Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 37, Number 290, Decatur, Adams County, 8 December 1939 — Page 1

;XVII. No. 290.

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DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER IN ADAMS COUNTY

LEGION HOLDS DISTRICT MEET HERETHORSDAY State Commander Towns, fey Speaks At American legion Meeting Ow-atur host <o ippiox, mati’ly J&O li'kioniiah.*" ami im-m-Irer. of the womr-n'a auxiliary Thuraday night a' a fourth dietrlci bauipno anil im-. tlni held at the K of P h<mi<Nearly 175 of th>- am .i. attend ed the rhli lti-n dlum r tw-rvi-d by | •the Pythlaii Siamr. whlrh o|M<m-d i the evening', program. Mttakduring the banquet « .i. fnrulahed, by the accordion band. upon. rre«| by Adam. po«t hiiiiilh-i I't of the American l.eglon Vincent J Bormann, of thia city, fourth lii.liht commandr'r, jrrejiiu.il at the me ting Pete Keynold". pre.ident of the Decatur Chamlmi of Commerce. 1 Welcomed lh< vlalting veteran, and auxiliary giteatg and Ed Bauer, commander of Adam. poM. gave the re.ponae Raymond <; Townaicy. commander of the Indiana department of the legion, waa the principal apeaker The .tale exeetttlva at reared the n-ed of the legion to keep Ila feet on the ground lit I the pre.ent International t rlaia, to dlaregaril propaganda a. apread by the nation, nt lonflict. and to intenalfy effort, to thwart atibveralve Influencea In the I'nlted State, art-king to undermine the government. Among tho.e who apoke briefly were Mr* Opal Eergtiaon of Port Wayne, atate pre.ident of the auxiliary. William Sayre, atate adjutant. Mr. Iva Reynold, of Garrett. dl.trlct auxiliary preaident: Mra. Adrian Baker, pre.ident of the Decatur auxiliary. Harold Holloway, of Hammond, northern vlcea-ommander. Carl Graham. Fort Wayne, .rate Amerltanl.m officer; Homer McDaniel., of Dunkirk. fifth district commander: Rev Leo Fattrote. of Avilla. , fourth district chaplain; A It Vergalu**. Fort Wayne, fourth district Amerlcaniam offnei Past dl.trict commander, intro~(iV>N. INCEti ON PAGE FIVE) YULE CHIMES TO BE PLAYED Zion Reformed Church To Start “Christmas Chimes” Dec. 20 ••Chriptma. Chime.,' a preaen tat lon of religion, music during the holiday., which ha. been gponaored by the Zion Reformed < hur< h for the pa.t M-veral year*, will Inrepeated again thl. year, according to announcement made today by Rev C M Prttgh. pastor of the church. By mean, of a public addreaa ■yatem. with loud-.peaker, placed In the tower of the church, music Issuing from the church auditorium will be audible for aeveral mile*, judging from report, of person* who have heard the program. In previous year.. Organ numbers, together with Instrumental and vocal selet llon. Will l>e featured, according to plan, whffh are now being formulated. The first broadcaai will be on Wednesday. Dec. !O and dally programs will be given during the RdloWlng week -|i is the desire of the church ,to make ‘Christma. Chime.'' contribute to the greatest possible enjoyment of the cltlsens of Decatur. Suggestion. »s to the detail, of the program will be welcomed, together with Offers of the servbe. of group, or of Individuals, who may have appropriate music to render on one of C - * "«’ns." wss the comment of Rev Prugh In making public the announcement of the plans for this year. Social Security Hoard Member To Be Here The social security board has arranged for a representative to visit Decatur, scvordlng to Harold OMountjoy. manager <d the Fort Wayne field offlc* which serves thl. urea For the convenience <" employer* nnd employees In the Adams countv area, snd to enable those person, who huvs righty and i-jsponslbllltle. under the social security act to get Information snd assistance In per son a representative of the eochl security hoard will b* In Decatur De< 13. between the hours id * a m and 1 p m Temporary quarters will be in the council chamber, city ,hsU

