Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 38, Number 33, Decatur, Adams County, 7 February 1940 — Page 1

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0 • SPRING’ )|m. Marie llelloll, of lluerninty r-lerk'n nfllce pr-rwonnei. auaerted I bin morning that abe and her brother waw a blue j 1 bird in the yard of the Itellolt | home. I While It la believed that htir- [ blngera of spring are mil of | i utyle for wontetlme yet, there | 1 n re thmte who Initial that the | appearance of a bluebird la a | mire elgn of warmer weather. j BECKMEYERTO HEAD INSTITUTE Lawrence Beckmeyer Is Elected Head Os Root Township Institute tawrenr-e Iler kmeyer waa elected < hairntati of the Root townahlp inatitut* al Ita ullday meeting Tueaday Io alter end Norval Fuhrman Chaney Sheet* wa* named vice-chairman and Mr*. Adolph Weldler. M-r retary-lteaaurer. The aeaalon* were held in the Monmouth ar hool houae. Two talk* ear h were given by 1,. <». Chasey and Mr*. K. Guy CollInga during the day meeting* liurIng the day one of the large*! num irer of exhibit* wa* entered In lhe conlewl* In lhe hi*tory of the In atßllle. In the evening a ..tw-rlal program wa* attended by ap|>»- vinai‘-ly Mui persona Mr Fuhrman presided over lhl* meeting County agent L. F Ar.htH.lrl gave two abort talk* on lh<- rural safety program In Adam* county, stating that Ila auccea* depended i upon the cooperation of th<- realdent* of lhe rural area* Sheriff Hd Miller In an addtea* said hl* ofllre |* backing the rural safety program in every way possible Safety Film* Shown Two aafety films were shown by Sergeant George Doherty of the Indiana state polite, who also talked on thia work now being done In Indiana. He said that rural nate ty council* have hMfl set up in every rounty In the state and as .• reaalt tndiatia waa the only mid western state with a reduction in traffic accident*. Hol. Heller, chairman of the puhllclty .ommiltee for lhe Purdue short course. February IS. It and l&, talked <m thia event whhh will be held in Decalut next week Several numbers, one dedicated to Phil Strahm. were then sug by the Maglry quartet compou-d of Finest Worthinati. tools Worth- . man. William Kntetsman amt John lll’geman The program wa* closed with an amateur hear judged by Hr Fred I Patterson and Sigurd Anderson | of Becatur. Amateur Hour First place waa won by the Sage Brush Ramblers composed of Margaret. Justine. Mary Ann. Frances and Roman Brlte and Hob Ehrman Second plate wa* taken by the Strahm family, composed of Harold. Martha. Selma and Dorothy Strahm The third prixe wa* won by a one-a< i play given by the Root township home economics club and directed by Mr* Ralph Rhe. |t wa* entitled "The Farmer's iHughter" and wa* a parody on an old fashioned melodrama Memtier* of the cast were: Mrs Millard Harkless, Mrs Vernon Cus•W. Mr*. Royal Friend. Mr*. Kenneth Runyon and Mrs Allw-it Johnson. Fourth prise was taken by the tOONTINt'Kti ON PAtlif FOtlR»~ CITY COUNCIL HOLDS MEETING Vote Purchase Os Equipment To Flush l-arge Sewers The city council In session last night voted the purcha-'-e of two Hushing hag* for use by the street department In flushing Urge sewers, The hag* are to be purchased from the Expanding Sewer Machine company at a cost of »l>» «4. f*urchaae of the hag* wa* asked by Sam Rutter, city street commissioner. A report from Martin J Mylott. f Hr light superintnedent. slated that the light petitioned for by the post office department at the Krle railroad had been Installed Two councllmen were absent last night. Councilman Andrew Appel man i* *tm confined at hi* home after being seriously 111 for several days with a stomach disorder and Councilman Russell Owens wa* reported to be suffering from a severe ■old Leading of Mila wax done by H. V»muci Au rand, clerk-treasurer. In i lhe absence of CoumHmau Owen*.

