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M< Millen Feed Mills To Entertain I dealers | Th«- Mi- Milb-ii Feed Milin <if Incatur and Fort Wayne, will he host to about W M( feed dealer* ala dinner Oil* rveiilna at the Catholic t'oininiihliy Center in Fori Wayne Hoy Hall, prealde.il <>t the < otn pany will I"' chairman Following the dinner lhe film. Feed* and i Folk- which wax Riven the pre- I miere rhowitiK In lhl« city lawt He-, < enilier, will l»- whown. Several of the offl< iala and employe* from the l»'-<ului office* of flu- McMillen indiixtrte* will attend the party. , SCHOOL VISITS HELD THURSDAY: - - I Trustees, County Super- ' intendent, Visit Schools , Os County —— < An ac'iitaintatii-e tour waa made < on W.iwhliißton* biithilay by the townahlp truateea and C. E. Htrlk < er. county auperlaiendent of •choola. the trip Itnludinß vi*it» to i m hoot* in wevmt of Mie 12 town- 1 *hlp«. < Il wa* the *erond tour made by the trtmtee* dlirinr the prewrit I M-hool term, th- find trip takitiß in thoae townahlp* omitted yeaterday. One purpoae of the tour la to acquaint the irualee* with prat 1 tires In voKt;.- In other arhtxrU. the repair and upkeep of the build Ina* ami provide them to dlacu** 1 Informally problem* relatinß to their office* with fellow tntatae* A liaily Ib-mocrat representative actompanied the acbool official* on their tour and wa* greatly Imprea* ed with the sincere Interest dis played by the trilMlee* in the I on du<l of their school* and their desire io furnish the I test accommodation* that budget* and public fund* permit. The (Umax of the tour was a Katherina at the new <<msoltdated hiKli and grade school building in Geneva, where the domestic *cien<e ilasa. under the able direction of Ml** Anna Hell Him*, instructor. served dinner , Tntsteo* in the group were G C Heinking. Union; Earl Maruu. _ Kirkland. Ren McCullough, St. Mary'*; W 11. Patterson. Blue Creek; latren Heller. French; John H |Hiff. Hartford. I» C Wagoner. Wabash, W. F Johnson. Jefferarm J-iltn M. Doan of Washington township and Kalph W Hhe of Knot township, joined the party at Geneva Trustees Glen S'euenm hwander of Monroe township and Ed Zwfck of Preble township were unable to make the tour le-< anse of illnen* Hchools visited included: Hiatrlct No C. Union township, taught by Mis* Audrey Hitler, grade one to , eight. 3* pupils present , The Immanuel l.uiheran *< hool. , taught by Professor Bernard Schult*, grades one to ae«en. if .pupil* present. Mr th hull* ha* , been the leat her for 13 year*. The Pleasant Mill* high school and grades. Glen Marsh, principal A complete high school tourse. with a com inertia I department In addition, is given the student*. The enrollment is M in the high school ami 230 In the grades. > The Little Red Rcbcarl house, known a* the Brattdyberry school, district « In Washington township, wa* vtailed The two room* are tslight by Ml** Madeline Spahr. . enrollment Bft pupil* ,i The Monroe high »< hool and tCONTINUKIr ON PAGM EIVKI I O — FIRST FILING OH MARCH 8 March H First Day For Candidates To File With Clerk Friday. March M is the flr*t day , for candidate* for public office In . the approaching May primary to file a declaration of their candld- . acy in the county clerk'* office. With esactly two week* "emalnIng before the opening Bling date, general Interest In the primary I* expected to increase dally A 30-dsy period will he granted office aeeker* in which they may Ble their declaration*, with April * the last day to Hie The law slate* that declarations | may be filed within a period of *<• days previous to the election and 3o day* previous A few candidates have announced •nd a number more are eipe< ted to declare 'heir intentions of running for an office as the election day. May 7. drawn closer Registration at the county clerk's office i* being handled dally by the office personnel, with many persons registering and itansferjing. j

