Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 38, Number 111, Decatur, Adams County, 8 May 1940 — Page 1

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■Nil VOTE ■TEST FOR ■eml tears M jlfinite Blow* Are nq„wiiM ii(lite< In i x ■K ' '*■ \ H -’ilix from . < th<,<.<i it- p»i.l, :i of .iimo'i Hi--ii. in r*■H,. ■■■ •>• 1 ■•> •" '"*' ’ " ®K, ••'iio-.i'i- nl »oii |..wn»in<l 111.1 .<| ’l*o soldi . ib< -■ • "nd and fourth Bbd a chance for another and eleventh districts ~ in i on I ■■- . ■ jndid.it,-- m CTB,; ;. liowp.io: i .i.ii.. f . |M> .|lil not if. ii io |K c»i:k THHKr.) ■Ell WINS ■tRESSRACE Os Decatur Win* SBrratu \omination Tuesday B ■CT- . . It. I ■CT) . ' '' ■' s '" .Old Sw.-et '.’ g» ' ' 1 - xr d ”f the pi,-- ' iii« M *■ l,l ’ " o'' M ' lily le, hl- mil . - ii. ■K"* ■-.’ > .•.« m Adam.ii lh> ■ *.- i ..ii.. n 1» . ■ CT* '' •• -•••’■ Thom... I’ ,lo r »»» ■B"' “ '•■ n iii ■B ■' Mi * •’■'•' ,| rui M “' ’*• '• 'ity ..nd a Son of IgCT 1 " i . m.'liy < ml., -i „f ■H 4 ' ‘ hnm.ily of le-.jiu, ' ' KtllZ’ il I- "11. ’ ’ .’..lk .01.1 .0.1, «• MB , '" 1 -l“-«k,-rs 111 Ih.- male - h'H.I and college youth BBT"' 1 "' V*<AR e’IVKI n — .— |B“'n Hawk Kill* ■ % Vounic Broilers Monroe township faf UK 0 ”'" 1 ,M *r !h ' •'»”• "f ■"> V hl ‘ 1 "lei house Monday gg|glnve.. lKa t.-d and found a MB" t "" hawk had entered th< BBw. '‘‘""irh an open window MT **' ll,ll '*'*' ’• < hl. ken. ImMB* I** 1 ** , "' 1 ' 1 '•>- disturbs!), ■- MM READINGS BtOCRAT THERMOMETER *■ "’■ m IK * Mt ro |K ” *" 71 p m B WtATHCR ■*'7 claudy toelght a „d with occaalenal ahow ■B <ooi.r temjM and Thur.|M" •ou«h. vacant continued • ,0 "« Ohio rleer.

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Musical Show To Be Given Friday A mualeal ahow, rponaored by the Pleaaant .Milla nofthall team wil lie pre.ent.al at the a. bool gym naalum Friday night at 7 oclock. The manic department of the WPA recreation department aupervlaed by Herald Zlmm.niian la aaaiating In producing the ahow. larcal talent from in and near Pleanant Milla will ho featured on the program, to l>e annoiim.-d tomorrow. The public ia Invlfwl to atlend. — o—— LLOYD GEORGE DEMANDS PRIME MINISTER QUIT Demands Chamberlain Resign; Test Vote Planned Tonight Imndon May S. - <u.R) David Lloyd Oeorge. tiery little world war premier, told a cheering honte of commune t.alay that “nothing would contribute more to victory In the war against Germany than the resignation of Prime Minister Seville Chamberlain. Ix-adlng a climatic attack on conduct of the war In Norway prior to a life or death vote on the Chamberlain cabli-et tonight. Lloyd I George dashed with the prime minister and said: “There Is nothing that could contribute more to victory In this war than that the prime minister should sa. rlfli e the field of office." The opposition benches cheered londly. The white-haired little Welsh statesman and World War premier attacked the Hritish failure in the ’ war In Norway and warned that ' Adolf Hitler had Germany In a better strategic position than ever was achieved by Kaiser Wilhelm The German successes in Norway, he said, have brought German bombing planes and stibmar- ! Ines 200 miles dower to British ’ ports. The Welsh -statesman charged | (hat as a result of the failure In . Norway, the Influence and prestige of the Allies baa been affected in other parts of Europe Test Vote Tonight London. May S. - <U.R> Prime Minister Neville Chamberlaht today aaaured a parliamentary test of conflden.e In hie government s conduct of the war when he accepted a labor party diallengv for ft vole tonight on this vital Issue. Chamberlain announced his decision to risk the life of his government on the question of conflden. e so the cheers of members of the • house who had Ju»z< heard a bitter I excoriation of Chamberlain's by .IrrlMT Morrison, labor party leader. M<>r;ison concluded his attack by announcing that the labor jmrty was determined to force the Issue to a vote tonight. Chutnbetlahi leaped to his feet and declared that he welcomed the Mippoaltton's challenge and would pccept their ptopowal for a vote. “I accept the challenge.” he declared with heat. "I welcome It. indeed for at least we shall see who la with us and who is against us." He declared thst “naturally as the bead of the government. I ac- ‘ - — — I «y>xtim f:i» «»x rv-*: • r * NAME OFFICERS FOR ELECTION G. E. Emplovcff Nominate Officer*; Aik Guarantee Continued Members of the General Electric Employes' Association of ihe Itecatur works, met last night at the Men Hur hall and nominated «>ffl cars for the ejection which will be held June i. The asa- mhly also endorsed and voted unanimously in favor of asking the company to give employes another guarantee wage plan for the neat six months, beginning •• - . A guarantee wag plan baa been In effect at the Decatur works for several alx-motuh periods and employes expressed their satisfaction < with it at the meeting last night Four candidates for each office were nominated last night Frank Bohnke. president of the association staled John Loshe Is the present secretary ot the employes association The Decatur works Is now employing more than JM> P* rMn * The local employee association has a state charter and was organized In compliance with the Uagn r labor act

