Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 38, Number 27, Decatur, Adams County, 31 January 1940 — Page 1

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Today Final hay To Pay (iroMH Income | Indi.iniifMili*. Ind., Jan. .11 I ('PI Gillw-rt K llewlf. director of thw Indlufra irroas income tat depart-, inont, nnnounced today that hlu office* would remain o|»en until x p m today, the deadline for pay. ItiK idate groM* Income taie*. Payment* of 524M.tW.21 in 110, xxs return* had heen received ye*- ‘ terday. The fiayment period lu-gan Jan 2. PRISON INMATE BUILDS ORGAN ■ . r Indiana State Prison Inmate Cortipletes Own iPipe Orxan * Michigan City. Ind.. Jan. 31 — " Jatne* O. Tree* didn't need a re- , habilltation program to nolve hi* | problem* induced Iry a neven year , terra at the Indiana .tale prl*on , He produted hi* own »a I vat ion. , Today Warden Alfred F Itowd t reveulad that convict*, within the t nest three month*, will have organ mu.lc at chapel nervlcea. solely be- t can*e Tree* found hl* own trade , Mince the fall of I*3*. Itowd *ald. | Tree* ha* con.t rut ted by hand an | organ evaluated by |>r William H. , llama*, an organ *pe«-iall*t of t'hi- , cago. at between ST.ttoo and SIU.- i otto. , The work developed Tree*' new ; Job — one found for him by l»r , Haines It I* waiting for him when he la released from the prison negt j Christmas Eve. i The instrument ha* coat the prison lea* than lltto That went main- i ly for copper wire and thin leather < ■kin*. i Trees, now 3R year.' old. sen- : tenced from Marlon county April < 21. i»M. to a tan year tc.m for robbery. Itegan the task after Rev. , Hohert Hall, prison < haplain. gave ■ setmor. one day on determination A* an Illustration he said that the < chapel would one day h«ve an or- i gan “Because we are determined we’ll have It.” Tree*, although knowing nothing altoul organs, offered Io undertake 'the conslmition Two hook*. “How to build a Chamber organ " and "The eon tern- 1 porary American Organ. ' the latter by Barne*. were given him He studied for sl« month*, then began hl* work. First he wrote l»r Barnes and outlined hl* plan Hr. Barre* sent two sets of pipes Trt-e* built a ■mall chest for the pipes to prove | he could do the J.rb Then he net about a larger < he*t to seat nr>re pipes He worked only in hl*, spare time a* tee also was charged with direction of the prison orchestra, mainly because he play- | ed a violin In hl* youngei days. He worked on the organ evenings In June, Warden Itowd was Im- • pressed hy hi* tnogre*. and anthoriied Trees to work full time 1 Also tee mdved orchestra practice to another part of the prison to permit Trees U> hear his organ » tone*. Finally, after Dr Barne* had < on--1 trlbuted. or convinced other* they ' should contribute, four set* of pipes 1 Tree* had hi* organ completed— Inside The problem of console and key- ' board remained Dr Barnes local--1 ed a complete console in Chhago ’ and donated Hut Hlnce then Tree* puzzled out the protdem of hooking the console to the pipe* the control* and the rest of hi* complicated mechanism The organ was partially in oper- ’ at lon today and Warden Itowd expected that Tree* would have It ’ completed within the next three month*. Then a tormal dedication . ' leoNTINUKD ON PAUB THRKKI i PLEADS GUILTf TO BAD CHECK I , ... ■ - ' Adams County Man h J Arrested For Second r Fraudulent Check I Robert Vhrick. ts. of near Mon- >• roa. entered a plea of guilty to a r second charge of loving a fradu- » lent check before Judge J. Fred Frucht* In Adam* circuit court late Tuesday On Munday Vhrirk pleaded guilty i to a similar charge and was given la line of (10 and costa. He was re-arre*ted by Hherlff Ed Miller Tuesday and arraigned on th* .-bars*. Thia time be I* charged with iMuing a fradulent check to Max Zimmerman at the West End Texaco service station tor 11 In pay- [ meat of gas and oil that he purchased there After accepting bls plea. Judge Frucht* ordered Vhrick remanded to Jail while hi* punishment was I taken under advisement j