STATE POLICE ANNOUNCE TWO MEN ARRESTED Two Men Held For Bomb* in<M Os Utility Poles And Towers Indianapolis. Feb. 7 (UP) — i .Indiana state police announce | today that two men an- h-ld in Joliet, 111,, on charge* of compilej Ity in a series of nine Itombiug* of public utility [Mile-* and t(>».-rs in northern Indiana and M:< higan Don Stiver, superintendent of state polite, said that one matt had] i txNifesnrd actually placing the' dynamite charge* anti Implicated the other as payoff matt The mo- : live, however, had not lu-en learned. Stiver said The men In custody are Parish E Freeman and John Mark*, both, of Michigan City Freeman ha* signed a i onf>-*«ioii. Stiver said, and lutth men have waived extradition anil will lie taken to South Rend today for further questioning Stiver said Freeman tun-e served a threeyear term in the Indiana state prison and s.i* released in, IMS Sliver said that Freeman wa* arrested In Joliet on February 2 on a warrant charging him with obtaining money under false pietense* In connection with a 1.100 mortgage. Either Freeman wa* Nitspeited by official* In the lH>mhltig* or gave himself away. lieeauae the quest lolling shift**) from the Michigan City charge to hi* connection with the power line bla*t. Stiver ■aid he signed a <onfe**|on In Which he said he was paid fl '"HI by Murk* for planting and exploding the dynamite Mark* wa* arrested last night In Joliet Third Man Held South Rend. Ind Feb 7 RJP) A third person wa* arrested here today In connection with the bombing <>f power line* and pole* in Northern Indiana and Southern Michigan and police .itttiounced They are seeking a fonerfr snspect in Michigan Police held Frank Lung. 2S. on an open < barge l-atilier today an<r<>\'TlNl Kl> ON PAGK kOlllO LIST EXPENSE OF OPERATIONS Operating Expenditures For Hospital. Infirmary. Listed Operating expenditures for the Adam* county memorial hospital and the Adam* county infirmary for IMS were revealed in tahnlated figure* made today by Victor Eicher, county auditor Total operating expenditure* of the hospital .amounted to |l».A'"' of which only IJ.fttd came from taxes The balance came from Income or receipt* In the operation of the inatitution An appropriation of ST.loo was made In the county budget last year for the hospital Rcreipt* for th* year tntn*-d in to the auditor amounted to |4!><hhi. the largeat Income the hospital has hail sine*' It was opened i Since January 1.19 f", the hospital has turned in receipts of 13.M2 S». including one payment In February On thia basis II is expected that receipt*, this year will equal those of a year ago The Adams rounty Infirmary was operated at a gross cost of 112..'.'* and a net expenditure of 112.1*7 40 Expenditure* for l»M we e 12.165 4& under th*' appropriations. which totaled *14.•70.D0. During the year *«::T oft wa* turned In to the county auditor for commodities sold at the Instituflou. bringing the net expenditure* down to 212,1*7.44 The unexpended appr-tprlatlon* revert to the (ounty general fund al th«‘ end of the year The budget for l»4« totals 217.270 00, which Include* several thousand dollar* for painting and repair of the building* at lhe county farm a.- iw —iusiw'- * Ernest Sharp Farm Is Sold At Auction The Ernest Sharp farm of 130 acres, reported one of the flne*t and best equipped in the county, wa* sold at publh auction Monday. Jacob Kaehr. of want of Mont-on. submitting the best bid of 2*2 per acre. All personal property wa* also sold, as the present owner I* planning to move to Illinois Mr. Kaehr will take possession March 1. The *ale wa* conduHed by Roy H Johnson. Decatur auctioneer. (

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Decatur, Indiana, Wednesday, February 7, 191(1.

