Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 38, Number 68, Decatur, Adams County, 19 March 1940 — Page 1

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DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT

In (>overnnr Race

In (iovernor Race (W- -W * 1 1 i Lieut -Gov Henry F S. hrli ker formally unn.mnie.l hi. candidacy for the Democralti- nomination for governor of Indiana at a dinnei in North Juilmtn Monday night Hila the firm Io announ.-i-BOARD MEMBERS ARE APPOINTED to W. Guy Broun. Elmer Baumgartner Named On Welfare Board Judge J Fred Frnehte today announced the re*appolntment of two member, of the Adam* county la.ard of public Welfare W Guy Brown, of in-, mnr and Rimer W llaumgartnei of Herne, were the two to lie re-named to the board by Judge Fru< hte Both appointment* were made for a four year term effective April I. 191" At prenent Mt Blown la serving a» president of th. board Other memliera are Mr* Nathan ('. Nelson of liei alur. vice president . Mrs. Ernest Heli held.-ffei of Geneva and Hubert I’ Hilnnitt of llecatur The term of Mr, Hchmltt e»pires in IML while the terms of the other two tni-nilwr* egpire the following y.-ur The Imard members aerve without lompenaation and are allowed traveling expenses to IsMird meetIng* of the county and state departments. Mrs Faye Smith Knapp Is dm-i tor of the Adam* county department — o Mid-Week Service At Zion Retvirmcd The last in the series of midweek la-nten services being held al the Zion Evangelical and lieformed church will take place Wed nesday evening at ‘ .To o < I<m k The message of the evening will he upon the sul.je. t Take I p Thy Cross", and will he delivered by the pastor. Iler C M Prugh A vie cal solo will tie sung by Mis Henry Neireiter A general Invitation to this servil els tended to all ■ -o — - - Well* Court Bailiff In Suicide Attempt Bluffton. Ind . March 19 tl'Pl Police today said George Hoof HI. circuit court Imlliff shot himself in the left breast hist night apparently In an effort to take his own life. Hi* body was discovered in the basement of bi* home by hl* wife After i'gaining consciousness, Hoof refused to reveal a motive for the act. police said ESCAPES INMJRY IN AUTO WRECK Earl Vining I’ninjured Ak Auto lieavcM Road l*atot Night Earl Vining, of ChattsnoMa Ohio escap.ib serious Injury about midnight last night when the car he was driving left the road on federal road 3S. stouth of llecatur. Vining was enrounte south on the way home when the accident ocleurred Hr told Invesilasting authorities that a semi-trailer tru< k. enroute home, forced him off the road. His car left the pnvxne.it at the curve In front of the neca'ur country club and traveled on the brim for several hundred feet. The car struck a utility pole and snapperl It off. and then lareet.ed further from thr road, coming to real partly mired down in the soft ground The car waa badly damaged but Vining escaped injury. Offerer* Bephus Melclil and Adrian f’offee, Sheriff Ed Miller and Beputy itlllllg were all al the Wreck scene

