Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 38, Number 28, Decatur, Adams County, 1 February 1940 — Page 1

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PAN ACTION ENOUNCED BY SEN. PITTMAN Japan Os Atfmpt To Interfere With Confiwi *!«"»"• r-h I ’ (U ®. U n K*-y Pi'iman. D- ***•• I'ws*'" f-'r-K" r ‘‘ l " »<rn«d Japan ' ,Mla r |Ml p!fnc i<> Interfere with * wl r.r*-*l J-'l* l "’*" ' n,ll ’»ry w -,n*en«f' v ' ’•> Americas rights in the Far East and tk , rmt«; *'»'«• r |, w * ,0 m Japan***** threats there t an rod to i<it abandonment right. of Its citizens In the V n'. waiemenl watt a reply official spokesmen who B p M ,ii<.n of an embargo ajapan by thia country would Ipdrrnd a serious affront " , followed an address to the w parliament in which for- • Water lla.hira Arita real | Japan * determination to exI a nea order in Asia. nil proposals for a Japanese p are pending before the I •elation. * innniltlee, hit Indw, sponsored l»y I'ittman Hplratlon last week of the Iran Japan*-.*- trade treaty hare been renewed demand" ■tow advocates to “get out tar in China They charge the l ulled State, tells Japan tiwded supplies for Ils Chilllapsim nan . committee will < onsldt amhsrgo proposals as soon dispose, of hills to extend ia! aid to Finland Pittman rani the president dlsereT power to impose an em- » Japanese government has liaw lo Interfere with the IW of the railed Stales with I to any dis* ret binary atithy w* fit to rest in the chief Pre of the I'nlti’d States."' K Mid Th. JaiMUese millISkrs are mil sensitive as to •sty right, of American cltlbt' app-a- <n|wrsenstltive as - rmrrEr. n.w page kkveni El STATION MTUROAY •odplled Decatur Sus Station To Be Opened Formally opening of the newly remod*M enlarged De*atur Super » ksatrd on West Monroe M west of the Niblick » to be held Saturday and if Joyte Elhnirerger, man•unowned today f.llenberger. who recently I bsri’ from Iterne. is a part- ** William .Moser of Bluff--1 'h- ownership of the »t>. »d will Is* the manager He " 'hr gasoline business at •or I! years and was a part- * 'he firm of llallslger and *>«»r whhh operated the hr Super Service station on W is that city. of premium, to the 1 tt the station Haturday and If are listed la an advertise, '•fried in today's edition of " r,l,r Hally Democrat '/*"«• which han been lo* •“f several months has '’“tnpietely remodeled and • of the most beautiful tn " “ • overed In buff and •tscro. the colors of the ■ ’Utlon will handle products • tifohai Refining < ompany - .-11. While Rose gasoline. “™° Knarco motor oils, h's's line of fuel oils includ- *» snd tractor oil, real oil N, en namro the ,or ,he ”• •* " I a< cesorles. includerie. *nd similar car needs. ’HI sell these both *»d at retail. Edition to the building on on page anvuN? '••HRATuiit READINGS “ OCRAT THERMOMETER 'Oo •- tn. •sm. J Bea I** V fHtly * 2" ,eM ’" - Ntssst £. ,wa| ' •"* '« • >or ’'sn tonight.

