Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 38, Number 58, Decatur, Adams County, 7 March 1940 — Page 1

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DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER IN A DAMS COUNTY

Candidate Kk j jßb,' Waller II Gllliom today announced his i niKlldacy for renomlnation an Adama munty surveyor, sulijrit to the Ih-miu nitlc primary in May. ARCHBISHOP IS INDUCTED TODAY Rev. Stritch Im Installed As Archbishop At Chicago f’hlisso March T (U.P> The Most Hey Samuel Alphonsun Strltch la-rame art hhlahop of the nation's gruateut ecclesiastical diocese today In ceremonies rlrh with the purple pageantry of Homan Catholic tradition Attended hy most of those high in the American hierarchy the Most Her A nth-to Giovanni Cltog nanl. delegate of |*ope I’itia XIII. installed Archbishop Rtrllth as spiritual leader of the Chicago See's 1.4M4M faithful Cathedral of the >f»ly Name was packed with clerics, delegstes nf lay organizations and eminent members of the city’s civic and business Hie who had come to honor I the Induction of a successor to the late George Cardinal Mundelein Thousand* lined the streets for blocks around to obtain a glimpse of the coiotful prneoaoHMi fimeadIng the Inalaltatioti rites They stood silently as the services inside the cathedral were carried to the outside by a publie address , system Those who five months earlier had observed In reverent grief the , last rites for their archbishop and , cardinal, today were Joyous In welcome to another distinguished , leader. ' Roth Archbishop Htrltch and - Cardinal Mundelein began life in ordinary circumstances members of large families They were atu , dents at the Vatican in Rome and returned to the Cnlted States to rise rapidly as princes of the , church. The Most Rev Htrltch 1 was consecrated a bishop al i 1 and Cardinal Mundelein was only two years older at his bishopric consecration Roth were champions of the working man. and scholars esteemed by the educa t lona I world Roth were personal friends of the supreme pontiff, the former Kugenlo Cardinal Pacelll. Archbishop Rtritrh arrived yesi terday. accompanied by fbree spec I ial grains of admirers on the 1M I, mile trip from Milwaukee, where ’ It* bad been archbishop 10 years. After bls welcome hy Mayor Ed - ward J. Kelly he retired to the recti ' ' z iCONTfMt'Rn ON PAOR BKVICNI RELIEF COSTS I IRECOMPIRED Adams County Ranks Near lx>wert In State For Relief i Trustee John M. Dnaa today rel leased figures comparing the a mount of direct relief and WPA i workers in thia ’county In comparl"on with other nearby counties I The report shows that four per cent of the total population In the county Is on direct relief and I 7 ■ percent on WPA rolls. This repre sent, a total of S 2 puramt of the total population There are only four counties in the state that have a lower perrentage on relief and on WPA They are Pulaski with I 9. Itulaiia With 2 k. Renton with 1.2 and Franklin with 4.1. In comparison Wells has 4.1 per cent. Huntington has 4 9. Jay 4 . and Allen 12 9 percent. The highest number occurs in Vermillion county, wham 29 I percent of the population Is either on WPA or direct relief. Other high counties are Rnllivan with Jkl. Clay with 24.2 and Vsnderhergh 1224

