Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 37, Number 295, Decatur, Adams County, 14 December 1939 — Page 1

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BODIES OF 350 WASHED ASHORE Fear 600 May Have Drowned In Russian Steamer Crash Tokyo, D-. it i UR> I)ome | iihwm agency r*-|M>rt>-<| today thus iht- bndlea of :tr.o virtlmi of itm wrecked Ruaaian atfainer Imliuli-. •ka had waahfd aahore at Wakkanai. on the northern Ja|taneae inland of Hokkaido, and that the casualties tnlrlii nutnlter ftmi The 63 year old ship, tioimd from Kamchatka to tfuaaia with I.O<V passengers and a crew of 3C. ran aground on a tiny lalet Mai ya rd a off the coast Tuesday and broke to pieces in a ragintc storm Itontel sa|.| that |t»2 survivors had reached shore and linen taken to Otaru for lack of sac ilities for carina for them nt Wakkanai A Idindlns snow storm and icnnntalnous seas hampered rescue work Villagers hud watched the disaster from shore Several Imais that put out from sliore Were swamped. The bodies pic ked up on lite coast were pilecl up awaiting the arrival of the Russian consul from Hakodate. All ships in the vicinity had liec-n summoned to the scene but most arrived too late Mi help The Indigirka was of 2..'»,3fi tons, and was built in ISM o .... Blue Creek 441 Club To Organize Monday A reorganisation meeting of the I'p And At It I II Club of Blue Creek Township will tee held on Monday evening. Itecc ydeer Hlh, at 7:<h» o'clock at the home of Miss Wanda Xwrdwtine. Enrolkn-nt of the girls who wish to be a meafa>r of thia 4 II (T»b will Im* h<dd at this me.'ting This meeting is open to the moth -rs and daughters who arcinterested in 4 II (Title work in that community. COUNCIL MAKES FUND APPROVAL County Board Given Tentative Approval To Appropriations The A lams County Cmtncll met this morning in spec ial session at the auditor's office and tentatively approved (Ire app'oprlatlons and and tranters of funds as petitioned (or. Mnce the appropriations total more than 616.0-ti It is tiecessiry that the conncllmen return Friday and ratlft their ac tion and sign lite •rlinancc- appropriating the funds. The appropriation of surplus funds of the Adams County M tn trial hospital, totaling »I.Sim was al lowed. Income at the hospital this year egraedad the estimate made in the 1»3» hudg-1 ami had to be appropriated before It could t»e spent. The transfer of funds to the township poor relief accounts was approved The amount requ sled was *32.090 and county auditor victor Eicher Informed the board that final figures showed th-it the amount could be cut »I1'h». which the council did. Th. transfer will legalise the action of the auditor In extending < redlt to those townships having overdrawn their account. The appropriating of gasoline tag fund* for the county highway deccMXTIWEfi ON I'AtlE PKVENt ——O- ' " — Wabanh Townahip Tax Hearing December IM County Auditor Victor II Eicher baa received word that the state tax board will conduct a hearing In the courthouse l>- celidter I* al U» a. m on the addltiopil appro- ’ priatlon« sought by Wahaah township. Britain’s M ar Toll Is 2.100 To Date Iztndon EX 14 -(UPI- Prime i Mlnlater Neville Chamlierlaln toll . the House of Commons today that JIM» British offlcars snd m-n had . lost their lives In active •*«*'«» ,n . th* firm thriM* monih" << ’*»'• Karo pr«n w«r.

ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER IN ADAMS COUNTY

House Committee Inventigating the NLRB < HL J a wßf ww I 3». »*i ■ An -Mui - * f • — A - WM| '■ • - mH

Here Is the house committee conducting an In-u-stlgation Imo the National l.slsir Relations Board In Washington. Left to right, the members are Representatives Alie Murdock iD.I. I'tah;