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Seeks Office J. M Brelner, for years active in local and Red Men activities.l la receiving much favorable sup-1 port for the office of Ureal Junior Sagamore of the state organisation DETAIL CENSUS FOR BUSINESS Detailed Information Being Gathered In Bumin ess Census Information on the occupation,' industry and employment status of every worker and potential worker in the country Is now Ih*ing gathered, in accordance with a constitutional provision. Ed Christen. In charge of the huainewa census for Adams county, said today. Among the questions which will Im* asked, but which are never to be seen except by the sworn census taker and the automatic machines which sort them without human help are. How big is the nation's labor force’ i Os what types of workers is It composed* What occupations have been hardest hit by unemployment ’ Farm Census Farming is also a big business in the Tnlted States and this inventory is taken every five years. This year, the farm Inventory is to be part of the sixteenth decennial rensus Among the questions to tie asked in this inventory are: Are more farms being worked’ What crops are being grown? 1 What types of livestock and poultry are raised? How tot farm land being used? Ho farmers own the land or rent? Are farms mortageged heavily? What new fruits and vegetables have been developed? Are city people moving to small farms in the suburbs and supplementing their Income by growing part of their own food? Rusmssa Census The hlennlal census of manufacturers Is also being taken in conjunction with the decennial < ensun. It will measure manufacturing activity In the I'nited States for the calendar year IMS Some of the questions to be answered will be: How many factories ar* In oper- ' at ion? 1 Where are they located? What do they produce? la th- value of their prh- • croMTiNt ien on page thi:ew» BARBAHi DUKE WINSCONTEST ij — Decatur Student Wins IcCK«<»n County Oratoriical Contetit • I wswmawsMe Mlaa Rarbara Duke. Decatur jun--1 lor eenlor high school stndent. won the American Legion oratorical ' contest held laat night at the school under the auaplces of the • American l*eglon poet "I Am Proud to be an Amer 1 lean,” was the subßct of the winner's address. 1 Second place was given to Rrlce ’ Diehl of the Monroe high school, who ehoee "The Rill of Rights ' as his subject The Judges were John L. DeVnes. Harry T. flrube and Hubert H Me(Tenahan. members of the Adams county bar association Command er Ed Hauer. Ralph E Roop and V. J. Bormann were Legionnaires In charge of the contest here Mlaa Duke will represent the county in the district contest, the time and place of which will be announced later. Prises will tie awarded the winner of the local .contest later.

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MOVIE LEADERS WARN AGAINST TALENT SCOUTS Fake Talent Scout* Leaving Trail Os Murder, White Slavery » — Hollywood. F<-b 1 <U.|>y Motion picture executives < harged toduy : that a trail of murder, white Slav- 1 ery and broken hearts was being spread across the nation by take movie ial»-nt scouts, and that film chieftains a|>|M-ah-d to mothers of movie-struck girls to beware <;f, suave gentlemen offering screen' tests. tine girl was slain by a bogus studio representative. Scores of others have beet, lured Into houses of prostitution. Hundreds of swlnd(ling complaints have reached Hollywood. The studios today opened a national drive to end the menace of the traveling "director" front Hollywood. II P. Hendry, chief of Metro-(Soldwn-Mayer's private police de | parlment. said that he had invesllWed activities of at least 2& such wandering criminals In the last few weeks. Other studios reportill similar situations "Anyleidy who can hare his , name printed on a card, saying h* is from a motion picture studio, can go into this racket." Hendry ( said, "and the only possible way to end It Is to warn mothers everywhere to keep their daughters away from the self.advertised scouts." In all Hollywood there are only half a doxen lionlflde talent scouts and they do almost all their work here Only occasionally do they leave Hollywood and usually they go only to the key cities. Hilly Grady, west coast talent representative at Metro, said that he had crossed trails with bogus Hilly Gradys all over the country "The fact la that no talent scout from a legitimate studio ever is seen, except 111 the largest cities, and there he Is well-known to the newspaper drama editors and the 1 tOGNTINtJED ON PAGE REVEXI Q- . . BOOST DECATUR MAN FOR OFFICE J. M. Breiner Candidacy I For Lodge Office Gain« Support The candidacy of J M “Mat"! Brelner for the office of Great Jun- ' lor Ragamore of the Improved Order of Red Men In Indiana, la meet Ing with favorable support in many parts of the state. Through his long association with memtiers of the patrloth and fraternal society. Mr Hrelner has a wide acquaintance and la known in nearly every town In the state where there la a ll*-d Men Wigwam Mr. Rrelner has been a Red Man since ISO 2. and in his 3* years of membership has been one of the most enthusiastic and loyal members of Pocotallgo Trlhe No M. He has filled every chair in the local l *dg» four different times and knows the ritual verbatim Recently he accepted the pos< of collector and keeper of wampum of the local tribe, aa a means of keeping In personal tnnch with brother members | No member of Pocotallgo Tribe and few men in Indians know the I history and objective* of the Red Men better than Mr Brelner He la conversant with Its founding and early history and patriotic origin. The unseen hsnd of charity works > kindly and effectively through Mr. Hrelner's earnest and sympathetic desire to help those who need succor and the helping hand of the Red Man Mr. Brelner announced bls can 1 dldacy tor the office at the stale 1 convention lust tall. The office of ' Great Junior Ragamore la the first ' stepping atone to the highest office In the order. Gres’ Sachem, to which Mr Brelner aspires be- ' cause he believes hi the fundamentals of the order and wishes lo ' serve his brother members through ■ the many opportunities offered to 1 render fraternal service. PiM-otallgo Tribe and friends of • Mr. Brelner who are not members, are united In their enthusiasm snd 1 effort to assist him In his eleciloa lo the state post I g Local AFL Union To Meet Friday i A meeting of the members of , ixocal Vnton No 111? of the A. F I of U. will he held Friday evening ,at 7:M o'clock at the lien Hur hall ,

