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Seeks Office J Mr. Ruth llolllnKttworth, A damn .•oenty recorder nlnce January 1. Itil, today announced she would noek re.nomlnatlon on the Democratic tlck.'t at the May primary JERRY MANGANO IS SENTENCED TO DIE FEB. 23 Alleged Berne Slayer Sentenced To Die In Chicago For Slaying Chicago, Jan. 19 <U.R) Jerry Mangano. 21. wan aenlen.-rd today by criminal nrtirt Judae John Slmrlmro Io die in the electric chair Feb. 2.1 for the alayina lant Sm. 20 of policeman Harry Francola, lie wan convicted Jan 12 Mangano appeared dejected aa he heard the sentence County Jail attendants said he had been on a threa-meal hunger strike before appearing for aentence Meantime J.«eph Rnnaano. an amateur boxer, war on trial In criminal court aa ona of two alleged accomplices of M.tpgano in the slaying. , Francois wan shot and killed as he interrupted three men who were rohMaur a <-oaple hi a parked rar. Italo Regan,, third member of the gang, has pleaded guilty and will lie sentenced following lliiaaano’a trial Named •erne Killer ' Mangano. named above to die Feb 23. has been poaltlvely identified aa the slayer of Anthony Michaud. Rente service station and fruit market attendant, at Berne last August Identification of Mangano was made by Mrs. Ham Sehlndler. of Berne, who pointed out Matigano an the Michaud slayer In a Chicago court room last December I Mr and Mrs Rchindler live above the service station where Michaud wgs employed Mrs. Bchlndler was the only person in Herne to obtain a glimpse of Michaud's slayer at the holdup staged early on the morning of August 2k Hhe saw Mangano leave the filling station and enter an auto containing another man. She did not obtain a , view of Mr.ng>'.o'a accomplice. From an unusually accurate deecflption given by Mrs Schindler. Walter LeHeyne. Ind Una state police officer, drew an art let's conrmwTtMT’stn n» e.nw rtVB~ OAMA6E SUIT GOES TO JURY Fuhrman Suit Against Insurance Company Given To Jury An Adams circuit court jury late thia afternoon was pondering over the contract suit of Charles N. Fuhrman against the Kcbn Tornado insurance company of Jafferson township. Wells county The jury received the case at 2 :lt o'clock this afternoon and began dellbers.lons at once, aftei being Instructed by Judge J. Fred FruchU. The trial waa resumed this afternoon with the Instructions from the court after recessing for the noon hour." Before the noon hour, closing arguments of attorneys were heard In the case, which opened Monday morning with presentation of evidence Attorney Vincent Kelley opened the plaintiffs argument which waa < loeed by D. Burdens Custer in rebuttal to defease attorney Hubert R McClenaban's argument tn bls snlt Fuhrman asked 2233 for damage allegedly done to bls property, purportedly insured by 'he company during a windstorm ion March U. IM3.

SABOTAGEPLOT IS PROBED IN GREAT BRITAIN Fire Os Mysterious Origin Occurs Near Scene Os Explosion Umdon. Jan. it (U.pj Fire of mysterious origin occurred during th.- night at an electrical engineering factory near the Waltham Abbey royal gunpowder works, it waa disclosed today, aa secret operatives of the war office Intelligence and Scotland Varda crack , criminal investigators took emerg-: ency precautions throughout the lotmtry against a suspected sabotage plot. The electrical plant fire occurr-1 •■d at Enfield, live miles from Waltham Abl>ey, acene of a gigantic explosion yesterday The fire I waa brought under control within ' an hour and did small damage but Il stimulated the Investigation of reports of a big sabotage plot against British war fa< lories. Kcolland Yard chiefs held a secret conference al the gunpowder works thia morning as local gossips bugged reports that the explosion had been due either to (lermac agents or communists. It waa understood that there had heen th-ee attempts al sabotage at the Wv’ltham Abbey plant le-fore yesterday.- blast. Anonymous Inh.rniation had been received t»y authorities tha'accidents might happen" al Waitham Abhey and other k- v war plants and that Scotland Yard operatives had le-en questioning hundreds of employes during the last week. Authorities were understood to be prepared to 10-lleve that either German salmtage agents or operatives of the so-called "Irish Rephullcan army." outlawed botn here and In Ireland, might have been responsible Information as to the alleged plans foi a aalaitage plot was that its would-be tierpet rotors wery desperate men and that police who W'OWTTMXtWT' OW l-sttw PCM llt I EIRE DESTROYS HOME THURSDAY Richard Evans Residence At Pleasant Mills Is Destroyed The Pleasant Mills residence of Mr. and Mrs Richard Evans was completely destroyed by fire