Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 37, Number 304, Decatur, Adams County, 26 December 1939 — Page 1

K XXXVII. No. 301.

■NISH CITY < ■POUNDED BY ■RUSSIAN GUNS Hj|| en Causes Severe Aamak't*: l inns Claim ■ Victories H .By lulled Pres*. ..illb-iy P<lllllll<<l th. ■.I, , ,-v of Vliptir! tViborg 1 in of lhe Itl.lXt *Aer<-■pl-n'-i.:. of the ><■<! unity In .!V 1H.t1111.1l <llll. 11l ft.. 01 ilioiit 25 miles away Jter Finns hait an- ■ ..f -lie IroopK hail fought »..y 10 Ru«»ian soil al 0110 , -1,.- HOlltlo-ISl.'lll ftollll.t |Vi,„n l .<!.-.! that tin Red army ■ pi-iti.- in.-ieaxed power be ■ it, drive along the Gulf of n ,. , ~,,.i toward Vliptni ami Soviet planes starl'-il ■ „n>. K.hm iU. will, Il «an I.lk hy ti.-hl artillery that >.iii-<l il.Hii.iv> ami Kent hl.i< k vol ■~< ~. k< streaming up from n | buildings. th. Finn* report Ing that - Russian* ' Ulis II appeared th.ii along the gulf .mist h.,.Hiie of Increasing im . The Russians also . . •h.,i no'll troops hail won ■-. th., middle to,al at Sotimuxalini ami hill the Finns 1 lainm.l . .1 unpoi area. too. . where Europe's fighting ». ,<• comparatlv. ly qui<' j e.|,.,il German pali-d ,i»t.<• k .. rn front had d.-v.-b-p ■.. < brief battle on Christo... Paris dispatches said tii.it ■; .<ll.O ks were .-p ■ -■ I ■ they had failed tn a xurprl*. ■pt to seine prisoners ■<--. »« no hint of peace fi..ti> Emope’s belligerent <am King George. speaking mi hay. expressed .. - inplre wan unin-il in ’be .meiist "wickedness' ami m ■.. n Nazi ami army loaders ■..--I that only vinmy * mild l .t. dby the rei. It Adolf fl his luxurious retreat 01.-n to upend chn the German troops at thON I’AOK HIM MR LORAL IRESIDENT DIES w. .lames F. Arnold l>ic« ■unday Evening At g Fort Wayne services will he h Id ■n».'hy morning .n F«'■ Alta Ford Arnold '.l wife ■tn><-< F Arnold form. |s-.< ■at hit home after .111 • V mb I Arnold wa» horn In I’ort- ■. but resided In this clt» for ■tnde-' of years Th Arnolds to Fort Wayne alnntt I" ■ ago front their reside!.. ■ ■hull street In this tdty. ■<- services will te- h Id .<' ■'ll at the D O MH’wnli A funeral home and '• l' kk ■h< St Joneph Cath.. . ■ th* Rev Charles I' Ci' ■taxing Burial will b- in the ■>!» cemetery nt F- ' Wa. m besides the bm-ball I. daughters. Mrs Wmdt'd and Mian Joan ' '"'l'l " r Wayne; three son- I Tf* ■e Tad I Arnold of I'.mldm.' ■K'lxuio ON - I’AtlH THltkif-i K • B t»RINC IS NEAR' ■Tie. unuanally mild weath'i aeaaon had prodm rd other things, an over of ator'.s relatmr signa of spring |U""' ■ a abort winter " "proof of an ■'!>' summer." etc . etr. but H. Frohnapfel came "I' the "top tall story of ,h ‘' this morning -at leas' Im ■Hine ■ The local chlroprattor its ■umled Weather "experts this ■"•uiiig when he dlsplayil • ■cv from a cherry tree ami sprig contained several ■ •Hoc." however, upon fnrtli ■• "uestioiilng. laughingly a<l ■hied, that the spilg liliiae.'iil while Inside and made th. ■ Ims astonishing assertion ■*< the sprig had he»n rut ■out a month ago placed In kept inside In the ■rtnth and had lately blossom He left the sprig at the ofllce as prtmf

