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“Viceroy” of Britain G Mb Ernst Bohle Aeeordlng lo reports. Adolf llhl.-r already has pieked hi, "vlt eroy of Britain" to rale If and when tiermany win, the war lie I, llrlllahImrn Krnat Wilhelm ItoliP- M, plrtnred almve. INSTITUTES TO OPEN TOMORROW First In Series Os Farmers Institutes Opens Wednesday The serie, o| annual farmers’ Institutes in Adams county opens Wednesday with the Hartford township institute at the Hartford township high school. The next meeting will Ire the Herne Institute, held at the community building in that town on Thursday. Pehmary 1. On Friday. February ! the t'nlon township Institute will Ire held at the Immanuel Lutheran church in Cnlon township On Tuesday. February fi the Hoo» township institute will be held at the Monmouth high '< h«M»i On Wednesday. February 7 the Kirkland township institute will Ire held at the Kirkland high m hool and on Thursday. February ». th» Kt. Mary's township institute will laheld at the Pleasant Mill, high school The last of the Institute, in the county will be held in Monroe for Monroe township on Friday. February 9 The annual Adams county corn show will la- held at Monroe in connection with this Institute Russell O Reiff, of Burnetts rille and Mra L. D. Vannice of Danville, will ire the speakers at the first three institutes in Hartford. Berne and I'nion township, Mrs. E Huy Collins and L O. Chasey will Ire the speakers at the latter four institutes, namely. Root. Kirkland. St. Mary's and Monroe. Brown Funeral-Rites Wednesday Morning Funeral services will be held Wednesday morning at 9 o'< lock at the St. Mary's Catholic church for Mrs. Georgia Brown, who died Monday at her home in Fort Waynr. Rev. J. J. Beimetx will officiate and burial will be in the Ht Joseph r emetery The name of the deceased's mother. Mrs. J. B Meibers. was unintentlottally omitted from the Hat of survivors published Monday INTEREST CROWS IN PRIMARIES Additional Candidates Are Expected To Announce Soon With reglatration at the county cierk'a office intenatfying and persona either announcing or signify Ing their Intentions of announcing candidacies, interest in the May primary here Is Increasing dally although the voting day is still three months away. Two have anhonneed that they will seek nominations In the primary. while several others have indicated that they would announce soon Bevan nomhires may be named by each party In the primary elections hare early in May. Nominees are to he named, to the following oftees; prosecuting attorney. county aheri*. county treasurer, county recorder, county surveyor, county commissioner from third district and county commlMioner from second district. In addition to these, delegates i to the Republican and Democratic i etale conventions will be named |i

HUGE SLASH IN FARM AID FUND BY COMMITTEE Houne Committee Makes Unprecedented Slash In Funds Washington, Jan .10 <u.P) — The hourn- appropriation, commit-1 tee today approved an unprece-j dented slash In farm aid fund, in the face of a declaration by secretary of agriculture Henry A Wallace. that the economy drive perils, agricultural well being When the committee got through, the bill for IP4I amounted to les, than half of this year's appropriation A strong drive in both the house, and senate to vote additional farm fund, wa, certain. The measure called for $614.39*..!M for the fiscal year slatting next July I -a reduction of $66*,-j *4O 159 below spending tor the current yeat and 11.54.530.2G1 le„ than President Roosevidt had recommended The action brought saving, in five supply bills placed before i congress so far this year to |3*f.about twothlrd, of the |4(a.000,ooo that economy advocates are trying to chop from the budget so as to avoid action ont Mr. Roosevelt', request for new taxes. o- ' I.oral Man’s Sister Dies At Huntington Mrs. Harriet M. Teeple-Rose, sister of David F. Teeple of this city, died al 9 o'< lock Tuesday night at her home. 2119 East Sabine straat in Huntington She wa, the daughter of Thoma, and D«-lany Teeple and wa, Ironi in Willshire. Ohio. The ls>dy wa, taken to the Bailey funeral home In Huntington, whet* funeral services will be held Thursday morning at Ht o'clock. Rev. J W Roach officiating The body will be brought to the Decatur cemetery, for burial. COLD WAVE IS SNAPPED HERE Mercury Rises To 2# Degrees Above Zero At Noon Today Decatur and community today were "liasking" In the warmest temperatures of the pas' half a month The thermometer on