last night, while- the couple was at- ' tending th- county basketball tourney at the Pleasant Mills school It Is believed that the fire was caused by an overheated stov ■ or flue Mr Evans stated that he and his wife- checked the fin- lie/ore leaving tor the game The Decatur fire departmen* waa summoned, but was almost powerless because of the lack of water. Nearby cisterns were all ' dry and the severe cold frastra*<-d attempts ot hurriedly formed bucket brigades to extinguish the Mate A new electric refrigerator and Move, and all furniture In the upstairs morns of the home were consumed In the Hate. The nmtae. Itself, was burned to the gn-und. Mr. Evans stated that no part of the loss waa covered by insurance. Firemen aided by volun.eera, prevented the blase from spread- . ing to the Glen M< Millen home, nest door The McMillen gsrage caught fire, but the blase was checked before It created nuch damage Firemen were forced to 1 constantly throw water 'roni Imckets »nd cream cans onto the McMillen home to keep It from burning A huge crowd wltnessel the fire. The basketball game In progress at the gymnasium was tCONTINIfKD ON PAGB THREKI .........I— < ———— Berne Fire Cause* Slight Damage Today Only slight damage estimated at leas than »2«*. was caused by fire at the Orel Davison home In Beroo this morning The flames believed started by an overheated stove, were quickly extlngllshed by the Berne fire department. 0 ■ — Weather Cause* Party Postponement The public party which was to , have been given at the American ’ legion home by the auxiliary this evening has been postponed due to the extremely cold weather.

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Ah Murphy Takes Court Oath . President Roosevelt watches with interest as Frank Murphy, former I'. H. attorney general, lakes the oath of office as new associate justhe of the I'. H. supreme <otirt In the White House in Washington. Justice Stanley Heed Is at the right

BUSCHE NAMED TOASTMASTER Ernest W. Bunche To Be ToaMmaMter At Short Course Banquet E W Btische. of near Monroe, well known Adams county farmer ' president of the Central Beet ■ Otowers association and president of 'he Decatur Rotary club, has ' le-n chosen toastmaster of the an-' nual (aimers banquet to Ih- held here this year In connection with the Purdue short course February 1 13. 14 and IS » The banquet Is to Ih- the closing I feature ol the short course pro , . gram and will he held in the eve < nlng on Thursday. February 16. Hen Maxelin, president of the! I Adams county crop Improvement aasocUllmi. will distribute the,-five-acre corn cluh medals Homer I Arnold, vice president of the Ad- - atna < ottnty dairy herd Improve-1 mem association, will distribute , the dairy herd and bull medals Hbnry Dehner, president c,f the Adams county horse improvement assoi latlon will present the horse - medals In addition. Sylvan llabegger of! near Berne la to Ih- crowned new ! corn king of Adams county and will receive the possession of th" | I county corn trophy for one year., , Ills average yield of 13< bushels I i to the acre set an all-time county ! record. > The Ed Neuhauaer trophy to th-- , owners of the heat pure bred Belgian brood mare in the county I , will be given to Calvin l.iechty w : r Hon. , At the meeting Thursday night, j J the directors of the short course. I George Krick. E W Btische and , I. E Archie,ld. were present. Also . In attendance were the officers of 1 tCONTINVWD ON PAOB THHKCI | » ' DISTRIBUTION ■ MADE OF FUNDS I - '■■■■""- — Auditor Makes Distribution Os Fund* To School Unit* County auditor Victor Eicher has completed the distribution of 14.571.17 of common st-hool and con-1 , gressional school fund Interest , among the school units In the conn- , IF I The common school fund amount- ’ ed to 14.109.74 and the congressional fund. 1482. U. The county 16.421 56 to the state and received . imck 54.10 k 74 of the common , school interest. Auditor Eicher stated that the , common school fund now totaled 5106.430>6 The congressional fund totals 6i1.613.V4 and the permanent endowment kind 55.354 17. The d st ri but ion waa made In the following amounts to the lownI ships and school hoards in Deca- , tur and Berne as follows: Townships: Vnion. 61X744. Root. 5273.- . 61; Preble, 53171». Kirkland. S2M - 35: Washington. «31«»4 St. , Mary's. 5250 33; Blue Creek. Utt.54 Monroe. 6435 55; French. 6137.34: Hartford. S2I7M; Wahaab. 347524; Jefferson. 615006; Barns. 3364.66; Decatur. 61.065. M. I The common school fund Is made on a per capita basis of the numI tier of school children, while tha i congressional school fund Interest t is based on the principal of the ■ fund held hy the different town-j . ships.