TO MAKE TEST OF BARBER LAW Will Try Fort Wayne CiHe And Then Appeal To Supreme Court tn all probability the suit filed in the Adams circuit court contesting the Indiana barbor law and Its application In the Decatur trading ar-a. will not be tried here An agreement has hern r«u li-d betWffim the slate's ailotuey-gsie oral ofll«- and attorneys for the plaintiffs in the various suits filed, to tnak- a test of th- Fort Wayne and carry it up to the Indiana sitpreine court for final decision This was decided at an Informal conference IH-tween f'laude Clin-. Huntington attorney, attacking the law. and Thomas Uingfellow, deputy attorney general, former Circuit Judge Clarence J. McNabb, assisting lhe state; Kenneth Smith, Muncie, president of the Indiana l.Miard of barber examiners; Fritz L Roberta. Terre Haute, vice p-esl-dent, and Frank McKantey. Indianapolis, secretary of the board BecMse of the fact that a num-1 her of cases are pending In the Fourth district, the contending counsel agreed to have th- Fort | Wayne case serve as « lest action It is the minimum price provia- 1 lon of the act which has prompted I the attack on H» validity. Although the law twice has been i upheld by county courts in various | parts of th- state, there has never | iH-en a final determination by lhe I agpreme court of the validity of th- ; law. Mt McNabb said. He added ■ that th- present controversy will Im- appealed to the higher tribunal. I Pending this actign. lhe other UMNTINI'ED ON PAGE BI3VEN* $50,000 BLAZE ATMEROMHOME Former Collet* Dormitory. Housing Seven Families, Destroyed Merom. Ind.. Dee. 14 —(CPI- A former college dormitory, used to house seven families of a tural cooperative colony, was destroyed late yesterdu by * Or* w ll * rh caused damage of approximately (M.tMl The building, formerly the mam dormitory of Meran college which lias not been operating for several -ears, was used by the colony spon* sor d by toe t'hrlslia'i coligrgatiun al church and directed by the Rev. Shirley Green of (Jhlcago. It h-stsed the fimllles of the Rev Green and six other workers In the project. The furniture of lhe seren families was lost. Future ot the cooperative was doubtful following the tire. The experimental project was •.tart-1 ilxiut ID months ago to provide work for half a dnxen families, most of th-rn frirt the Merom territory. The members farmed, did odd job, and entered cooperative venlure" to supply about 35 participant* Duldit was expressed that other building* of the old college conld be convert**! to the use of the co operative project.

Decatur, Indiana. Thursday, December 14, 1939.

Arthur D 11-aly <D). .Massaihusells; Chairman Howard W. Smith <D.I. Virginia. Charles Halleck. <Ri. Indiana, and Harry N Rotitzohn till Ohio. NLliB lioard m-mber* t-stlfled

Mad Hunter Hits (Jun Against Tree And Shoots Self ♦ e Al Evansville Elmer Davis. 39. of Evamn ille. was in critical <on litlon : from wounds received when his gun j discharged and atrnck him in the , ■ibdomen H- became disgusted with the gun w-h-n It failed to firas he aimed at a rabbit and beat it against a tree. As lie swung the gun. butt foremost, it discharged Harry L. Beheld. 29 of Washington, was shot In the legs when both barrels of a shotgun his brother, fer, was pulling from a cir fired He was reported to he recovering SHERIFF WANTS PLATES RUINED Askn Destruction Os Old Auto Tags; Not To Arrest On New Sheriff Ed Miller tnd»y Issued a statement asking that all auto ownlent who purchase new l»4o auto plates destroy their old 1939 plates, tin answer to the question of what actlou be would take on owners using new plates before January 1. Hherlff Miller stated tint hla department would mak" no arrests | Ille stated, however, that extra precaution should be us-d by new plate purchasers to completely destroy old plates so that they cannot ■be used aga>4. He cited the fact that the old plates could be used by « person liMatlng them until March I, 194«. In addition, he warned that a thief or thieves might us- these old plate* to eacnpe apprehension through Identification ot llcettsnntnber. Meanwhile sale of th- new tags Is going on ala consistent psce al ' I the Im-11 license bureau.

