Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 38, Number 2, Decatur, Adams County, 2 January 1940 — Page 1

'•I. XXXVIII. No. 2.

IONGRESSTO 1 OPEN SESSION • ON WEDNESDAY; nti-New Deal Offensive Planned By Adminis- ' I (ration Foes WMMngton. Jan 2 <U.R> R* ibftcte and right wing Demo organizing an anti-new I •I Kteii-iv* today for th* third of the 76th congress whl< h nW**’' tomorrow. Vie* president John N. Garner, at te from Texaa. has opened I (Mbit term presidential ofllioa .der th- capital dome. || Republhaii congressional leaders a (Kning to enrh presidential te*g«a> y powers. Alfred E Smith, elder statesman the Bnti-Rooaaveit wing of th* nwiJra' party, anttmtneed h* >uM b"lt th* ticket again thia ar If th<- 194" platform endorsed * new deal Bat th>- president la riding a sembb Europe's war and hia 1 ease re- to nafeguard American aoa MUiklo the national Imaghilon. bpoll- ahow Mr. Roosevelt hav« more enthusiastic followK today han any time sln«-e hi* •varum t reorganization and anreorganisation bills th’ Itemts ralic party wide <-n In th* first two months of 37. Sew Beal and mlddl*-«»f she-road ■ntocra’ bloc Strategy appears denmti a short and harmonious ngrewMonal session to avoid anker party split on the rocks of I or controversial issues •Bl as spending, labor-employer la t ions overnment regulation of I eIMM and the status of the pro•y«ten "t sessions are dlf ult to arrange Hut the presinl and his legislative leaders, totter. se«»iil’l accomplish mm h total forte harmony Katarr political and legislative depend peculiarly on a preta dent. If he de< ides to won Athird nomination, the dang of aria it i wing bolt practically II dtonpi>t Rut nomination of y right »mg furnritp mor* than ((vyNftNUED ON PAGE FfVKt DIE WINNERS ARE ANNOUNCED 'inner* Os Outdoor Christmas Decoration Content Lifted ATaoer In the outdoor Christ- • dscori ons contest. sponsored the Al. D Schmitt Motor Hales, ro ■■■» inced todnv -by the romite of judges Dio (root yard decoration of Mr. I Mrs Harold Hoff nun. 711 ncteaU street, deputing the of Santa Claus and hia ■HR was adjudged the win- - Os th* flrat prize, a Mix-Master, sod at •».»! <W■s>'■ d trees and porch at MdMen- - >f Mr. and Mrs. Hur(l Yaun. 915 North Fifth atr*e' I ttoda •-I the winner of swond se, an • lectrle toaster, valued at Tie Ugh'-d trees and porch at rratlde- ♦ of Mr and Mrs l|ern Dtorhes on Nnttmsn a verm • i teun tbe winner of third to, 4 Waffle iron valued st $7.06. ■■ prize winners were Mr., I Mn.Cbatles Magby. of Unsold Mo. 46. whose home had an ige of Rants Clause on the roof, ■u: toMescead Into the chimney •y Wil! be given sn eleetric < Whined at $4 95. ttonorab'e Mention iMHBI* mention was also glvto the following homes for the user in which tbe porches and hi hal been decorated Mr and r Fred Walter. M 3 North Fifth xt; Mr and Mrs. Ram Acker. 3 North .Second street, and Miss her Box ers. IA4 Marshall street, te ggum lttee. cosnpoai-d ot Mrs ton teisawater, Miss Kathrin NBM>. Ralph Gentle. George •r and Hermon Kru*ck«berg. i «rw!>ltm*nted the following '•s tor the manner tu which on PAGE nivbi fCMFERATURK READINGS HMOCRAT THERMOMETER 00a.n 10 | 2:oopm 14 o»».n. 9 i 3:00 pm it im ..L io ; > 71 I ta WEATHER ■'"■l Gooaraily fair tonight and 'sdMMay. not so eold Wed COdsy In esiremt south por- ■> > I