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT

* CHRISTMAS BABIES * | Two bald. - W |, n | Mlth ()1| Christmas .lay at the Adams loutity memorial hospital. The first baby was a boy. bom to Mr. and Mrs ixtweii lirlttasn of I'l't North Tenth trei-l .it (, I m'. 011... k Monday afternoon I he baby Weighed eight |aiiinds. three and one half ounces ami ha not bleu named The i i .md baby was born to Mr. ami Mrs Harry It Fnitlhig * er of •;<«■, Winchester street, at " I Ift o’< 10. k and was a girl weighing tin pounds, live and •* one half ounces. She has beep ’* llnmiul Carolyn Jean. " — -a WALLACEPLAN : IS DESCRIBED • Secretary Os Agriculture r Describes Farm Plan i In Detail Washington. Ibc 2S UP) Sei rotary of Agri, iilture Henry C 1 VTallaio's plan to siphon a mini f mum id i>oi> a year direct- ’ ly from I'onsumem to help finance • the farm piottram was descrilwd I In detail tml.iy in an official state ■ tnent The statement was prepared by assistant AAA administrator J II Hutson ami diHlrllillted to all ag- I rlcttlture department heads, with • approval of Wallace Officials ! descrilu-d the statement as a ' "guide sheet" sot discussion of I the plan. The pioposal faces an 1 uncertain future, having met a cool leception from the treasury It combines the "certificate plan for raising direct revenue 1 and th.- domestic allotment' or twopriie system whereby the tax would he collated only on that portion of agricultural products | consumed by the American mat ket The plan still Is tentative as to details, bitt Wallace has lommitl ed himself publicly to Its major provisions II was outlined by Hutson to the American farm bureau federal ion convention in Chicago early this month It has been approved by the grange, sec ond largest organized group of farmers, but the federation was non committal. The officially approved statement said that principal features of the plan would !«■ "Prior to the beginning of » marketing year for ea. h commod Ity, the secretary of agriculture would estimate the iptantHy of, th., commodity required for do mestlc consumption during the marketing year This quantity would constitute the certificate aloltment that is the quantity for which cerifleate* would be issued I The secretary would determine the price Io be «Md f'“ cates during the marketing year on th. basis of a pres, rllted for-, mula One suggestion Is '!•»’ ,h *' price hr. e< ( ual to the amount by which the current farm price lot the commodity IS below the parity price. 'gach farmer would be elven certificates amounting to his individual share of the American market in each commodity The remainder would be sold at whatever It would bring for export Farmers in ordet to receive certificates would have to comply »*th AAA and other farm progiam" Farmers to whom certlficalea are issued would obtain 'he cash value of the certificate* by selling them al the fixed pH..' <Hf »"* grsilon is that the first put. has. r of the product l»e rerplired to l"ty the certificate The cost would I* pasmsl on directly to the processor Who would have to Show that he had purchased certificates for all of the commodity he sells In the domestic market "Another suggestion Is that a ' l(O< d he established IO buy lhe farmers cert if I'ales. Thia |xml then would sell the certificates to pro- essors No cerllfK steg would be required In connection with the salo of art l< lessor export Hutson outlined three sdvantwhich he said lhe certificate Xn would have over the present appropriation methods of financing the tarm program These were "First It would provide a contlnuing source of '*•* Would not require specific action of year- It would Io- a step towaid maklitg lhe pro gram sell financing "flecond. It would place outside the federal budget a large part of “trnNTiuitKn faor wtv«t k. or Cm H o| y N ® mv . Meet Thi# Evening The Knight, of Colnmbu. and the Holy Name society will meet the KOf C. hall T.lO o'clock this evening, and go to the home „( laxwrence Klelnhen. to recite y the rosary.

