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DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER IN ADAMS COUNTY

FIRST LENTEN SERVICE HELD Rev. Seimetz Delivers First laenten Sermon Wednesday Her Jotteph J. Helmet*. pMtor. delirered the first of the Lenten sermon* at St. Mary's Catholic thtirch last evening. Father Seimetz chose for his test. "Walk as Children of Light." ; St Paul-Kph 5-tt. “There Is ma peace without Jesus Christ. Follow Him and peace of mind and heart Is yours." stated the speaker His distourse was Inspirational Benediction of the Hlessed Sacrament was given following the sermon. The blessing with the ashes <>n the forehead of the Individual t took place following the service. Next week's Lenten sermon will I* elven on Tuesday- evening at 710 o'clock The sermons will lie delivered by Fort Wayne priests. •hn will evchange pulpits with Father Helmets. o Appropriation Bill Passed By Senate Washington. Feb •> 'U P) The senate today passed and sent to the house a II.IIS Sfit.ii • independent oSlcea appropriatl. it hill, ISs.t>lt.M& in-low hudect -sil-n.i---hut 13P.5M.3C1 above the figure ■ approved by the house The senate's increase over house figures r.-sult.-d largely from the restoration of 539.0M.0M of a I7S.immi.im o cut the house made In the maritime commission ship buldllng fund LOCAL MAN’S FATHER DIES Ammon S. Britzcnhof Dies Wednesday At Ft. Wayne Hospital Ammon S Brlntzenhof. 33. fath- , er of Walter Brttzenhof of thia city, died of paralysia Wednesday . at Hi Joseph's hospital In Fort Wsyn* He had been in 111 health the laat three years and suffered a stroke laat week Mr, Hrltzenhof was the oldest past worshipful master of a Masonic bine lodge living He was also the oldest surviving trustee of the Masonic temple, and was a past grand high priest of Fort Wayne chapter No 19. Royal Arch Masons He was horn tn Pennsylvania hut had resided In Fort Wayne the past 1 W years. He was a maclilnist In the Wabash railroad shops for 43 years and later was associated with the Van Arnam Manufacturing company. Survivors Include three sons, Walter of thia city, llary of lam Angeles. Cal., and Homer of Mas- ■ Hon. O ; three daughters. Mrs. James Quinu. Mrs. I.aura Rich and Mrs Alice Blanton, nil of Fort Wayne Funeral services will he held at 3 o'clock Friday afternoon at the i Masonic temple In Fort Wayne, fir. F. H. Rupnow officiating Burial i will be In Undenwood cemetery. The body may be viewed at Chalfant Perry * Book's funeral home until Friday morning, when It will be taken to the Masonic temple to lie In state until time of the fnneral Will Broadcast On Short Cowrae Friday The Adams county short course In agriculture and home economics. ' to b«- held In Decatur nest week. 1 will he publicized In a spei-lal ’ broadcast over radio station ' WtlWO in Fort Wayne. Friday from 12 noon until 12:15 o'clock. I On the program will be Dr Fred 1 I. Patterson, of Decatur, master of ceremonies at the entertainment. * who will discuss the home talent 1 show, Mrs. Martin Neuena4 hwand I er, who will tell about the free • women's sessions. County Agent L. - K Archbold, who will talk on Ibe r men's sessions and the banquet, r and Bob Heller, publicity chair- ■ man Two songs are to be sung ’ by the Winner quartet of Berne » under the direction of C T Haheg (er, of that town.