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT

Ice Skatinn Rink To Open Tonight I The ire skating riuk at th* city light ami power plant will b* op«-n---nd to th* public for five first tlnw | tonight. Preparing the rink was sponsored jointly by th* Bes-jUttr; Elons < Inti ami Wie WPA recreation dofrirtmeftt Georg* F. ilatureut. recreation i su|»‘rvisor, “talc’l today that because of th* week of prayer services being conducted her.-, no formal program will te- held tonight but ttw rink will be formnllv dedicated at a lat*r date. WEEK OF PRAYER OPENED MONDAY Kokomo Pastor Speaks At Prayer Services This Week <)|>*riiiig of the week of prayer was obserted by the service held last evening in the Methodist churvh, wiy<h was attended by a larg* crowd. Rev. G T. RorsMot. pastor of the Cnlted Brethren church, was In charge of th* s*r vl«-e. and made mention of th* fact that similar group* were meeting this week in all <ounirl*s of th* world for the purpose of prayer. Congregational singing was led by Rev. R. W Graham, iiaslor of th* Methmliat church Rev. Paul Hrandyberry. pastor ot th* Chun b of th« Nasarene. sang the wellknown hymn. "In the Beautiful Garden of Prayer." Th* first of the serie* of devotional messages was given by th* Rev Hurd Allyn Orsk*. Hl> of Kokomo. The speaker used as his text II Chron. 7:14: "If my people, who are called by my nam*. shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from lh< ir wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven and will forgive their sin. and will heal their land " Dr Drake dwelt upon the h'Hior and obligation ot bearing th* nam* of Christ, and explained the four distinct things, mentioned In the text, whkh Gods freople arc exported to do. Tin- i losing part of the message had to do with th* promises of God that are certain of fulfillment to those who obey Him. HeV. Geo. S Ixzler, pastor of the Evangelical church, will lead the worship this evening at 7:3d o'clovk The girls' trio of the Zion Reformed church will sing. Dr Drake will deliver the message of the evening on the them*. "Th* Peril of th* Empty Heart." A cordial Invitation Is extended th* publl< to attend these services. o Hain Funeral Rites Held This Morning Funeral services for Albert "Johnny Roy" Hain, oopular young Decater man. who died Saturday afternoon at hia home after an extended Illness, were held this morning at the St Mary's Catholic church, with tfie Rev. Josepli J. Helmetz officiating at the solemn requiem high mass Burial was made in the Jkt. Jos ph cemetery. Valparaiso Couple Killed In Accident Valparaiso. Ind.. De< 2- t Mr and Mrs. William Clark. 4.1, and 43. reopectlvely. were killed yesterday when tb»lr car went out of control near here, plunged off the hlirttwuy and crash’-d Into a utility pole They were returning from a new Vear'n eve juirty JANUARY 10 IS TH DEADLINE Intangibles Stamps For 1939 Must Be Purchas- , ed January 10 County Treasure’ John W Blakey and County Assraaor Ernest Worthman today called attention of th* general public to the fact that Janwiry IMh la th* last day for purchasing 1*39 Intangibl" tax stamps January 2ft la the final day for county official* to excliange 1939 stamps for I>4o stamps, they staled. In accordanci- with a bulletin Issued by the shite board of tax comsnlsslonerw Immediately after January to the treasurer Is required to it-pori to the state tax hoard end return all unsold stamps Persons who do not purchase the IP3P stamp* by the deadline will be Hable to a penalty of 11 per hundred. A communication melved from Edward D Koeneman. secretary of the atate tax hoard. Informed th” i local offlciaM of the deadline.

