Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 38, Number 31, Decatur, Adams County, 5 February 1940 — Page 1

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JIOCUTS OF ■III MEET IfiSHINGTON L Today To Select if<avention < ity LiM. pTi Vh t t John X Garner an “ C «,„« A Parley. I leader* of •I’*’ F*tm bl« PM ' 1 ■ mrtt ca»plioi*- n '" » h *’ ll i Lsttk national commit- i to !»•*'' • • l, *‘ * or j I ■ lesutubcz reinvention. E * third term maneu- . Eg vmld brink » "draft ( E> iwoluiion hoforr «•**• i E rtwo u'-d «t>>■ Eg room hut without , Lgatosriteinc-n' IndividL' 1 - mMni*r» and msay Democrats. how [W o actively coavaaatng n pnliuliiie*. I eg* regarded a* the < .-<i rlty iMH-auae its , Lu> vll the mo*t actual , Lftkt Rm the went cam Llk ftan Franri»*o with Claw that |2JS ,OO« would be . ; ibe committee would kM4»r* amfl the fund rata■l V nnSjCeUd Other inpt dtk* were Chicago mid opposition to a ( nwt narration waa aha red he-i mlaential committee ton The prealdenfa conventow waa raid to be Chito tot city'* representative* hdrua' to match dollar* BbFhiladelphia delegation to na general agreement |*K he date of the Demolimeul convent km ahmtld ■tyr-: Mill Republican! toe- their time and city, ■patabif will he authorized ■ wnnt’er to 111 the date. ■ tMMiittee member* he MMkv the time the day MrleHbllran dale la made ■Nd the Democratic nal(■titter today to guard ■ pocnvestloa campaign I [8 which might handicap ■rj i the November elechmt i salted front of all 1 ■II goal/ he needed If the fla t wt> over the RepnbI hr Art tribute to lietnoIpr, sorter* and had a ■ •wf for Vlce-Preaident RGarner who is vlcechalr-, ■Br DMOrratie committee ■■ >presidential candidate P 1 'hit occasion also F* '-be rice, h? rrnen and pafthiarommittee including' c*****" John Name Garnr Gamer was the mrm* P lhKR > i Cemetery *»« Tuesday Night P*** •• *he masses ™ ,M “»I meeting of LT*? ta •* *’ Joseph F •« be held Tue«day F** • srloci i n the school Rt****** Father Nelmetg F"* 'he assembly, after L **• •‘•I be open for °* toplcea hy fc" “ M “* l »m 'hen fol- ■ ”»«** will I* eleefSESSORSTO ■EETFEB. 13 kTiu^' p Ajmewioni te wi " CJ*’’ an township asosM. beheld j* F-rw.- u/‘ 5 ' r< *"”r Wort bman an* r*“* l 7"’ 1 •*’ hIX • hd h * r ” P Matod ■*’'*’• Mr £ r * h "' "‘•etlng > I rouaty c Mrt L** ‘‘'“rd will *• 4to - Points