Dedicate Remodeled Church Sunday M \ 'tTFWIF/1 Jn xvAHiriu/ w 'J* wnR ww j Ira wl W/» IV ■■ f '' ' ~ hbnß blsl Smr •* &mBbkSI BB 1 Pictured almv-- I* the First Presbyterian church of this city, where an extensive program of remodeling and riiiecoratlng ha. recently been completed Dedication services will be held Sunday, with *|h-< lai . service, in both the morning and afternoon. The dedicatory sermon at the afternoon service will Indelivered by Rt-v Georj. W Allison, pastor of the First Presbyterian church of Fort Wayne Rev Kobert It Hn'i t,;><».■.>u. moderat I the Fort Wayne presbytery, will also take patt in tin- seftice

CHICAGO CITY FRAUD PROBED BY GOVERNMENT — Attorney General Murphy Cracks Down On City Corruption Chicago, Dec S <U,P) Attorney General Frank Murphy sighted hl* | big gun* on Chicago today for a ! major attack against municipal i . corruption and "the power* behind 1 the throne" a* he did successfully at New Orleans and Kansas City lie announced at Washington • late yesterday that the <l<-paitment of Justice noon would present Chicago grand Juries with evidence looking toward indictment of alleged vote fraud partic ipant* and violator* of antitrust laws, lie sal dthe attack would not be dissipated on small fry and that the anti-trust Investigation would be | "wide-spread and important" In the | building trade* industry. The drive will be made on sevi eral front* including extension of I a vote fraud investigation now being made by Cook county state's attorney Thoma* J. Courtney and county Judge Edmund K Jarei kl: ■ n investigation of building trade* unions It was expected the department ’ also would resubmit for grand Jury study anti trust cases against Ice cream companies and inanufactitr- , ers that were thrown out of court lust summer by federal Judge Phillip L. Kulllvan because of faulty indictments Yeaterday was the last day for filing of an appeal in the latter case Murphy did not explain why the department had failed to act A federal grand jury now I* investigating the Chicago gambling situation In addition the Justice department has Indictments pending against milk industry leaders and city i>fti> lais for alleged restraint of trade and several Indictment* against M. L. Annenberg. Philadelphia publisher, and associate* and < ompanie*. Murphy said "<v>STIM Ht> <»' I'A'.i: NKVKNr SCHOOL SENIOR AWARDED HONOR —a Marjorie Miller Ih Awarded Best Citizenship Award By DAK Mis* Marjorie Miller. Decatur high school senior, ha* been given the best citizenship award of the ! Daughters of the American Revolution. Announcement of ’he selection of Miss Miller was made today by W tluy Brown, principal of the school She wa* selected through a vote i of the senior clisa and the faculty member* of the school i Point* upon which her selection was (cased include dependability. i truthfulness, helpfulness. reeponi albillty. I« aderuhlp. personality, selfcontrol. initiative, patriotism and an unselfish loyalty to American I ideal* The award I* trade annually to a senior girl by the DAR Her reply , to » questionnaire will be sent In with hundred* of other* to be Judged by a slat* committee