NEW QUAKES IN TURKEY ADD TO TOLL OF DEATHi New Earthquakes, Floods, Add To Death And Destruction In Turkey Jstsnlml, Turkey. Jan. 2 <UJ!) Floods swept western Turkey today as new earthquakes added to destruction, suffering and death In Itoth th* west and the east. Thirty-two villages in th* Geyve valley. 100 miles southeast of Istanbul, were reported flooded ' and dispatches said many people had taken refuge In tre*tops await-> Ing tesciie Hix hundred persons were reported missing at Kemal I'asha. a town of btl.ftOO fteopln The village of Azlmll disappeared, it was said, and even th* highest trees there were submerged It I was believed that all loniniiinit atiou between Istanbul and Ankara, the capital, had been severed as the railroad runs through the Geyve valley Authorities of Brusa province advised th* government that numerous bodies were floating in wateis of the flotal zone which now looked Ilk* a gigantic lake. In response to urgent apfx-uls for aid the government sent the crack limit brigade of army *ngi neers to th* zone Twelve rivers were reported to have overflown In th* Brusa and Smyrna regions, and heavy rains continuerl The Nilufer. lialife and Karadere rivets, changing their courses, turned hack from th* Sea of .Marmora to th* lark* of Apoleon. whose waters also were overflowing Twenty-five villages were reported flooded In the Adapazar'. valley. CO miles southeast of Istanbul as the Snkarla and .Mndnrno ICONTINVED <»N PAGK e|VE> SAMREINHART INFIRMARY HEAD Preble Township Farmer To Succeed Harvey La Fontaine Sam Reinhart, age 45. prominent farmer of Preble township, was appointed superintendent of the Adams county infirmary, fer a four-year term, beginning March 1, 1940. Hie selection was by unanimous vote of the commiaotoners. Hie wife will be named matrun ot the matitution. Mr. Reinhart ie a tenant on th* old tellemeyer farm, north of Magley. From a list of 15 .tpphi-ants the board of county commissioners started at 3 o'clock thia afternoon to select a superin’endent of the Adams county Infirmary, succe-d---mg Harvey I’. laiFontaln*. who*resignation as superintendent becomes effective Mirch 1. • Mr lai Fowtalue submitted his resignation lasi month, after 19 years of service. I Tlu- commissioners Iregan to thin th* list through the procMa of elimination. Th* applicant's 1 names were typed on a sheet of paper and each commissioner began to scratch those whom they ' would not consider. ! I The provisions of the law, governing Ch* ’ippolitlm-nt and getting up certain qiialiflcat’ons for the 'superintendent, eliminated several men without further consideration. The act «rs 1999. as amended in 1 Itfl.T In addition to other qualifiesHons, states that th* superintend • ent ‘tnust tie a skilled and practicable firmer". The tew also expli- , citly states that, "no relative of any member of the board of commiaaioners shall b* appointed supnrlntenilent or employe In any capacity.** This privislon ellmlnoted two or three appllranta aa It was learner! ( then were related to a county commlaalomr The namea of these men were scratched from the Hat for . that reason At 3:to o'clock the Hat had nar- . rowed down to tour names and the , commissioners were striving to raardi a harmonious -igreemeat on , the awlertlon of th* new superintendent The salary of the araperlntendent. . whose wife will In all probability , be named matron la fixed at tlKOft I In addition to managing Gw* !!fn sere farm, the aaporinu-udent and . matron muat cans for the 50 pit- , leans st the Institution, s number of whom are budfatt List sf Applicants , The It sppllcanta follow :T. R f Noll. O. C Fuelling J W. Chap man. Jess F. Rupert. Nnoh Rich. i TcVNAINVItD VN t'AMK TIUtNKI

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Deratur, Indiana, Tuesday. January 2, 1940.