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AUTO ACCIDENTS REPORTED HERE Six I’erbons Injured In Accidents Night, This Morning Half n dozen people were hurt , over the weekend in four auto < rashes in the c ounty, the majority of which were attributed to hazardous driving conditions Three persona were taken to the Adams county memorial hospital Sunday night about t:3fl p m. when a car driven hy Gilbert U Bynum. 32. of Hamilton. Ohio was i struck by a car. operated by IlerItert Atkinson. CCC camp enrollee from Bluffton. Bynum, his wife. Mary Kvelyn. 32 and their aosi, Keith. 3. were taken to the hospital Bynum suffered .i severe laceration of the face. Ills wife sustained a fractured left arm send other cuts and bruises while the lad suffered a lip cut and bruises. Atkinson, who gave his home as Portland. Charles Pogue, IP. and Glen Pogue. 17. also of the Bluffton CCC camp were unhurt. Atkinson told Sheriff Ed Miller and Deputy !-ec> Glllig. who Investigated, that he attempted to apply the brakes when he pnlled up behind a semi-trailer truck five and onehalfe miles north of the city on federal road 27. He said the car skidded, hit an abutment and car-c-ened out in front of the Bynum auto Both cars were badly damaged Infant Hurt Three persons, one an Infant, suffered minor injuries alsmt k 30 Sunday night when cars driven by John K. IMIIon. 44. of Vnion City and Cecil Nummi. 23. of Fort Wayne collided head-on two and one-half miles north of Berne on federal road 27. Mumma's car, enroute north, skidded and slid head-on Into the other auto, he told Sheriff Miller. Patrick Mumma. seven-months-old son of the driver, was thrown clear of the wreckage but sustained only minor injuries Margaret Dillion. also of Colon City, suffered cuts and bruises. Cathryn Dorthey. of Fort Wayne and Mrw Momma suf- 1 sered Injuries. The former sustained a severe head laceart ion They were treated by a Berne physician Car la Oameliahed At 2:3n a. m. today a car driven (COXTIWUBD ON PAQB BIX I ~ ADLER FUNERAL RITES TUESDAY Mrs. Barbara Adler Wea Saturday At Home In This City Funeral services for Mrs. Bar tiara Adler. »2. widow of the late John George Adler, who died Saturday afternoon, will lie held Tuesday morning at 10 o’clock at the residence. 348 Winchester street. Mrs. Adlar died Haturday afternoon at 1:10 o’clock at her home. Death was attriluited to complitalions. She had been a resident of this etty for the past 25 years and waa a member of the St. John's Lutheran church in Fort Wayne She was bora In Warren. Pennsylvania Novemlter 27 1547. the daughter of Michael and Barbara Gander-Huser. She was married on October 22. 1271 at Fort Wayne The couple moved to this city from Linn Grove. Surviving are the following children; George and Henry Adler and Mrs. Orville liarruff, of Decatur; I Edwin and Anna Adler, at home: a sister. Mrs Neaderhouser of Markle. Two slaters end a brother preceded her In death. The Imdy was taken to the resIdtOOMTtNVKD ON PAGE SIX I ■- - - Crowds At Opening Os Decatur Stores Crowds attended the silver anniversary home show at Ashhau<-h---er‘s Tin Shop and the opening of the newly remodelled Decatur Sup‘•r Service Station over the weekend Ashbaucher's home show was held Saturday in commemoration <‘f the 25th anniversary of A It Ashheacher. the proprietor, entering business for himself Displays ( of stokers, heating equipment and "•ding, roofing and other home necessities were shown. The Decatut Super Service Station has just been enlarged and remodellsd to give complete luhrifutlou. car washing and other services. It also has the wholesale and retail agencies for U 8 Royal tires •nd accessories Joyce Kllenberber •» the manager The opening for this station was held Saturday and . Sunday.

Boy Scouts And Their “Good Deed” jy ■L w P a a z r " i » Bl ah ■MMMiMMMWWUd When a I’ S army attack plan- plunged Into the ocean at Lualualei Beach. Honolulu. Boy Scottis Bay tnond Kane. Di. and Hyel Ching. 14. I left to right in photo at right I, swam mil and rescued th- two f|i< rs. Lieut. William Hlndson ileftt ear-tyred with injuries to his hand, while his companion was unhurt.