JAPANESE RIOT IN PARLIAMENT Near Riot Breaks Out Over British Seizure Os Nazi Seamen Tokyo. Manh l'» (U.R) A near riot broke out In the lower house ■ of parliament today when Foreign Minister Hachlro Arlta refused to answer an interpellator. Hr Ichiro Kiyoae who charged hint with In < ompet'ti. •• and subterfuge In dealing with the seliure by a British warship of 2.1 Germans riding on th.- Japanese liner Asama Marti. M.-mbers rush'd the rostrum, •hook their flats at Arlta pound'd their desk*, stomped and shouted. The speaker ordered the guards to .-J.-, t .me member but that man's sympathizers surrounded and •ruffled with th' guards The speaker then ordered a recess and the house was cleared Members shouted at Arlta "Fool’" ( Coward!" Foreign minister of Japan or I Britain?" i Home wept S|*-. tators Mid It was the rowdiest session in years Hr Klyoae said Britain had refused to express regrets over the Asama Maru incident until Japan agreed to forbid the passage of tielllgeient militarists on Japanese ■hips Therefore, he said, foreign nations believed Japan was weak and hem., th.- I'nited States loan to the nationalist government of Chins and British and French seizures of Japanese mail. Britain eventually returned eight of th.- 23 German* taken from the Asama Maru as a ’token pay ment Th.- hoits. reconvened later and Arita defended the government's actions In the Asama Mam rase although t»- was fre<iuently Interrupted with .lies of 'tell the truth, don't tell lies'” H> *aid that th. British note c.f Jan 27 clearly showed Britain's regret amt was tantamount to an «<a»ntiml'f.i» oh pagk aixi DEATH CLAIMS J. A. FLEMING Retired ( nion Township Farmer Diet* Tuesday Ni«ht Joseph A. Fleming 7». prominent retired I nion township farmer, die.l last night al 10 2S oilnck a* hi* home, five mile* northeast of llei-atvr Death wa* attributed to complications He had been in failing health for a year, but hi* nmdition did no* become «eriou* until about a month ago The deceased wa* horn in Adam* county January 1. IMZ the •on of Jonathan and Elixalieth Peo-ples-Fleming He wa* an active member of the I'nion Chapel I’ B. church and served for a time a* trustee and assessor of I'nion township He was an active tm-mliei of the Demoi rath party Hr wa* married to Lucinda E Miller July I*. I**3 Nhe preceded him in death in July. 193* Surviving are the following ihlldren. John and Mna, at home. Mrs Herve Gibson. .Monroeville. Mrs. John Hawkins Monroeville. Mrs Lucille Miller, lieialur. the following brothers and slaters. It K fl.-ming Hoot township. Mr* Joseph E Mag ley, Monmouth; Mrs Charles Yotoat. Mrs Charles McCollough and Mrs J A. Wherry all of Fort Wayne; Hose Fleming of Terlack. California and Mrs Elizalieth Burnley of Tulare. California; 1* grandi hildren and eight great grandchildren Funeral services will •*■ held at the home st 13« o’clock Thursday afternoon and at 2 P tn at the I'nion Chapel I' II Church. Rev Burney Shaw officiating Burial will be In the Decatur cemetery The tiody will he taken to the residence from the H E Black funeral home late today and may Im> viewed there after 7 p m until time for the funeral services. ■ <to Officer And Wife Mark Anniversary Officer and Mrs Bepha* Melchl today marked ihelr <7lh wedding anniversary at their home in this city The occasion was quietly celebrated with the couple receiving congratulations from friends and rslativaa. and an anniversary dinner at noon Officer Melchl has thr longest service record of any local policeman and formerly served as sheriff of Adams county.

ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER IN ADAMS COUNTY

Decatur, Indiana. Tuesday, March 19, 1910.

Predicts Record Candidate List Oliver A Quayle. Jr., tieasurer of (he Democratic national committee, predicted today that a new , rule- for the- selection of lhe party'* presidential nominee will bring out a record number of c-andidate* Ice foie the- convention which open. July l< "For the first time In history the majority rule will prevail,' Quayle said "It probably will bring out a lot of candidates who never would have entered under the old system of requiring two-thirds of the convention votes to obtain nomination HORSEMEN NAME ARCHIE SMITLEY County Horse Improvement Association Elects Officers The Adams county horse Improvement association met Mon- ( day evening and elected the following officers president. Archie Hinitley, vice-president, Henry L. Dehner; secretary-treasurer. W'ilbur Lehman; directors. Paul Ktue. k.-t/erg and Adolph Bulte-m.-ler Delegates to the stud horse show are Adolph Bultemeler elected for two years and Archie Smitley holding over for one year The association de. Ided that all horse work would Im- combined with the one organization: that is. the gold medal club activities, summer horse show and Berne su. kling colt show will be handled by the one group They also decided that they would promote membership in the association at a fee of 50 cents per person and that every paid up member would be entitl'd to attend all . ail'd meetings of the ass. u la turn and have the privilege of voting on all questions The horse association decided to have a meeting Monday. April 29, , at which time further discussion ’ of the summer show will be held and plans laid for enrollment in the gold medal coll club Enrollment in gold medal colt club starts July I and continues through July Colts are eligible to enroll that have la-eti dropped after January 1. I»«o. and if they I m.ik<- .. gntn of ptMtods • tMn i the yeai are eligible to show as ' jmariings in the summei «h..* i Manchester Choir At Pleasant Dale | The Manchester college chapel i hole of North Manchester wilt apiM-ar In pernon at the Pleasant ' Dale church Good Friday night at • 730 p m The church Is located in Kirkland township , ■ The choir is selceted from an- ’ othei college chorus of So voices and c omprises -IS sing.-r* Th' • hoir Is dliected by Prof Daniel W. 'Boyer, voice Instructor at the- col1 lege Two Candidates File Declarations Additional candidate* io file declaration* late Monday and t.wiay were William (I Little. Denim rat. Washington township justice of peace Marshall G Reynold*. Democrat, precinct committeeman. French township 7 APPLICANTS TO CMTC CAMP Seven Applications Are Received For Annual Summer Camps Seven applicants for enrollment in the CMTC training camp at Fort Benjamin Harrison have been received here. Major P Bryce Thomas. chairman of the Adams county recruiting committee announced today. The applicants are: Bill Brown, Howard Gehrig. Robert A hr. Bob Eirhhom. IMck Green. Kenneth Hchnepp and Hollis Bonlfas Mr Thomas staled that still more applications will be taken, and although the county's quota may be egceeded. It Is considered possible that an additional number may be accepted to All vacancies In other counties Young men between the ages of 17 and 24 are eligible to enroll in these 30-day encampments, with no future obligation for military aervics required. The following physic lans are glv. ing free medical 'laminations to applicants Drs R E Daniel. C. C Rayl snd II F Zwlck. Decatur. D D Jones and H O Jones of 1 Heme, C. H Price of Geneva