Allies Confer With F. D. R. y ■- Ek - *4®*' & 1 In (he t’nited Stilles seeking war materials. Allied agents leave th* While House after conferring with President Roosevelt la-ft Io right t'apt Harry E foil Ins. of the procurement division of the I S. treasury; Aithm It Purvis. Anglo-Freiu b purchasing Isrard president, und lien* Pleven, vice-president of Franco-British co-ordination committee

HAWKINS CHILD FIRST REPORTED __ Wilbur Emmett Hawkins, Jr.. First Birth Reported In New Year Little Wilbur Emmett Haw-kins. Jr., may lie the winner of the 1940 Bahy D--rby coolest sponsored by the Decatar «ner<4iant* Wi| nr Jr., was born to Mr and Mrs. Wilbur Hawkins, of S'. Mary's townrtiFp at lft:o2 o'clcok this morning at the Attains county memorial hospital after a Caesarean, operation. This is lite first < hlld reported to the Decatur Dally Democrat to he tarn in the north half of Ad.lm* county of parents living in one of the six nor-hot n township* in the new year. If no births are reported In these townships previous to tbe time when Wllhur first mid Ills entrant* into the world, some 34 hour* arfter Ih* arrival of another baity iti* infant 194 b he and his parents will be declared winners of th* contest nad will It* th* recipients of a number of gifts from 23 local m*r<4mnts. Wilbur'S birth was reported by the hospital atbu h** If he Is the first baby to be born in this locality. the exact date, hour and minute must b* confirmed by th* attending phvsicfsn, before he can be declared the winner. Bui whether or not Wilbur is the first baby to b«- b<>in In the north half of th* county, he and hi* mother still receive without cost one day's hospitalization is a gift from the Adams county memorial hospital and lite board of t'ustees. since (CONTINUED ON PAGE FOUKt A Free Dinner Wednesday For Members Os Elks A free dinner will b served at th* II I* O Elk* home Wednesday evening with serving starting at 6 o’clock Th* dinner is limited to active memtiers only Following the dinner, th* regular semimonthly lodge meeting will be held at « o'clock All meMbera are netted to attend ta'h the dinner and the meeting

Adams County Has Exclusive Mortgage Burning Ceremony

Adam* county had an <*< lu*lv * mortgage or liond burning ceremony ' In the holier room of the court houwe thia morning, William "China" Rrhumar her. firing matter of ceremoniea and M-county treaaurer J«<f Llechty, chairman of the twovninute program It wa« an unuaual program Void of apeechea and oratory, the act of burning the bond a was deliberate and entirely official In a flath it wa» ail over. The ' bundle of bonda wan thrown In th fiery furnace by Mr Uechty and before you could aa> "there they go", the flamea had conaumed the beautiful lithographed ihneta Rut we are getting ahead of the atory. On aocond thought one can- ’ not be written reciting how the iaxpaver** money paid off the bond*, and then go on telling how the ma jealic and wonderfully conceive I building i* now debt free, a monnrneni to the people who were willing to pay for It. No building war ever built, no Interaat wa* ever paid. In *hori. ittoe bund* wart never iaaued, al-

Decatur Teacher At Science Convention i R K. Adams. Decatur junior-sen- | lor high M-hool teai-her. ha« recent- ' ly reutrned from attending th)’ American association fnr the advanceI ment of science convention a' Ohio university In Columbus, tMilo Mr A>tams held a number of not ed si len'lsts. Including Julian Huxley. I*ondon. one of England * out standing mon In th* field of science He participated In a num her of th* session*. whl< h totalled 25" DR. ZWICK IS COUNTY DOCTOR Dr. Harold F. Zwick b Appointed An County Physician Dr Harold F. Zwi> k of this Hlywas appointed county physician t>* ■lay by rhe ixurd of <-<«nmi»»iOner*, succeeding Dr J M Miller, who notified th* board h* did not wish a re-appointment Dr Miller served as county physician for more than 16 years I'nd*r the Iww. the county physli-tan administers to patients at the jail and county infirntar'. Th* salary of th* county physician Is s3o)t a year Dr. Zwick ha* practiced medicine In this county- for nearly four years, t-omittg here from HlHim.md. ■where he pa* connect d with th” , atate hospital following his graduation from rhe Indiana I'nlversity i M-hool of medicine He *erv*rt as , an interne in the I'uiverslty hospi- - tai at Indianapolis Re-appoint James Briggs James Briggs, well known hardware mer.dMnt Genevi was rerenamed a tni*t*e of the Adams county memorial Iwnqiltal by the ' (UOXTINUKh ON PAOK TIIP.KM o Earl Browder Trial Postpoßcd To Jan. 15 i " '■ New York. Jan 2 <U.P’ Th* trial of Earl Browder, general secretary of the i-omitmitisi iMtrty. i on fraudulent passport i hargea, - was postpmted today until Jan 15 1 In federal court