INDICT UNION HEAD, OTHERS IH PITTSDURCH Indicted For Conspiracy To Restrain Interstate Commerce Pittsburgh. Feb 23 dj.p) — ■ William I, llut< hoson. president of the A. F L, carpenters’ union, and f't other defendant* were Indicted today on two count* of a conspiracy to restrain and monopolise Interstate commerce In violation ' of the antl-iruit act Accualng the defendant* of conspiring for three year* to prevent mttlwork products being shipped Into the Pittsburgh area from other states, a special f«-deral grand jury Indlt led two trade association*. seven trade- asaorlallon officials, two union organisathm*. 17 unioii officer* and 21 Allegheny county tPa t Inmlter dealer*. This is the third time Htttche I son president of the United Brotherhood of Carpenter* and Joiners of America ha* heen Indicted in the government'* nation wide prole- of htiildlng coats He previously had l>een indicted In Hi lattli* and Chicago The entire general executive board <»f the brotherhood the carpenter*' district i-onncil of Pitts burgh and vicinity; the Rochester. Pa. local of the brotherhood, right Pittsbitrgh district catjtrn ter*' union officer*, the Lumber Institute of Allegheny county and the master btilld-r* association, an oiganixailoti of the Pennsylvan;* district general contractor*, were a< < used In today's indictuietils of partlt ipalitig tn the conspiracy that saddled a 'gr-ntly Increased cost” of building on the consumer According to the grand jury closed shop contracts with the brotherhood and tumlier dealer*, negotiated by a lumlter Institute and a masters builders assoc iation, contained a clause that all millwork shall hear the label of the brotherhood By withholding the union l.«l>el "T-c.H-rttvrwn ftw raow PASTORS PLAN ANNUAL SCHOOL Adam* County Leadership Training School Opens March 26 Plans for the annual Adams county leadership training school, tn be held here March 2S to April 23. were annoiinc c-d today by Rev. G T Rosselot. pastor of the First U. B. church of Decatfff and dean i of the school The classes will be held from 7 15 o'c loc k to !• 15 o'clock eac h Tuesday Four course* will be offered at the school. Rev George O Walton, of the First Presbyterian church, will conduct ' The New Testament , It* t'oiclent* and Value* (’. E Striker. Adam* county achool superintendent, will conduct ■'Way* of Teaching." Mrs Russell Owen*, of this city, will conduct "Guiding Children In Christian Growth and Rev II W Graham. pnMor of the First Methodist church will conduct ‘'Building and Administering a Total Youth Pro*r»m Anyone In the county may enroll ;CONTiNVKI» on" PAGE THRKICA Alice Faye Files Suit For Divorce Hollywood. Feb 23 TU.PF Alice Faye blonde motion picture star and singer, today Instructed her attorney to file »ult for divorce against Tony Martin, a singer who became famous in New York after Hollywood had Ignored him The actreaa said that she and Mtrtln bad been together only three months in the last Ik and that she would seek a divorce on ground* of incompatibility. . —a Attend Diatrict K. Os P. Meeting i Five members of the Ihw-atur Knights of Pythias lodge attended a district meeting held at the Fort Wayne K. of P. nomc Thursday night. Those who attended were John R Parrish. James Kitchen. James Cowan. Robert A»hbaucher. and Bob Heller Following the third rank work a meeting wa* called of the newly organized past grand chancellor * asaociatlon of Indiana, which wa* attended hyjfob Heller An effort I* being made to enroll all pa*t grand c hancellor* in Hie ,new orgauiaatiou. ,

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Prosecutor, Officer Indicted

bi Fr*d W. Frahm

One-man grand jury Investigation of gambling and alleged police gruff in l*-troit reaidt* In Indic lin.-nt* I wing returned against Wayne County • Prosecutor Ihincan C McCrea and former Police Chief Fred W Frahm ' on c harges of conspiring to operate a natloMl l>a*<-l>ull pearl Heven I tc-en other* were named in the Indictment* 1

ROTARY MARKS ANNIVERSARY IntercMting Program Held By Decatur Rotarians Thursday The 35th anniversary of the' founding of the first Rotary club I was c ommemorated al th*- weekly meeting of lhe Dec atur club Thursday evening at the Rice hotel, with chapter members of th*- local club conducting the program. The first Rotary duh was found- ! c-d in Chicago February 23. 1917 by! Paul P Hartls, and since that tlm*has grown into a large international organization (' E. Bell one of the charter members, was chairman of the pro-. gram last night, with Avon Burk, first president of the dub. presid Ing during the meeting, with chatter member* presenting the entire’ program Th*- members sang a few of the I songs used by the dull In its early days under th*- leadership of Dt , Fred Patterson Oscar luinketiau read anniversary I greetings as written by Paul Hat ; rls. Rotary foundet Avon Burk, the dub's first president. told of the organization of. the Decatur dub It was first start- , ed in 1918. and on June 1. 1917. Ro- i tary International granted a char-' ter to the Decatur dub. making It dub numlter 302. Deiatui was the first city with population of less than Ifi.tMff to receive a charter. Mr Burk also read a letter from I O Sellemeyer. l-o* Angeles, a * barter member. A D Suttles read a letter from Os*ar Huffman, of Chicago, first secretary of lhe Decatur duh. and C CINIINTED ON PAGE THREE) Attempt To Change Trade Act Beaten Washington. Feb 23 tl'Pl The house today rejected the first*at-' tempt hy opponent* of the administration'* reciprocal trade agree men! act to alter the program In the Brat test of strength of a resolution extending the trade act another three year*, the house voted down and amended by Wesley Dlsley. Dent . Okla to prohibit lhe state department from making any changes Ln excise taxation on Imported oil*, lumber and copper in tresHe* It negotiate* The vote wa* 1«« to lit.