Earl Browder Watches Voting I—g— —,*■a— _ 4 dSibJt I- ■ I BMn UN - Earl Browder at ooll* l'ud*-i **-ut*-nc- for passport fraud. Earl Rrowder. No I ('ommitiiist in the I'nlted Slut***, watches 'he voting in New Volk's 14th congressional district when- he sought the hotis** seat left vacant by the death of Representative William Slrovlch

FORMER LOCAL MAN ARRESTED IL O. White Plead* Not Guilty To Drunken Driving — H. O White, of Fort Wayne, formerly of this city, entered a pica of not guilty when arraigned in clr-1 *utt court before Judge J Fred! Fru* ht<* this morning on a charge of drunken driving Hi* Ixmd wa<. fixed at 45'm Prosecutor Arthur E Voglewede represented the state a' ; the arraignment Sheriff Ed Miller, arrested White The arrest was made alsuit 7 j o'clock, north of lhe city on federal road 27. Sheriff Miller lalleged that White was driving his car from side to side a* he was enroute north toward Fort Wayne The sheriff in his car wa* going in the -anu- direction and remained lM*hind Hie other car for some distance Otto Huffman Arretted Otto Huffman, formerly of this city, wa* returned to flu- Adam* county jail from Fort Wayne by Sheriff Miller last night to answer to charges of fatiur" to provide Huffman, when arraign***! Iwfore Judge Frucht** this morning entered 4 plea of not guilty and permitted th** court to enter an order against him He was ordered to pay ||o in two w**-k« for the support of his boy and 22 5o each w***-k thereafter — o- — - Monroe -Man Files Suit For Divorce Leonard Hendricks of Monroe has filed suit for divorce from lamia Hendricks In Adams * ircul* court He charges < ru*l and inhuman li**atinent allegelng in the complaint that she threw dishes at him and on one occasion threatened him with a loaded gun. They wr-re married in November. 1919 and separated February I. 1940. the complaint states The summon* was Issued to the sheriff of Elkhart county for the defendant, returnable February 2».

LENTEN MEDITATION (Rev. Georg** H toller First Evangelical Church> “FELLOWSHIP IN SUFFERING”

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the redemptive ministry nt His kingdom The Lenten season Is again at hand It will provide a very unique opportunity for a better understanding of the meaning of redeeming love Jesus la still directing the inquiry to Ills disciple* —"Are ye able*" If present day disciples of Jesus shall arrow pllsh a ledOMptlee ministry, they. too. must Im* able to drink the cup. for the redemptive ministry of the Church la always prefaced by a IvUvwaUip with t'iulai Ur Illa suHvilug

Decatur Man Unhurt As Auto Overturns Howard Elr.ey. of Ninth street, escaped with slight cuts and i bruise* last night when his auto I turned turtle three and one-half miles east of th*- city on f**d*-ral | road 224 Th** car raportedly slid off the Iw-rtn and turned over into the tlit* li Th** car was practically demolished Il was towed to a lo*al . garage. RELIEF COSTS ARE REPORTED Heavy Expense For Fuel Sends Relief Costs Higher 1 " ■ Poor relief expenditure* in Washington township, whl* h takes In the city of Decatur, for January, totaled 25.«2»57. of which I! *;o« was for coal and find for indigent famllle*. according to the rejsirt fil.-d by John M Doan, tnwtee. with county auditor Victor Eicher Th*- January < iaims. allowed this month, were 4453 19 higher than those of a year ago and !.'>»•'> 37 more than the 193 X bills Th** extreme cold weather last month Is in-countable for tnneh of the in* : r*-a»** Next to coal, th** bills for food, medical *are and hospitalization came next The report shows the following *-xp*-ndiitnes for January fuel. 11,So*!, food. 4**39 30: medical care '■nd hospitalization 2703.47; burial*. 220; rent. 214; sewing project. 44*1*9 clothing 424X3* truste**'* salary, clerical help ami mileage. 4191 59; office aupplle*. 423 fit. surplus comtmMlltle* purchased from | F government. 420.20 Although it I* expei-ted that the Washington township poor relief fund will b<- tn balance at ih<* close of the year, the fund I* now overdrawn shout 41S'mo A tax levy of 54 cent* <m the 9100 ha* been made for thl* year, which It I* expected will wipe out the deficit Rtld have It In balance next January