MINOR WRECKS ARE REPORTED ' Orderly Celebration Os | Christmas Holiday Reported Here An orderly holiday celebration. | I with only two arrests and a few i I minor wrecks marnng the m-caa-1 I ion. wiik reported today by city I police in a summary of police ae- I llvltles over the twoday Christ- 1 I mas holiday. I Karl Flatters, of Winchester, was ■ I arrested Bnturday night by Officer I Russell Prior of the state police I for reckless driving Officer Prior I iharg.d Flatters with passing a I car on a curve where the vision . j was obscured for a distance of hots I than Too feet, at a point on f.sl- | era) roa.l 27 between lierne ami Geneva. | I Flatters was Io be arraigned he- , fore C H. Muselman in justice of fwai-e court at Rome late this afternoon ! ( IXoti W Maple, of route one, j llluffton. wax also arrested by Os- , fleer Prior for falling to stop be- t fore driving his car onto federal • road 27 at an Intersection two . miles north of Berne He will ap- I peat before Justice of Peace Mllsel- | man Saturday aft.-rmsui at 1 o'clock. Accidents Reported | Officer All!Ian Coffee of the city police led an Investigation Into an accident on North Second street I Saturday night about 11:30 o'clock when a car. manm-d by ait unidentified driver, crashed Into a parked <ar belonging to la*e V. Odens. The car wax parked in the Mtn him k Police later learned that Novltas Moser, of Berne was the driver of the other car. He was to appear here today to answer to a charge of failing tn report the accident. Both cars were slightly damaged. Harold Sautters reported the accident to Officer Coffee, who enlisted the aid of state police in learning the Identity of the other driver. A minor accident at the corner of First and Monroe Saturday afternoon was Investigated by Police Chief .lames Bordets. Cars driven by W. (< Reynolds, of Akron. Ohio and Hugo Thieme, of this «ity. <<•» Ibled there YULE HOLIDAY OBSERVED HERE City Returns to Normalcy 1 After Two-Day Christmas Holiday . Decatur and the community re ' turned to Its normal business 1 routine today after a two-day holiday In which the annual observance of Christmas was marked In 1 a joyous manner Throngs attended church sen ices and Christmas programs to pay tribute to Jesus Christ on th.* anniversary of Ills birth latrge crowds attended Christ tnas morning services at the Zion Lutheran and Zion Heforme.l churthea In this city, and annual Christmas programs at othei churches also drew large crowds A fine res|Hinse was reported to the Christmas broadcast over the public address system atop the Zion Reformed church. In which all church.* of the city participated Haturday evening Twelve masses were said at Hl Mary's Catholic church Christmas morning Rev Father Vincent Ehinger. V. H army chaplain, arrived In the city over the week end and said his three mass.-* at St Mary's church. Nine other masses were said by Rev Joseph J Sefmetx. pastor Fathei Alvin, assistant, and the visiting mission Xty priest The Christmas high mass was said al !> o'clock All 1 the masses were largely attended 1 a nd memlrers of the congregation 1 received Holy Communion during the services Benediction was given following the » 4f> o'clock high mass. Danes Is Success A capacity crowd jammed Ils . on FAOffi o— — - * Buy# Health Bond ! * The Knights of Pythias have voted purchase of a |5 health

bond, W Guy Brown, chairman of th* Christmas ! seal drive. ani nounced today. J Proceed* troin th* ; health bond fund ; ar* used to aid In ' the dght acainat > tuberculosis and [ to carry on work and program ol 1h e tuberculosli aaaoclatlon.

CHRISTMAS SEALS 511939| 1 > JJa/JJ I 1 <> Htlf to froHtt « Ymt Hum Iro* It K- . - ..I^.-■ I •Wrwr***t

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Decatur, Indiana. Tuesday, December 26, 1939.

Visit Columbus Skipper 1 i i I I German Consul l»r Hans Iktrscherx (right i and his aide. Di Frledhelin 1 Draeger, leave Ellis Islam). N V.. after visiting Captain Wilhelm Daehne. ‘ of the xcittib-d Nazi liner Columbus Daehne reported his cr.-w was I treated satisfactorily <

