Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 38, Number 12, Decatur, Adams County, 13 January 1940 — Page 1

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DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT

ConductN Meeting If J Fri-d Hays. Democratic statchairman, will be the principal speaker at the Democratic rally at th<* junior-senior high •< hoot anti! torhnn Tnesday night Hays will bling hi* 12.« t vaudeville troupe , for the meeting NEW MARRIAGE LAWS MARCH 1 New Marriage License Laws To Take Effect In This State A miniature rush for marriage licenses In .-xpe, tnl at th.- county clerk's oNfee during the next seven weeks aa prospective brides and groom* trail at the local bureau to apply for their pennits to wed. before the new marriage law bes-omet effective. On March 1 th*, new marriage rules adopted b> the 1*99 state leg Into tore, which (provide# among other thing* that the couple sub mH to a physical examination, be come irffectfve Section 14. Cbtgder !<w> of the 1939 acts provide* that b-fore an application for a marriage Ik-enso l»e ac< opted by the derk. the application muat Iw m < uuhm&msl b> or filed with him a statement aimed by a duly licenced phyalrbin that eat h applit ant has been giv»n stuh examination. Including a standard serological teat a* may tie necea sary for the discovery of syphilis

’made within 3(1 day* prior to the time when the license is applied for. The statute provide* that the 1 teat max be made in the laboratory t of the mate board of health or tn any laboratory nievtiisg standards prescribed #>y the puthokgy department of ’h» Inditna school of medl cine and approved by the etale hoard at health. The statute provide* that upon proof of emergency or other cause* shown by v<tldavtt at proof. thfudge of the circuit court rreiy make an order of hi* discretion, dispensing with the shore requirement. The tw»w marring. Hw also provide* that the llcen»e shall be the authority within CO day* after It* issuance to any person, empower-' »‘d by low to solwmnite marriages to perform the ceremony At the « t plnation of Co day* from the tipie the license i* granted, however, i» (hall he considered expired tind void The nta'ute provide* that an' applicant, a phyaician.npreoenia- • five of any laboratory who mt«represent* any of the fad* requlr rd by the law or any licen«lng officer who believe* ibst any of th» fact* are mi«rapre*enied and atilt , l«*uea the llcenae. ahall be gulhy of » mlademeanor and shall be punish rd by a fine .if not more than ttW. to which may be added Impidaonment nf not *nnr-- than *lx month*. . Another of the n<tw aot« approved |by legislature, provide* ttwat a physic inn attending a pregnant woman shall <4w> a sample of the , hlood of each woman and stibmlt the Mwrqde to an approved labors- ( lory dor * Manktrd aerological te*t , for avphilia. and everr other per i eon attending but not perailM-d . by law to take blood ape< bm-ti* •hall cause a *ampl to be t then for such a teat Medal* Stolen From Here Os World War I.O* Angeles Jan 13 - <(J.R> Roy E Vincent, world war hero of Richmond. Ind, asked Los Angele* police yesterday to look for a man who stole his 3<» war medal* Among th* decorations Vincent rtportad stolen from his car were •he French and Relglam Crol* de Ouerr* and the Order of the Purple Heart. Vincent had come to U>s Ang< i les to visit his grandmother, Mr* 1 I J. Ida Hklu. i