DEATH TOLL OF HAZI RAIDS ON SHIPS OVER 50 Ships Bomhed And Machine - Gunned Still Limping Into Port Ixnidon. Jan 31 -<U.P> Two day* of German air raid* on British shipping had taken more than 50 live* today, and ship* bombed and machine-gunned were still limping into port. The 2.” is ton freighter (llralda. one of the latest casualties report-' ed. was sunk by bomb* a half mile from the Orkney Islands with a loss of Ift of the crew, Th" freighter Bancrest, 4.460 tons, sent out a distress call late last night and an unidentified steamer went io the rescue and reported all ion one of the crew saved. The Ram rest met disaster off the North Ncottish coast, of ans-1 lure not yet learned In addition to the ship* sunk and at talked hy planes, two Danish steamer* went down after explosion* off the Scottish coast with the loss of all hands on faith ships except one second officer. They were the 2.<t04-ton Freden*borg, which sank after two explosions, either mine* or torpedoes, and the 2.7«7-ton steamer England. whi< h suffered the same fate. The announcement In Berlin that seven aimed British merchantmen and three patrol boat* were sunk by German flier* yesterday and several more ships damaged, was described here as "grossly exaggerated Th,- North Hea "Blitzkrieg'' admittedly had attained fury, however. Twenty planes ranged f>oo miles off the British coast from dawn to dark yesterday, attacking all ships they *aw British fighting plane* rose to meet every challenge and reportedly shot down one iMimlwr and disabled another by killing the gunner. The FTllerman liner City o, Bath was l>onilM-d and mat blne-gunnod twice off the Firth of Tay It* anti-aircraft gnus :el timed the Are. Bodies of !h:ee member* of the crew of the j.»st ton steamPr Iftsnburn, sunk Monday by German bomba, were found at »ea yesterday. Only two of the Htanburn's 2* men survived The (Irimaby trawler Algoma, a fCONTINI.’KD ON~PAgFtHRKIc7 CHILD FATALLY HURT IH FALL Infant Son Os Mr. And Mrs. George Carpenter hies Today Bllle George, seven months-old son of Mr and Mr*. George Car penter. diet! *t 5.30 o'clock this morning in the Adams county memorial hospital. Death occurred from a skull fracture sustained about 36 hour* liefor when the infant fell from the lied of hi* parents at the home on North Eleventh street in the Homewood Addition. The Infant had lieen propped up in lied with pillow*, the parent* stated The fall occurred about 6 o'clock Monday evening, with the infant striking the l«< k of hi* head on the baseboard. He was not at first thought seriously hurt latter a physician was summoned and he was taken to the hospital Little hope* were held for his recovery. Coroner J. Jerome Yager of Berne , was also notified He indicated an accidental death verdict would be returned with the fractured skull listed as the cause of death Hille George was liom In Dewater July I. IS3». the son of George and Virginia Carpenter, who survive. Funeral service* will be held Thursday afternoon al 2 o'clock at the Glllig A Doan luneral home, with Rev. G T. Rosselot of the First V. B. church officiating Burial will be In the Decatur cemetery. The body may lie viewed at the funeral home until time for the services. o —- Louisville Plant Destroyed By Fire Itouisville. Ry.. Jan 11-tl'PI-Flre that destroyed the four-story Marks Paint Co, building c«u*ed damage estimat'd at 53h.0tt0. Flame* were brought under control last night after they had spread to adjoining building* Flame* shot high over the street when paint exploded inside the plant and hampered Firemen One fireman was Injured slightly. Residents of sn adjoining building were carried to »ateiy In freeiIng temperature*

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Decatur, Indiana, Wednesday, January 31, 1940,

Absolve “William Tell” Slayer sJk iJltk « B ill ■ si ■ I . if /I fll V I Isl fl> r i 11 SHsHb MBMfl **—■■ i Richard Ball and father, Oscar Ball Slayer of an alleged extortionist in "William Tell" fashion. Oscar Ball. Ik-year-old Paulding <). farmer, has been absolved of blame by a grand Jury that returned kidnaping Indictments against an accus'd accomplice of th)' slain man. Bal Ifirerl a single rifle shot from his bedroom window and killed lamia Straka. 33. who stood 2<H| yard* away levelling a gun at Ball's son. Richard. 19 The Imy earlier had l»-rn abducted by two men In what was *afd to lie an extortion plot