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Decatur, Thursday, February 1, 1910.

B if 1 II Photographers have a field day In the presidential study In the White House as President Rismevelt poses for a picture on Illa Mih birthday

FORMER COUNTY SURVEYOR DIES - George E. McKean Dies Wednesday At Granite City, Illinois George E. McKean, 74. former surveyor of Adams «wnly and for many years u leader in Democratic politics here, died W-dnesday noon at hla home in Granite City. Illinois. The word received here laat evening was a shock to relatives and friends, who were not aware of his serious illness. He had suffered from dlabetea for a numlter of years. J He was a son of the lat*- Mr. and Mrs. John W. McKean and was iiorn in this county May ho. IMi. Edmjrted In the county schools, he taught for a number of years before being elected surveyor. Mr*. M« Kean preceded him In death aliout a year ago Surviving are four children. Tom. Grace, and Tiny, all of Granite City, and Claude, of Indianapolis, also six brothers. John. Charles. W F of this county. Dr. T J of Montpelier. Tilden of Granite City and Homer of DeKalb county. The brothers met at Montpelier this afternoon and will drive'to Granite City this evening Miss Mary McKean, utility auditor for the city of Decatur, a niece of the de*ease*l l*H today by train, to attend the funeral services which will lie held st Granite City either tomorrow or Saturday, definite arrangements awaiting word from a son. Tom. who Is absent <>n business. Mr McKean encaged In the moving picture business as a distributor and was prominent in that line in the St. Uiula territory. They left here alxiut 25 years ago NEW SERIES OF STAMPS ISSUER Postmaster Announces Receipt Os New Issues Os Stamps Th* Issuance of a new series of stamps at the Decatur post office was aanount ed today by Mrs. I*ola P. Macklin, acting Decatur postmaster The new series la one of seven and contains pictures of five others. Washington Irving. James Fenlmor* Cooper. Ralph Waldo Emerson. Louisa M Alcott and Samuel Clemens Only two of these, the first two. are being sold nt the local office to date. They are green stamps with the picture of Irving and red stamps with the picture of Cooper. On February. C. stamps bearing Emerson a and Alcott's pictures are to he released from th* Decatur office. Mrs. Macklin stated, while those bearing Clemens' pictures will be released February U. Other series will tiear pictures of authors, including Jam** Whitcomb Riley on a 10 cent stamp, educators. scientists, composers, artiste and Inventors Tbs present stamps are one cent and two cents in denomination Stamp collectors have been calling at the office already and Mrs. Macklin urged all persona expecting to get tna stamps to call early as only a limited number la avail- | able.