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FINNS REPORT I THOUSANDS OF RUSSIANS SLAIN Official Communique Says New Attacks Arc Repulsed Helsinki. Feb *- if’P) An official communique today said that several th>>u»an<l Russians had lieen killed in thnists against th" Mannerheim line on the Karelian Isthmus Th" communique Mid that th" Karelian Isthmus attaiks. in which j several Russian divisions puilk'ipal ed. were repulsed and that Finnish troop* scored new successes northeast of lak? laidoga and in the Kuhnio sector of the cential front. Russian attack" on th" northeastem shore of the lake, where one or two soriet division" had been reported partly surrounded, were repelled, the communique said and a considerable amount of enemy war material was captured. In the Kuhmo sector, where there had Ireen sharp fight Ina at the narrow "waist" of Finland, th" Finnish troops threw t»a< k the Russians and in counter-thrusts. Improved thet r positions. according to the communique The communique, which covered front line developments of Wednesday and Tuesday, raid that the Finns also had smashed a Russian Imtalllon tahout l.Omi metit on the Huomu«*almi front, north of Kuhmo. and that In that sector th" Russians lost 2&o killed and "large quantities of infantry weapons and other war materials Fighting apparently continued on a comparatively large scale on the Karelian Isthmus front where th" Red army ha* l»—ii pounding a* the Mannerheim line for more Hum HV>VHWKI> OX PACK FtVKt LIST ADDITION FORPROGRAM Skating Act Is Added To Short Course Program Tuesday Night An addition to the program for the home talent show to be held in the Decatur junior-senior high school building auditorium Tuesday night at 7: IS o'clock, was announc- ‘ ed today by Carl Pumphrey and C. T. Habegger. co-chairmen of the entertainment committee for the Purdue short course here next week. The day sessions are to be free, but a small charge of 10 cents a person will be made tor the home talent show Tuesday night to defray part Os the expenses The addition to the program will be the "Busy B" skating team com posed of •'Boots'' Cogelt. Hud Wolfe and Bob Blatter. On this roller skating performance will l«e a swing by the feet, a foot spin, gpllta, alr-oplane. toe spin upside down and backward airplane spin, a Russian dance, a doubled feature, a cart wheel and the grand Anal". W E rffelman. leader of th" St. John's accordlan band, which will tie on the program, announced to~CUNTIiuBD OM PAUB BDD

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Mid-Year Conference To lie Held Next Week The mid-year conference council of the I'lHted lIH-thretl in Christ. Auglaize conference, will convene al the Mt. Zion I*. 11. church at Rlvarre February 14 and 15 Th,- opening address at 10 a m. 'on the fir«t day will be delivered by Hi«hop C. t Mummari of Green castle. Pa Revival service* will be continuous following the council meeting The public Is Invited to attend any or all of these service* o CALL CIRCUIT COURT DOCKET Docket Fo r February Term Os Circuit Court Called Today Judge J Fred Frm lite call<-<l the docket for the February term of the Adam* < ircuit court this morning A number of tase* were set for trial, dismissed and otherwise deposed of by the court after conferring with attorneys represented In the cases In addition to the number set for trial today when the dm ket was called nearly a score had been carried over from the Novemlu-r term and are expected to Is- di"|*o-e,| of this term. The criminal docket I* expected to Im- called soon, with Judge Fruchle and Prosecutor Arthur E (<-ONTINt'Kt> ON PAGE «tX » O Decatur Banker Tt> Attend Conference Bloomington. Ind. F»-b * Hoosier bankers who have registered for the second Indiana banking conference opening Monday al Indiana I’nlveralty were announced today by Dr II C Hanvain dean of lh<- conference, as including T F Gralllter. president. First State Bank. Decatur. Sponsored by the university, the Indiana Bankers Association, and the Indiana department of financial institutions, the conference will provide an Intensive three-day I course In modern banking probI lems Those attending the conf'-g---1 ■- for which more thau 2<m already have registered will go to class five times each day. live in university dormitories, and at the end of the course rocuive certltlistcs. ,< 11

LENTEN MEDITATION (Rev Carey R Moser. First Baptist Churchi John 15:8. "FOR WITHOUT ME VE CAN DO NOTHING. "

useless Th* world rightly eipectß something from you a* a child of Ood. but too often they receive nothing Your nothingness can he turned Into value If you will but abide In and follow your Lord Ciphers hove little value when 'hey precede a number. but when added to It. they rapidly Increase In value So we may live aelflahly. putting Christ last In our Ilves and do nothin* of value, or we may add our tiothlngnes* Io Christ'* all suffli iem y aud berorni ludlspcuaablv to Uelphss humanity.