"Are ye ahle to drink the cup that I drink’" Ht. Mark 10 39 The cup that Jean* drank contained the (•ssetue of unbelief, refection and death It was drained of It* last dreg* because of Hl* pHßsionate purpo*e to redeem humanity The aufferlng of Christ wa*. however, little appreciated by III* disciple* who sought for themselves certain position* upon the bail* of personal preferment. They did not appreciate because they did not understand the meaning and lhe way of redeeming love. The Inquiry which Jesus directed to these disciple* wa* Intend***! to awaken with In them a sense of the w*y to life. The**disciple* must find their place in Hl* *cliein<of human redemption It they are to share In

Finland Reports Four Violent Red Army Assaults On Sector Os Mannerheim Line Repulsed

RELATIONS OF JAPANESE AND U. S. STRAINED Japan May Suggest All Americans Chinese Area Tokyo, Feb 7 'UP) Suggestion* that all American* withdraw from China at*- of sm h grave ini fuirtance that a definite decision regarding them cannot be leached immediately, foreign minister Hachlro Arita said in parliament today. Arita wa* asked whether Il wa* the intention of th"- government to advise lhe I'llited Stales that all American residents should withdraw from China "That is a grave question " \rita answered "I < armot reply at present." I’remiei admiral Mltsnmasa Yo nai also discussed I' S request* for guarantee* of the security of American national* hi China Yonai said that he had no desire to interpret th*- American request for a security guarantee for American national* in China with "111 [ feeling but he said that Japan would have to reconsider the status »f American* In China if the I I'. R continued pr<-s*ure against , Japanese activitie* ill China t Earlier Vonai told parliamentI "If th** I'nlted States does not try to understand the true inten- ( lions of Japan and attempts to exert more pressure we are pre pared I** lake a firm attitude" ! Tado Matsumoto, questioning foreign minister Hachim Arita In lhe lower house, said that .i speech > which American nmbusaadot Joseph Clark Grew d»*li**rered before the recent expiration of th*- Japaims etrad- treaty insulted Japan ile-caiiso II implied that th*- I'nlted Ntales was conversant, bti Japan was not converaant. with the slutat ion In China | iln the »|h *-<-h Grew said frank- ' ly at -i linn !i*-on at which many finportani Japanese were guests, that lhe I’llited Stales did pot like lhe course Japan was purciiing in China t , Arita replied that he was not able to make public all the fits* in- . cldents in China of which Grew 1 l OX PACE TH I!EK I t _ o 1 Lions Club Holds Business Meeting i • Induction ceremonies for several . new memliers were held last night , at the regular meeting of the De- . catur Lions r-lllb at the Rice hotel. A «hort business session was also held l ° K. Os C. Meeting Thursday Evening Th*' Deialnr council of the Knight* of Columbus will hold the ' regular m**eting Thutsday evening * at K o'clock In th** K of C hall Ml members are urged Io be present : LOCAL STORE TO I QUIT BUSINESS I — Blue (’reek Dairy Store To Be Discontinued Sunday The Blue Creek Dairy Htor*. operated here for the past five years by Calvin Ktenry is t » be discontinued after Sunday. Mr Htetiry announced today The store was under the munagetm-nt of Max Odle for th** past year The Downtown News Stand, which was located in the store with the confectionery, ha* Iwen sold to towrencc "Joe” Rash and will Im* operated by him In the Graham building on Madison st reel | Although It Is not positively known whut business will lx* set up lit the store after it is Vacated by Mr. Hleury. It l« underatood that repreaetitatlves of a national <haln organ nation have been conferring with Fred Reppert of the building .Mr Reppert is out of town and could not hu reached for a stateqient The equipment I* to Im* taken out by the owner. Mr Hleury lie »fat'*d that sale nf the store does • ICWMIAUKD UN I'AOK lUHEK)

