and left ■ living memorial for alt i time, which will perpetutte the ' good he eo nobb started i In 11*14 the fund was 12.274 and i in 1P24 wa* |31.442 In l*S7 the i <Aim was sufficient to rare for 4f>. ’ otar children. The troidi on the history of the club wa* sent U> all newspaper office* In the country to stimulate the movement In other cltiaa. (tome of the old newsboy*, living ’ In distant cltiaa, reservations for their former "*tand*’' sty- ' Ing they will be In Detroit regard | l*aa of weather conddior.-i to sell , paper* for one day for a trrm«n ' ~ OH PAOIB FIVBI

Young Italian Is Identified By Mrs. Samuel Schindler As Murderer Os Anthony Michaud Only Eye Witness To Brutal Slaying Os Berne Fruit Market And Filling Station Attendant Makes Positive Identification Os Youth As Slayer; Suspect Is Now Held as Killer Os Chicago Policeman. By Htlll SHRALI'KA tDally Democrat Rwporterl Chicago, 111., Dec. I—(Special!—T*he razor-ttharp memory of a middle-aged Berne housewife, and the bulltiog peraiatency of Adam* county authorities and Indiana state police were rewardwl today in a Chicago courtroom when the ruthleaa holdup xlaying of Anthony Michaud, 6!>. Auguat 2S at Berne. Ind., wan declared aolved. The dramatic climax to a hectic three-months search which led aUthoritiea into half a dozen ataten on the trail of a aeemingly endleaa chain of "hot tipa" aa to the identity of _ 1 the killer, came thia morning when alleged cop-killer Jerry

Killer Identified Mr* Sam Schindler, of Berne, today Identified Jerry Mangano. 22. aa.lhe man who murdered Anthony Michaud at Berne August 2* The identification wa* made al Chicago, where Mangano Is held on a charge of killing Harry Frau cols. Chicago policeman, during j holdup The above picture i 4 Michaud was taken only a few Week* In-fore the killing

LADIES GUESTS OF ROTARIANS Decatur Rotary Club Entertains Ladies Thursday Evening The Decatur Rotary duh observed ladles night at the weekly meeting of the cltgt Thursday evening Wives and sweethearts of the members were elite!talju-d at a turkey - dinner and program held at the Knlghta of Pythias home John H. Karr, president of Karr Rusines* university at Van Wert. Ohio, was the speaker of the evening Mr. Karr, a noted astronomer who makes study of the heavenly bodies his hobbv delivered hie en-i Itertalnlng and Instructive lecture on "Those tMhei Worlds " The torture was augmented by his Yerkes observa'orr stereopt Ican views. From miny thousands of actual photograph* taken at the Yerkes Observatory, tlie speaker selected M of the moat Interesting views of the heaven*. Including the volcanic action of the sun. closeups of the craters and mountain ranges on the moon, and also showed 20 a!lde* of hl* own eompleSlOß. Mr. Karr also showed a number of slide* allowing th<> now 200-lnch telescope now being constructed st the California Institute of Technology The mualcal program during the evening Was provided by the Wignore. who entertained those present In fine style with accordion numbars and vocal soloes and duets, presented several numbers for the tbtneflt of particular members of the club The todies night ctunmlttee. J W’ard O-tUand. chairman, was In charge of th* program E W Roache. chgi president, presided

Mungano, 22-year-oltl Italian memlter of a Chicago gang of thugs wax positively identified a« the gunman who slew Michaud during a holdup at hit* filling station and fruit market on a Berne side street. Unhesitatingly Mm. Sant Schindler, of Berne, the only person who saw .Michaud's murderer, pointed out Mangano — a* he entered the courtroom here