PELLET TALKS TO DOMMITTEE ON ACTIVITIES Silver Shirt Leader Appears Before Dies Committee Washington. Feb * (t'P) William Dudley Pulley 'old the Dies committee tiMiuy that Hie woik of hi* silver shirt legion will become unnecessary if the Die* eommltte,i continues it* inquiry into «u!,vor- ■ sive actlvites. Pelley asserted that the silver shirts had Ih-cii organised I*--, he was never able to get any one i in congee** to fight sahv--r«i»,- a< I tivitirs If the Dies group continues it* work. Pelley asserted, "the silver | shirt legion will told up And with my blessing Pelley appeared In-fore the Dies committee for a second day of questioning loncernihg charge* of alleged subversive activities In connection with hl* silver shirt organiization He said "no arms have ever been '' conne<-ted with the organization. " 1 which he estimated yesterday at .i memlM-rship of alsmt 25.09". We had a military setup,” he declared But w,» had no military driP.ng. run* or ammunition We have mi military instruction Pelley was asked why In- had requested alk silver shirt members Ito give informalion on theii military experience - "All Hi,-"- subversive urtlvittes i uncovered hy this committee" he ' told hl* questioners with a smile." were known to the silver shir! or gatiization We wer<- looking to a condition where there might Im- a complete overthrow of the conMllll1 I Hons I government, and under our ; constitutional prerogative, w,- were looking to that " Elaborating, he said that his organization was "aimed at these • communist* activities." ——o —- ■ - Special Meeting Os LcKinn Monday Night . I , ■.... —- • | A special meeting of Adams Post > No. 43. American will be i held Monday night al the local la- • glon horn,*. Il was announced today -by Commander Ed Bauer. Ail members are urged to attend

These meaningful words were spok>-ti hy our land to Ills disciples, on the eve of Hl* passion, and reveal two most Important facts They, and we. must ever recognize Him as all sufficient and supreme, and ogrselvea all weak nesa and dcpendeiu The branch, so weak in Itself, yet «o trusted l>y those dependent on hs frail, can Im- useful only as It remains vitally united to lh<- Vine This sinful, lost world about us can never Im- saved by men- modern organlta'lons or mere dead formalism, but hy » personal, vital connection of all believers with th.- personal <'hi Ist and the Inevitable fruit -bearing of such a God empowered life A fruitless branch la disappointing and

German Ships Are Reported Carrying Arms For Russian Soldiers At Finnish Ports

TWO MEN ADMIT COMPLICITY IN BOMBING PLOTS implicate Twi> Others In Bombing Os l’4»wer Lines South Bend. Ind Feb. •• tl'l’* Police said today that two men had confessed complicity tn nine Isniibing" of Mlchlgati and Indiana electric ppwer line towers ami poles that caused ISO.niHt damage, and had Implicated two others. Otte of thore implicated wa- John A. Mark". .Michigan f'ity. busines agent of the Inter national Brotherhood of Electrical Worker*, an affiliate of the American F> deration of latlstr They said Frank Lung. 25. confessed placing ami helping esplode the dynamite bombs and told them that hound his colleagues egpected to bomb the Twin Branch dam o' the St Joseph river at Mishawaka. In,l He «aid lie had |>een assisted i by Parrish E. Freeman. Michigan . City who polio- --aid. is an eveonvict. Etonian signed a statement too Th<- three and Frank Ya». who was held in St. Joseph. .Michigan, -awaiting transfer to South Bend were held without <-harge Authorities Were <-»pe< fol lo page the counties in which the (tombing* <a - ettrred before determining wher • ( any charges would l>e filed. Neither of the lion who tonle--t-d would i-tplain why they had bomlied the power lines. Polite said that Freeman charged that mark" paul him |I9«»I (or five of the ItornbIngs Mark" denied tin- charge mid r lOONTIIfUED ON PAOE *IXI SWIMMING POOL IS CHIEF TOPIC » ■ Much Interest In Possible Abandonment Os Municipal Pool > Although th,- memory of the • I stinging sub-zero weather of ten i days ago Is still fresh in the mind* of Decatur cltizi-niy. the possible s abandonment of th-- city swimriming pool during the torrid months ~ nezt summer, in view of the state Isiard of health's order to Improve ~ the pool, necame a matter of paraB mount interest today. In the first place, the children and many of the persons espress- „ cd the hope "that something could be done” to assure the operation •• of .1 pool ne*t sum Iter No detlnite Itetid was obtainable from eg i preasion* voiced by parent* and n chlldien and civic minded persons l_ in regard to the remodeling of the r old pool or the building of a new <>ne The paramount though' in their mind was having an adequate .. and sanitary pool negt summer H Following the egamlnation of water sample* and an invesliga- ' Hon of the pool made by I‘aul W. Reed assistant engineer of the bureau of sanitary engineering of t the Indiana state board of health, an order was given the city to re,I tify the "undesirable feature” by e making five major Improvements. >. or close the pool y The order of the state lioard of I- - health, together with the letter received by Mayor Forrest Elzey - from It A Boole. < hlef engineer. i biterau sanitary engineering, was 1 given to the council Tuesday night • and published In Weden»day's Dally Democrat The question became one of public discussion with Its publication and many voiced comment altotit It.- Home persons egpressed the opinion that they thought the present |mh.| < ould lie revamped and all sanitary conditions of the state lioard could Ire met for an egpendl titre under IlS.mm, which figure was qaed hy Mayor F.lzey in estimating the cost of the Improvements , Hiner- the pool does have a spray system, through which the waler Is aerated and treated with chlorine. persons acquainted with the opration of the pool thought that part of this equipment could Ire salvaged The Item of constructing stum gutters w-ould not he expensive. thwy declare Other correctional change* conld he made 1 VVUMINLI-D ON I’AUK IMF-HKJ ,