FINLAND CALLS YOUTHS OF 20. INTO SERVICE N <>uths Pressed Into Army Service To Resiiit Ruhs Advance •Hy Edward w Beattie. Jr.l Helsinki. Finland. March 7 (I P) — Finland railed Its youths of 20 years into the army todav to Join , their fathers in the desperate fight to stop the Russian Red Army. How many of the youths would be mobilized was not yet known. I because thousands of 2uyearoldv and 19-year-olda. were fighting already as volunteers. Notices wore ported this morning calling the youths, the army con* ript clas.a of IS2O. to the colors. Previously the government had iulle«f to the army all ■ lasses from Iftj'r to 1494 inrlttsive. men of from .21 to 41 years old I'nder pence time th" youths islled today would have reported this summer for tlielr mill- ( faty training of one year, and then would have gone into the reserve. Patrol units from towns all along the southeastern coast were hasten ed today toward the Western shores <>t Vilpuri Bay urmed with machine pistols and hand grenades ' for hand to hand fighting In hope of repulsing » fer<M ious Russian attack across the luiy Ice —o—- — Men Victims Os “W’hee«Bomh’’ Hoax Clyde Hitchcoi k and Floyd Baker were the victims of prolmble post season Ponrtb of July c elebrants this afternoon, as they r-limtied into their car on Madison street. Garage employes are susfiected of having planted a ' whee-liomb''. left over from the Fourth, in the engine of the vtgfima* auto Both men hurriedly left the supposedly Mplodigg vehlt le and did not return until positively assured that the danger had been eliminated. In add ewe i to emiUMta a. sound not unlike that of a shell from a i'Big Bertha" the harmless Immh causes smoke to (siur from the hood of the victim's auto, thus <mhantlng the Illusion of -in eiplosion FRIDAY FIRST DATE TO FILE Tomorrow Firwt Day For Candidate* To File Declarations i Tomorrow. Friday. March * la the first day for candidates In the May primary to hie their declaration of candidacy. The perbul fnr filing will last 30 days with Saturday. April S the last day for candidates to enter ithe races A number of candidates have taken out petitions and are circalaiing cards and other material in advertising their campaigns Meanwhile, registration at the offices of Clyde Troutner. county clerk, keeps up at a brisk pace. A survey made by the office personnel this morning disclosed that since the Brut of the month 2* transfers In registration have been made and 30 person* have either registered for the flrst time or reregistered Persons who are not positive about their registration are strged inmrngiiffn on ipage thrnnT Paul H. Spuller Named Chairman Paul H Hpuller. former Berne teachar and son of Itallas Hpuller. of near Decatur, has lieen appoint-*-d general chairman of the observance of national humane week In Fart Wayne April 14 to 20. Mr Hpuller is principal of the Justin N. Study school In that city. Men’a Brotherhood Will Meet Tonight ■■ The mens’ brotherhood of the First I'nlted Brethren church will meet thia evening at the <hur<h at 7 30 o'clock Rev Weller will he the speaker and every member Is asked to attend. — O-— — County Clerk At Difttriet Meeting County Clerk Clyde O Troutner. of this city, attended the district meeting of county clerk* held last night In the Keenan hotel at Fnrt , Wayne

Decatur, Indiana, Thursday, March 7, 1910.

Denies Drug Ring; Link - W" .! .jffffffMt >o j~ —————— Helved by Hollywood police foi ipiestlonlng in connection with an alleged opium ring operating with wide rumlth atlons In Hollywood. Screen Atireaa Patficin Caron 24. has denied all knowledge of the ring

LARGEST SHIP IN NEW YORK 1 British Super* Liner Reaches New York For Duration Os War New Vork. March 7 UP> The British super lln-r. Queen Eliza ; I both, largest ship -ver built, raced I. apse and sound into the port of | ' N»w Vork today, winning her i gamble with German anbmarlnes after a awret maiden voyage fnmi ' England without imateager* or fanfare. The Vi.ooo ton ahlp. painted a drab wartime gray In contrast to the gay colors ths' would have adorned her in peace time, reached quarantine shortly after 9 a tn ("ST jnat a few minute* tisi late i to make passage up the Hiidann river to Its* pier without the hazard of the tide. Becauac of the danger 1 Os the puah at the tide mt het fifth of a mile length It wa* deci"- d to , wait until low alack tide in midafternoon before docking The voyage of the 429.5ud.tHH) ship w#a made under wartime condition*. Concerned because h»r i 14-deck area made her an easy target for iKimba. if and when a "Blitzkrieg" comes British officials ordered the Queen Ellzalieth front , her shipyard at Clydebank, moved , her atealthily down the river Clyde and started her across to N* w Vork with the utmost wcrecy on March 2. Ho stealthily had she been eased down the river Clyde to Greenock, thence acraaa the North Atlantlc ~ to safety, that she was off the American coast lief ore news of (CONTINUED ON PAGE KIGHT) 0 Herman F. Yager I* Reported Improved Attaches at the Ht Joseph hospital in Fort Wayne late this afternoon stated that the condition of Herman F. Yager, prominent Decatur resident, waa considerably improved. late yesterday hl* condition wa* termed critical, but Improvement wa» noted this afternoon

LENTEN MEDITATION ißy Rev Glen E Marshall. Church of God) “Love—The Christian’s Conquering Power” “Lav* your cncmit* . . . and pray for thorn which despitefully u»« you.** Matthew 1:44.