FIRE MARSHAL | ORDERS REPAIR Repaint Ordered At County Hospital And County Infirmary Following an Inapection of pule I lie building* In Adams county, the alate fire marshal's office has i ordered repairs to the electric wiling and erection of fire escape* I at th* Adams county memorial hospital and the county Infirmary The recommendations will be considered by the respective boards, namely the county ram- | niissioner* and hospital trustees at p their meeting next week and deI clslon is likely to be made at that i time The two major recommends- | tions are for the fire escapes at the Infirmary and hospital Under the state law. which the state fire marshal's office started to enforce July I. IS.IS. public buildings must be Inspected by deputy Inspectors and haiMid* to patients or the public are cited and recommendations made for their elimination The order covering the recornl mendatlons on the hospital received by John H Htitltr. president of the hoard follow 1— Have the electric system checked by a competent electrician Many circuits are overloaded Eliminate all unnecessary extension cord wiring Provide new circuits as needed Replace lids on out let boxes 2 — Use no greater than lf> amper fuses In all branch lighting , circuits .1 Install two. either tubular or special hospital type fire escapes; one at the center window on the north side of the building and the other at Room 221. third floor These escape* are to serve the second and third floors This departtnent feels that there Is an extreme hazard al thia hospli.il due to the fad that there Is only pne four foot stairway leading from the second and third floor.! tCONTINUKh ON PAOM BIX) BARBER HEARING SET FOR DEC. 7 Hearing In Fort Wayne To Be Held On Fixing Barber Price* Fort Wayne, ind . Dec 1 — It’Pi — A legal attempt designed to establish whether harbors can charge lower prices than those fixed by the state brrrrd will <x»me before Alton county superior court Dec. 7 In an alias action The case, brought by attorney Claude Cline. ‘Huntington, on hehalf of Keith Pnrrlah el al. came to no decision In Its first appearunce In court because of a mistake on legal form. Judge Edward Meyers quashed the original action and naked (Mlns to propare a new one, Pxrrlah Is seeking s reotralnlnff orer against the state board of barber control. If the restraining order H granted he win be able to charge under fixed barber prices

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i to answer to a charge at killing ‘ Harry Francois, a Chicago cop. in the same ruthless manner by : which he took Michaud s life. He entered a plea of not guilty i to the charge of shooting and killing the Chi. ago officer, who had i walked up to him a* he sat In a parked car In this city Not To Be Returned Adams county authorities, however, probably will be denied th* right to try Mangano on th* murder charge there, since Justice is to le- meted out in the Windy City for the slaying of Ftancols Prosecutor Arthur K. Voglewede. who, with police authorities had never given up It. the apparently fruitless search for Michaud's , slayer because of the lack of clues and the meager trail that was left to follow. Indicated, however, that he would place the case In the hands of an Adams circuit court grand jury and ask for a first degree murder Indictment against Mangano. thus Insuring his return there should he ever gain hie freedom In Chicago Held with Mangano In the Chicago killing are Italo Began). 17, and Joseph Rusnano. Ik. who also entered not guilty plea* to robbery and murder In connection with Francois' slaying The three young men will go on trial December 11 for the Francois' slaying Mangano and Beganl, authorities said, have admitted taking a trip to New York in August the month during which the Indiana holdupmurder was committed Mrs Schindler was accompanied In Chicago by state detective William Spaneth. Walter l-ehey-nea. state police officer, and this reporter Although It was William Spaneth. Indiana state police detective, who alone of all the authorities taking part In 'he never tiring manhunt, was privileged to I* "In at the kill" when the case waa actually solved so far as police records are concerned, all police officials of Adam* county have l»ern given credit and credit alike for their part In tracking down the murderer Sheriff Ed Miller, officers Russell Prior. Truman Btorle Earl Warnock. Lieut Walter Mentzer, all of the state force, deputies of the sheriff's department, members of the Decatur and Berne police forces. Officer Spaneth Com- ‘ mlssloner William Bell and Prose- . t utor Voglrwede all had been ■ pushing the case toward today's I climax since a few mluutrs alter | the perpretallon of the crime. Praise Mr*. Schindler Officers were loud in their praise nf Mrs Schindler. With an active memory for facea re inforced with a slate police artist's conception of what the criminal might look like, drawn from her own descrlpi TcmrrnnnK) on pads tk*bk~ ■ J 1,11 "*»■•■*■■■««■ T" - ■■ X

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