Decatur, Indiana, Friday, December K, 1939,

Nidlinger Funeral Service Saturday Double funeral service* will be held at the lamdls funeral home In Warsaw Saturday morning ut »:SU o'clock for Mr. and Mrs. Elijah II Nidlinger. who were found shot Io death In their home Thursday morn | ! Illg ■The twidy of Mr. Nidlinger. who was a native of Adams county and well known In rhlts community. will be brought to the De-atur cemetery . for burhl. Munday afternoon, another service wiu tie held for Mrs j Nidlinger and burial will l»- in Oaku.Hid cemetery a' Warsaw WILLIAM BARR CLUB SPEAKER — Former Governor Os Indiana Rotary Speaks To Decatur (’luh William It Barr. Bluffton merchant and a former governor of Indiana Rotary, delivered an address before the Decatur Hull <a*t evening, speaking on the object* of Rotary. "Rotary with it* principle of good-will toward men cannot survive in those countries overrun by dictators because it i* contrary to their way of thinking and doing. That Is why Rotary has been driv- | en from Germany and other countries beset with dictators." The basic principles of Rotary are service and good fellowship, the former Rotary governor emphasized He stressed the point of Individual service to the club, to the community, state and nation and stated that Rotary and its objects contributed to the Rotarian's desire to better serve hi* community. business or profession Mr Barr voiced the opinion that the principle* of Rotary would stir vtve the present onslaught on personal liberty and a world fellowship. and In time would again reign in those countries where < tub* have been abandoned Clarence E Bell, a personal friend of Mr Barr’s and one of the charter members of the Decatur Rotary club was chairman of the program Paul Brunton of the Decatur Catholic high school and Robert tCONTINUKD ON PAGW KIVBI "■ oif Good Fellows Club Previous total (M-M . I Adam* Co. Hospital 5 <7 Leo Yager 1 on Mr X IM Heiney S 6 Total ST In the past, the Good Fellow* club has never solicited money for the fund It ha* operated by mean* of free will offering* of organlza- ’ tk>ns and Individual* who have so faithfully given each year However. In the past few year*, Individual donation* have fallen off considerably. We need some good citlsens to give SI or any amount The Good Fellows club Is the only organisation to insure any kind of a Christmas for the poor children. Good Fellows club Is pe catuFs project, for Decatur's people Boxes with envelope* are located at the iremocrat office post office. First Htate Bank and the hospital Or checks or money may ’bs mailed to the Good Fellows Club, care Delta Theta Tsu soror 'Mr-

TOD WHIPPLE TO SERVE 30 DAYS FOR CONTEMPT Supreme Court Dismisses Portland Attorney’s Appeal Here Tod Whipple. Portland attorn y and former attorney for the com mlaskmer in the fa*n<*d Wabash dredge case here, must serve "o days In the Adams county Jail This was the edict of the supreme court of the state of Indiann. whk h |turned down hl* appeal from the I sentence Imposed by Special Judge | Henry Klttter. Princeton. in the dredge case for alleged contempt ■of on the part of Whipple I The docket of the Aditn . clr« ult :court show* that on Decemlwi 1«. IMX, Whipple wa* ordered nvn iv.-tl attorney for Homer Teeter*, a* commissioner, by Judge Klster. tin January 5. IMS Whipple filed an answer and statement It was In this answer that Judge Klster on the »ime day ruled Whipple was in contempt In his answer Whipple referred to Teeter* as <a "Stooge and pawn." and stated that •It "of the paper* reported to lothe handiwork of Teeter* are prepared in Prln< t«n by Morton •'. Emhree. who, it is reported Is apecM attorney f u . Judge Klster." The statement also said "that a possible conspiracy exist* between Kilter. Embree and Teeter* to inflate the available fund* an unnecessary ffMMMt and to charge and divert Into their own pocket* all money* pos-Jde to enhance their declining and dwindling fortunes." Hl* appeal wa* dismissed by the supreme court on th- ground* that he had failed to malic the slate of Indiana t parly to the appeal. Jud*- Klster fined Whipple s!<>« land t-oata and sentenced hint to serve ;» dhy* in 'he Adam* < -runty Jail. An affidavit for u change of ‘ venue from Judge was refused and a motion for a new trial wa* overruled. the court docket disclose*. McNUTTCLOSES SPEECH SERIES . Federal Security Administrator I rge* Home Defence* Grand Rapid*. Mich . Dec. I. — fU.R> Federal security adinhilstiat | or Paul V. McNutt closed a Serie* lof non-polltlcal appearance* last ■ night with a speech before the American vocational association but gave no Indication of plans for the presidential candidacy McNutt ws* non-4-omtnUlal on a statement by Hecretary of Interior , I Harold Ickes who said yesterday that President Roosevelt had given him no Indication of support for McNutt a* the Democratic , presidential nominee in McNutt wanted against allowing Interest in foreign developments to divert attention from effort* being made to solve the nation's In ternal problem* He praised the administration's attempt to cope , with what be termed "the epidemic of economic stability" which he said wa* the country’s most acute >