CITY RECEIVES BIDS TODAY ON NEW EQUIPMENT Bids Received On Four Contract# For Plant Improvements Awarding of four contracts for furnishing of equipment, labor and material* a« a part of the half million dollar improvement at thcity light plain are . xp- < ted to be made some lime next week Blds on the four contracts were received by the board of public works and safety this morning at the < ity hall Tabulation of the blds by the engineering firm of Frm-lleh A Emery is expected to be completed late Friday with th-- luuiid taking them tinder advisement until next Week Eight bid* were submitted on the furnishing of a high pressure Ih>ller. ranging in ba*> price from 4*19:1.1 tip with scores of alternates also submitted The bidding firm*. l>a«e pii<-<-*. mid alternate bid* follow ll'-nry Vogt Machine Co. lanilsvllle. base bld. I't" 375; alternate number on- d-duci 3175; alternate, number two add 1797; alternate number three add 3544 Additional alternate* were also submitted in substitution of fans and heaters Wick* Boiler Co. Saginaw, Michigan, base bld 1*1.933 alternate immla-r one deduct 3-1 b : alternate numtier two. add Js*£. alternate, number three add 3*'-<>2 other alternates wen- also submitted in substitution of tans and heaters I'nloti Iron Works. Erie. I’epu sylvan)* ba»e bid. 39U.997. alternate number none alternate niimla-r two add 3SN.’>, alternate number thro add 31 3'"' Combustion Engineering Co, N-w York City base bid, fix', 9*3, alternate uitmlx- on- deduct 33m> alternate number two. add 31.117: alternate number three, add 81.331 Riley Htoker Corp Worcester. Mas* , has t-4-l 89U.M15: alternate number one. dedtu t 81*"; alter nate number two add 8'76. alter nate number three add 8917 Other alternates were submitted in changing faits and an hew Edgetnote lion Works. Ed ■■ ■ more Itelaware liase bld. 896 96" alternate number on- deduct 8336. alternate number two. add 84.13. alternate linmlu l th-ee a-ld 861 Babr-ox A Wilcox Corp. Chicago. Iras'- bid 892.NN9 alternate num her one add. 82**6 alternate, number two add 87,71. alternate, number three, add 82 927 Alternate* one tw - ami three in ill bid* provide for the sitbstliinioii of various types of coupling* and motor* Bid* so, th, furnishing of two centrifugal boiler feed pump* were received a* follow* IngersollRami Coip. Chicago. 87, alia with 4- oNTINI Et> <>N PACE I IHtlilT DECATUR YOUTH TAKEN BY DEATH Gerald ('linjfenpeel Dies Mst Night After Extended Illness Gerald Itelta (Tingenpeel, 23, died last night at 10:20 o'clock at the home of his parents Mr and Mr* Frank (Tlngenpeel. 515 Mercer avenue lb-ath wa« attributed to complications. following un illness of several years lie hud been serionslv 111 since Sunday The dmeu «-<l was boin in Van Wert county. Ohio March 10. 1917. the son of Frank and Bertha HtnithCllngenpeel who survives Surviving also are one sister. Frieda and a brother. Fane, ladh at home, u grandmother. Mrs Sarah Smith of Itecatur Funeral services will Ice held Saturdsv afternoon at I SO o'cloc k at th" home and 2 o'clock at the First T. It church, with Rev. G T. Rosselot off'elatinx Burial will be In the Decatur cemetery. The body has been returned from the 8. E Black funeral home to the residence and may l»» viewed t there until Him for the funeral.