COMMITTEE TO MEETTHURSDAY Short Course Banquet Committee Meets Thursday Night II P. S< hmitt and J Ward Call- , and co-* halt men of the l*anquet f committee for the Ibirdue short i <<>urse next week, have asked all i members of th*- committee «o meet I ut the Adams county agent's office , Thursday night at X o'* lock A re-allocation of luinquet tick- 1 els will b*- made at this meeting | due to the fail that two or three i townships require mote than orl- I ginal quotas. The banquet will be i held Thursday night. February 15. , al <> 30 o'clock in the Iti-catu: Catholic school auditorium with f*. | I. Christie head of th*- department I of agriculture at Ontario college, Canada, as the speaker. Th*' lick- , et sab* is limittsl to 500 Memliers of the committee ate: I Adolph Hchamerloh. I nion township; Winfred Gerke. Root township. Om-ui Ewel Pri-bb-township; Homer Aniold. Kirkland township: E I. Harhii her. Washington township: Brin- Daniels. St. Mary's township; Leland Ripley. Blue Creek township: Harty Essex. Monroe; Ed Neuhauser. French township Chris Eicliei. Hattford township; llarve Inelchen. Walmsh lownship*and Howard Caffee. Jefferson township <>• Masuns. Eastern Stars Plan Family Party The Masons and Eastern Star* will enjoy a family party at the Masonic hall at b o'* Im k Saturday 1 evening. February 17 Entertainment and food will be fnrfrt«h**d by Ho- committee Mrs Dan Tyndall and George Harding are in charge of the affair AGED WOMAN IS TAKEN BY DEATH —,— - .Mrs. Emeline Barger Dies Today At Home Os Daughter Mr* Emellne Barger. X 2. di*-d at 12 Id o'clock thl» afternoon at the horn** of her daughter. Mrs Thom- ’ a* Griffith, son'fewest of I'ete.son Death was attributed to lompliia I Hotts and pneumonia Sh< had been ill since last Align*' and , critical since Stinday Th*- dei eased wa* Imwii M i/ 17. , |M7 ,i i|.ii:.,lc* • Ml an I Ml’ Henry Billman of Kirkland townahlp Sh*- waa married to Willi;-tn Barger. S*-pt*-mb*-r IX. !*7't In Kirkland township Her htist*ai<d ’ pre* *-d*-d het in death Jun*- .*:> IM3 ’ Mrs Barger was a charter mem ' l*er of the Brethren church pt : Kirkland township and a Ilf** time I resident of th*- township Th*following < hildien survive Mi** Katie Barger. It R Drcntur. ami Mr* Thomas Gnfiiih I* P It-ia tttr. Mrs. William Jackson. R 't Cralgvllle tin*- dattghlei Mr*. Robert Sovlto I* de* *-u**--l Two sister* also survive They I p *>STINI'f?D <»N PAGE TIHtKE) - o Monmouth Couple To Observe Anniversary Mr. and Mr*. J W Watt* will mark their 57th wedding antliver- \ *ary at their home in Monmouth next Thursday. The occasion Is to Im* quietly commemorated City To Receive Bids Thursday Proposal* on the new 4<ut iwnind 1 high ptessure steam holler and ' other equipment to be Installed In a half million dollar Improvement 1 program at the city light and power plant, will Im* received l>y th*- i*H*rd of public work* and safety Thur* of public works and *afelv Thur** 1 day morning The engineer * estimate on lhe 1 other equipment I* 2127,*M II I* Iw-lleved the lo* bid will be under that figure The city has already ' purchased a 5.000 K W. turbine and condenser and later will receive bld* for the ramodeling of the power plant bulldint end Um building of foundation* for th*- tut- ' bine. condeOKcr and auxiliary equipment. _____