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To Ballot In May On Eight Offices Among the offices lo be filled as result of voting in the May primary and th* fall election (his year 'are those of county commissioner from the first and third district. It was erroneously stated in a prvloua iaau* that a commissioner from the second district was to lxelected Other offices which are to lx* filled are prosecuting attorney, county coroner, louniy sheriff. ■ ounty treasurer, county recorder, and counly surveyor. BANQUET MENU IS ANNOUNCED Announce Mcll u For Short Course Banquet February 15 The menu was announced today for the l«nquet to he held in the D*xatur Catholic high school auditorium Thursday evening. Fehru- ' ary 15. as the * losing feature of 1 the Adams counly short course, and in conjunction with the annual Adams county farmers' banquet The ; tickets are now on sale and are limited to SIHI. 'i The menu will lx*: salad, celery, ' chicken, mashed potatoes, noodles, scalloped corn, gravy, ice <r*-am. cake, roll* and coffee ’ It is to l»* |>reppred by the ladles ' of th*- St. Mary's Catholii- church. Because of the * row*! expected, arrangements have lieen worked out ' for the Ixiys and girls of the De'lcatur high a* hool to help In the serving They will carry the plates from the kitchen on the first floor in a continuous line to th*- auditorium on the second floor Then a second group will serve the dinner* under the direction of head waiters al each table Rev Father J J Selmetl. Who Is working out lb* system of serving, has predicted that all persons will I Ih- served within a very few tnlnLutes after the doors open promptly at 6 30 o'clock. Further arrangements are being . made for a loudspeaker set-up and for the decoration of the tallies and the hall. Dr. O. I. f’hrlstle. head of the school of agriculture at Dntarlo [ (Canadat college, Is to Ih* the , speaker He was known here when L be wax head of the Indiana agri- . cultural extension department at i»NTINI.'KI> '»N PAGE BKVESI ll■ . — ; 14 Pa&eH in i Today’K Edition , There are two sections In !<► II night's edition of the Decatur i lAally Hrmo<'r»l Section one Is | I devoted to the regular news and features, with advertisements I announcing Friday and Satur- * day savings offered hy Decatur merchants > Section two Is devoted to the i allver anniversary observance by Ashbaucher* Tin Shop I Twenty five years ago today. A . R Ashbauther. Decatur business man. opened his own shop. . which has now grown to Ih* one of the largest furnace and sheet 1 metal concern* in the state At ■ special feature of the [ i sliver anniversary. Ashbaucher • i Tin Shop I* bolding a home , abow all day Saturday front 7 • o'clock in the morning ittiHl '' I .! o'clock In the evening

President Os Finland Says Nation Ready To Negotiate For An ‘Honorable Peace"

SUBMITS BILL SCHEDULED TO KILL PROGARM Vandenberg Submit* Measure To Kill Trade Treaty Program Washington. Feb. I—(tJP)—-Sen. Arthur H. Vandenberg. Hep , Michi gun. Introduced In Hie senate today a bill lo create a foreign trade board that would kill the new deal's reciprocal trade agreement program. "My proposed board to handle commercial and financial relations with foreign countries. “Vandenberg said, ''suggests answer lo those who insist that there is no middle groui;’l between 'congressional log rolling sad the reciprocal trade agreement's program " Vandenberg's bill would abolish the I'. S. tarriff commission and set up a new six nteml>er foreign trade iMiard to: 1. Keep tariff in constant adjustment to competitive cost of production. 2. Possess power to encourage and finance exports and itn|Mirts "through liarter agreements and otherwise.” 3 Haise and lower tariff. 4 Take 'direct action against him ked exchange " ft Coordinate foreign trade and financial statistics. •i Recommend to the president Imposition of import duty and other restrictions against aheap foreign agricultural products wblcb sell al less than parity prices • those prevailing from August liioS to July ISUt or lielow Amerieaa root of pordnetion o — ■ - - Adams County Man Given Jail Term Robert t'hrlck. of near Monroe, was sentenced by Judge J Fred Fruchte in Adams cir' Uit court late Wednesday to serve 10 days in Jail on a fraudulent check charge In addition to tha- jail sentence a fine of *1 and costs was Imposed by the court, I'hrick was charged with giving a worthless |3 check to Max Zimmerman of the West End Texico service station drawn on the First Rtate Hank in his own name in payment of gas and oil. He was given a fine of JI and coats Tuesday on a like charge. --o —— BULLETIN Mrs. Mollie Walker Haggard, wife of Jobn A Haggard, died this afternoon at I:Jt o'clock at her home, southeatt of Monroe Death *ll attributed to carcinoma following an extended illnew FORMER LOCAL MERCHANT DIES Jacob R. Schafer Dies Wednesday Evening In Texas Funeral services for Jacob R. Schafer, age abMt Mo. will be held Friday afternoon In Dallas. Texas, according to word received here l>y relatives. Mr. Schafer, wh” was a brother of the late Fred Schafer, and a former hardware merchant of this city died Wednesday evening of infirmIlles Prior to moving to Itsllas alxiut 30 years ago, Mr. Hchafer and family resided In Decatur. He was one of the early hardware merchants In thia city and at on* lime operated a store with his brother and also hi-aded a parnerahip known aa Si hater and Itrlltaon. Mr Schafer was the son of Christian Schafer. He was bora In Liverpool county. Ohio The family moved to Adams county in 1»M. residing on the farm which was taler purchased by the county for the Adams County infirmary Resides the relative* m thia city. Mr Schafer la aurvlved by a daughter. Mrs Floyd Brittaon One brother. Edward Schafer, of South Bend, also survives His wife died aliout nine years ago.