Atlanta Is Ablaze Again For ‘Gone With The Wind’ Movie

Atlanta. One. Oc. 14 —H'Pi — Atlanta Is abiaxe again today. This time not from Bhervnan's torch but but from the fire* of tradition rekindled by the world premier of “Gone With the Wind " The new south I* the old south If just (or a day. and one can almost hear the wind rustling through ' the magnolia and the dogwood where the biggest buildings stand Through «b» magic medium of heritage. Atlanta has been able to dwarf herself <ier bustling, progressive, twentieth century self - Into th» slow and red clay slreete<l town of ante bellurn time The (Ires are (taming in every heart. At the Confederate Holdlera Home, six old men. who faced the great shot of the seige ot Atlant*, shined buttons on faded uniforms of «ra> . Four of them, none of whom 1* under 92. will march under the Bare and stars to front row seats when the Hollywood version of Mar garet Mitchell's "Gone With the Wind" I* put on the rereen tomnr I row night One of them. J A Rkellon. who was at Big Hhaniy when Andrew,

BERNESCHOOL PROGRAM SET New Structure To Be Dedicated Next Monday Evening The complete program for I Indedication of t the new Berne school building, which will Im- held next Monday night at 7 30 o'clock in lhe school gymnasium has been announced by Superintendent E M Webb, of the Berne M-hoofh. The program follows: Star Hpaliglad Banner High school band Invocation. Rev. C. 11 Roehan. i pastor Mennonlle church Select tone. High s< hiMil hand : Anmericans We. Flllmoi.-; Andante icon Moto, from Symphony No 10 in C Major H< hithert. Address. Merle J Abbett. superintendent ot Fort Wayne m hinds Selection. High acbool A Cappella choir. Glory to God hi the Highest. Appreciation to community. Dr E D Bixler, president, hoard ot education. Appreciation to Federal government. Dr Rufus von Gunten. secretary, board of i-dueatlon Introductions. E M Webb, superintendent of « hool Selection, high school band. Manhattan Beach. Sousa Benediction. Rev C A Schmid, pastor Reformed church Suicide Indicated In South Bend Death South Ib-irl. Ind.. Dec 14 Coroner Donald Grillo today planned to Investigate the death of Joseph Guteh. 45. whose body was found hangIng from a pipe In the Polish army veterans hrodquarters, where he was caretak -r. yaoterday Grillo I said the clri-nmsrani es IndlcaXl suicide. •

raiders stole a railroad engine and atlrtnpti-d to cut the southern line of communkwlion, never had seen a motion plrturv. When asked how a technicolor talking, moving picture was going to sffei't him he answered: "Son, It don't mean nothing to me. I've Been plenty of lantern slides" Another. J R Jones, who was with General Joseph E Johnson when th- commander *urrend-red to Sliemmn near Durham. North Carolina, waa thumping his leaded cane. He promised thst it there was iny part of the movie that gave the Yankees the beat of It. be would get right up there with his camand beat the screen. Clear across town from the Soldiers' Home. In the tall columned houses on Peachtree road. del*, and ’ suf: delis pullel at th- lac-s ot Isincorsets In the l.ope« of reducing ■ their waists to the Inch Un of Scari let O'Hara. Dn-vn from attics camold gowns worn by grindmothers ' and great aunts Out of trunk*, reeking with moth balls, came hats and fflove*. because tonight at the i Junior league ball, th- ball room of i Tara hall will come Io life.

League Os Nations Assembly Votes Russ Expulsion; Finns Continue “Scorching Earth’ 9