C’ity U*gal Notice PubliHhed Today The legal notice to bidders that the Imard of public works and safety wil Ireceive sealed proposal! on furnishing a new Imller and 'other equipment at the city light and [tower plant, on February 8. I» published In today's Itaily Democrat. Hid* will Im- received up until 10 A. M The engineer's estimate of the (toiler and stoker and other equipment Is 6127 "On The city has let the coiitracts for the new 5.000 K W turbine and condenser ax units of the half-million dollar improvement being made at the municipal plant. FIRST OFFICE | SEEKER NAMED — ■ '■ I"Mr*. Ruth HolliniCMWorth Seek* Renomination Ah County Recorder Mrs. Ruth Hollingsworth, imum bent county recorder, today announced her candidacy for re-nom-unation on the Democratic ticket in ’the primary election next May Mrs. Hollingsworth In the first to announce candidacy for any ofjfice Hhe wan first nominated to the office in the May primary In 1536 over four other candidates for the 'Democratic nomination In the fall election that year, she was elected i Adams county recorder by a substantial majority over Preston Bwbar. Geneva, the Republican \ nominee Rhe has capably served In the county recorder's office since January 1. 1537. Mrs. Hollingsworth was horn and reared in southern Adams county. She lived In Geneva for a time, moving to Decatur about 14 years ago Her husl-and. the late Hart Hollingsworth, nerved as county sheriff for four years Hhe is a member of the First Methodist church here, of the eastern Htar lodge and the Pythian Histers. Hhe was recently ele, ted president of the Decatur Historical idab. an office which she will assume in Heptember Mrs. Hollingsworth and her two children Edwin H Kaufman and Betty Jean Hollingsworth, teside at 323 Houth First street. Edwin baa served ax deputy recorder since his 'mother first *.ook office and nine-year-old Betty Jean attends classes at the Lincoln school Mrs. Hollingsworth has been prominent In Democratic circles In the ; county and has always been an ac- ; five worker In the party. < —■ Life Termer Auk* For New Trial Noblesville. Ind . Jan 15 —<UJ!) - Robert Heather. 22. serving a life sentence In the state prison on charge of assault and battery with intent to kill, today bad filed a petition for a writ of error coram nobis before Judge Cassius M Gentry In Hamilton circuit court. He charged that he was led to plead guilty to the charge before he had given* the matter serious consideration and without having a lawyer to advise him He aak«d a new trial. Heather waa accused of shooting Mrs Franm Oifford. by whom he waa employed, when she refused him the use of the family car. He claimed In the petition that he slipped and fell and that his I weapon was aecfdentally discharged.