the front of the Daily Democrat building this noon registered 28 degrees above gero the highest temperature since January 16 On that day the mercury reached 26 degree, above gero at 2 o'< lock In the afternoon. The day previous the thermometer reached 34 degrees above lieforu It started downward during the night. It wa, shortly after that date when the menury tumbled, finally going to sub-aero A continuance in the respite from the cold weather was believed assured with the early morning prediction of the weatherman that Wednesday would lie "somewhat wanner " This prediction was (hanged slightly this afternoon, however, when slightly colder weather was forecast for tonight The prediction is warmer weather for Wednesday afternoon - — Notre Dame Glee Club At Portland Sunday! The Notre Dame glee club will present a concert at the Portland high school auditorium Sunday evening. February 4 at 8 o'dock, under the auspices of the Immai nlate Conception church pariah of that «’i<r The glee duh consists of about Ml voices and the program will consist of claaalt-al. negro spirituals and the Notre l»ame victory march. Ticketa are selling for 50 lent, a Capping Ceremonies Are Held For Nurse* Capping ceremonies were held at the Deaconeaa hospital in Cincinnati. Ohio. Sunday evening, with four Adam, county girls taking part In the ceremony, symbolic of the end of the probation period. The Adams county students are i Miss Virginia Shady. Ruth Orether. Mary and Ethel Worthman. Rev. I David Orether and wife and daugh- I ter Orace. Mra. Gladys Peck. Ern- i eat and Lewis WortUuisn attended < , the ceremony. I 1

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Given 20 Years lulo Beganl, 16. was sentenced in Chicago Monday lo 2* years as .in accomplice in the murder of Harry Francois. Chicago policeman Jerry Mangano. scheduled to die February 23 for the murder, ha, been identified as the killer of Anthony Michaud. Berne. Inst August. ITALO DECANI IS SENTENCED Third Member Os Mangano Gang I* Sentenced To 20 Years Halo Beganl. 16. third member of a trio charged with the murder of park policeman Harry Franco!, at Chicago November 20. yesterday afternoon was sentenced by Judge John Sliarliaro of the Chicago criminal court to serve 20 years in the llllonls state penitentiary Jerry Mangano. 22. trigger man in the slaying. Is under sentence of death In the electric chair February 23. and Joseph Russano. 19, wa, convicted and sentemed to life imprisonment Mangano while held In prison a. Chicago, was definitely idetitifieu by Mr,. Sam Hchindb-r as the slayer of Antony Michaud Berne fruit market and service station attendant in the hotdup-killing in that town last August Judge Sliarliaro. in passing sentence on Hegani Monday, stated that the youth's age and the fact he apparently was not Involved a, deeply as Mangano and Rusnano in the policeman'* slaying, led to the ( lighter sentence. Russano was sentenced to life 'when evidence revealed he shouted an order to shoot the officer to Mangano Adam, county and state authorities have indicated previously the possibility that Bengani may have lieeW Mangano', companion at the time of the Heme •laying Mrs. Hihindler wa unable to identify Began), howtier. a, Mangano', companion ws» seated In an auto outside the station and she was unable to see him clearly. ( hunge Ik Made In Loan Company Office Charles Kile, of Bluffton, has assumed the managership of the Loral laran company here, formerly held by Ralph King Mr Kile is married and the father of one child, a daughter. They are moving to this city. PORTLAND MAN HURT IN CRASH Truck Driver Escape* Serioux Injury In ColliNion An almost head-on truck crash south of Berne shortly before noon today resulted in arrest and Injury for Ora K Stephens. Portland truck driver. Mthepen,' one and one-half ton truth collided with a pick-up truck, driven by Forrest Corbin of Columbia City, aa Stephens applied the brakes on his truck lu an effort to slow up for a third truck ahead. He told Officer Russell Prior, who Investigated, that his truck slid into the path of the oncoming Corbin vehicle. He was arrested by Officer Prior because he did not have a driver’s license Stephens was lacerated about the head and face but the Injuries were superficial The Stephens truck was almost completely demolished, the officer stated, and the other truck was badly damaged. The officer stated that ley pavements were the direct cause of the crash. The accident occurred one mile south of Berne on federal road >7.