BURLEY ELECTED INSTITUTE HEAD Ha rl f ord Township Farmers’ Institute Is Held Wednesday Dan Hurley was elected chairman. Mary Catherine Bentx secretary. and Hurvf Garboden. lieusurer, of the Hartford township institute at the annual meeting held Wednesday. The attendance at the three sessions. Wednesday jnorning. afternoon and evening, was large. During the day, talks were given by Russell G Reiff, of Burnettsville and Mrs. I. D. Vanice, of DauVille, A feature of the program was a one-act play given fry the senior < lass of the Hartford high school. Prizes were awarded to the winners of the various contests. Wednesday evening the meeting was presided over by Mr. Burley County Agent L. E. Archlsild and licit* Heller, advertising chairman for the Purdue short course, talked on th* short course to lie held In Decatur. February 13. 14 and 15. Programs for the short course were distributed liy '.he ia>vs of the seventh and eighth grades of the Hartford township grade si'hool. A safety talk was given by Sergeant George Doherty of the Indiana state police after which three safety films were shown i>y Max Branch also of th* Indiana state police. The evening program was closed with an entertainment given by the Julius Brite family, known as the "Sage Brush Ramblers." Todny the Bern* institute Is being held. ATTEND MUNCIE GROUP MEETING Adam* County Person* Attend Credit Association Meeting Aiiout Too farmers from Adams. Jay. Wells. Randolph, Delaware. Grant .Madison. Tipton Blackford, and Hamilton counties, attended , the meeting of the Muncie Production Credit association, held In Muncie. Wednesday. The Silver Star Huwaiians opened the meeting with musiial selec- . tlons and also entertained later In the day In the course of the business. John <> Roberts, secretary-treasur-er. gave the explanation of the financial standing of the association and Ils progress thia |iast year. Jesse 11. Johnson, of Grant county, director for th* past six years, was re-elected for another term Otto ' Rod*nbeck of Wells county was 1 ele« led dlrei'tor. Among those w'ho attended from ' Adams county were the Silver Star composed of Alice Herds and Iren* Bultemeier, and lairniece, and Evelyn S* heumann. Hll- 1 ’alne Schetimann. Mr and Mrs Her- 1 ' man Si heumann. Mr. and Mrs Joseph Spangler, Mr. and Mrs, l**land A, Ripley. Mr. and Mrs. Ileulien i Steury. Carl Koenemaun. Oscar Koenemann. Anna J Nesswald an J Ro«e M Hchurger. King Funeral Rite* On Friday Morning Funerai services for Mrs. H. Frank King, who died Tuesday night, will be held at th* home In Waliash township Friday morning at » 3u o'clock snd at 10 30 a in. at the Relffsburg Methodist church. ' Burial will be in the Stahl cetne- i ' tery. Church Plans Pancake Supper Friday Night A pancake supper will be held , Friday evening from 5 until 7 o'- , clock at the First Presbyterian church. Tickets are selling for 35 cents each. 5c A Copy The ttecatui Dally Democrat will pay FIVE CENTS each for the first five copies of Ita iaaue of Thursday. January IS. 1140 Copies must not be tolled, torn or crumpled The fllee tor thia particular data are exhausted and we will appreciate recelv Ing the papers of the above , date