LENTEN MEDITATION I Rev George S Ixizier First Evangelical t'hurchi ■■All power is gevsn unto Me in heavsn and on earth. Sr Matthew 29 IX

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to do for «M. How roar**. Impotent and undone we are nnleaa thie power opera lee within tie to transform life* Dur world need* thl« power more than anythin! ele- Mm and natlona will never live In unity and peace until that IMtWt'H ahull trip them and tuae them Into a universal brotherhood It la the high privilege of all who heat Ilia toepel to eliare the < a j ot Illa love, and in turn, to trauauili to uiiieia Ita IM-uvtlia

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Lost Pocketbook Is Returned To Owner i William Fuelling. Os route three. * i today was thankful that hl* lost ' |mh ketlHXik was found by an hem , est person He lost the purse Wednesday. ran a classified advertisement in th*- Dully Democra' Thursday and one-half hour after press time, lhe finder called th*- Demo- 1 Ic-rat with lhe Information that the 1 i purse had been found The finder was Mrs Charles 1 llrodlMM-k. of 209 South Third street I Mr Fuelling was happy today in ’ tlie possession of his purse flu in ' currency and two check* DEATH CLAIMS FRED BOENKER — Retired Allen County > Farmer Dies Late Thursday Afternoon Fred Boenker. 73. prominent re- | tired Allen county farmer and father of two Adams county residents, died Thursday afternoon at 3 50 , o'clock. The deceased was born In tiermany Septeinln-r 19. I*6*l He came I i to thi* country in 1882 and re*id*-d , In Allen county since that time His wife. Emma Meyer-Boenker. preceded him in death in 1938. Hur- ' vlvlng are the tollowing c hildren. Walter of Adams county. Mrs law-renc-e Bradtmueller of Allen connty. Mr*. Herman Nieter of Alien county. Mr*. Max Thlem*- c*f Union township. Adam* county. Ixmls and Art. al home Mrs. Bertha Witte at home and a step-daughter Mr*. Richard Merkel. Ohio t'ity Ohio. Three c-hildten and a »l*ter arc- deceased Funeral service* will Ih- held Sunday afternoon at 2 o’cloc k at ' the home, one-half mile west ot , Hoagland Rev Paul W Hchultz | will officiate and Initial will le!In the Nt. John * cemetery north lof f>ec atur. ■ --■ 1 - Adams County Man Displays Larue Egg James Cumming*, of south of •own. today displayed a large egg that was laid by a pullet cm hl* poultry farm The egg. eight inches In circumference one way and nine and onehalf inches the- long way weighed seven ounce* The pullet i* nine month* old He left the egg In thi* ' office a* proof of hl* story

Th*- (sower ot Jesus Christ I* unlimited In It* quality and quantity, and is universal In Its extent Its essence is M)VE It was Godgiven; and le the sequence- of His Implicit obedience to the perfect will of God It has fouted Its perfect exhibition before men In His passion. Heaven and earth share In the T*e*tow«l of tht* ' Energy of Christianity." Heaven tea Uriel to Hi* mediation with the Father In behalf of sinful man. while earth experienc e* the transforming result* of It* operation In human life and system* We need to emphasize the- truth of thia power and Its effectiveness It wa* given Io j Him for the culturing of the spiritual life of man Even thia la the end of all that God ha* done for us; and of thnt which He continues

Russia Launches Most Furious Attack Os War Against Finns In Attempt To Take Viipuri