1,400 RUSSIAN TROOPS KILLED BY FINN FIRE — Artillery, Plane And Infantry Attacks Cause Heavy Losses With Finnish Field Artillery. | Jan .10 'U.S) com entrati-d Finnish artillery fire and attacks against marching Red army col- ■ utnn, were reported by Finn, today to have klil'-d an estimated j 1.218) to 1,400 Russian troops Finnish artillery wa* aynchron-l | ixed with airplane operations and infantry attacks, according to the Finnish claim*, to wipe out one marching company of Russian* The same style of triple attack* was reported in Finnish adviceto have shattered and dispersed a column of about Nntt men. Meanwhile, there wa* heavy bombardment along the igthmus front and advice* to Held headriuartrs said that hospital* and train, were overtaxed as a result of operations northeast of laike I luidoga Rtolld Russian Infantrymen, wave upon wave. *li)| threw themselves against the Finn* northeast of the lake in a weakening attempt to flank the Mannerhelm Hut the Finns were counterattacking at selected points and It appeared a* If at any moment the Initiative might pass to them The Finn* estimated that th' Russian* hud lost more men than in any single engagement of he war. They regarded the offensive, one in which the Russian, had poured men and materials without stint, a* definitely a failure and they seemed confident tha they would emerge triumphant It was estimated that the l.u*. (eoNTTMDBn ON pan kriv» > ~ Red Men Will Meet Wednesday EveninK The Improved Order of Bed Men will meet In Red Men's hall Wed- ' nesday evening at 7: Id o'clock" All member, are urged lo be present ‘PEEPING TOM' IS FINED HERE Albert Spencer Is Fined After Being Caught Monday Night Albert Spencer. 19. of Kekionga street, wa, fined fl and cost* this afternoon in city court by Mayor Forrest Klxey when he pleaded guilty to a charge of window peeping Spencer wa, arrested by Officer Roy Chilcote last night He was allegedly peeping Into the residence of Fr<-d Engle on Rtigg street. The officer wa* summoned and caught hint. When questionecl by the officer he admitted peeping Into four or five re >lden<e» in that community in the past three or fentr weeks. Including the Charles Hltc residence, the Engle residence and the Brown residence on Grant street He admitted the offense* again [when questioned by the (inirt and Jama* Border*, police chief. He alio admitted that he wa* on |>a role from Pendleton reformatory al present, having been sentenced there lot stealing a battery. He wan uusble to give a reason for | the window peeping when questioned Raaldeuta of that community had reported a "Peeping Tom " several times to local police in the p*st few week. Credit Amioriation To Meet W ednesday The sixth annual meeting of the Muncie Production Credit Association will be held at the Y. W. C. A.. In Muncie Wednesday. This meeting is of much importance to the members of thia association in aa much a* It give* them an opportunity lo better understand the working, of the aanoclatlon and exercise their privilege m It's management The terms of two directors will expire at thia time and it will be necessary that the member*, tn attendance at this meeting, elect their snccesaors The meeting will begin al 10 a. m The morning session will be devoted to business procaedurs; luush will be served at th* noon hour, and the afternoon session will be devoted to a special program in which W F. Oabm. president. Produ< lion Credit Corporation of le>ul*vllle, will . *peuk.