There I* no greater power than the power of love Chriat * love made poMlble a reconciliation between sinful man and a holy God when He expired on th* crooa Chriat * love Included His enemies "While we were yet sinner*. Christ died for its Illa love prompted Ills sacrifice and prayers for the sinful race. Il I* natural for unregenerate man to hate hla enernle* and call down the wrath of heaven upon them Bitt the Christian ItWhose heart the love of God ha* lu-en shed ahtoad. feel* neither hatred. 11l will, not mat Ice The presence of any of throe evil* in Q;c haart I* daflnlte proof of the absence of the lova of Ocd. God'* love In the haart of man will prompt earneat prayer even for hla enemler

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Th* lenulne Chrlatian today haa th* aame love aa did the martyr Htephru when hr prayed. ' Father, lay not thia aln to their «tiara.Throttah that lore the t*hriailnn r<mt|Wera all the enemlea of I hia aottl

♦ - ♦ NEWS! Warsaw. Ind March 7 -4U.R) - This I* news: Coon trees man! lister Ball. Kosciusko coun- | ty game warden yesterday was attacked by an angry raccoon and took refuge in a tree after the coon bit hltn once on the leg Ball's companion. Ray Brli ker. drove off the racciHin | with a ziinny-saik ♦ ♦ RUMANIA WILL _ STAY NEUTRAL King ( anil AnHert* Nation To Defend Neutrality. Frontier* But barest March 7 UP : Rumania will stand Arm In defense of her neutrality and h<*r fron- ' tier*. King Carol said emphatical ly today in a speech opening parliament "The army will continue to remain th>- permanent preoccupation my government." the king told Imth houses of parliament. "All of lhe resources of the country and all of the forces of labor have been placet! at the disposal of the army, which Is the supreme guarantee of our lnde|ieii<lein e. integrity and frontiers " The detlkratlon of neutrality and determination to maintain the country's frontiers was agreed up on last night ala meeting of th*- , crown council, whit h heard a report on foreign affairs from Foreign Minister Grlgoti- Gafent tt At the crown count II Gafencu stressed th*- importance of the re* m.x I INI'KD <IN PAGE THltEr.i ..... ————o — CLOSE FOR FUNERAL Chamber of Commerce official* today requested all •tors* and business house* of the city to close from 2:10 to 3:30 Friday afternoon during funeral eervicte for the late 0. L. Vanes, prominent clothier. who died Tuasday evening.

Persistent Reports Are Heard In Baltic Capital That Soviet Russia Seeks Mediation Os War