CONGRESS FACES: MANY PROBLEMS ■ —- " 1 Controversial Issues Face Session Which Opens i January 3 — Washington De< 2S 'U.R> Tin- bunuonloM Detnocruih legls- H lative front established to enact . President Roosevelt's special session neutrality hill Is menaced today by controversial Issues awaiting congress 4 Presidential |M>lltlcs will In a major factor In congress' l!H" de-1 liberations which begin Jan -1 • Apart from the questions of noml-1 nees an dparty platforms, grave issues of pttblic poll.y will have to ho disposed of The regular session of congress | which adjourned last Aug 5 left unfinished business which Is like-1 1 ly to disturb hoth Democratic ami ’ Republican party lines Hotly dis :■ puled legislation ami presidential | authorities expire next year unless I congress can lie persuaded to con- 1 linne them Mr Roosevelt's authority Io ' negotiate .reciprocal trade agreements without congressional consent or advice already Is the cen ter of political discussion In whit h Republicans ami a group of Democrat* from agrieultiiral stales proclaim determination to prevent Its extension That authority will ex pire June 12. IS4O The reciprocal trade program was sponsored by se< retary of state* Cordell Hull rather than by Mr. Roosevelt, but the" president announced this , month that he would press for 1 its extension Other notable Ikto expiration (CONTINUED ON PAOE FtVF.t g CLOSE FOR FUNERAL Officers of the Decatur Chamb er of Commerce today issued a request thst all business houses of the city close from 9 to 10 o'clock Wednesday morning during funeral services for Lawrence Kleinhenz. prom ment Decatur druggist, who died suddenly Sunday morning

Business Outlook Series Is Prepared By I. U. Experts

, (Editor* not* Thl* I* the first of a series of article* reviewing *i various line* of bnalncM in Indi , ana In 1939 prepared by membersI of the faculty of the Indiana Vol- I I versify School of Ituslne** » Indiana Bvainaaa Activity In 1939 ’ by 'Dr George A Steiner. assist-; and professor of flnsnee. Indi *na l’niver»Hy School of llualne** 1 ■ Indiana business activity for th* yaar 1939 In extent of quantity, ha* been substantially better than that of 193* hut ha* been subject to 1 wide variation* * Th<- Indiana I’nlverwlty bureau II of business re»earch Index of the t state's business activity 'baaed on » th* average. 1921 to 1935. equal* * loot touched a high point In in--i- cember. 1939. of almost 111. Alter r. l three month* of uncertainty the e Index plunged to 102 in May. 1939. d Again after several month* of n hesitation the Indei ha* moved it forward with »uch momentum that d by the end of the year It la *«P*«' k ed to reach approximately IM. if Th* "V" »haped curve recording * this performance, with the eacep- | tiuu of a wUuUui to IMS,

* (xood Fellows Club Previous total ■ ||<xiihi Delta Theta Tau Alumnae I s<t G Remy Bierly •’’.o A Friend I A Frb-nd .76 , A Goodfellow 1"» Frederick A Kathryn Shroyer I Totals »♦'•* '■< SPECIAL JUDGE BULES ON CASE ludku Moran Issues killing This Afternoon In Partition Suit jApoeial Judge l.nm * I Moran late this tsfternrxm In circuit court returned his ruling in tit- partition stilt of Clara tnd Marie S<!» iimann against Amanda Berning Judge Moi ah ' decision pt Im ipally provided for the distribution of the estate to Ik- made «hare and «har<- alike Itetwcen the four children. Clara. Marie ami Allierl ami Amanda lb rnlng. with udvaneemenu to each to I"' deducted The sulf, brought by Marie ami Clara Nchenniann named Alb rt and Helen N« hettmann as < <»-defendants Allwrt Ahemnann. how ever. Amsetl his sympathies with the plaintiffs, Since the defendant. Amanda Berning, had testified that she intended given Albert "something but not a full share.” The suit. h<-ard several week* ago in circuit court, held public interest for a time, John I. Iw-Aoss and II It McCle’tahan. both of It.--<Mtur. represented th.» -ief.-'idnit. icTiS'TIXCKIt OS PA.il: HIXx o Elks To Initiate ( lass Wednesday Th.- D-catur B P. O Elk- will | initiate a class of candidtfex We Inestin' evening at fl o'clock, witn the degree team of Ho- local loilg-' r.iplfying the ritualist!, work. All members are urged to le- present.