though thwy were all properly algn rd and ready for delivery to the purcbiaera. The liond* had a face value of I'.il.iHHi and ts they hid been leased it would not have been until IPM when the mortgage burning ceremony would have taken place. The bond* were prepared to help finance th* proponed addition to th* Adam* county memorial ho*pltal and the nurae'* Imine Ad i tn* count' agreed to i**ue IXl.mm In luinda to match a WI’A grant of 125..143. plan* having b -n prepared by A. M Btrau*v. architect of Fort Wayne, for the new building and Improvement* to the old hoapltai building. Rid* were received for the purcha»" of bond* In November W-1X and th* Central Herurltle* Company of Fort Whyne. offered to buv them at an mter**t of 24 percent The bond* would hav» extend ed over au Ib-year p rlod The bond* were printed and delivered to Mr Urchty. a* county (VUMTINUMU Uki 4’AUM VUUUJ

Russia Renews Hammering At Finnish Defense; See Break Possible In Europe Powers

LABOR BOARD’S POWER UPHELD BY HIGH COURT Supreme Court Upholds Board's Exercise Os Broad Powers Washington. Jan 2 (U.P> Th* snprem* court today confirmed the exercise of broad powers by the tiational lalror relations . Imard holding thill ledt-ral courts have nn authority to review n board election order or a board certification of a union as collective bargaining agent The court upheld the (Misiiion taken by th* l.ilmi board in a series of challenges to Its powers. It did so In these actions: I'pheld the iMiurd in designating ,a ('Io union as a coast wise bargaining unit with employer* for soon- 13.000 Pacific coast water front workers I'pheld th* right of th* laiard to issin- oiders for collective bargain Ing elections without revision or lllterfeienc* by the federal court. The supreme court held that congress. through the national labor relations pact, ha* vesn-d in th Isiartl itself sole discretion In handling these matters. .. . —c, — CCC Corps Director Is Buried This Afternoon (Vasington. Jan 2 tl'Pt Rob1 ert Fechner. director of the civilian <on»«-rvatli>n craps, will b-.-miried this afternoon in Arlington loaHwml cemetery ll* died Sunday of heart disease after a short Illness. —— -o - Bumper Spring Pi< Crop Is Forecast Lafayette. Ind Jan 2 <U.R> M M Justin, crop statistician for the department of agriculture it Purdue I'nlversity. estimated I•day that th* production ot spring pigs in Indiana will Ire the largest in It years As a result of a recent atirvey. Justin said that Indian., farmers saved 6.262.'r”*i pig* from th* combined spring and fall litters of 1939 17 per cent mor* than ih>previous year and 31 pr-i tent above the 1929-1937 average , —l>- —— BULLETIN Washington, Jan. 2— U.R) — Secretary of state Cordell Hull announced today that the American government has vigorously protested to Great Br.ta.n over interference with American mails on the high seas. Hull sard the pretest was made by the American embassy In London upon instructions from ths state department. The Instructions were cabled December 22. INVENTORY IS 'i TAKEN MONDAY ■ Annual Inventory Os Ad- . ams County Farm Shows Hitcher Value Th* annual Inventory of person•al property at the Adams county farm, taken yesterday by the coun 1 ty commissioners and appraised by I Paul 0. Hecker and Albert Beer. [: shows a total value of $19,999.35. . i Th» 1940 total is an increase of 1 s2o.'. over a year ago and mor* , than Ift.oou higher than In 1922. ( which was the flrst inventory taken following Harvey La Fontaine s ( appointmeni as superhitendent of J the Infirmary . Th* 1922 value was $10,769.50. ; th* 1939 value. $19,793 36 The Inventory reach* da record peak in -IIH3O when It totaled $25.934 75. The Inventory shows th* followIng value of llveslm k and personjal property for 194" r attle. $2,543; .horses, $925. hogs. $335. poultry. I I $406. grain and hay, $3,952. farm ' i Implements. $3,496; pioduce and I supplies. $3,199; clothing, $200.75; .household good* $3.262 75; mlscellaneous. $379 95 The inventory was compiled by county attorney Henry B Heller and typewritten copies tiled with Hie louunissiuucis this luurulug.