Hitler Assails Great Britain As Betrayer Os Progress; Air Forces Os Nazisßenew Attack

WAGER LOSERS PAY AT DINNER Field men Os Central Sugar Company Entertained At Dinner Paying a wager made last fall on the total sugar beet tonnage, a group of fieldmen of the Central IHugar company, known as the loser*. staged an old fashioned 1860 dinner al the Rice hotel last evening for the winner*. One group of fieldmen gucsed the sugar heel crop would be under 100.000 ton,. The other put it above 100,4)00. The total tonnage exceeded 101,000 ton* of fleet*. J Ward Calland. field manager and vice-president of the company, was the honored guest at the dinner. The menu wa, typical of bygone days, including pig knuckles, baked bnun*. boiled beef, cabbage and potatoes, pumpkin pie and horehound candy. The table, were lighted with lantern* and the girl waitresses wore old fashioned long dresses The Retting wa* typical of the six tie* and wa* unique in detail The committee in charge was Harry Daniels, Harry Essex and Harry Overmeyer. representing the loser* E. L. Harlacher of this city, acted a* toa*tma*ter and made the presentation ,pee( h In behalf of the fieldmen. who presented Mr. Calland with a brief case, a traveling bag and a valuable wrl*t watch Roy Hall, president of the Central Soya company Fort Wayne, and Harold W McMillen, president of the Central Sugar company of thi* city, and members of the local ofilee, were gne*ts at the dinner Bfurrt talk* were made by Mr. Hall, Mr M< Millen and others Will Obfierve~World Day Os Pray er Here The annual World Day of Prayer will Ih> observed in this community with a service to Ire held at the First Evangelical chun-h Friday, February 9. according lo an announcement made by Mrs. J R Parrish, chairman of the church women's committee. Each year the first Friday in le>n( is set aside as an international world day of prayer In this country it is sponsored by tke national committee of church women The local service thi* year will be in the form of a one-o'c lock silent sacrificial luncheon All c hurch women are asked to keep the date in mind. Page Blackbum Will Admitted T« Probate The will of the late Page His. kburn ha* been probated and placed on record in the Adam* c ircuit court. The will Icequeath* the entire estate to (he widow after the payment of debt* and expense* The- application for letter* of administration estimates the value of the personal property at |4.mu> and the real estate at fil.OM JAPAN DEMANDS SEAMEN RETURN Demand* Nazi Seamen Taken From Japanerie Ship Be Returned Tokyo. Jan. 30—Il'Pi— Foreign minister Hachiro Arita demanded today that Britain return 21 <;• i man seamen taken from the Japan e*« liner Asamu Maru by ■ British warship on Jan. 21. Aritr. made his demand to British ambassador :4ir Rolrert Craigie According to a foreign office statement Arita "maintained that the 1 return of the 21 German* taken from the ship (the Asamu Mary) wa* essential'' Following the conference the foreign office announced that Arita and t'ralgie would confer again tomorrow and that pending the outcome, the Britl*h reply to Japan's protest on the Asama Maru Incident would not lie published The British reply already ha* , been descrlbeccd semiofficially a* unsatisfactory and ■ foreign offlc* spokesman has described It a* a | "copious, legalistic doc ument ” The Japanese government now I* ] . ' iCUNIINUhID UN PAUB FOUND

Slays Sweetheart Welift Eloise Sylvester Police at IlhMimlngton. 11l . held Eloise fiylvester. 22. In jail in connection with the shotgun slayIng of her sweetheart. Ralph Daugherty, who died in her arm* Police say the girl told them she shot and killed Daugherty after he brandished a knife during an argument Involving her and her family MARK BIRTHDAY OF PRESIDENT Nation Holds Parties Tonight For Fight On Infantile Paralysis Washington, Jan .10 (U.R) President Roosevelt observed his 5Mh birthday today while the nation prepared to celebrate the anniversary with a *erle* of birthday ball* to pise fund* for the fight against infantile paralysis. Hundreds of thousand, will dance at the birthday balls tonight in vlrtualiy every major city. Nearly seven year* after he entered the White House on March 4. 19.13, Mi Roosevelt showed few physical sign, of the pressure of the "toughest job in the world " His hair I, grayer and thinner than it wa* at hi, first inauguration, and the lines ot hl, face are deeper Hitt Dr Ross Mclntire. WhiteHouse physician, said the president was In superb physical condition A galaxy of stars of stage, screen and radio arrived here to highlight the six major birthday balls In the capital. Mr Roo*evelt will participate only by making a brief radio speech, (10:15 p. m . <’ST.) thanking those who are expected to contribute- approximately 11,500,o<"( to the paralysis light The "cufflink* gang." a group of Mr Roosevelt’, old friend* whose asaoclatloii date* back to the World War day* when he was a*«lslant secretary of the navy and the 1920 campuigii when he ran for vice-president, will dine with the president for a While House birthday c-elebratidli The name, "cufflinks gang.” stems from Mr. Roosevelt's presentation to each of these triends c tifflink, beating his Initials and their* They gather annually to celebrate hl* birthday The party will Include the President and Mr*. Rooaevelt; James RcMisevelt, their oldest non. Franklht D. Roosevelt. Jr and his wife, the former Ethel DuPont. '(cviwTiut'vtn nt, esetwt rvvai o Women Os .Moone To Hold Public Party The Women of the Moose will hold another In the serie* of public parties at the Moose home Friday night at 8 o'cloc k. The general public I* Invited to attend ■ ■ -p"" — Sentenced Man h Taken To PriHon Jacob Musser, of French township. was admitted to the state prison at Michigan City yesterday Ho was taken there by Sheriff Ed Miller to start serving a al* months term Tha sentence waa nnpoaed on Muaaer fiaturdsy wh*n ha pleaded guilty to a charge of taking ■o’*gaged property out of th* *t»t» I*fore Judge J. Fred Fruchtc- m circuit court.