ABANDON HOPE I OF SURVIVORS OF MINE BLAST 39 Bodies Recovered, No Hope Any Os Others Still Alive Hattley W v.t Jan 1.1 'U.R> This little mountain town went into mourning today for 92 iiii-n I killed in an explosion in the pond I < reek Pocahontas toal corporation bituminous mine Rescuer* had retrieved Pi bodies and there waa no hope of finding any of the others aliv-- The only • oustdailon was that all apparent ly had died uteri (fully killed In their traik* by the force of the explosion (hut blew out ear rails and hurled a loading muchine Weighing several tons, fill feet Convinced that none had stir VlVed and walled rest tie In the dank tomb 5*4 feet Is-low ground, the resem-r* slowed their digging of the past two days and did not expeef to reach the last of the bodies liefot, Monday Those re covered had been i arrie.l to a mine cage al the bottom of the shaft and none had ite-tt brought to the surface yet , The disaster. Worst In thia stale in 1.1 years left |su children fatherless The dead men. tanging in age from I* to KI mostly were married Some had as many as eight i hildreti , The company dislrlbuted pay envelope* to families of th.- dead men today and sent them hams from the company commissary Nelghlior* aided the willows by , doing their housework The si hool had V , *c<> - dismissed since Thursday. the (lay after the explosion Federal and state relief agent l-» were at work here and Gov Homer A Holt ami Hen Downing repte •c-rilatlve of the state compettsa Hon i ommlsslon. had come to •peed the settling of death claims A group memorial service for the dead men was planned for Sunday GIVEREPORT ON EMPLOYMENT Fort Wayne Employers Hired 7,315 Through State Service Fort Wayne. Ind, Jan 13 Ebnployer* in Fort Wayne hired 7:115 persons In 19.19 through the faeili ties rd tl»i Ind kl 111 state employ tnent service,’ said Dallace P Studemkl. manager, in bls year!-, report. *in addition, the office assist ed employer* in recalling an I finding s3x former employes; and con tf*e(Ora on pvldtc works Jobs were supplied with .W workers '' He said that the 7.318 placements mode in ISO!* is an apprecfald- increase over previous years. The numJwt of pta< rsm-nts made >n ItJs und 1917 was 4.531 and 4 ’l7 res pectiv-h lie aMrd.lped the Increase so two causes; the firbt being, omployer--are rapidly adapting the use c>f th indianu state employment service is a modern and more !.ffiflent method In procuring their additional h- H> and to make replacements in theli business, and the other be Ing the improvement in general business conditions Another interesting fact he pointed out was that over 95 percent <»f th-- employers simply picked np their telephone and <alle,| the mploynient service number to get this *«»i»tam >■ For those irvtetest.-d In figures Mr. SttidemAl submit* the foil- w Ing: There Were 16,720 new appllcMtlons taken; the staff mud.- 3,312 calls on employer*; 217 War Vetrrans submitted applications for evnploymetvt. and 217 War Veterans W.ye places) on Jig * Mr Htudencki reminds any prospective users of th» hiAluna state envplovment service that there |* no charge to Ithrr employer* or applicants. ——o — * Buys Health Bond The Decatur Hnslness and Professional Woman's Club has vot ed purchase of a 15.00 health CHRISTMAS h,,nd w ,H,y erste Brown, chairman of ,h * Cfcrl»ltnaa • I IjCgTSS' seal drive, an 1 “ ~*y Jfir L nounced today ; proceeds from the bMltl> b<>nd fttnd ; pL ,r * u, * d *° ,ld 1,1 IvS Jwjn? the fight against tubarculoals and b> carry on work ffpp fa * nd Program of rase Ma*, bam ‘b • tuMrcaloMO ZeOsrva/ani aaawlaUwß.

ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER IN ADAMS COUNTY

Decatur, Indiana, Saturday, January 13, 1910,

Nazi Sailors Going Home i» jAmv J* ' kSw '*-> -* AT»s> ' ■ & Mp Bp t IflteriwMl at KIHh Iml.iihl ill* r ih»*y hail N< uiilf*d th«*h whip ihi* (’nliim •’ Imi* f»ft | s »hor»»n, *«*vpial Nazi Mailorn now pn*parp tn depart for lh»*h homi’l.ilid Some will ro t<» the to take hoaln from a ih«‘i»- AhoVr several <»f the tfaltolfl rerehi* ( lothillK for the trip