League Os Nations Will Meet Saturday To Hear Finland’s Charges

HULL ADVISES GREAT BRITAIN OF VIOLATIONS Asserts Shipping interference Violation Os International Law Washington. Dec * dj.R) Secretary of state Cordell Hull today advised Great Britain that interference with shipment to the I'. S hi the course of Britain's blockade of German export, would la- a violation of International law. Hull made this observance In a formal note delivered to the British foreign office today by the American embassy in London At the same time Hull Indicated thl. government will refuse, a. a matter of principle to recognize the establishment of a blockade of the Finnish coast by Soviet Russia. He Indicated, however, that the projected blockade would have little effect on the I'nlted States since three are no American vessels sailing in the area proclaimed under the blockade He said it was a prlnclpb- of International law that a blockade must rest upon some justification In International law He Indicated that the Russian blockade had no such justification since there had been no declaration of war between Russia and Finland Tin- note, couched In terse but courteous language ''requested" that "the Briti.h government shall cease Interference with tin- legitimate trade of American nationals and reserved all right, and the right, of It. national, whenever and to the extent that they may In- Infringed " DENY POLITICS HAS INFLUENCE City Attorney Denies Political Move In Guiding Kortenber city attorney Vincent Kelley, algo a member of the board of public work, and safety, in.l.t. there Is absolutely no political significance or maneuver with |h>lltical Intent in removing Joe Kortenber a. a member of the Decatur fire department Mr Kelley, a. spok< smalt for the board, stated "no political skid, were being put under Mr Kortenber" and that he hoped at the hearing called by the mayor for next Tuesday evening, some job could be worked out for the city fireman The city attorney staled that since the court ordered Ralph Bentz reln.tated as a fireman, there would be an appropriation for only three firemen* salaries and that taxpayers object to tnak Ing an extra appropriation for the fourth matt. The appropriation In the budget for HH<» cover, the three regular firemen, one man at ff 125 per month "tCONTINFED ON PAGE THHKKt —- ■ ——■ -O - ■ - Switz City Man Fined For I’ashinK School Bun Frank Tolen. of Hwltg City, wait finer! || and costs in Squire Muse)man's court at Berne when he entered a plea of gulltv tu passing -i «chool bus. which wa. not lu mo- ; tlon. Officer Russel Prior of the Ind lana state police fore- made the ari rest. Officer I’rlor Is acting under ; orders of a campaign agitinst violators of the school bus provision** Missionary To Speak Here Sunday Nitfht Rev Fred Able, who ha. served a nun I >er of years as a missionary In Japan, will speak at the First ’ Methodist church in thl* -it> Hun--1 d-iy evening at 7 o'clock Home vital Upsets of the work of the goapel of Christ In the far eastern land ' Will be presented by Rev AbbThe chorus choir will lead the i congregational singing and special ' music will he present'd b' Rev It W Grthasn and Mrs Graham The ' public Is invited to attend