CONFESSION IS INTRODUCED IN HARTER TRIAL Former Peru Banker Is On Trial On Charges Os Embezzlement Routh Bend, Ind March 7 'U.Ri -A purported confession by Donald If Harter, former secretary of the Wabash Valley Trust Company of Peru, was Introduced by the government today in federal court where Harter is lieing tried on charge* nf embezzlement and misapplication of bank funds. The ad mission said tersely "American Security, 4*5.000; Jeffersonville, 42.'i.<mm>; Muncie, 4So.t>oo; V H. bonds. 4'io.ooo; r H. bonds, 475.000 "The above securities were used by me and loaned to the American Circus Corporation without knowledge or consent, of the owner. Bessie I, Bowers As the American Circus Corp, in which Mrs. Bow ers had no Interest, needed money, I personally loaned money to It. and in order to obtain money to make said loans I sold bonds belonging '<■ Mis. Bowers. "Among other bonds belonging to her I sold the above I". 8. government Irnnds for 4125.<M0 without her knowledge or consent. I paid Mrs. Bowers interest on said government bonds, a* well as interest on other bonds and *•-< nritles to prevent her from learning i of their disposition and use and she never knew of the disposition or use of said government bonds l until the 15th day of December. 1935. and never knew of the defalcation by tne until said date " The confession was signed at Peru December !!• an ordlhg to the ■opy introdmi-d In court. Joseph Kennedy, secretary-treas-urer of the Wabash Valley Trust Co, was recalled to the witness stand in federal court yesterday to describe transat tions in bank records which the government charged proved that Harter Juggled the books to conceal misuse of the bank funds Harter is on trial on two indict.inents containing 14 counts which charge misapplication and emliezzlement of bank funds and with iCONTINCKD ON PAGE THREE) o Group Meeting Os Poeahonta* Friday A group meeting of the Pm ahonfas liwlgi- will Ih- held Friday night at K o’clotk In the total Red Men hall. Two Fort Wayne councils, the Rockford and Antwerp. Onio councils ar2 to Ih- presented at the meeting, with ruling officers from Indiana and Ohio In attendance Following the meeting, a chh ken dinner will be served by the members of the host lodge. NO REQUESTS FOR LICENSES No Applicant* For Marriage Licenne* Under New State taw Tl.e new marriage law, which be- < ame effective in Indiana March 1. seems to have taken its toll among the loiers of the county and neighboring communities Today, seven days after the law became effective, no applicants for llcenttes have applied at the county clerk'* office It arems probable that the medical ezamlnatlon and other "red tape,'* required In the securing of the permits, are responsible for the sudden irssatkm of Issuing permits It Is also conaldered likely, however. that after one or more permit* are secured and the ease with whh h they may lie secured are noted. Issuance of the licenses will go (tack to almost the noraml dally number Ho far Ibe clerk'* office hat had one Inquiry A young man. who stated his intention* of being wed. called at lhe office and Inquired a* , to the procedure that he and his prospective bride must take he fore securing the license

NEW CASTLE IS SCENE OF FIRE $50,000 Loss Is Caused By Fire At New Castle This Morning New Castle, Ind , March 7 HJ.R> Firemen from New Castle. Mun <ie, Anderson and Mt. Hummitt early today brought under control ti blaze which raged for m-vr-ral hours in the II F Burk building on New Castle's main street, destroying the building which housed two stores, several offices and several apartments lais* was oHiimati-d at more than 4&U.000, most of it covered by Insurance E'our persons were overcome and three others Injured during the blaze, hut no one was killed. Thn-e women, whose names were not known, were overcome and were carried to safety from third Boot apartments by firemen T F Johnson was overcome by smoke while assisting firemen while Clyde Tollaid was injured when a flue fell on him as he helped firemen lay down a hose line In the building Two Muncie firemen. John Tuttle and Peter White, were Injured when a stairway collapseil under them Shortly after the blaze was brought under control u detachment of the New Castle national guard company was called out to protect damaged stiH-k In the building The fire started in the basement of the Roth Tavern and was not discovered for nearly an hour until dish washers In the adjacent Simmons restaurant noticed the flames creep through the floor. Meanwhile the blaze spread rapidly through airwells aud >««|- dents of the building were forced to flee, and for a time threatened the Bess Hotel 111 the Ayres buildicostini t;ii ox ro;t: iifi-TiTir W. H. GILLIOM IS CANDIDATE Ualter 11. Gilliom Seek* Renomination A* County Surveyor Walter H Gilliom. Incumbent Adams county surveyor, today announced hla candidacy for re-nom-(nation to lhe office on the Democratic ticket In the May Primary Mr Gilliom is unmarried and th<son of Simon Gilliom. rethi*d Berne lumberman He has been a life-long resld'-nt of the county Hi- received hl* elementary and high school education at Berne and was graduated from Purdin- university. After h-aiing school, he served si* years as engineer for the B-G construction company and prior to taking the office he uow holds, he was employed as engineer and construction superintendent for the state school at Fort Wayne He Is one of the few licensed engineers in the county and Is a member of the Indiana an I national MH-iety of professional engineers He Is also president of the Indiana drainage association and serves on the legislative committee for the Indiana highway supi-rvi-sora association Flee tlon to the surveyor's offic e embraces a two-year term —o„ Local Nur*e E*capc* Death By Drowninx Miss Eleanor Mathieu, nurse at lhe Adams county memorial hospital, narrowly escaped possible death hy drowning M'i-dnesday when she almost fell into the swollen Hl. Mary's river at Willshire. Ohio Miss Mathieu and three other nurses, on a ride after overnight duty at the hospital, had stopped along the liank of the Hi Mary's north of Willshire to take* some camera picture* when the Incident occurred Hh<* slipped on the muddy liank and fell to within four or five Inches of lhe stream, swollen to a height of about 12 feet. The other nurses. Mistos Mary Jane Colchin, Glarvina Hulllvan and Elvn Anipaugh rushed to her rescue and pullad her up lhe side of' the bank, Rhe proved to he none the wnrae for her harrowing ezperfence and returned home • 4