OFFICER NAMED BY GRAND JURY DENIES GUILT Detroit Prosecutor Surrendera Under Lrand Jury Indictment Detroit. Feh, 23 I UP) litineaii C McCrea Wayne county tDetroit) prosecutor, walked into circuit court today and surrendered to the Grand July which named him and IS other* In an indictment c harging conspiracy to protect tin- operation of a SI iHHi.iMm-a-year Iraselrall pool H>- had Ireen nought by police since Wednesday night. A few minute* before McCrea appeared. former police superintendent Fred Frahm and Harry Colburn. McCrea's chief investigator, surrendered Both were nat- with McCrea in the indictment. McCrea, who ha- le-.-n mentioned as a candidate for U H. Senator, wa* smiling ancl apparently in a jovial toood The three, together with detective James Bennett of the spec iul investigation squad, also named in the indictment, were arraigned immediately before judge llomei Ferguson. who is sitting as the oneman grand Jury investigating collusion between public official* and the underworld Frahm, a veteran of more than u sc ore of years with the police dedepartment. was ousted last month in a wholesale- shake-up by tcolice c-ommlssionei Frank It E.iman after charges of atlc-mpts to fix a holdup case involving Dr Martin B Robinson, alleged hanker for policy house operator* * The four defendant* stood mute Pleas of not guilty were entered and tfond wa* set at Jl.isw Judge Ferguson set March J for the hear ing After conferring with his attorney. McCrea issued the following statement “I want to state this is politic* .•OS-TINTED os TtciT ItlltEE) o Sutherland Rites Saturday Morning Funeral service— will lw held Saturday morning at S o'clock at the Peabody home m North Manchester for Mr- Carrie Sutherland, well known former Decatur resident who died Wednesday morning. The funeral cortege will arrive in Decatur at approximately 11 30 o’clock and will proce ed directly to the Decatur cemetery, where Rev George Walton will conduc t giaveside services. Th<- casket will laopened at the cemetery for friends tn view the Iscdy Miss Effie Patton. Mrs la-e Annen and Rev and Mr*. E A Gillum and daughter of Vim-ennes will go Io North Manehesiet early Saturday morning to attend the service* and acc-ompany th*- issiy to Dec atur GIVEN FINE AS DRUNK DRIVER Decatur Man Fined SKI And CofftM, License In Suspended Randolph Brandyherry. 28. of this city, wa* fined 110 and cost, by Mayor Forrest Elxey In city court thi* morning when he entered a plea of guilty to a charge of driving while under the Influence of intoxicating liquor His driver's license was al*o revoked for a day period by .Mayor Elley Brandyherry was arrested late Thursday evening by Officer Russell Prior of the ln<liana state police force The arrest was made two mile* south of lhe city on federal road 27 Brandyberry was given lhe drunk-o-meter test by the arresting officer While a 1.5 ulcrhollc content in the bloodstream nhowte the driver to l*e under the- influence, according to the drunk-o meter. Brandyberry's test disclosed nearly two percent reading Hie officer •tatad. Gerald Htout and Howard Elxey. both of this city, wete riding with Brandyberry at the time of his ari rest They were not held.

ESTATE TRIAL NEARS FINISH Trial Os Mrs. Mary Nash Aicainst Edrin Enisle Near Completion The trial of Mary Nash against lhe estate of Ida Edri* wa < expected Io Ih- brought Io a close late Illis evening ill the Adams circtt’t court. Judge J Fred Fruc lite in hearing the case in whic h th«- plaintiff seeks to rec over a judgment for 11.172 which she alleges I* owing her for service- and lalcor performed for the ffi-c edent before- her death Russell Allen, a grandson, was on the witness stand late- this afternoon as lhe defendant's case wa* being brought to un end John Edri*. Bluffton attorneys, representing the defendant estate, read a deposit lon taken from a Mrs la-sh. who was formerly employed by the deoedent. through most of the morning Mr*. George Vickery was called by the plaintiff late yesterday in the presentation of Its case Arthur E. Voglewede. Nturgis Stine A- Sturgis ar<- representing the plaintiff Mr Edri* is defense counsel o Church Elders Will Meet This Eveninjt The ruling elder* of the Firs’ Presbyterian church will meet tonight In regular session at 7 o'c loc k at the manse- Business pertaining to the dosing of Ho- church year and plans for the new year together with plans for the commemoration of tlie centennial of the c-hurdi will Ih- discussed FORMER LOCAL RESIDENT DEAD Funeral Sen ices Held Thursday For Mrs. E. N. Vancil Funeral service* were held Thursday afternoon at 2 o c lock .it the Methodist church in Fort Re c-overy. Ohio for Mrs E N Vanc il. who died In the Gibbons hor pital at Celina. Ohio Tuesday morning at t Su o'c lock D a'h followed a stroke of patalys-s suffered three weeks ago Mt and Mrs Vancil and then ' sons resided in Decatur about 21 year* ago where- Mr Vatic II trav el.-d for the Gochl Grocery company They moved from here to Van Wert and later to Fort Recovery Surviving are the husband, threson*. Imn of Cincinnati; Kenne.h of Canton. Ohio: and Nicholas W of Scarsdale, New York, two sirter*. Mrs Sadie Kessler of Holt ' Waym-. Mrs Grace Connc-t Patterson N .1 one brother. GeorgeMoney. Mum le Four gratiddiil dielt also silv'lv-' Mr and Mrs Don Vancil and daughter Jam- visited with friend* ,01.1 relatives in Decatur this .it!--. . norm enroute to their horn. in ' Cincinnati o — ■ i County Treasurer Is On Sick List City Treasurer John W Blakey is the latest public official to Ih--1 come 111 with an attack of influenza. Mr. Blakey was forced to leave his office in the court house 1 thi* morning when hr be< ante ill It is IH-Ileved lie is suffering from the flu ’’ County Assessor Ernest Worthman returned to bi* dutie, in the court house tcslay after being confined to hi« home for several day*. o Club Chorus Sinus At Fort Wayne Meeting The- Teens and Twenties club i Chorus of Adams county sang for .< ; meeting of the Allen c ounty feder- - al loan association which was held - Thursday at Fort Wayne. Member* , of this chorus are Hulda Steury, . Florence Schultz. Estella Steury. ■ Leßoy Schwartz. Frederick Scham ' erloh. Karl Reinkin*. Arthur Bisc hoff. Lydia Frosch and Alice Rein- . king The chorus aan* four numi hero- Kentucky Babe. Waitin' In the Shadow*. Grandfather* Clock and Shortin' Bread