Senator Borah Reported Near Death At Washington; Doctor Extends No Hope Os Recovery

FINN SOLDIERS STILL FORCING BACK RUSSIANS Bloody Battles Continue In Weather 68 Devrees Below Zero 'By Webb Miller) Helsinki. Finland. Jan. 19. <u.P) Finnish soldiers, fighting in the bitterest cold In generations, continue to hammer back on the Salla front the last Red army column which had petietati-d any distance into the country, reports from the front said today. The Russians were reported to be resisting stubbornly in an effort to avoid i omplelr envelopment and threatened annihilation by the fast moving Finnish ski units which are haraxsltfg them. In the last (ew days the Finns had beaten back the Russians more than 30 miles toward the frontier, in temperatures as low aa 4* degres Ih-|ow zero Fahrenheit. By their present operation, which continues, th*- Finns had parried th" last threat by Russian isilumns toward the top of the Gulf of Bothnia a movement which was Intended to <ut th*- vital FinlandSweden railroad, cut th*- country In two, and stop the flow of supplies to Finland from abroad The Russian thrust had paovtrated. in the first weeks of the war, down the cross country roads from northeast of Rovaniemi toward th" Important city and their main objective. Torneaa on the gulf, before the Finns could concentrate sufficient defense (or- es. By the time the Itnaaians had reached almost . to the half way point across narrow mid Finland they were in s dangerously extended position along a single road, more than 150 miles from their main supply base on the LeningradMurmansk railroad After i oncentrating their forces, th*- Finns drove against the long Russian column from deep forests at many points day and night, it is now d Ist lowed, and at times cut off big detachments for days from their line of supply With < harat terlstlc brevity last night's official communique devoted only three lines to what Finns here tCONTIXI'ED ON PAGE THREKJ - 0 —— Catholic School* Closed For Feaat The St. Joseph's grade and Decatur Catholic high schools were closed today in observance of the feast of Ht. Agnes, patron Saint of the order of Sisters of St. Agnes. Classes will Ih- resumed Monday GEORGEW.AUER TALKS TO CLUB G. E. Official Speaks On Vocational Guidance To Rotarians George W Auer, planning engi- ■ neer at the Decatur works of the 1 General Electric company, delivered a highly Interesting and in--1 structlve discourse on vocational guidance service at the weekly ' meeting of the Decatur Rotary ' club Thursday evening at the Rice hotel Mr Auer la chairman of the vocational guidance council of the Rotary club, which la planning acl five assistance to sch**ol students In selecting their life work Vocational guidance, the speaker said, may be define/ as the giving of information, counsel and eg perlence which will aid an Individual In choosing, preparing (or. entering upon and progressing In a recognised occupational 11-’eh-hood Vocational education, train Ing and placement (requrrtly th,night of aa activities Independ ent of vocational guidance, am all phases of the major problem The main objective of th" vocatloaal guldam* council. Mr. Auer atated. is to help youth understand himself bls limitations as well as bls strengths, in order that he might avoid unsuccessful , competition and may direct Ills | efforts toward achievable goals Or. Io atate It another way. h n tOOMJOfUKD QM FJUIB IHKBBJ

SHORT COURSE HOLDS INTEREST interesting Program Being Worked Out For Short Course Here Hundreds of town und lountry men and women, who are beginning to l*>am of u huge occasion In which all people of the county will be greatly Interested, are looking forward with ,-ugernexH to Tuesday and Wednexday, February 13 and 14. when Purdue's agricultural extension service will cooperate with local organizations and leaders. In putting on a short course in agriculture and horn*- economics. plus a great display of local talent and a huge goodwill gettogether lianquet. These significant days should tie marked in every calendar for these are to In- very outstanding days in the educational and social experience of this region City and country. Jointly and cooperatively will wotk up and put on what In regarded ax one of the outstanding events of years In this part of the state The local committees having the short lourxe In chatge, are very enthusiastic and very hopeful of large support for the short course from the general public over Ad ams and nelghlmring countries. A* tomodatlons for the various phases of the affair are ample and those who attend may expect a warm welcome, convenience and comfort throughout The short course will he held at Decatur and will be an affair ot three phases. 14 periods or nearly 20 hours of instruction In soils and crops improvement, dairying food and nutrition, and textiles and ~*CONTINL'Kri GN PAOB PIVMJ YEAR’S RELIEF COSTREPORTED County Auditor Compile* Relief For County For Past Year The Washington township poor relief fund stood at 39.497.74 in the red on December 31. 1939. the records In the office of Victor Eicher. comity auditor show For 12 months of 1939. beginning with the bills paid in January of that year and Im luding those of last November, which were allowed In December, the township expended 627.849 36 The township started 1939 with a deficit of 53,480.72 and received from the tax levy. 321.832.28. leaving an overdraft of 39 497 74 at the end of the year. The 1939 poor relief expenditures In the 12 townships total. 34** 127 17 Next to Washington township, which Includes the < Ity of Decatur, Ht Mary's township has the largest expenditure for the same period This township spent 52.326.42 Knot township wax next with an expenditure of 62.236.43. Frwnch township had an overdraft of 647.68 at the end of the year It waa th*- only township liesides Washington that was In the red. However, its *-x|>enditures were under the receipts, which reduced its deficit at the beginning of the year from 3138.17 to 347 ok. The report of the poor relief funds prepared by Mr. Eicher show the following The first figure la the butene* or deficit at the beginning of 1939. the second figure Includes the receipts from taxation, the third Hat being the expenditures for the yoar and the last total the condition of the (und on January 1. I94o; t'nlon. balance Jan 1. 1939. 31.324.82. re<-elpts. 590 X 10; disbursehursemenis. 3961.41: balance. 31,283 51 Root. 3627 97. 31.762.81; 32,236.43; 5160 36 Preble. 3686.64: 3439 29; 3242 28; 3863 45 Kirkland 31.296 33; 37 68. 31,. (CONTIMUBD OM PAGM Fl VW ——,o HolincHK AhHociation Will Meet Sunday The monthly meeUng of th* Adams county bollnoaa association will be bald at tbe Frlsnda church In Monro* Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock. R*v. V. 0. Priddy ot Marion will be th* apaakar Bpeclal mu,63c will be provided.