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Finnish High Command Asserts Red Troops Suffer Heavy Losses In Violent Attack. 1,800 ARE KILLED (By Webb Miller I Helsinki, Feb 7 'U.R> Yn official <otnmunlque lo*lay said that four violent red army attack* <>u th.- Summa sector of the Mannerheim line hail been repulsed by the Finns and that th** Russians suffered heavy losses Th.* communique also said that Russian ski battalion* were dlspersed northeast of toke 1 ailing.i ami that a total of I.MHi Russian* had been killeit 111 fighting there and hi the Kuhmo sector on the smith ceiitral front Alsiill 3im RiiHSiati troops were kllh-il lit th*- lighting northeast of Lake todoga. the communique said in refereuie Io the lm|M>ilunt Hector where tin- Ikth Riisaiun division recently had lieen reported desperately try lug In break through Finnish Un.** to avoid isolation from Its base Another 1.500 are dead In fighting on th*- Kuhmo front, north Os th*- lake, according to th** communique Fighting continues In the Kuhmo sector and on the mmlheasterti Mannerheim line front, where the Finns yesterday destroyed 2tt Russian tanks. Th.- ciunmtinlque covered yesterday'* fighting, but new attack* were launched today on the Mannerheim line by reinforced Russian troiips which now Have shin - er and better communication Hue* to Ix-iiingrail. Dispatches from the front said the Russian*, in what the Finns regarded a* the ttecoud battle of th.- Mannerheim line, made vh loti* ai lin ks in clear, sub rero colil against fnrtlfti-d Finnish poslGoua. A« the battle developed it became deal that th.- Russian* were supported by the largem coitcenHatton* of gun* and manpowet the Hoviet commanders have had to dale H was apparent that the ted cominamier*. bulked in their effort* to get around the top of l„ike Ladoga and Hank th*- .Mannerheim line, have staked heavily on in attempt tn break through It The stronger Russian troops have two railroad line* tu toningrad In-hind them They also have several good road* for their *tt;e ply Hain* Tint* they are abb- -» concentrate larger force* and supplies mi the isthmus and to relievo their troop* when they are exhausted at a faster rate than at any other point mt the whole front. Fight off Attack* <By Hitliei' I'exkuelh With the Finnish Northeastern Army. Maerkscjuervi Front. F-b. 7 UW Finnish triaips have fought oft two Russian altui k* during the night by the light of the Arctic stars and they emerged at dawn after having driven tlie Russians back to their staitiiig ("lint Fighting started jn*t a* | walked through th*- deep snow, guided by a Finnish offic.-r, to the front, la-tween trees to right and left tfONTINI'Eti ON I'AIIK FIVF.t LIST TOWNSHIP RELIEF COSTS Poor Relief Costs For January Listed By Township* Poor relief expenditures iti f o II township* *ifher than Washington township for January of this year amounted to II 453 51. a ieport In the office of Victor Ei<h*-r, county auditor show*. The IX4" expenditure* were about 22<Ht higher than for Hiu same month a year ago, wh**n they totaled 21.2111 •• In Washington township, which Includes lhe dty of Itecatur. expenditure* for tint month amounted to 23.529 <l7 The total expenditure* in th** 11 township* for last mouth follow I'nkm. 2202.42; Root 2170 4*l: Preble, 271.01; Kirkland. 2144; HL Mary*. |34»21; Blue Creek. 13213; Munros. 213* ol>, Freurb, 121.09. Hartford. 115.34; Wabssfe. 2174.11; Jsfterson HI2 20. More relict was sought by nee*ly famllle* In January than any prey. lon* month due io the extreiidj cold weather and need IJ clothino »ud loud, 1