PLANE CRASHES, FOUR ARE DEAD A y Pilot And Three Detroit Passengers Killed in Accident i( ~ < a»ey. 11l Jan 1-1 (PPt Fon- ! person* killed when a < bartered aiM plane flying wesMard from Di-trol’ r i oisiivd ia*t night in a boggy < orn- „ field, exploded and burned Three j, .4 th- -lead WW I- -of a I•- ~ troit family win. w-re going to , Phoenix. Ariz . for their health i Tlx- identified dead were Mrs i Maty Borowicr. .17. ii-r daughter, .l-nnr*. 17. and a son. la-onard. 19. The liikil iff the font <pus»etig<-* (monoplane wa* identified .* Wil Ham B May. ix k, 43. Detroit, part owner of the Maycock Filers, i chat tel plane a- rvlce | The plane • ra»h.-d on flu- farm of Chatlo Thillitqii near thi- farm home -rs Norman Shore U’,tn-««es mid the plane struck 4 th water aoaked field with or.” wheel, wif .ble-l and bounced an I j then nosed over in the mud and rolled aliout 30# f-vt They said ft exploded aft<r it had com® to test • Bodie* of th® pilot and passenger* > were thrown from th” plane by tin force of the explosion. All w-rr-burned and mangled Mr* Short «aid her family bid iieen startl-sl bv th® sound of the < r»l» ami had ntn into the farm , • yard ■fit lisikvd a« though the who!--place was afire" she said "It didn’t \ last anr length of tim- It jus* ; seemed to be a flar”up The pl>n« • land- d only about SO or Dm rods i from the holts.-» o--— ■ No Weight Tax Tags. Driver Is Arrested Paiil I. Lydy truck drlv.-t of rural rente 4 Fort Wayne, wa* arrested on federal highway 27 north of Dm-atur Friday by state police oflber Ruaaell Prior for failure to display 1940 weight tax tags. He I* scheduled to be arraigned before John T Kelly, justice of th® peac®. Monday morning —- -o- -

TO HOLD JURY TRIAL MONDAY Contract Suit Is Scheduled for Circuit Court .Monday A jury trial Is to be heard In Atlanta circuit court starting Monday Judge J Fred Fruchte Issued a call for the panel to report on that day The jury la to hear the contract ault of Charles N Fuhrman against the Elcho Tornado Insurance company of Jefferson township, Wells county The suit demands 123* 64 and Interest of 1160 JO Vincent Kel ley is attorney for the plaintiff in the suit < New members of the regular I panel who will bo summoned for I duty are: Orval Jones, of Blue i Creek township; Thomas Rawley of Blue Creek Peter Baumann of I Wabash township, and Mrs Alfred I Rauch of St Mary's township They will fill the places of J, M I Breiner. Augusts Dubach. Etheldra ’ Roop and Truman II Goldner. who I wviv «uuM>d iiuili duly. i

Hotel Chain Head Dies In New York I N.-w Votk Jan 13 (U.P> Ralph | HHz 4* pi.-sideiii of th- national management nmipmiy. Im whi<h controls a chain of hotels extend • Ing across the country, died last ttiglit at lhe Post Graduate hospita) after a heart attack Hitz, who had maintained active leadership in the affair* of a large hotel system until a month ago. had entered th.- hospital Det 10 with a liver ailment H-- is survived by his wif- and son Ralph Hitz. Ji ADAMS COUNTY NATIVE DIES Mrs. Charles Longenherger Dies Early This Morning Mrs Charles ’.ongenlx-rget, 77 reaiding four miles northwest of De. atur. died ai het home shortly after midnight this morning of a heart disease She had been in pool health for several years and suffered a h.-arl attack at I<> o’doik Friday night 111-fore het mattlag® (h-tobei I*, j IMM, to Mr lamgetihi-rgei who survive*, *he was Mis* France* latutzeiiheizi-t She wa* Ison in Blue Creek toffnship, March -it. J««2. the daughter of Mr and Mt* 1 Louis l-atitzenhelzer and had spent ■ almost her enthe life in Adam* ! county .Sintiling iiesides the husband are fl HI I (hildreti Ml* Lola - Hutzler of South Matiltau Island. Mich Margaret lamgenbergvi. of Didlaiiapolls Ernest Longen- : lierger of 4'raigvllle. If R and Floyd at home, two sister*. Mr* Horace Edward* -if Blue Creek I township and .Mrs. Clint Stove of Foil Wayne, and two brirthi r* Jess laiutzvnheizei. of Dixon Illi imla and Norman laiutzenheizer. of Blue Creek township, and seven grand, hildreti On.- son two si* ters and two brothers are deceaseil Funeral service* an- to lie held Monday aftermsm at one o'clo< k at 1 the home and 2 o'clock at the