UNION SHELVES 47 RESOLUTIONS Mine Workers Committee Shelves Third Term Endorsement i i Columbus. O. Jan 31 'UP! The I’nlted Mine Workers union liaolut ioua committee touched <>• j , dehate today by ’-helving 47 rear* ! . lutlon* proponing a third term lor ' , President Roosevelt and deferring selection of a president lal favorite t until later. The committee recommended , that all political matter* be referr- j wl to the union’s International eg- ■ ecutlve board "for appropriate ac i tion and such reasonable financial support as condition* may warrant at the proper time in support of the program that may be agteed • upon and worked out in cooperation with labor's uon-partisan leaI gue.' 1 The resolution reflected a strong desire to continue cooperation with the Democratic party, although it 1 'asserted that "the new deal social I and economic program of the pre*. ent Democratic administration has , not been consummated " It blam- „ ed this. In aprt. upon "a coalition clique" during Mr Roosevelt's sec- . ond administration „ The resolution praised the Roose- , veil administration for the "head* | way" made from 1*33 to 1*37 . "We believe that the action of the tuition's eseciitlvei board ’ tCONTINI.'KD ON PAOR THKKKt HEATH CLAIMS ■ DECATUR LADY I Mrs. T. W. Holsapple Dies This Morning After Long Illness Mrs. -Martha C. Holsapple. 77, , wife of T. W. Holsapple. and well known Decatur lady, died this, I morning al 2: SO o'clock at her , home North Tenth street. Death was attributed to heart trouble after an eitended illness. The dec -ased wa» horn tn Fort ; Recovery. Ohio. November 2*. 1*62 I , She was married on December 27. j . DIM. In I*lo Mr. and Mr* Holsapple moved to this city, where the former has been connected with the 1-aKountaln Handle Company. Surviving, beside* the husband. ! are a son. Ulen U Holsapple of Indianapolis; a brother. J. P. Lundy of Shelbyville, three grandchildren r and two great grandchildren I Funeral services will be held Friday afternoon at 1 o'clock at the ■ home and 1:20 o'clock at the First I Methodist church, of which she was a member. Rev Ralph W Graf ham will officiate and hurial will he • In the Decatur cemetery. t The body will be moved to the residence from the Zwlck funeral ■ home Thursday afternoon and may be viewed there after 3 o'clock unjtil time for the funeral

(’. Os C. Directors Will Meet Thursday Th<- Itoard of director* of the lieIcatur Chamber of Commerce will meet at the First State Bank Thursday evening at A o'clock. A president will lie elected to succeed Pete Reynold*, who retire* from the : i*>nrd. and a secretary-treasurer, replacing Herman II Krueekeberg. who remain* on the Imard another I year ASSESSORS GO TO CONFERENCE Delegation From County Attends Conference At Muncie A delegation from this city and county attended the assessors' meeting held Tuesday at Muncie. The meeting had been ordered by | the state lurard of tag commissionI ers. New rules and point* regarding j the work of assessing during the approa< hlng assessing period were dlucttssed and outlined at the meeting The meeting wa* In charge of the Delaware county oflli ial* and a representative of the state lai board commission The delegation included Ernest Worthman. county assessor. Will Wlnnes, Itay Baker and E. A Beavers. all of Decatur: John Stonebitrnei of Washington township. KoNTINIIiD <>N PA«IF. TllltKEi ♦ 100 Stranded Ih Hlizzard Rescued lamdon. Jan 31 il'Pl—A relief j train ploughed through deep snow drifts and reached Crawford. Scotland to rescue W persons strand- | >-d there since Saturday and facing starvation in a little hotel ’ The billiard gripping the whole British Isle* for the fourth day had completely Isolated Crawford on the Beattock Moor in laindarkshlre and Ml** Griffin, proprietor of the hotel where the 4M had taken refuge. had appealed for help by telepone saying. "We are absolutely starving " PubliHh lenten Meditations It will he of Interest to readess of th* Decatur Dally Democrat to know that the paper will again publish the series of Lenten meditation*, written by local minister* Pastors of all churches will participate In writing the daily meditations, which will hegltt Ash Wednesday February 7 All have been Invited to contribute their article* to the Lenten serie*. The Lenten meditations were started two years ago and were widely read Severs! nearby papef* clipped the articles and teproduced them for their readers, eliminating the name of the author

Indianapolis Bank President Is Indicted By Federal Jury For Defrauding Government