was one of the most precipitous on the downward »ldc and one of th* inoat rapid Improvemen' on th* upward aide, for such a short period. nn the record* of the bureau. The behavior In 1939. however, was registered on a Maher plane than In 193* The average monthly level of business activity for 1939. based partly on estimates for November and December of thl* year, will It* roughly 12 P*r cent greater than th* <Ol responding figures of last year Nevertheless, aitlvlty In 1939 will h* somewhat below that nf 1937 On* of th* significant aspect) of th* recovery during th* second half of the year was the fai t that war or no war. business activity was expect'd to show substantial improvement following th* mid summer dullness The rise from August seemed to be an exp.insl'V' of a betterment which ’sd beer gathering momentum f> severs month* In thl* expansion th* dur able goods industries mad* tin most spectacular advances Operations in steel mills were a' I « percent of theoretical capaclt) In mid July Hy lb* end of No vember activity reached the tin ’iCVMTDtUMD WNrAUsioUBj.

Fearful Death Toll In Nation Over Christmas Holiday; Toll Goes Far Above Five Hundred

LAST RITES FOR LOCAL DRUGGIST WEDNESDAY A.M. Lawrence Kleinhenz. Dies Os Sudden Heart Attack Sunday Funeral services for l.awrem-e II Kleinhenz. !>3. prominent Imslneaa man ami a member of the llolthottse Drug company <>t this city, whose death m-eurr.-d suddenly from a heart attack early Bunday morning, will be held at !< o'clock Weduewhiy morning from St Mary's Catholic church His death was a shock to lhe com munlty. Mr Kleinhenz hail been active all day Saturday at th.- store and remained on duty until closing time, which was about II o'.-lm k al night During the day he wait ed on Christmas shoppers ami ap patently seemed in good health tie .-halted with many of his friends ami extended season's greetings to those who .ante Into the drug store. He went to his home. 412 Jackson street, after the store dosed Alter In- retired he became 111 ami went to Hu- hath i.smi He complained of having a thill ami a severe pain In the right arm Mrs Kb-ltthenz noticed that It. was suffering greatly and < alb-d to her daughters tc, siimmon a physician Ik-fore m.-dh-al aid could Is- ad mlnis'er.-d he died The attending physician pronoun, etl the heart alta.-k a* a coronary .s-< lusioti. death occurring at 3 o'clts-k lit th.- morning Mr Kleinhenz was widely known In the dry of his birth, having spent his entire life In Decalin Ills assmiatioii with the drug store started when he was a l>«y of te.-n age, beliig a clerk tor the late John It llolthmis.- ||.- was the son of John and Mary Kleinhenz ami was bmn April 1«. IV'ti H.- attended Hi Joseph's school In this city From nn errand boy ami derk. Mr Klelnp.-ik realize.! his ambition to l.e.ome one of th.- proprietors of the ding store He ami Fr.-d llem-r of this dty. a pat'tier of many years, were officers of th.- ...rpotatlon am! Iwiih were actively engaged In the business. About 25 years Ago h<- obtained his license as a registered pharmacist On Heptember 17. 1»I2. Mi Kleinhenz was married to Miss Vera Ehinger of this dty. Besides the widow, three chil dreti. Robert of Chicago and the Misses Ethel and Jam- of this dty, survive Two sisters, Mrs George Krit k and Miss Rose Kleinhenz. and a brother. Arthur 1 Kleinhenz all of this dty. also survive 1 Mr Kleinhenz was a ni.-mb.-r "I ’ St Alary’s diurch. tin- Fourth Degre. of th. Knights of Colnm Ims. tin- Holy Name So. lety ami the laiyal Older of M<«>-<-Pete Reynolds, presldnt of th» Chamber of Commerce. today Issued a >.-quest that retail eslab llshincnts dos.- during the funeral I to 10 o'clock Wed I n« ad ■' "i""uh ■ The Isrdy was returned from th. Gllllg and Doan funeral -tome t< *. th. Kl.-lnh.-nz r<-«ldem-<- y.-si.-i day, where It tnay .»<• viewed bj friends Burial ‘III >»• in Ht ! Joseph cemetery Moon* Member* To Meet I'his Evening * —- r Memt-er* of Ad.ins lodg. 1311 .- larval Order ot M<s»s -. are asked 1. n meet tonight at 7:45 o'clock at th' t Moose hont". front where the. wll II go to th. resl'lem e of the tali t l.awr n.-e H. Kleinhenz in a body .... ——o —- - ■ • Annual CYO ( hristmaw Party Here Wednendaj y . The annual (Vo Christmas part: ' will be held Wednesday night a ’’ the Knight* of Columbus hall l 11 wa* annmtn.-wl tods' The even will st irt at » o'clock with a bu. ". Ines* meeting I Following the business meelin r ’ the Christmas parly will la- hel<: A lOsent gift exchange will b hdd in connection with th" even' *’ All members of the Catholic Tout ? Organixaiion are urged to atten n ' the meeting and the |,arty A con II gnlltee ami officers of th utganJfli “ i tluu ate lu ciMffl«.