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President Kallio Tells Finnish Parliament Os “Senseless Barbarous Attack" By Russia. PLEADS FOR AID Helsinki, Finland. Fob. 1 (U.B - President Kyostl Kallio told parliament today that Finland was ready "to negotiate* an honorable peace” hut at the same time he appealed for additional help. Th*- venerable fanner president described the war as a "senseless barbarous attack' by Russia and h* said that because ah*- was the victim of aggression. Finland had lieen compelled "to destroy people innocent in this war"—the masses of th* Russian people. Russia, h*- said, has'lost entire divisions of her best man-power and h*- praised the unity and courage of the- Finnish people “Hut We sorely need help. see. ing that we have against us the military fore** of the Soviet union." he said Kallio pleaded for assistance in what he said he- regarded as some of the moat important categories of defense* airplanes He said thai foreign aid lo Finlands air fore*- was necessary to protect citizens against Russian bombers, which he said were used In the most “Inhuman manner." Before Kallio s|H>ke. speaker of the house Hskklls made a speech In which he Implied that th*- disruption of normal value*, especially the rights of small states, which started with war between the great powera resulted In Finland's Invasion. He did not mention Germany specifically Before Kalllo's statement to parliament, th*- censorship here had been lightened suddenly but it was not known whether the action had lieen taken in antlcipaltou of the iinportani aiinoiincemetii Better Fighting Copenhagen. Denmark. Feb 1— (U-RF-Russia threw tanka and crack ski troops into ih*- Kuhmo front in north central Finland today to extricate Its 54th Infantry division from a threatened trap Dispatches said that th*- new Russian troops were th*- best ever seen on that front. They wore white parkas, such aa those the Finns had made famous, to minimize their visibility against ihe snow It was Indicated that the battle was still developing, and that with their reinforcements the Russians hoped to extrlrale themselves from their present difficult position »-'.>NTixi i:i> *ts I'agi: Tintt:i:> 0 Berne Man Report* Theft From Auto O. <> Sprungur of Berne, a piano repairman, reported to Fort Wayne police th*- theft of two luigs. containing tools and personal le-lotig-Ings worth at least |so. from his parked car Wednesday Th*- theft occured as his ear wax parked at Washington boulevard and Calhoun street The hsit also contained a small Coll automatic and a box of shells. ATTEND SCOUT AREA MEETING Lloyd (’ouens Is Named District Chairman Os Scouts A delegation from thia city at> tended th*- Anthony Wayne area council meeting of the Boy Scouta at Fort Wayne Wednesday. Th*- delegation Included: Lloyd Cowens. Carl C. Pumphrey, Her* man H Krueckeberg. W. Guff Brown E W lainkenau. Clareii<a Welier Walter Gladfelter, Ed J«berg. Monroe Fuhrman. P, Bry<-e Thomas. Di F P Fields. Tom <5. Smith and Sylvester Everhart A W Kettler of Fort Waytto was elected president of th* group, Otto Maharena and L. H Moore were named vice presidents. Mr Cowens was named district chairman and Mr. Pumphrey, Mr. Lankenau and Mr. Thomas were re named to the executive board The Adams county troops wera again commended for having attained a 100 percent rating In index achievement. I*ewia Hall, an* alstant national director of health and safety at New York, was tha .main speaker.