EUROPEAN WAR NATION HEADS HURL THREATS Belligerent leaders Hurl Serini Os Blistering Challenges By Joe Alex Morris ft'. P Foreign News Editor! Proapecls for intensified war fare in Europe mounted today as a result of a series r (I challenges hy the leaders of 'belligerent govern men ts Adolf Hi’ler. British prime mlnistei Neville chamberlain and French premier Edoiianl Duladler »!i Joined in a chorus of threatening speeches designed to prepare the people |„>th for mujoi attacks by the enemy and for attempts to seize the offensive when spring comes. Th,- little nations studied the speeches closely for new thrrata to their neutrality and further Inspected their preparations tor defense At Copenhagen, a German plane flew through clear skies to within three mile* of the capital, was fired on by Danish antiaircraft guns and drew representations from the Dtrnlsh government to Berlin. A|t|>earance of the plane Increased the nervousness of th" smaller capitals At Bucharest, it was understood that mote men were being tailed up for training than at any time since the Rumanian capital expressed fears of difficulties on th» Hungarian frontier last spring. Possibly 2.000.000 men will be 1 under aims In Rumania this spring 1 and It was said that they might lie ' kept on fluty untit the end of tinwar Rumania recently has btiilf extensive new frontier d'-feuses from Hungary to the Soviet Dontier At Brussels. the newspaper Libre Belgique published a dispatch from Berlin telling of the discussion by German officers of a plan for landing Nazi troop* front "dreadnought airplanes" in Great Britain and behind the French Maginot line This method of warfare hinted vaguely In some pre-war remarks attributed to Hltlei may bo the wldelydiscussed "aecrel weapon" which the Germans are supposed to have developed, the correspondent suggested in line with Hitler's speech last night promising that the war would be carried to Biltaln and France. Destroy U-Boat Dorchester House lamdon. England. Jan. .31 '(J pj Prime minister Neville ChamlH-tlaln announced today that the British empire had "upwards of l.2stt,flM> men under arm* and that a German I’-lmat had lieen destroyed yesterday by British naval and air forces Chamberlain said that the destruction of the I'-boat resulted imNTINCKD ON PAGK THRKU? VIOLA KING IS TAKEN BY DEATH Mrs. 11. F. King Die* Tuesday Night After Brief Illness Mr*. Viola King. 17. wife of IL F King, prominent Wahash township resident, died at 10-30 o'clock 1 aesday night at the Hossman hospital in Berne after a three week's Illness of influenza and complications. Mr*. King was (torn January 24. 1X92. the daughter of John and Mary Bowers-Kvan* She married F H King March 4. 1911. at Petrflleum Her huslwnd formerly operated a ptoduce store at Linn Grove and later a filling station at Geneva. Surviving beside* the husluind are two children. Homer and laml*e King, both at home, two brothers. Homer Evans of New York City and Alfred Evans of Montpelier; and two sister*. Mr* Huth Bale* of Hluffton and Mr*. Edith Bryan of Keystone One son I* deceased Definite funeral arrangement* have not >een completed hut the servlcos will be held Friday at the Beiffsburg Mt-th'slisi church. Burial will be In the Stahl cemetery. ■

SHORT CODRSE AIDS DAIRYMEN Half Os Class Period Time Will Be Devoted To Dairy Problems The program of the short course to lie held it Decater. Tuesday. Wednesday anti Thursday. February 1.3, S 4, and 15. which will appear off the press soon, will nho* that half the t lass period time for men is given to dairying, since this is* an exceedingly important interest in this area It should tie noted, says the short course management, that all the instruction to lie given on the two days. February 13 and 14. while only the lianquet of the several program features, will lake place on the l&th. Four dairy periods will he handled at the short course by G. A. Williams. of the dairy extension division. of the agricultural extension service, of Purdue Cniversity. Williams has lieen associated with Purdue University and with dairymen of Indiana for over 16 years and Is familiar with conditions and problems. It may be expected that a large mass of sound, substantial, practical information will lx- availaide for dairymen at the short course and it Is hoped that a large number will be present to gain this informalion. Williams' subjects, one eat h half day. will lie "Major problems facing dairymen today with bints for solution", "Facts and figures Instead of fads and fancies a* a basis tor developing a good breeding program." "Improving the dairymen's feeding program five ways to lower feed tost* in milk production.” and "Summary and discussion of ways of increasing dairymen'* herd income." Here Is a great array of gotsl things and au able tnstructoi to handle the subject of dairying There is no admission chaise Farmers and others interested in dairying, no matter where they live or wlni they are. are urged to at'•oNTI.SI'EIi ON PAGE TIIBEEi PHIL SADER IS CLDR SPEAKER Speaks To Lions Club On Incidents At County Infirmary Phil Sau<-t . former Adam* county commissioner. siHikv to the memiter* of the Dei st nt Lions club in - the meeting at the Rice hotel last night Mr. Sauer related incidents regarding the county infirmary and his contract* with the infirmary while serving as a county commissioner ID- paid tribute to Harve ItoFontalne. present superintendent. wh<t Is to retire soon, and the member* of his family In hl* address Mr Sauer likened the UFontetne family to a wheel with Mr MFonlaine as the hub. Mrs. ItoFtentaine as the rim and the chlluren as the spoke*, slating that lite record which they set at the I infirmary could not have lieen accomplished by one without Ifc*' other. The children. Herbert. Richard and Dorothy and Florence Itoßgerlch. who has lieen employed there, were all guests of Mr. Sauer at the duh meeting Instrumental music wa» furnished by the following high school students: Kathleen Fryback. Kath ryn Welland. ‘Marjorie Miller and Betty Fuhrman Tentatively On Naval Program Washington. Jan. 21 — HP' - The house nayal affairs committee agreed tentatively today on a limited two year expansion program for the U. S fleet, estimated to cost almut 1655 two Mto It Ignored the pleas of smretary of navy Charles Edison and Harold it Stark, chief of naval operations, for authorization of * six year 6L--200.000.000 program Both these official* warned that the possibility of allied defeat in the European war must be considered in planning exp*n» on of the U. S. Beet and that thl* nation muat match foreign building program* tost we emerge from the w*r period with a navy ranking third nr fourth among world power*