FRANK MURPHY TAKES OATH AS 1 COURT JUSTICE Roosevelt's Fifth Appointee A<4sumes Court Duties Washington. Fell 5 iUR) Frank Murphy look his judicial oath as associate justice of the supreme court today and hecamthe fifth appointee of President Roosevelt to ascend the high bench A crowd-d court room watched the former attorney general as he took his seat and made It probahl-' that for many years to come there •will be a new d-al Interpretation! of the country's organic law The ceremony gave the court a nine man bench for the first time atnee the death of Justice Pierce Butler In No* ember Th- court today: Refused to review a Wisconsin telephone rate case in which throats of reduction theory of utility valuation was at issue Agreed to consider the government's appeal from lower court decision holding invalid minimum wage schedules for government steel suppliers filed by the secretary of labor under the WalshHealey government contract act Agreed to review a lower court tWNTINUED ON IPAtJW KIVg7~ p Tow nship Trustees In Meeting Today A meeting of the township trustees of Adams county was held this afternoon in the offices of C. E Htriker. county school superintendent. Before the close of the meeting late thir> afternoon the trustees were to hear an address t»y J William Bosse of the state department of public Instruction Other routine business was to he handled by the trustees In the ( monthly meeting of the group HOLD WE IN CHILD WEDDING Chirked With Falw Information In Child's Marriage ■saaaassMsww Vincennes. Ind Feb 5 -fUR>Arraignment on charges of giving 1 false Information to obtain a marriage license was scheduled today for 13-year-old Dorothy Jean Foster, her 21-year-old husband. James Harrell of Bit knell ' and h»r mother. Mrs l»eo Hamke I All were named In affidavits sworn by county clerk Paul Enmeter and prosecutor Osksi Delman after the girls father. Homer Foster, of Petersburg, complained that she was under age. The couple waa married Jan. 21 | and Foster charged thst Mrs Hamke sponsored the wedding | after asking him for permission to take the girl for a ride Titgirl has been In Foster's custody 1 slate he and Mrs Hamke were divorced In 1220 Dorothy Jean was In favor of the marriage. 'My mother says I am IS years old and my father says I'm not yet 14." she said ”1 would rather believe my mother' i FAOB rivßJ

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Decatur, Indiana, Monday, February 5, 1910.

Circuit Court Term Opens This Morning The February term of the Adams 1 circuit court opened thia morning., j with Judge J. Fred Frut hte preaid ■ <iig on the bench. A numlier of enpries were made early thia morning and a score or more were eipeeted |to lie made liefore the close of the day. The February term will continue lor a nine weeks period. A numlier of Important cases are eipeeted to tie disposed of liefore the term doses. It is thought that Judge Frachte will <all the docket later In the week after notifying attorneys of the time PASTORS PLAN FOR SERVICES Ministerial ANMkciation Plans Activities Os Future Months Religious activities in the city for the neit few months were outlined this morning in a meeting of the Deiatut Ministerial association. with Rev. Charles M Pi ugh president, presiding Plans were made for the annual Boy Scout service to lie held Sunday morning nt io 30 o'clock at th» First Presbyterian church. Rev. George O. Walton will deliver a special sermon All Scouts will attend the service uniformed and in a I Sidy The service Is pari of the annual observance of national Boy Scout week February M to 14. The association also selected the First Methodist church as the site of the annual Good Friday Protestant union services Further details on these services which will he held March 22 are to Im- announced later. The observance of the Week nt Prayer, inaugurated here in January was approved Ity the association. which unanimously derided upon the olmervant e again In the first week of January. 1941. March 25 was announced as the opening date of the annual leader,ship training school for workers and teachers of the Sunday Schools in the city. Classes In the school will be held Tuesday nigh' of each week beginning on the altove date and continuing for a period of six weeks. The classes will he held in the Lincoln school building Rev. |G. T. Ilosselot. pastor of the First 11. church, was selected as chairman of Ibe school The faculty is to Im- announced noon. The members of the association i 0-ONTINI'ED ON PAGB THREE) O lx>seN Thumh Today In Saw Mill Accident •■aawwMßMa• Paul Melcher. 37. of east of Hoagland, lost the thumb on hie left hand this morning when he caught the member in a saw at the Hoagland saw mill. He was admitted to the Adame county memorial hospital where the attending physician reported him to he recovering nicely. —■ 1 - Youth Is Injured Ab Homes Bolt Robert Mower. 12, son of Mr and Mrs. Marcus Moser, of near Berne was reported recovering today from Injuries suffered Haturday when the team of horses he wardriving Itecama frightened and bolted, throwing him to the ground Moeer sustained Injuries abou' the head and waa unconscious for nearly an hour. His Injuries wet* j Irelleved not serious.