Speaks Sunday Rev Fred Able, for several years n missionary in Japan, will apeak at the Flr.t Methodist church in ihl* city Hunday evening at 7 3o o'clock SPANISH VETS NAME OFFICERS .. - • Har v e y Brodbeck In Elected Commander Os War Veterans Arthur Miller (' mp No 50. I'nlted Spanish American W.r veterans. elected new officers last night In a meeting at lh<- American lagion horn*Harvey Brodbm k was named '•ommander of the camp Other officers Include: t'-ish Lutz, vtec-eom-mauder; William Noll, adjutant, Charles Kltpoii. qusrterms.ter: trustee. Harry Ifeed Installation ceremonies will bill Id at th- legion home Thur -lay night. January I The meeting will open ut <> o'clock on that date Meth-era of the camp and the auxiliary will be in attendance The following resolution was also passed by the veteran* In honor of W II Fotightv who died recently Whereas: Tap. hive again sounded and William tWinki Foughty. an e.te, med comrade and •nen»l<er of Arthur Mlll- r Km tmpment No 50. I'nlted Hpanlsh American War veteran*, had answered the cill of the Supreme Commander. Resolvetl That th" |H>.t has Jost an honored member and a true citlZen of tin- i-ouiiliy Re. dved That th-- ipmradea of thl. post extend to hl* widow and children our sincere sympathy in the loss of a huainnd and iath'-r Resolv-d; That a copy of thl* resolution Ih- sent to the beronved wife and a cop.' given the city news- .. (MCIXNI > i' ON page TNXMI o lliuh School Lire Clulin (Jive Concert Tin- combined lubs of the Diatur junior senior high school, under the ii -.ition of Ml« Helen Haubold. pf.-eno-d their annual free concert nt the school l t«t night The coni--rt *a. well received by h large i rowd | CLINIC TO BE . HELD DEC. 18 Tuberculosis Clinic Will Be Held In Berne On December IK A tupercul'Hl. illnic to be held in Berm- Monday. Durember 1* was announced today by W Guy Brown, president of th" Adams county tuberculosis aaam-laUon The clinic will l»e hold In the First Hvangellral church in that town, si-frtlng al M o’clock tn the t morning Mrs F. M. Webb, t-1 Horne, viceI president of the county asa'x-iatlon. will be In chnrge of ihe clink, l which will Im- available Io the gen- . oral public at n<> cost | l>r Kidder, of ths Irene Byron I sanatorium al Fort Wayne, will be | the specialist at the clinic. The clinic is -in event sponsored - each year by tbs coun’y tuberculoI sis association In an «<fort to char* the spread of the dreaded dlssas" • snd afford tbs public with in early dHgnoala of thslr Indlvlual caasa.

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Soviet Union To Open Blockade Os Finnish Coant; War Increases On W’eatern Front. FINNS BATTLE By Jim- Alex Morris (It. I* Foreign New* Editor) Europe* warring nations make an Important appeal to world opinion tomorrow when the lx-agne of Nations hears Finland's charges of aggression by Soviet Russia In the air on the seas and on the battlefronta. the war goes on. The red navy advised neutrals that a blockade of the Flnnisli coast was being Inaugurated while the red army pounded at the defenses of southeast Finland advanced slowly against repeated counter attacks on the Anßc coast and shoved to a [Hiint almost 50 miles d-ep in the center of Finland In an effort to cut tho country In two Although the Russian* claimed they were within 1# miles of the Important town of Vilpurl < Viborg In the south, the Finns were still holding their main defensive lines In that area add In the far north their white-clad and ghostlike troop* were r--port.il to have thrown the red army back several mile* by a surprise attack In the I'etsamo region On the western front, too. the war went on with suddenly Increased tempo German Immiting planes were reported turned back In a flight toward Pari* French troops on the Moselle-Rhine front started wider operation" Paris dispatches said, in retaliation for about M Nazi raids in the last ts hours. Polish gorilla bands were reported operating In the Carpathians on a stale that prompted Germany to semi atuuml Su.ihH) men to clean up those areas British lighting planes drove Nazi craft from the North Hea i-oUtal urea* for tin- second con (CONTINttKI. ON PvGI-? *TVE» BERNE FACTORY DAMAGEDTOOif Girl Ih Burned In Explo* nion At NuNhbaiim Novelty Company An explosion and fire al ths Nussliainn Novelty comtauty In Berne about 2:45 o'clock this afternoon created several hundred dollar* damage and Injured one person. Mis* Virgiuri Miller, I* Working near a blower In the factory, suffered first degre.- burns about the head when her hair caught on fire a* the flam<-w spread through the bl.twer. The fire started at the northeast corner of the structure when the huge du" Gin. mounted on ii corner of th- building. exploihM. wrecking the one eml of the building with u shock felt throughout the entire town Th- Berne fire department wa« called ami kept th*- blaze confined to on.- corner of the building until It was extinguished , Miss Miller ran from the building .after her hair caught on fire Tha flames were extinguished by fellow workers and she wa» taken to -i ptiysli'iuti'* office for treatment. Iler londulon I* not thought t > bo serious. TEMPERATURE READINGS DEMOCRAT THERMOMETE.H * 00 a m 33 2 00 p m 10:00 am 3» .loiipm 1* Noon II WEATHER Fair tonight and Saturday; slightly warmsr Saturday.

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