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Uopenhaxen Dispatch Say* Sweden, Rus*ia, Germany And Finland Meeting In Peace Conference. DRASTIC DEMANDS Copenhagen. lien mark. March 7 U.P> — Persistent reports wc-rc» circulated In BtilUc capitals today that Russia was seeking mediation to end the Russo Finnish war. There were several versions, one that Russia hacl approached Hweden nlone, another that Sweden and Germany were working together on Ruania's initiative- a third that Finland already had declined Swedish mediation liecause Russia's term* were too drasticA fourth version, published by lh>- Ib-rllngske Tidendc- here today. was that not only Sweden. Germany and Russia but Finland Itself was engages) in the peace effort. Betllngske Tidetide's dispatch asserted that though official confirmation was lacking there was unimpeachable evidence that peace negotiations were going on at Stockholm, with Russian*. Finns. Swedes and Germans taking part. According to this report, preliminary negotiations had been going on between Russia and Finland for several days .1 K Erkko. Finnish minister to Sweden, and Mme Alegandra Kollontai, Russian minister. were participating In negotiations with the Swedish foreign office and that J. K Paaalklvl. minister without portfolio in the Finnish government, kas In Stockholm In behalf of the Finnish government Otto Dietrich. German Nazi pres* chief was said to be here, as well as one General Rmteiibroyer. representing field marabal baron Gustav Mannerheim. Finnish commander In chief Rost-nbroyei was said to have consulted Dr Wlperf Von Blui-i her, German minister at Helsinki Iw-fore he went to Htcw-k---holm This dispatch said also that A»el Wenner • (Sren. Internationally known Swedish capitalist, had returned hastily to Simkholm from Paris to Join in the negotiation*. Il was asserted that he had accompanied Sumner Welles. President Roosevelt's special envoy to Europe- to Italy, gone on to Pari* and then come here Wentier-Gren has Important interests in Finland. The peace reports reached t'opnthagen along with Swedish reports that the Finnish position at Vilpuri was grave and that the IMissibillty «f allied Intervention inti*' la- considered seriously Demand* Drastic Helsinki .March 7 iU-P> Soviet Russia has arranged to present to Finland demands far more drastic than those Which canoed the outbreak of war but detail* of the demand so far are lacking, it was announced officially here today "According to Information In poss- salon of the Finnish government. the Hovlet government I* !»•- lievial to have planned the presentation of demands to Finland more far reaching In character iCONTINt'KD ON PAGE FIVE) ' ENROLLMENTS IN CMTG NOW Applications For Enrollment For Training Iking Taken Major P Bryce Thoma* of thin city announced today that applii ations for enrollment in the (’MT4? at Fort Benjamin Harrison this suntmei are lieing taken no*. Application may be made to Mr. Thoma- to Di E I’. Fields or D, Burdette l uster Tin- first period of the camp wilt Ih- held from July 2 to 31 and th<i second period from August 2 to 21. Eight applications may to* sent from Adams county, hut only six of these will he accepted. Mi-dhal e«anilnatlons for enroll, ment In the f'MTC may b* taken at any of the following physician'* of* flee* without charge Dr* R E. Daniela, C. C. Rayl W E Smith and H F. Zwick. tiecatur; D D. Jone* and II O Jone* of Berne; |C. C. Price of Gooeva Robert Baxter -Robert Rtalter and Raymond Hummer* were rnprawn* tatlves at the camp from thia couth ty last year.