SCHRICKER IS CANDIDATE FOR GOVERNORSHIP Find To Announce For Democratic Gubernatorial Nomination North Judson. Ind . March 19 tU.PP Amid lhe i beers of more than 70U person* who Jammed the high school gymnasium here Monday night. Lieut-Gov Henry F. S.-hrleker of Knox, announc 'd that he would be a candidate for lhe ! Democratic nomination for governor. Mr Rchrlckers announcement came In response to a resolution passed recently by county chairmen and vice-chairmen of the Democratic party in the second congressional district, urging him to become a candidate. The resolution was presented to the lleuten ant-governor by Edwin A Wilken. Starke county < hairman S. hrlcker. 57 has hec-n a hanker, farmer, newspaper editor and served In the state senate In two se**l,.n« of the legislature. "It is needless for me to tell you here tonight in the presence- of so many old time neighbors an d friends, that my heart was filled with gratitude becaiiae of this tin deserved recognition, or that the obligation of arriving at a definite answer to the committees resolution ha* given me no little eon cern." Si hrh ker s prepared an nouncement said "It has been my privilege in recent years to be near enough to Indiana* government to know something of the exacting burdens and never-ending responsibilities of the governor of our state and for that reason, han- reached my dec islon only after the- most thoughtful and heartfelt consideration "I am now prepared to say to these loyal Democrats of the second district that I am willing to o'liNTtNtlED OH FAGW SIVBt SCHOOLS PLAN FOR VACATION Schools To ( lose Wednesday For Easter Vacation School leaders of the city today were making preparations for the annual Easter vacation in the si hools this weekend City s< hinds will close W'edne* day afternoon for Easter and classes will not be resumed until Monday morning. Walter J Krb k. city school superintendent, announced The Catholic high school and St Joseph grad' school will i lose Wednesday afternoon. Rev J J Seimetz. pastor of St Mary* church, stated today The school* will reopen Wednesday morning. Manh 27 Several »hort program* are being planned before the close of the public sehools Wednesday All students are urged by th' teachers and school leaders to attend Good Friday services and Easier c hurch servh e* Several rural schools of th' county will not dose but will have a church pastor to deliver a Good , Friday sermon at the respective s< hools on Good Friday afternoon Boni' of the rural schools plan to dismiss on Good Friday, while others will suspend c lasse* only during th' Throe Hours o — Smitley Funeral Rites Wednesday Funeral services will lie held at the .Mt. Hope church at ? o'clock Wednesday afternoon for Mrs Virginia Smitley. who died Sunday evening at her home in this city. The name of a daughter Mrs Ella Speakman, of Decatur route 4, was unintentionally omitted from the list of survivors ' —o • - Young Roosevelt Wife Is Injured In Fall Washington March 19 H'Pi Ethel Dupont Roosevelt, wife of Franklin D Roosevell. Jr . wa* in jured today when her horse fell during a morning ride neat their home at Charlottesville. Vs. the White llottue said Young Roosevelt reported the sccldent to his father by phone during the afternoon He said that hospital sttachss fold him hl* wife was not in t seiious condition and was In no immediate danger It was reported however that she may have suffered a pelvic fracture. _ ,

Says Allies Prepared For Any Challenge; Nazi Sources Tell Os Hitler-Mussolini Meeting