Salem M E. church Burial will be In the Trh her cemetery The Rev Robert J Yunker la to officiate The body la to be returned to 1 CONTINUE!) ON paue ntx7~ — ■ o ——-- Indict Valparaiso Resident For Murder Valparaiso. Ind Jan 13 <U.R) Joseph Htrlppl. 3i. of Valparaiso Imlay was under Indictment of first degirt- murder and assault and battery with Intent In kill In con net Hon with his alleged slaying of 1 hla sister Mrs Mary Huie, 4f. lasi month during u quarrel over die trlhut 101 l of an estate 1 - oHoly Name Society To Install Officers 'Nearly elected officers of the Dr cafur Holy Name society will be ; Installed Monday night at the regular meeting in the Knights of Col* < uflfrus hall. The meeting will start promptly i at * o'clock and all members are i urged to attend i Myers, who was recent- 1 ly elected president of the society, will he installed as president and i Henman Kna|«k.- will be Instolled as i secretary-it easuref.

Berne Killer Is Given Death Penalty For Slaying Chicago Policeman: To Die In Chair

ONE KILLED AS PLANES COLLIDE One I’. S. Navy Flier Killed As Two Bombers Collide San Diego, t'al. Jan 12 'U.R) Th.- llth naval district .iuiiouik >-d today that on.- navy flier had Iteeii kllb-d In a midair collision of two torpedo bomber* and ihm the othet five member* of the two trews had been accounted for James Addison i'rowaon. 24 of Maysville. Ala. aecolid pilot. I S i naval reserve was killed, the navy announced All others parachuted safely to earth (inly one Harold t Funk. 25. of Kay. Colo, icquired i hosplial treatment ID- wrenched a knee and wa» < in and bruised The plane* collided lat.- y>-n. day a* they f|<-w «|de by »!<!.- in the cloud* lo.iMHi f*,.| oyer th.- Mt. I Palomat region noilli<-.<t o| S.m Diego They w.-re caught in a strong downdraft, survivor* said and brushed logeih.-i shearing por- ( Hons of the wings from .-a. Ii < raft The crash ocenned al.out 20 miles east of Julian Funk, and ensign in the naval reserve, was piloting one of the plan.-* The other survivors were Ensign Wilier tllenn Harm-* i Jr 25. pilot. I' S naval reserve. Denver, ("010. i Paul Eugene Dl.kson. 2fi avin Hon machinist * m ite Ist < las* second pilot Springfield <> Charley Wesley post. 24, radioman 2nd class. Troutdale Ore Elmei Edwin Jackson. 22. ladiomail ltd rias*. Hendersonv ill- ) Tli.- planes were plane carrier Saratoga, now based here They at. known as type , TBit 1 lOineniKinal land type planes all metal equipped to c arry ellliei toipedis-s or Isonli* With ih- u single I ts.ii h w»-r engine* they have a maximum •peed of over .’IS. miles an houi They were on a routine training flight and were returning to their base when the accident oc< urt.-d The < rash < am.- *o suddenly ' that the radiomen alio,nd were 1 unable to communicate details to ' the base station Only one ctypti. 1 message was received ' Two inr-mliers balling out it 1 said The plane from which th.- 1 message came was no' identified ' and nothing more was heard Post and J,ick*on w.-re the fl ,i 1 to lie found The plane* •eeme<| to Milk- a ‘ I ICHNTINCKD OS PAGE THItEEt I Presbyterian Ladies To Sponsor Supper The ladle* aid of the Pre»byter lan < hutch will sponsor a Pillsl.ury 1 pancake flout suppei at the church ' on Friday evening February 2 In ’ addition io |>,in< .ik< *, in.ub- by • ' farfoty repi i-setitatlve the com 1 rnittee .inti.Hince* that sausage fruit salad and coffee will lie ! served The public is invited to attend * and tbk.-is can l»- purchased at ' 35 cents With cadi Ink.-', a free r 1 par kage of pancake flout will be ‘ given