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Red Army Seeks To Take Key Finnish City On Red Anniversary; Sub Fleet Is Sought. SWEEP SEAS Helsinki. F.-b 23 (U.PJ Tile red army shock troops smashed through wnow and *leet in a c-li-mnetic offensive against th<- M*nnerhelm line today after losing more than 3,unit dead according io a Finnish communique In yesterday's attacks Russian tank* and artillery participated on a huge scale In lhe fighting le-fon- Viipuri, where Finnish messages reported themoat furious battle- of th*- war was In progress lTelephone commiiiiicatlon* between Helsinki and Copenhagen were -ii*rupt*-d a: I l<t p m. Copenhagen time t The red army attack wa* directed chiefly against Viipuri Ho heavy was the *now that many tanks were imggect down. Fighting was most fierce- in the no man's land in the Koivisto sec-tor on th*- <oa»t Finnish batteries on th*- Koivisto island group off the town of Koivisto Hiked the Russian lln<-« with shells of all caliber* The Russians were making a de»|H-rate effort to capture Viipuri today the- 23d anniversary of th*foundation of th*- red army and navy Th*- Finnish second defense line, south of th*- city, held fast al noon after th*- repulse of repeated Russian attac ks since dawn. Tirelessly. endlessly. fresh waves of Kitssian Irmip* were hurled against th*- city. All civilians In what had been Finland s second city, a prosperous ]M>rt with 75 mat |*opnlation. had been evacuated Viipuri had become a Finnish Verdun Every ounce of Finnish strength had been put Into the Mannerheim line hi an attempt to stop th*Russian*, now only a few miles a w av Huow Inland, a grey flannel fog on th*- southeastern coast, fa voted the Finns, but the Russians kept on while their big guns poured shells Into Viipuri Th*- second Ihn- of th*- Mannerheim fortification* along which the fight now pre** e*-*l*-d. wa* shorter and stronger than the first line and more thickly w*iod>-d Hence the Finns were in lietter position than when they held the first line But th*- Russians attacked without pause and their shell* kept crashing Into Viipuri. Finn* put much hope in the snow Normally the late February snow last* for as long as three week*. Then there Is a period of clear weather liefore the thaw. Th* »now was calctllal-d to Impede Russian transport and. it might mak. continuance of the Mannerheim line offensive Impossible The Finn* have heavy ploughs with which they hope to keep theit own roads open but they doubted that the RuMisn* would he able to maltitai'.i transport line* An alt communique said that the town* ot issalm.l. Kajaani and Ro-vanjc-ml w*-rr iHimlmd yesterday. From sever, to nine person* w -re ON l-AGF. Folf.t CHURCH PLANS FOR SERVICES Mi.iNiunary Services Are Planned At First I’. B. Church Missionary services will Ih- held , at th*- First I' It church here Munday evening. February 25 and Match 3. the pastor Rev. C T. Rosselot announced today. The Otterbein Guild will havcv c harge of the op«-ning of the fh-<t [ service and baa arranged an interesting program. > The pastor and his family will - sing a group of African songs. Tlo-y will Ih- attired In native African I costume > Rev. Rosselot will preach on . "Faces that Work in Africa For World Brotherhood " Ths woman's missionary society - will provide- the program for th* •|*orvieo March 3. ’ Mission* and Ev* - augellsm'' will be lhe topic of th* i pastor’s address. i The public has been cordially In.vlted to attend. I MS MC»