Resolution Goes To The Council Os 15 Nations This Afternoon For A Final Approval. VOTE UNANIMOUS Geneva. IX 14. <U.I»> The assembly of the L-ague of Nations voted unanimously tewhy to expel Soviet Russia for the invasion of Finland. Twelve nations participated in lhe vole, which still had to Ice ratlfled by the- league council of 15 nations, where an unanimous vote is required for expulsion. The resolution goes Io the council for final action this afternoon. .Moat observers believed It would pass. The- expulsion was proposed yesterday by Argentina, was approved by the Finnish appeal committee of 13. whose subcommittee proposed not only that Russia Im- expelled but that the- league- refuse to recognise the “puppet'' government established by Russia for Finland, and that aid Im- given to Finland not only by league mc-mbers but by non-meml>en> as well. Including the t'nited Stales The- sub-com-mittec- that drafted this report Included repreaentativea of Britain. France. Bolivia, Sweden and Portugal The following nations abstained from voting on the expulsion: Mexico, Sweden. Hc-nmark. Norway. Latvia. Lithuania. Esthonia. china. Bulgaria and Switzerland. Holland and Belgium voted In favor of the resolution but with reservations which were tuiilamount to not giving It their full support. However, since- no nation voted against the proposal, passage- was unanimous. The assembly adjourned at 1 in p. tn. <B:|0 a in CHTI until 3:30 p m <* 30 a. m. CHTI when It will deal with the- provisional conne|| seats occupied by China and lattvia It was ließeved that China would Im- permitted to keep her seat but laitvia's seat was In doubt since She has come under the domination of Russia. It was Imlieved that Egypt's status also might Im- voted upon. TAX MELON IS DEING DIVIDED November Tax Distribution Os $225,000 Made By Auditor County auditor Victor Eicher today was dividing the annual tax melon among the various govern mental lend les. checks for the- He-c-emAx-r disfributlon -cf the faxes being ready Friday The distribution of the November installment of properly taxes amounts to IZ'2!> .Wil 43 Th-- stale townships, sc licmil and librai y boards, towns and cities an I derisions of the- county government share in the dlvhHng of the tax niotic-) Delinquent tax carried over from November aettlement amounts to •36 .29730 Last June- the- total fax MIL Including delinquent tax amounted to *245.742 *5 The ,Nov-| ember colbs-ftons, or lho«c- made, since list May amount-d to *225.699.32, Including *4311 27 of bank tax. *47 29 cd building and loan association tax ami *795.21 of moratorium tax With deductions mr.de for spec-lai judge, amounting to *33<», treasuiICCIXTIN'CKD ON PAGE SEVKVI ■■—« Payment Os Delinquent Taxen Urged By Officer County Treasurer Jeff Llechty today Isaud a stat tnsnt In which he asked that persons owing delln quent taxes make payment hefors January I. 1949 so thst h<> will be at.le to close th -lr records In his office on that dateTEMPERATURE READING* DEMOCRAT THERMOMETER 8:09a.m 30 2 00pm 31 29:00am 3« 3 tmpm 32 I Noon 31 WEATHER Fair tonight and Friday: not so cold in wool and control portions tonight: warmsr Frl-

ORF SPEE IS TRAPPED AFTER TWO-DAY FIGHT Most Dramatic Naval Battle Os Mar Damages Two Ships Montevideo. Uruguay. Dec. 14.—RJ.RI—The British crutsar Achilles set a death watch on th* damaged German pocket battleeh,p Admiral Graf 6pee today, determined that it should not again escape to raid allied commerce on the high acoa. Ita crew at battle stations, gun crows manning ita eight Bix-inch guns, the cruiaor steamed slowly back and forth In the River Plate, just outside territorial waters, as the Graf Spec lay at anchor in the inner harbor. Its fellow cruisers E set er and Ajas—the Exeter herself damaged in a long running fight with the formedable German raider—were believed nearby. Montevideo, I'ntguay. Dc-c II <U.R) A German pocket batlleehlp and three British cruisers lay at anchor a few mlh-s apart her- today after th- biggest and most dra-: malic naval battle of the- Europe an war- a two day running fight in which lhe German ship, Admiral Graf Hpee. and the British crulaer Exeter were damaged Th- Admiral Graf Hfu-c lost 36 men killed and r>" wotindc-d In the buttle; the Exeter's casualty Bat waa not Imim-diately made known Official souree-s reported that the- Admiral Graf Hpee- had lieen hit on lhe- captain's bridge-. In » clothes room and in tie- officers tne-ss. and in front of a powder room. Her captain was reported to In- a casualty with an arm wound It waa reported that the Exeter, flagship of th- British Houth American squadron, suffered one- direct hit Pursued relentlessly by lhe British cruisers, the Admiral Graf Hpee had sought vainly to escape to lhe open sea The- British ships miles speedier, forced her toward the I'rnguayan coast, and tn the early summer night, as thousands of tense t'niguayans watched from shore, she steamed slowly along the south coast, her searchlights playing on the- resort beaches, and anchored Tl.- three- British cruisers st-aine-d b-hlnd her and droppe d anchor at Punta (’arrelas. IP miles southeast of Montevideo where a point of land Juts out as the junction of th- river Plale Estuary and th- Atlantic Germany's ship, which for weeks had Im-cii raiding allied shipping In the Houth Atlantic, moved into the innet harbor and the moat aer iotisly wounded of her crew were brought ashore and taken to a inllltaiy hospital at Maciel, outKTINTINrEI' ON PAGE HEVENi CLARK FLAUGH IS SLUGGED Would-Be Thief Slug* Local Man In Attempted Rubbery IXatur and county police authorities today were conducting an Intensive search for a would-be > robber, who slugged Clark Flattgh. Im ai gaaollne dealer, as he left lhe garage of his residence on Houth Fourth street about 9 30 o'clock last night Flattgh told Imai polite author , It les that the man approached him , from behind and struck him over the head with a club , Mr. Flattgh stated that he waa able to call for help, however, and believed that his tries frightened the assailant away The club was found on the ground nearhy after the attacker tad. Mr Flatlgh was carrying about (75 on his person, but thia waa not touched, since the assailant waa frightened away before searching his victim. No description was available since Mr Fla ugh did tied see hl« attacker