TEACHERS MEET AT INSTITUTE Annual Rural Teachers Institute Is Held Here Today The annual Adams county rural t-a< Iters' institute opened this morning tn the Uneoln «hool In city with C. E Striker, count/ m hool superintendent. In charge. W E. A«turn hurt of Flora wa« the spraknr at the close of the morning sea-don. speaking to thteachers previous to the lunch hour Thia afternoon the 'eachera will go to the auditorium of th-- new junior-senior high school, whermoving pictures will be shown and other work discussed Practically every teach- r of th* rural school system was in attend mice at the session thia morning and all are egpectel to return for the afternoon program ' The afternoon session win start at 1 o'clock and will clone late thia afternoon No session will be held 'oUigiU.

To Die In ( hair R*B ii R Jerry Mangaini. identified by Mr* Sam Schindler of Berne as Hie killer of \nlhony Michaud of Hern.- last Vugust Friday night wx* lonvuted liy a juty in ttimInal < <mrt of lhe slaying of Harty Francois, Chhago polin-mati The verdict carries th.- death penalty REPORT SOVIET TROOP ACTION Stockholm Reports Say Finnish Positions Are Threatened <’«i|s-i>hagi-n. Jan IS (UP* — 1’,.-- reports from Sto. kholm said today that llua*ian troops were in action against Finnish forces 2* mile* west of Salla, in central Finland and that Finnish posltjou* there w.-re threatened Stis kholm dispatches to the ll< rliliske- Aftimavlss said that the Huasian*. moving against Fhtns on <h<- n-ntra! front, had reached a erVl Tin- refs.if indicated that at point within 13 miles of Keintja th.- wast of Finland Hu*sian troop* had penetrated deeper than had been reported earlier Fiunisli pre** dispatches said today that 2" person*, mostly women wen- estimated io have liven killed in Russian air raid* on south Finnish town* yesterday and that more than I" person* were wound ed Tin- < usually estimate <am>from newspaper* at Tammerfors Tainperei Towns laimls-d im hid <-d Salo, laihtl, Abo . Turku >. Haum<> Bj<>ernborg. Hingve and Riihimaekt, it wa» aaserted. Sever* damag. wa« reported and it was asserted that numerous house* w.-re burned or otherwise destroy , ed ('ommunh atlon* to Helsinki were bad 10-.a.i-e of the rupture of a , . aide, whether by air bomb* or not was tinktii.wit Stolholm reported , that only .me Im. was working , from then- to Helsinki ( Telepiumji advice* to St.u kholm , from Alm reported 'hut three Ru*. , siatt atiplatie* wet.- »h..t down by Finnish anti-aircraft gunner* ye»- , terday Nobody was killed in the taid on Alm. it wa* said. I.ul num t-rous t’ers.ms were Injur, -.1 Hev. ( vial house* were damaged by in ( i endiaiy bonths, it was said

\ national Tidetide Him kliulm dispatch reported that a thaw has succeeded th<- bitter told on the Holla front in Finland and that in consequent e Finnish ski patrols w«-it- handicapped Tht Russians seemed to have profited by the thaw to attempt an I attack on the Petaamo fur northern front, the dispatch said, but there was no indication whether It was ,i serious one tin the mtd-Flnland front. In the I Kiihitio »<-ctnr south of HonmussalI mi. the Finns were reported to i have penetrated as far as 10 miles iioNTINt'Kn ON PAGE THREE) o French And German Troops Trade Shots i —— - Parts, Jan |3 il'pi French I and German troops In th- lines ( along the quiet Rhine front engaged in a brisk but ruthless due! with heavy and light machine guns today. military Informants said The fire was regarded as a sign that t-n»per were hud, os the guns are unable to damage the strong case mates along the front German artillery aa reported active along the western front and It i • was said that French and German ' reconimiaaanee planes flew over , each other * unltory. ( i

Price Two Cents.