SOVIET TROOPS RENEW ATTACKS ON FINN LINES Attack On Mannerheim Line Is Most Determined Os War t By Webb Miller) Helsinki. Finland. Feb f>.- (U » - Russian troops, attacking in wind driven snow and at below zero temperature, were thrown against I the Finnish Mannerheim line for the fifth day today hi one of the most determined red army offensives of the war Thousands of men were put into . the new attack, under cover of a 1 ' vigorous artillery barrage Fighting Intensified, and Russian bombing planes swept over the Finnish front lines In what seemed to . be an effort, strong and costly, to smash the Finnish resistance he fore aid .could come from abroad Dispatches said that the Finns were holding fast Fighting conditions wore frightful. In addition to which the cold stroti* wind- blow snow in all dl- ■ ructions. It was made known that the Russians Ison bed the town of Kajaaml ! this morning, and it was asserted . that Russian planes yesterday ati tacked a Bwedlah ambulance carryi Ing patients It was Indicated that - the ambulance was slightly damaged but that there were no casualties. , An authorized source charged that > the Russians were qow bombing . rural churches and that a few of i them had tieen destroyed i The Russian attack on the center of the Manneheim line had developed into the nuuit serious off fensive since, weeks ago. the Finns . smashed an attempt to break . through the Taipale sector near I ’ Lake Ladoga. In the Kuhmo sector in mid Finland the Russians sqnt newly ar- , rived reinforcements to the attack in an effort to win back valuable ICnNTfNItRfi ON SAUR FIVBt o DEATH CLAIMS ANDY CRABILL Retired Decatur Carpenter Dies Thin Morninx Os ParalyniH Andrew Crabill, M, retired De.catur carpenter, died this morning ;■•* 4.30 o'clock at the county infirmary Death was attributed to par- > I alysis The deceased was born In Monroeville March 21. 1259. the son of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Crabill. His wife. Armands, died July 7. IMB Surviving are the following children. Mra. Ed Sullivan. Dmblbf; Mrs. A. J. Russell. Fort Wayne; Mra. Charles Relnier of Pasadena. California; Charles and Vernlere of Fort Wayne and Joseph of Kvansvllle Two alalers. Mrs. Perty Sprague of Joliet. Illlonis and Mra. 'Nelson Hertle of Mcnroevllle also ' survive. Funeral services will he held Wednesday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock at tha Nuttman Avenue V B church, with Rev Luka Martin officiating. Burial will be In the DoIcatttr cemetery The body may be viewed at th« (lilllg A Doan funeral home after 7:l® o'clock thia evening until time for the funeral