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Veteran G. 0. P. Senator Is Growing Weaker Os Hemorrhage Suffered Tuesday Morning. ABANDON HOPE Washington, Jan. 19—(U.P'*~ A bulletin issued from Sen. Borah's apartment at 2:46 o'clock EST thia afternoon, stated that the veteran Republican senator was steadily growing weaker. Washington. Jan. 19 (U.RJ — Hen. William E. Bornh. It. Idaho, was weakening today in his fight forfllfe against the cerebral hemorrhage which struck him Tuesday morning. Miss Cora Rubin, the 74-yearold senator's secretary for more than 30 years, announced at 9:36 a in. thai the senator was grow lag weaker While there wax Hille perceptible .change In Borah's condllinu, he was losing strength, His physicians continued to Iterate th.it there was tto hope for the veteran statesman's recovery. "1 do not know whi-thet th*- senator has resi tied a crisis in lux illness,'' Miss llublit said. "All I can say Is that he lx very, very critically ill and lx growing weaker." Borah wax xtrlcketi with a cerebral hemorrhage Tuesday morning He has been in a coma sime. His personal physician said there was "no hope whatever "' Th** capital, in which he hM lieeu a familiar figure since he first came to the senate in 1907. hoped and prayed for a mlra* In and his recovery Congressional work was virtually slopped Senators and i-ongresa. men many o( whom have disagr«ed vigorously with Horah on natiimal and International affair* could talk of little but the Mildden illness of the man lhey had affectionately railed “the Idaho Lion" Many walked through opltol corridors with tears In their eyes Not since Woodrow Wilson lay ueat death in the winter of 1934 has the capital from the president down to government clerk* — been so auddened hy the critical lllnelis of a political figure During the night there were no reports from Borah’s le-d.-ld* at which Mrs Borah known here as ''Little Borah," waited (or what appeared to Ih- Inevitable leath. The last millet In. Issmxt by |>r. Worth Daniels, Borah's [lersoual physician at 9:25 p tn . last night was that the veteran senator's condition was urn hanged He has had only a few minute* of < ons< lousness since 1 p m. yesterday at* term Min Daniels said, and there "still Is no hope whatever for Ills recovery." Daniels believed then tha' death was only a matter of hours. Two nurses and a doctor w-m with Borah constantly But no reporta are being given out at his home in an apartment hous*- near Rock Creek Park where he was str liken Earlier reports were issued at the senator's office hy his secretary. Miss Cora Rubin. Bui Miss Rubin closed the office ■bout midnight and went home. The news of Borah's critical illness stunned the capital early yesterday Inasmuch as the senator ;CONTINVED ON PAGE THHEKt" LODGE INSTALLS NEW OFFICERS Red Men Lodge Os Deca* tur InntallH New Officers Here Newly elected officers ussutnod - their duties this week in local Poem align Trib*- No 203. Impmv.il ■ Order of Red Men. Frank Au rand Is the aachem. ruling officer In the lodge, with Etep> ett Vents and Haymond Hakes an - senior and junior aagamore. reg. pectlvely. The prophet of the lodge la J ft, Brelner. A. N. Hilton la keeper ot racorda and aaala and J. M Bretq- ’ *r la k**p*r aad coltector of xrai* pun. 0. W. Brown ha* b««n Inatalluff i as trustee and Walter Uster a* I aanap I Approximately a score of men*. ■ bers ot the local Red Men lodge *b tended a meeting of the Pocabotv .tea ordar in Fort Wayuu teat night,