Diplomatic Sources In Berlin Assert German Peace Terms Formulated At Conference. RETURN COLONIES Berlin. March 19 HJ.R) Well Informed dlplom.iiic sources said today that Adolf Hl'ler and Ib-nilo Mussolini had formulated at Brennero yesterday the lerms on which Germany expected eventually to make peace with the allies The same sources said it wa* understood that Russia sewm would lie brought into the German Italian program for keeping southeast Europe neutral and minimizing allied Influences there For the- present, these source* said Italy would remain a nonbelligerent blit would cooperate In other ways than fight Ing to bling the war to a do*- on Get inan-ltallan terms The German Italian pesiee plat form was said to call for 1 Return of German colonic* 2 Great Britain tn "stay at home" and retire from various out posts from which, polltlinlly in militarily, she Jeopardized German and Italian interests I General and eff.-etiv. disarmament. The pivigram wa* drawn up It was said In recognition that some development might impel th.' .lille* tn seek p<-ai i One sm h development snggesied wa* a possible of fer to mediate from President Roosevelt or Pope Plus Tin program was based on Hit) i s convlctfou that, in any event, the allies Ultimately would have to come to Germany's te'ins lw-cau*e of Germany's military superiority and Italy's political collaboration with le i many At the same time authorized German quarters, commenting on foreign press reports of a German peace offenslv * fid "One thing the world press apparently will not see is that Oil the basis of our experiences of th« past few month* Germany Is <i" termined first, to end this war victoriously; second thereof; -r once and for all time to free tierself from the plutocTac ie* threats of her vital interests The authorized statement add 'd that Germany was determined to win on all fronts. |*dltical. eco nomle and military It »aid of British and French allegation* that th. Iltetineio meeting Wa* an ,'m|> ty. theatrical affair all meetiin?* between Mussolini and Hilb m lietweeii their subordinate* significant and expedient Hitler and foreign minister Jce ac him von Hiblietmop retiirn<*l >y train al IT 25 a m cl 25 a m CBTi today and went linin'<ll.i''.y io the- chancellery Although no Details of th conference had been macle public hIt was desc-rflH-d as a demotistru lion that Germany and Italy weejoining "to guide a new ord'-. In Europe." There were hint* that the next development wutild be a rapp <m bment between Italy ami Russia that might lead to a German DaN-Lan-Rnaslan bloc dominating the Ic ciNTINItKtI OK FAtIW SIVKI BANGS' BOARD Bill IS PAID Receiver Os Huntington Utility Pays Allen County Jail Huntington. Ind Man h 19 -iU.P) Edward Smith receiver of the defunct municipal electric utility operated by former Mayor Clare W II Hang*, yesterday sot warded a ehei k for I'lK to the Allen county Jail at Fort Wayne to pay board fees for Bang* and J Clayton Brown, former city constrm-tlcm foreman Bang* and Brown are In • uatody for lontempt of court In connection with the dlaappeai slice of |4.900 from the outlawed utility * fund* They were committed to jail Feb 21 and Smith nt that time (mid L'ici to keep them there tor one month Meanwhile, a petition by Luther Orr. a creditor of the utility to prevent Smith from "dlssipai ng' the asset* of ths company by further payment of the board bill awaited a hearing The date for It ha* not been set by apet ial Judge Clarence Mr.Nabb ot Feet Wayne, who miisl rule uu the vase.

Tells of Murder Abraham Lev.nv Fearing hi* wlf. and baby would In- object* of gangland vengeance, \braham Lev Im 21. above told police of .m alleged murder syndicate which kill <1 their victims for as little a* l'> a piece According io M-vlne - story, the gang was responsible foi a score of slaying* In New Vork .mil also operated it ■Mil higall. LEHMAN HEADS GUERNSEY CROUP I’etcr B. I.fhni.in Named President Os (»uern*ey Breeders The Adam* county Mlernsey breeders association held the annual meeting at the Rice hotel Monday evening fi .'.o p m A i hi, k'n suppei was served after whiili the gm-«t speak* r. Du k Holden field representative of the American Guernsey cattle club, talked on proper method* of registration and keeping record* on registered < attic- up to date The officer* elected were peter I: Lehmati. president. Chris Inniger. vice pii'sideiit, -. cretary treasurer. Janie* Moses; director* c'llnt Soldner atid William ilurke Guests present from Vai, Wert county. Ohio were Otto Gehre* and A M Giesler .Member* of the local breed association attending were John Walter*. Gilbert Hlrm hy. Noah Sprung't Clinton Holdner James Lybarge larul* Koldewey. Hoy Johnson Dale Mose* Frank Fogh- Edison Lehman Chris Hnnigi-r, William Burke Sanfgorcl Frazee local cc>w t-*ter; | Jami- Moe- Peter B laliman. Noah l> Schwartz. Franklin Sti'iiry and Donald Poling. , Spei ial music wa* furnished by Barliara ami Wavellite l-ehman Load Os Horses Is Shipped East Twenty head of hor-e* were I shipped from the c tty via the Nh kel Plate- railroad to a Pennsylvania destination The sale of the horse* wa* made thiough the Iterator Sale-* service This is lhe second load of horses to lie shipped from here- In I tit Week* o Zion Lutheran Plans (hhhl Friday Service to Spee la! Good Friday se rvice* will bev eOiidui le-d at lb* Zleeli Lutheran • •'tire h Friday evening beginning ' al 7 o'clmk The service will include* tlie celebration of holy communion. Announcement* for holy communion participation will be rer eived Thursday at lhe parsonage Tlie- pastor of the c hare h*Rev Paul , Schultz will have* charge of these services. —— '0 .w,.—!*.—»«»—«New Booths Installed At Loral Restaurant Modernistic, new booths hats tieen Installed at Lose s restaurant on Second street. Installation of U>«>|< booth* and other new equipment U pait of a modernization program now in effeu l al the ptac e ot bust-