Russia Fighting To Break Finn Main Defenses Before Outside Aid Reaches Finns

VIOLENT DEATH TOLL IS HEAVY OVER WEEKEND Traffic Accidents lx»ad In Heaviest Toll In Months illy Vnited Press) Thirteen |M-rsons died by violi ence in Indiana over the weekend, setting the worst record In the state since lute fall Eight of the deaths resulted from automobile accidents, one from a fire and two from drowning* Four persons were killed and fifteen Injured In a series of accidents in less than two hours late yesterday near Michigan City and a 12-year-old girl was kill«*<l near MPorte. A heavy wet snow made highways treat herons and sllpfiery throughout the northern section of the state. Mrs. J. P Norwood. 45. negro, of Chicago, was killed when the car which her husband drove skidd i-d sideways into a concrete abut meiit neat Mithigan City. Mike Kaztniert zak. about 25. of Michigan City, was killed near there when the car in which he was riding, driven by Casimir Novak. 25. of Michigan City, skidded and overturned on I' S highway 12. Both of these accidents occurred within minutes of each other and three other accidents were reported at the name time Shortly afterward Arthur Brewer. about 40. of Niles. Mich . and Mrs Gladys Wolf. 42. of South Bend, were killed when the Wolf ' car ought a wheel outside the ‘ pavement and skidded sideways down the road into a car driven by George Snook. 41. ot Ml< higan : City Eight others were Injured In this single crash Katherine Engle. 12, of near lai «V>NTINt’KI> ON PAGE FIVE) ' OPEN DOCTOR'S MURDER TRIAL Los Anxeles Physician On Trial For Killing Wife furs Angeles. Feb. 5 fl'Pt — Dr George K. Dazey. 41. socially prominent Santa Monica physician, goes tn trial today < hargetl with ' the "perfect crime murder of his pretty 31-year-old wife because she doul>*ed that he was the father of 1 her child Her body, clad only in a nightgown was found in the family garage five years ago She had died of carbon monoxide fumes from the automobile exaust and police surmised she had committed suicide Her parents, however, protested the decision and Investigation of the death was reopeto-rl a year ago Mr. ami Mrs Walter Schwuchow said that their actress daughter had confided to them that Dr. Dazey was not the father of the child which was born to them seven i months after their marriage, and four months Icefore her death They Icelleved he murdered her when he ’ learned the truth The state charged that be dopc-d her. carted her to the garage, started the automobile motor and aliendoned her to the fumes to simulate suicide Two witnesses were subpoenaed by the state; Miss Frances Murphy. 33. former nurse, to testify that the doc tor had Imasted to her that h“ had committed the perfect crime, and nightwatchman Roland Heal to testify that he saw the- Doctor carry a limp figure from the- house to the garage the night nt Mr*. Dazey’ death. z Dr Dazey pleaded not guilty He said the tioy was horn prematurely and "anyone can see that he- I* mine " Wolpert Funeral h Held Thin Morning Funeral service* for Andrew Wolpert. prominent Adams county farmer living west of llecatur. were held at 8 o’clock this moining at Bt. Mary's church. Rev J J Helmets. officiating Burial was made In Ht. Joseph cemetery Mr. Woltier! died Friday morning of a heart ailmvnt

County Attorney IWA 'JI Henry It Hellei today wan reappointed attorney for Adam* comity by the Imard of county commlMlotier* Mr Heller hu* Iceen comity attorney sine*- It'll HENRY HELLER IS APPOINTED Henry B. Heller In Reappointed An Adams County Attorney Henry II Heller was reappointed county attorney for Adam* comity by the board of commissioner* this aftc-rnociii With the appointment. Mr. Heller will Icegln his twenty-seventh year of service with the county, teeing named in 1914. He has represented the county It* all legal matters and served a* connsei fn;the commissioners during his more than quarter-century servicein the post, tine of the- most important cases which Mr Heller has devoted much lime to has Iceen the Wabash river dredge case- Adams county is a defendant in the long legal Initlle and also one of the remonatrator* against the proposed improvement ami to the- .issc-ssments levied against the- comity. The vote of the commissioner* was unanimous In the selection of Mr Heller to the legal post. The bond of Sam Reinhart a* superintendent of the county infirmary was filed and approved. A surety bond written by th« Schtlg Insurance Agency of Berne was accepted Mr Rinehart will assume his |>osf March I. ami met with the- c cuiirnlssionei s ten a short time today. The- forenoon was devote I to the chucking and allowing of bills The- awarding of the- <ompensatiou insurance to an Insurance agent will Ice disincsecl of 10-fccrc- .he Icccuid adjourn* this evening Fertctczer Purchased Contrac t for six and om- half tons of 2 12# fertiliser for the county farm was awarded to Theodore Bttlmahn of Preble townsnlp cercNTlNttlcn nN PACIV EIVB) NOAPDLODVFOR FORGED LETTERS Michigan Solon Refuse* Apology In Latest Dies Break Washington. Fete 5 tl'P) — Rep Frank Hook. Dem . Michigan today told the house rules c ommittee that h<- will not apologise for inserting in the record forged letters which purported to show some understanding between Rep Marlin Dies, D , Texas, and Writ Dudley Pelley. silver shirt leader. The letters, according to the Dies committee .were forged by Dav cd It Mayne, who once was sent hy the committee tcc Ashville. N. C . to attempt to locate Pelley. "I am not tn icosltlon at this time to concede- anything.' Hook said. "I’Ve come to the conclusion that even though the documenta were forged, still, according to strict Interpretation of pat liutnentary law, there I* not a violation of the rules of the house." The rule* committee was considering a resolution by Rep. Claire Hoffman. Mich., to axpunge Hook's remark* from the record. Hoffman pressed for approval of hl* reaolu-. . Hon. |