Jerry Mangano, Named I As Anthony Michaud Killer, Convicted By Jury In Chicago Court. DEATH IN ( HAIR Pndiably th-- second last i-hopt'-r I in the ruthless killing of agiil Anthony Michaud at Berne last August was written Friday evening in a t'hieago courtroom When Jerry Mangan-., ><-ar-.ld Chicago gunman. jiomttively identified a* Michaud* syai- r, was found guilty of the *Uying of Policeman Harry Franco!* in thut city November 2». The last i Inrpt-T will lie written when Mangaßo goes to the electric I chair tn pay for the life <g Francois. I whu h he took with a bulb-t throng t the officer's h.-art as th>- uniform- ■ d man walked up to question I.mi in a Windy City west side park, A jury of four women and eight in- n. wit.i lot.l earlier in the day heard Mangano »uy in the name .old. ruthb-s* temperim.-iit hi- disphi <-1 in killing Francois ami iMu bund. Jis- (referring to Jo-eph Rttssano. a nuMidv r of the gun gang) *aid ’let him have it.’ and I did. ' needed but three hour* and a half to return the verdict The first ballot was eight to four for the l-d-ath penalty and the third IlgllOUitalo Began), who i« thought to lie tit.- . ottxisinion of Mangano when he slew Micltuud while robbing hint at hl* filling station and fruit market in Berne previously pl-ad- d guilty to killing Francois He I* awaiting seiit.-n«<- Jos-ph Russano, th<- third gangs’vr, I* awaiting trial. Half a hunderd guard* were polled in <h- court room of Judge .1 >hn (Sb..-t*i>-> when the v.-rdi.l w.i • a l. Tin; tv |*il.|cemvh and 2" dep utie* stisid guard aft.-r earching for weapon. p to-,,- v lu. crowded into lhe courtroom. Mangano's povse wa* shaken momentarily a* he h-ard the verdict H • *hm>der;sl and turned pah- Hi* •tiieth- - M:- Ro«<- .Mangam- who had attHmpted «ui< id- when her wen w.i* arrested. Mond silent MrFrancois, widow of the slam cop. stood by her two children. Donuld. ng- two and Ikirtiara, ag»»d four, and w.-pt quietly Afterward, -he fhanke-d the jury for fair verdict Four -dfn -t guaid.-'f Mr- M- >• gano an<l Mr* Francois Start* Crime Early Mangano titHr'.-d hi* carer, of crime t.irly ID- w.i* air.-st.-.l is times before he wa* 17 years old. H- »•< ano- a cop-hater at 1* wh<-t an officer shot and k.l!<-d his companion. Ikm Priori, when Mangutoi and Priori w> r.- fleeing in a stolen car Mangano escaped with pr.itMilion, but January 27 1937 was sent to the Bri 1.-w.-ll for larc- nv. On Decrwnbrr 1. 11*29, Mr* Sam Schindler of Berne the only witn. «< to tie- e«ca[s- of th- M>ch*<il-I slayer, stood in th.- .me t hi. ago lourtr.xan In which Mangano was found guilty yneeterday, and positively identified him as Michaud’* killer. It wa« he. «h<- declared positively who walk-I Into the fruit ns.rket and flllhiK stahon early mi Hemorning <i( Augu*t ;•*. ralrf»-d Michaud of a money <a< k and one po. krnbook. and then ruthlessly pumped two imll.-t* into hl* Iseli front i

e* iinw HI" irf|i tlt'lll .« 'ts -nllbre revolver, fie ing in e. car that stod outsM Had Mongano been freed by the jury tn the Chicago slaying, hwould have be ii extradited and turned here to stand trial ! u th Michaud - itig Whether or not Bengali! Will b>* definitely Itnpixwted In tile II 111 - killing Is protdomaiicil If Man* gano should talk while awaiting elect roc iM lon or If Beganl while awaiting sentence. admits his |si tivrpaiioti m itie crane. he would Ih- reiuttied here, if given his freedom In the riiimgo -laying, which is consider- ,J unlikely To date no word has been received by police officials thtit either of the pair has admitted any part <K the Berne rob-b-ry slaying Mrs X* hindler's identification of Manga no. however, has satisfied city county and state police authorities ■ - »— - - Belgium Taking Defense Measures Brussels, Jan. 13 —<U.ffy- An official communique disclosed today that "certain measures'' were taken yaaterday Details were withheld but II was understood that precautions might have been taken in the German IrouUer atea.