FRANK LINKER TO HEAD BOARD Linitcer Is Named Chairman Os Adams County Commissioners Frank Llniger , <-omniissiom-r from ih* second district, was elected chairman of th* board of Adams county r-onimiasioners at th* first session of th* tssird held tins morning. Philip Strahin. commissioner from the lirst district, was elected vice-chairman Moses Angslinrger. commissioner from th* third district, retired as chairman of th* board after serving two years. Mr. Lhiiger began his second term on New Year's day. while Mr. Htrnhm started serving his second year. Mr Augsburger is serving hl* last year of a second term Th* commissioners spr-nt New Year's day at th* county farm, where they assisted in taking th<annual inventory They were guests of Sii|>erintendent and Mrs. Harvey lai Fontain* at dinner at noon. Th* board started a busy session this morning und th* members hop* th* business before them can In- completed by evening A number of appointments and awarding of th* gasoline and oil eontraits were scheduled to be disposed of today Th* major appointment is naming a successor to Mr. Ur Fontain* as superintendent of th* county infirmary GIVE FINDING FOR DEFENDANT .Indite Decker Given Findinu For The Schafer Company Today Special judge John F Decker -if BhifYlon prerldlnf la th. Adams clr< nil court In the i.is. of Mis. Mathilda 1" Wehin- ya i vs The S. hafer Company and others, ioday rendered a decision In favor Os th* defendants, by entering the following judgment' Th* evidence of the defendants Is now concluded and ts.lh (lie plaintiff and the defendants rest "The plaintiff and tbe defendants now severally withdraw their requests for special finding* of fact and conclusion of law made at the beginning of the trial and this rails* Is now submitted to the court for hl* decision "And th* coun. having heard the evident o adduced and tbe argument of counsel, and lieing fully advised in the premisi-s, now finds against th* plaintiff .mil foi *.i< li of lh* defendants ii|miii eat h of Ih* Issues joined in this t.-iiise. and finds th.it the material allegations of the coinplainl are not proven and that they ar* not ini* ‘ Th* t oui t further find* that no on* of th* defendants, chalmer i St h ifer. president and treasurer, Frederick W Ht haler. im . i’-'.try. Chalmet C S’haf*> Frederick W S< hafer. Daniel II Sr hafet ami Gretchen B’-ll has lieen guilty of any of th* fraudulent arts rhar|tetl against him In th* complaint and . that neither of said defendant* has been guilty of any act of fraud, dishonesty or unfairness of any kind or character in his deiiings With either the plaintiff or th* defendant. The Schafer company "The court further finds that th defendant, th* Sr hafer company was solvent at Hi* lime ot the filing of the complaint and now la solvent and that said defendant !« not now or was not at the time < f the filing of th* complaint In any (CONTfNttRD ON PAOU KfVRt < ...nii,,.:.. —o—— Buyw Health Bond Th* Eastern Star chapter ha* ha* voted pun has* of a $5 health CHRISTMAS w Ou>r cr AtC Brown, chairman -.-.5.,.: of the Christmas ?*■ seal drive, anI; ~y usr K nounced today. ‘ Ir Proceeds from tbe 5 " health bond fund 5 AWels * ra 10 • i *' ,D 5 iVX/jLilf tha fight against ■b* l tVvXvvUwJs to carry on work Ha/p to Prtttf »>d program of i Yoof Ho— Kimi the lubareukMig I /etorwlm.l (MUtUr-raltoU.