JUDGE MAKES ' APPOINTMENTS Fred Thieme And Cal E. Peterson Arc Named To Jury Board Judge .1 Fred Frm life of the 1 Adams . ircitii court today annoiim e.l Ills .ipisiintm* tits to the I Adams .-minty ls>.-itd <>f jury com ■ mlssloners for lhe year P't't A Fr.-d Thieme. Democrat of Iteiatiir. ami Cal E Pel.-rsmi. R<- I publican, also of Decatur, ar,- lhe I two appointed io the Imard by i Judge Fruchte for th<- coming year The law provides that the Judge of the <li< nit . ottrt appolni real d> til freeholder* to lhe board l><for.- the eml of the y.-ar. although th<- November term of court does not expire uni II January 2" The court ard.-r making the appointment directs the two men to appear In court Friday morning al |II o'. Im k to qualify for the IM.sts to which they were ti.imed It was considered likely that they would fill Hu- jury Imx with names for the year at that time Term Julies will then tie drawn from this box for each term The two new members succeed H.-nry Gallm.-y.-r, Democrat ami Forrest Elzey. Republican. who were appointed by foi m<-r Judge Huber M Ih-Voss The clerk of the Adams circuit court serves ax a memls-i of the tmard by virtue of hl* office Clerk G Iteniy Bierly Will m.-ei won the two appointive members Friday, us will .-lerfc-eleet Clyde rt Ttouttier. who will assume the office on January I POPE WELCOMES PEACE EFFORTS I Pope Pius To Give Cordial Welcome To Myron Taylor Washington. De. 2S ll’Pl President Hoo - volt todiy r.-er-iv- ' <*l assurance from Pop- Plus XH that th.- president's newly designated personal representative. My- , ron c Taylor, wll! I, cordially re 1 <-e|ve.l a! th.- Vatican to aid in working for world peace The |M>p.-'-> sentiments were con-v.-yrd to the pr-xjdent In a lettei from -In- apostolic delegate Aml.-to Giovanni Ci-ognenl •«> Archblshon Frin.-is J Spellman of New York '' At the same time Dr Georg. A Buttrl.-k. pr-'-id'-nt of th- federal council of Churches of Clill-t In *’ America ami llaWd Cyrus Edlei. ' president of the Jewish theological " esnlnary In Lim-rl. < assured tin- . pt.-xi.l-tit they were g.ateful for his invlation of <-M»prratlon b norm Hat.- peace I The lettei < from the three r.'li- " giou* figures were nu.de public by Hie White House. ' Sliorty. after making pis'll- th ■ / letters, tin- president Invited Dr. ( ’l Butterl. k and Dr F,<ller to < <>nf-r . with him tmnorrow Reach Understanding A'atlcan City If.-- 2d i I'l’t Italy and the Holy Hxe- were re- '• (CONTINCKD (>N PAUN •!*» GreetinKH And Carol# To Hospital Patient* The Decatur flower garden dull K sent Christmas greeting* to th patients and staff of the local h<>« I. pltal They were clever little greet to Ing* with i sprig of holly atta.he.l t<- and wer<- placed oil rach patient ■ 111 tray and also given to th- imen te her* of the staff y. Christmas Eve the Kpwortl le ague of th.- Methodist < hur< li acconvftanled f'y H** -*ml Mr* R W Graham, entertained witl J C!i- is' li - ' ' 11 ' ’ I,rance* were greatly appreciate, •r by those spending th.- holiday It i *’ hospital TEMPERATURt READING* — DEMOCRAT THERMOMETER r '« Id k(M)am 2« 2mt pm 3u to- in ihi « m 29 3 (to p m 2fl it Noon 3« th ml WEATHER m Moatly dowdy tonight and t> Wednooday. little change iff i temperature.