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Retreating Finns Set Fire To Strategical Spots; Winter May Be Help. TRY BORDER BREAK Copenhagen, lx-. 14. — <U.R> — Nuwspaper dispatches reported today that northern Finland, aouthweal of the Arctic port of Petaamo. waa ablaze a « retreating Finns set. tire to strategic towns In the face of a swift Russian advance covered by fleets of iHimbfng planes. The Nvanlk correspondent of the Oslo Dagbladet and border dispatches to Bergen said that the Russians were within 10 mile* of Salmija-rvl, Finnish town on 'he Norwegian border. Following their "scorched earth" policy of leaving nothing to the Russian*, the Finns were reported having fired everything that would hunt in th- towns of Halmljaevl, Boralgleh and Kolochokl. Th- Nvanlk correspondent of the Oslo Dagbladet said that he could ace three fires along the Pssvik river. “One section appears Io be one great flame." he reported. "In some places I can see from a little hill near Hvanik hundreds of little fiatnea as though .-very house was a lire “ Great clouds of smoke were reported to be rolling over the |>order Into Norway. Winter May Bring Aid Copenhagen. DDenmark. Dec. 14. <U.R> H< atidlnavians believed today that Finnish triMips might stave off the Russian invaders until deep winter came to their aid If they could break across the Russian border In the north, ax they were reported trying to do. aud ent the Murmansk railway line on which the Itusxianx depend for suppltes. Reports that a Finnish force already had made a surprise afta< k In the north and crossed Into Russian territory toward the Murmansk railway were not conflrmed here Buch a coup, however, was regarded here as a logical one and It waa lieliev-d that if lhe supply line could be ent. the Russian troops In Finland would Im- thrown Into chaos. The greatest danger to Finland was the Itusalan thrust across the center of the country- the narrow “waist line -toward the Gulf of Bothnia. The Russians were reported bringing all pressure Io bear for a break through that Motor. which would cut Finland In two and shut off the southern part from overland supplies, which move by rail southward from Sweden The approaching Arctic winter was the worst for of the Russians. Already snow Iles thick In some sect lons and It Is bitterly cold, hut this Is nothing to what It will Im in the next few weeks For the moment. Finland's date seemed to depend on preventing the Russians moving up enough reserves and supplies by rail to' break through at lhe "waist line.'* where th<- country is only qhoat tCONTINCED ON PAGE tIEVENt" Deadlocked Jury In Martinsville Murder MarlinavUlo, Ind Dec 14 tl'Pt Circuit Judge Omar O'Harrow lodar wl'l sei a date for a new trial tor Joe Warren. Martinsville pwl..tA jury whioh heard evlde-ti-e er <-hirge<l with staying hl* wife, against Warren was discharged Into i yesterday after 24 hoU's of deliberation without reaching a v rdlct. Warren had pl-ad-d Insanity — -o— - _ Shoe Storen Plan To Be Open Nighta The shoe dealers today r< quested ’ the IXatur Democrat to announ<« i that beginning tonight they all wilt begin remaining open evenings until Christmas A numlier of other ■ Inisln -ss houses hate already begun i to renMlti open evenings

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