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Arthur V. Brown Named By Federal Jury For Fraud By Misuse Os WPA Labor, BANKING LEADER Indianapoll*. Jan. 31 <U.R> ■“ Arthur V Brown, president, of the Indiana National Bank and one of the most Influential Hoosier financiers. wits Indicted wttll five other lndlaiia|iolls persons today, by a federal grand jury on charges of defrauding the government by ml*- ’ use of WPA labor. Others named by the grand jury were: Karl F Kortepeler. former Marion county WPA coordinator; Arthur F El< khoff, president of the Eltkhnff Realty company and an employ*- of the Indiana National bank; Charles E J,-ffers<m. marine contractor and mMnher of the Marlon county flood control board, and Miss Elizabeth <’. ('laypool. Korlepeter and hl* father In-law, <1 G Derbyshire, were convicted on the game charge* by a federal court Jury last year. Derbyshire Is serving a priMiti sentence but Korlepeter has lieen at liberty on appeal Judge Robert I'. Baltzell set bond for each of the five indicted al IS.iHW but did not set a date for arraignment I' R. district attorney Vai Nolan, who (•-<( the investigation, said the trial would lie conducted early in the May 1,-rm of court The possible penalty for conviction on the conspiracy charge which the indictments contain is two years In prison and a IS.ftflO fine. Brown said when informed of the Indictments that he had Iwen advised by hi* attorney* that all *of hi* dealings hud been strictly legal and asked th,- public io withhold judgment until full facts ara known Brown. Mis* Claypool and Kortepeter were named In five count* of the indictment The first three counts charged that they had conspired to defraud the government hy using WPA labor to build a t.tuto foot road at the cost to tho government of 127.0410. This toad runs through property held In the name of Miss Claypool and the Union Investment company ot which Brown I* president. Two other toun's charge that Brown and Kortepeter constructed a road known a* Maynard Drive alMitii a half mile long through a 32-acre field, the title to which is lit Brown's nam«- It co*t the ogveminent fio.ooo Another indictment charges that Kortepeter. Jefferson and Eli khoff used iso.iHMt of government money for the construction of two other roads The indictment* charge that WPA labor was used also to < onstruct bridges on Isith toads and build a dam and lake off RUler Avenue through land "Siiml by CONTINUED ON PAGE THKKri o — ..... Former Berne Man Dies In Delaware Noah T Schrock, fid. a tormep resident of Berne, died Monday at his home in Itover. Delaware, according to word received at Berne by hi* son. Noah N Rchrock. weR known contractor. Other survivor* are five daughters and five sons AHNUALRAZAAR MONDAY NIGHT Kflights Os Columbus To Hold Annual Bazaar Monday Plan* have been computed ft»P the staging of the annual Knights of Columbus bazaar next Monday night. Fehrtmry 5 at the K. of C, hall. Tickets for the affair, which I* open to the public, are being sold by member* of the Knight* of Coiumbus lodge The tickets are being sold for 26 cent*. The ticket admit* the ' bolder to participate in a do<>p ■ prize. - Oamw end entertainment will lie i fumlabed during th* bazaar, and . thl* will k * followed by a danew is I th* lodge hall later In Ute nvetj--1 ing. A large c rowd I* expected to attend. according to the number •>( 'ticket* that have lieen sold.