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Scandinavian Newspaper Dispatches C laim Nazi Aid Despite Denials From Germany. HULL STATEMENT (By Joe Alex Morris) United Press Foreign News Editor While fronts in Europe and Finland were relatively quiet Kai ay, indication* Im-teased that Germany was la-itig thrown closer to Hup*la and that in the international alignment the Scandinavian conn- , tries were being further alienated from Hie Berlin-Mosco front although not di-flnitely relwmnding into the arms of the allies. Two significant dispatches in tho news reported three German ships making their way up the Norwegian coast with arm* for the Russian* at the Finnish arctic port at I’etsamo Th,- ships had lo wait at least a week for Norwegian pilots. Meanwhile Scandinavian newapaper* were sharply critical of report" ed German action in supplying arm* to tfie R,-d army and they hud been openly hopeful that Norwegians would refuse to pilot the arms-caiTier* on their hazardous , voyage* The other bit of significant news came In a Berlin dispatch reporting a bitter denunciation of Franco by the official organ of the Nall party, the Voelkischer Booltaehter. I ntll now the Germans have c lung to the slender hope of driving a wedge between the British and 1 French and German ire has been vented on the British But the VoelkiUcher Beolmr-hter, In perhap- the bitterest Nazi d°num lation of France since the war started. Mid that France as well as Brilain must be defeated so thoroughly that neither will ever Im I eager or able lo menace central Europe. No one in Germany has ibusions . any more," the newspaper said- • w,- know that this decadent, cor- • rupt France and her unacrupu'otss tutor Brilain must struck down , so thoroughly that for all time they will lose iMith the inclination anl i ability to extend their gouty sing--1 iCONTINI'ED <>N l-A'-.H HIX* DEATH CLAIMS $, H. PEOPLES Prominent Decatur Man Dies T<»day After Short Illness Hamuel II Beople*. 72. well known Iteeatur resident and retired farmer, died this morning at II "5 o’clock at th,- Adams county memorial hospital I lh-ath wa* attributed to pneumoi nia lb- had la-en ailing only since I last Friday. Mr (’copies was liorn in Adams > county January 26. I*6*. the son • of John R ami Sarah J People*. He had resided in the county hl* i entire life For four year* he served as custodian of the county jail, under hi* nephew Dallas Brown a* sheriff Hi- wife Mary preceded him in dea'h nlsiut 4" year* ago He had Ifoen making In* home with Mr. I and Mr* Dallas Brown at their residence. east of the city He was a member of the First Methodlat chun h here I Surviving an- two daughters: Mr* Clarence lamgpre of Minnesota am! Mr*. Fred McKay of Butts. Montana, two sisters. Mrs. S. E. Brown and Miss Maggie People*, I both of this city: two brothers, • Ferd People* of Van Wert. Ohio and John of Fort Wayne, and eight ' grande hlldren At a late hour this aflernrnm • funeral arrangement* had not ls-,-n • completed f .— TEMPERATURE READING* i —- DEMOCRAT THERMOMETER 1.00 a. m. 2* I 10:00 a. m. - 2* Noon .. . 32 f 2:00 p. m. . 18 3 00 p. m. 37 | < WEATHER |, . - .i Moderstr snow or rain In " extreme north, ram changing to snow in south and csntral i portion tonight, colder late ton night; Friday mostly cloudy. I snow flurries in extreme north, . much coldsr.