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Mounting Indications Os Possible Break Between West Powers, Including Italy, Russia. RUSSIANS ATTACK By Jo* Alex Morris fl . I’ Foreign News Edltori Soviet Russia's reinforced toil army renew .-d its hammering so far In vain at Finnish defense lines today but elsewhere In Europe diplomacy dominated fighting, riiitstantliiig on the diplomatic front of the war were mounting indications of a possible break between th* western powers. Including Italy, and the Soviet I'nlon, with n wid* open question ns to whether the final Hignment would find Germany fighting beside Russia. hl Moscow. Sir William Seeds. British ambassador, paid formal "farewell" calls before starting for latndon on leave, lint there was much speculation on whether h.would ever return. The ambassador Is expected to 'il»i the British foreign office In preparing a white paper er. th* vain allied negotiations with Moscow for it mutual aid part and the subsequent action of Russia in making a treaty with Germany that became the signal for the war to start. Thatt he (taper would bitterly assail Russia .and open th* way for a break in relations was a possibility Inn by no means a certainty. Both Britain and France have adopted an increasingly cold polir y toward th* Soviets and now are formally giving much material aid to Finland, while some prominent figures in Britain. Including Gen. Bit Htiltert Gough, famous world war leader in the Haith area, have urged that England lead a European "entaade” against the Bolsheviks , Blit I'*' Il ”1 L i e- teP< .■line in th* general European lineup was the far l that Italy too. has taken a strong stand against Moscow and there wee reports ’ from Roni) this morning that the i fascist ambassador to .Moscow, Augusta Rosso, might return to Rome withiti a few days to te. port" to I’remiet Ib-nito Mussolini. ' Th* Russian ambassador tn Rome already has been summoned hack to Moscow and is not lielleved likei ly to return Those development* became of particularly great lm|M>rlance in connect lon with the allies longrange progrt *u tor lining up Etir<* ’ pean nations against the Nazis so . that tbe allied blockade would !»• i strongly enforced and so that i . powetftil eonihlnathm may !»• ready, if necessaty to oppo*<- the [ spread of Bolshevism or a NaziBolshevist combination II .ill Europe is pulled Into the conflict Both Germany and Russia were i giving greater attention at Hie . moment to eontllerat-tiltg the ailo d I diplomatic moves than to pro*)I (,'ittlng the war. ex< ept for the ted i unity campaign In Finland. Germany’s most effective weapons , have lu-eii C boat, mhie and airplane warfare at sea to tamvlnoth* small neutrals that it Is not safe to deal with Hriliiin and Frame luti in today's Berlin pre** I there was another warning to lh« f low countries Holland and It- ■ ICONTINEKD <W PAHW kIVBi COLLEGE HEAD TO SPEAK HERE r J. A. Raney Os Indiana School For Deaf To Be* Here Thursday J. A Raney, supr-rlntendettl "f th* Indiana achoftl forth deaf ar Indianapolis will make two and- • i ■' Guy Brown principal of the De- n--1 tut high •chisif atm ml 1 Mr. Raney's first address wilt > will h made Thursday afternoon r at 3 o'el’M k at th* Decatur junior- • senior high school to the students • ot the school • The public l» Invited to h*ar this add rows At night Mr. Ramw will • apeak to Wi* Rotarians In the week--1 ly meeting ot the Decatur Rotary i club in the Rica hotel K. W. Lant kensu Is in chare* of this protram. 1' Mr. Ran»y Is a gradual* ot i Franklin ooll*g* and of GelHud**. f university a’ Washington. D. C. Ho ■ has been head of th* d-wl school *M Autewtoutla Mai L 11*35.