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Chamberlain Declares Allied Powers Ready To Meet Challenge By Any Powers. BLAMES GERMANY Ixrndon, March 19 UP) Prime minister Neville Chamberlain defiantly declared today that the- allied powers are "ready to meet" any challenge icy Adolf Hitler or Benito Mussolini and that "we are not likely to be diverted from the purpose for which we entered this war " The prime minister concluded a dramatic speech by reference to President Roosevelt’s speech of last Saturday declaring that future peace- must provide for elimination of threats of aggression against small nations, must ban huge armies and promote international trade and amity "We have the- conscienisnes* that we- are fighting for what every right minded citizen of the world desires for the establishment of n durable moral pear<■ such as that of which President ll<Mi*eve-li •poke." Chamberlain said The- prim*' minister's acceptance of any challenge of Germany or l»y a Nazi-Fascist combination followed his disclosure to lhe house of commons that German threats at the last minute broke- up a vast allied plan to save Finland and if necessary fight Germany and .Soviet Russia in northern Europe. Charging the- Nazis with full res|Miiislblllty for Finland* loss of Independence, the prime minister explained to the house of common* how Sweden and Norway bail leeen fore e-el by German thieats tn bloe k allleel plans to send lOtl.iMHi men and as many more as nei-essary to .ild Finland "Greatest Event" Home. March 19 UP) The* Inspired Italian press said today* that the conference of BetiUo Mussolini and Adolf Hltb*r al Brennero ««« the greatest diplomatic event since the- war." and that It had reaffirmed th*- Rome-Berlin axis "to the utter confusion of th«i allies attempts to spread the war to aouthe-astern Europe Simultaneously an usually red!able source at tlie Vatican said Po|*. Plus leelleved that the- conference would prodm *■ tin- 10-st possible* guarantee of i onflliing the war to Its present limits until I'nited States und i «e< retary ot state Sumner Welles e-oiild return to Washington and i*|Hiit to J’le'side-nt llooaevelt. after whieh .i pea I.- movement might develop. Welles, planning Io leave tonight for Genoa to board the- Conte Di Savoia which sails for New York tomorrow noon walt**d in th*- I’ B. embassy believing that Mussolini mlgti' summon him to give him a <onfidenilal version of th*- Brennero conference A Vatican Informant had said earlier thai an II |Miint German peace plan eras lh>- Inspiration for the Brennero conference and for most of th*- diplomatic activity here by Welles The il point plan a* described by the Vatican Informant, was as feellows 1 Ge neral and simultaneous disarmament on land, sea and air 2 Formation of .i small, independent Poland in the i enter part ireiNTiNt'ilD nw parti* rtvici VETERANS MEET HERE TOMORROW Veleranß Os Foreign H am To Organize Post In Thib City Plans have been completed fur the meeting to organize a Veterans of Fore ign Wars peest here- Wednes* day night st th- > itv hall at 9 p in. A large- number of veterans who served on foreign soil or In host lie waters during a war. campaign or expedition, are expected to attend. t Cniisiial interest has be . n aroused In the organization of the post heeause of th*- present drive for a not. service i onnei ted disability pension to all Wetrld War veter* ana. their widow*, orphan* and d*.. pend'nta, kpotosored hy the VFW. I Among the VFW notables eg. peitcd at lhe meeting are thr department rhlet of staff the district chief of staff and district < uniinand* er and a large delegation f '’<l| Huniingion post All eligible veterans srs uig<4 aitvbd l|« |ti9k>in«. _