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Says Injustices Done By Great Britain After World War Cause Os Rise Os Nazism. ATTACK SHIPPING Berlin. Jan 3<) <U.P> Adolf IHte ler aasailed Great Britain today aa a betrayer of European firogre-** and as pursuing lhe selfish alm of an "arrogant people" at the expense of other nations. Allied talk of an I'nited Europe based on free trade, he said in a radio nddre-s, on the- seventh anniversary of Naxf ascension to power, is an old wornout record. Hitler said that only the injustice* perpetrated on Eutope — chiefly by Britain after the world war were responsible for lhe rise of Naxlsm in Germany and charged that Britain had tried copltnually lo prevent e*tabli»hmc-;it «»f a consolldatc-d Europe Why. he asked, doe* British prime minisier Nf-vllle Chamberlain who goes "around with a ' Bible preaching war aim*" — ' openly admit "that he aim* at the , destruction of Germany?' "Then we would understand • each other." Hitler said "We know he want* to tear Germany i apart." Hitler said that after the- world war. Britain talked ulhiiii *>-tting up a new- European order but a* soon as It showed any poMibilltl«* of succeeding, the- English then hacked It to pieces i England saw the rejuvenation of (Natli Germany and decided io wage war.' Hitler charged. "Os course, the English did not intend to carry the weight of the * war It soon convinced others to take par' In the battle "England's alms have always bc-c-n materialiath If Chamberlain now talks of idealistic aim* none will pay the slightest al ten--1 lion to him " Plans* Attack Ixmdon. Jun. 3o (U.R) Royal , air force- fighter* »hot down a German plane off lhe- east coast jusl after 1 p m . the air ministry , antuHinced today aa German planes i made intensive attack* on (hipping In Htltlsh waters for the second consecutive day The- air ministry announced formally that German plane* today were repeating the allae k* on British shipping which they launched with flight* totalling at least 18 plane* yesterday. Con*lderable air activity was in progre** off th-- east coast following a dlitr** call from a *teamer saying that a German plane waa attacking it It wa* reported that another ship wa* Itelng atae ked and had sent out an SOS (all. Several formation* of British fighters sped to the scenes of 'hc» distress calls The air ministry said that the royal air force had driven utt flight, ol German reconnaiSMttre plane* Another German pla-te, according lo the ministry, had attacked shipping off Yartmottth and had heen driven out to ne.A German lionibrr altar ked a patrol vessel In a road,lead off the south coaal It swooped low and dropped two bombs very near the ship whit It sped over a Xig rug course and apparently eac-apmi the attaik undamaged i Yesterday at least 18 Getmt.i (c-owTiwttjtn on wan*! rtvoi - EXAMINATION TIME CHANGED Driver’s License Examin« ations To Be Held Friday Mornings A i hinge in the time for maklnfi driver's license examination* at the local license bureau branch w;m announced today by Mina Betty Macklin, bureau cashier. Mis* Macklin announced that lieginning Friday. February 2 lhe ••9> amination* will be made Friday of each week, instead of on Monday a* h** lieen the custom. The examination* will be cooducted from lx. m. until 12 o'clock noon on each of these days, instead of In the afternoon*. A chant* ba* »'»o been made Iq the examiner assigned to hl* but* •eu, according to word received by the bureau I Beginning Friday. Charle* Davie wii: act a* investigator Instead ot John Dollerer,