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Christ mas Holiday h Marred For Thousand* Os Families In Heavy Death Toll. AT LEAST 551 DIE By I’nlt.-d Press Th.- nut ion counted more than Mm dead by violence today in its Christmas we.-k end At least 554 persons died In traf* flc accidents, shooting*, fires, suicides and olh--r mis.-elluneottU violence. Traffic accidents killed 3M. fire killed 27 suicide added 42. and Wfi dl.-d from mlsc.-llamsms causes such as drowning*, shootings and falls Illinois led all states 111 tho numlH-r of dead, with a total of 55 They included 35 traffic victims. six suicides, one from littrna ..nd II from other causes California was second with 45 dead. 2» of them in traffb- accidents Pennsylvania counted 41 dead, Texas 3fl and Michigan Sfl. At Colley.-ville. Minn ns Hl. John's Abbey was stilled in ole servantc of Christmas Eve. brothei Walter Hlellner shot and killed brother Hlanlxlaus Hwaworakl. then shot himself twice. County authoiitiex said they had not learned his motive or suhi-re he ole taln.-d the gun They said no Inquest would be held and that they had ordered him Interned nt a Hi. Cloud hospital for observation. Five m.-inbers of .< family two children, their parent* and their grandmother were killed at Chicago last night while making a round of Christmas visits when their automobile was slrmk by a W.ibnsh ! illroad passenger train John Hlavlckas. 54. shot and killed hl* wife, wounded his daughter ami committed suicide at his l.udington Mich home Christman day At W-irc.-aier. Mass, Mrs Benjamin Jacques. 45. a stale hospital attendant, entered a room where her estranged husband wax eating Christina* dinner with six other persons, and opined fire with a pistol Her husband and hl* host w.-re wottnd.-d seriously At Pi im .-ton 111. a groom-10-ho w.-nt berserk Christmas eve. shot and killed his parents, seriously wounded his brother and then killed hlmx.-lf One of ih<- most unusual deaths occurred at Ht Paul Fairly Anger, 35 was run down and killed by the automobil.- he was cranking Th.- engineer and fireman of A Ito. k Island freight train were killed ii.-<> Choctaw Okla. Christman day when the Imller of their ' lIH OinotiV.- exploded ' At San Francisco, an aged couple dl.-d In a hotel fit-- which, for a lime, hail threatened to trsp 15# guests At Pierre S D a man 1 arranging Yule decoration* on tho ' roof of hl* home, slipped fell to ' the ground and was kilted At la>* Angele*. ~n aviator, flying low to wan- to Haiti'- friends, crashed H Imo a radio station transmlxxlon tower and wa* killed DEATH CLAIMS JOHN WERLING I ——— Prominent Preble Tow nwhip Resident Dies s Saturday Funeral sen Ice* were held this ’ afternoon for John D W'-rlliig «7, prominent retired farmer and life- " long resident of Preble township. . who died Haturday afternoon ' The service* were held at th# home and at 'he Hi Paul's Lutheran church, "f which h<- wa* a< , member ,' |M-ath was attributed to progresslve muscular dystrophy Haturday . afternoon at 305 o'clock, lie had " been ailing for 10 year* and had ". been bedfast one week. The deceased wa* born In Preble " township on the same farm oti which he died. August SO. 1»72, the son of Mr and Mr*. Nicholas WerlIng III* wife. Emma KoenemanWorilng. preceded him in death December 24. INL it Hurvlvlng ar* two »on*. Henry I Werllng of Fort Wayne and William Werllng of Preble (hie »l»t---or l* doc*a*ed Two grand, hlldren | also aurvlve. Rev V II Moeller officiated at the xervl<e* and burial was mada , in the church cemetery.