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Continual Mass Attacks By Russia Beginning To Have Effect On Finnish Defense. LOSSES HEAVY By Joe Al'-x Morris il’. P. Foreign News Editor) The reel army appeared today to Io- fighting to break the Finnish main defenses Iw-fore oataida help can reach the- northern war front. For Hu- fifth straight day. Russian land forces and airplane* hammered at the Mannerheim line on the southeastern Karelian Isthmus anti Russian reserves moved into the Kuhmo sector, on the south central front. Air mid* continued on a major scats throughout Finland. So far. according to Finnish communiques at Helsinki, the defenders have not yielded any important ground and the Russians have suffered heavy c usual tic*. The extent of the losses on birth sides Is Indefinite, lent the Finns claim that the red army dead are numbered in thousands In recent day* a* a result especially of 'heir iMcuitdiiig al the central Summa sector of the Maunerh-im line Indications were that the Finn* had suffered more severely l lean stated in the- official commnniqne* ancl that the continual mass attacks by the- lliisstan* w.-te beginning to have their effec Although this would not necessarily mean that th*- red army was getting Into a (Hcsltion to break through, il was noted that the Finnish officers asked foreign correspondent* to abandon Vlipnrl Ih--cause of the terrific boinltardnient Icy alt Not have correspondent* yet l**-c-n permitted Io visi' glee front northeast of latke iatejoga, which the Finnish * ommiinlqtt >s In the last two days hav • ignored after dally reports ot vain Russian attac ks ovc-t a two week* period At the Mine time, there- >».-ro many Indic.iHotcs of the desire- of Moscow for speed apparently in th*- belief that outside aid may soon reach Finland in important amount* or even that th*- British and French will intervene by carrying out proposals to send wvlltCONTfNUED ON PAGK BIX) CASE FUNERAL RITES TUESDAY Mrs, Earl Case Os Willshire Died Sunday At Local Hospital Funeral services for Mrs. Earl ("as*-. 57. of Willshire. Ohio, whose death occ-urtc-d Sunday moining at the Adams county memorial hospital. will be held at 2 o'clcwk cEHTi Tuesday afternoon at the Pteslcytei bin c-hiirc h in Rockford, Ohio. Death fcdlowed an operation for gall atones, from which she had sciffc-ted for some time The- deceased was Itorn January 15. I»S3. in Blackcreek township. Mercer county. Ohio, the daughter icf Michael and Lc-alilinc. Bcaiinteter. Her maiden name was 11u1d.% Jane Branstetec. She- was married Io PLtrl t'aso on Fcbiuary 19. I9o’. |',, chia union were born ten children nine of whom survive Be sides the husband. who *urvtve* k the nine c hi), dren are Cleo of Rockford; Glendola White of Willshire Ih.lmon of Decatitt; Voyd and .Madonna of Wren. Olilo; Joyce Helen Luther and Ix-ahline. al home Octo son Herman, died in 1929 Seven grandchildren, two slat - eg, Mr* Nova White of Wlllshlie. Mr* Leota Biiucher of Celina; <m® brother, Charles Brunsleter ot Geneva. also survive Mr* Case bc-came seriously 111 last month and was removed to the hospital January 31. TIMFCRATURI RIAOINGB DEMOCRAT THKRMOMKTKR 8:00 a. m. . . . 34 10:00 a. m.— M Noon 34 2:00 p. m.— 34 3:00 p. 8k ... —JO WEATHER Mostly cloudy tonight and Tuoaday; nuot much change m temperature.