MITCH UNEASY OVER THREATS OF INVASION Sudden Military Precautions Throw Netherlands Into Tension Amsterdam. May S <U.R> The' Itutch government inaintaln.-d precautions against Invaaion from any quarter today, despite new assurances from European belligerents' that the Netherlands was In no [ Imm.-dlate danger. A check of the provino-s showed all was quiet and both Berlin and Paris spokesmen took the position that there sea-med to be no threat at present to the low countries. The country still was tense and somewhat nervous, however, as a result of sudden military precautions. U-aves of all men of the fighting forces had been cancelled Members of anti-aircraft units and searchlight liatterles who had been released to work In war production factories were recalled to military duly. Key rivers and canals had been closed to foreign traffic and ships in them tmmohlllsed Train and boat services had been restricted Itecatise of troop movements. (There had been reports outside Holland that German troops were inarching toward the Dutch frontier It had la-en supposed for months that Germany had maintained about 1.000.000 men on the frontier! Telephone calls to and from foreign countries had l>een sharply restricted during the night and some calls had even been cut off. Dawn today disclosed that all public buildings In main towns throughout the country were being HVINTINI'KI* ON I’AGK MIX) JUNIOR LEAGUE PLANS PROGRAM I’nited Brethren Junior (’. E. To Give Program Thursday The following program will be given by the United Brethren Junior E. Thursday evening at 7 o'clock in the church basement: Devotions. Bev. G. T. Kosselot. Hong, "flood Evening." by Jewells. Exercise. “In Mother's Honor.* Norma l*amberi. Betty Boeder. Eleanor Bosselot. Evelyn Fisher. Donna Gllpen. Bonnie Boop. Joan Bodie. Kecitatlon. “Daddy Too.” Jean Ann Potts. Exercise. "Mother's Day Basket." Anna Bell Roop. Carol Baed.-r. Jtoselyn Myers. Bae Myers. Phyllis la>uxh and Joan Death “BomelHMly's Mother.” Jack Fisher. Exercise. “Mother.'* Marilyn Newlan. Judy Myers. Tommy Hurst. Bae Brown, latulse Wilson and Jerry Wheeler. Holo, "B<m king Alone In the Did Becking Chair." Don Light. • Exercise. “Mother's Gifts,' Marjorie Lou Hill. Bobert Wilson. Dor,as Wilson I’atsy Case. Brenda Hteigner. Harold Bohnke. “In Time of Need.” Lester Myers. Plano solo. Eddie Deilscb. “line. Two. Three." Bob Roop. Exercise. “It Pays." Anna Jane Garner. Patsy Evans, Alice Fisher. Drill. "Mother.' by 14 Junior boys and girls. Pantomine. "My Mother's Bible." six Junior girls. Talk. Bev. Bosselot Benediction. • — Little And Butcher Nominated Tuesday Adam C. Butcher and William O. Little are the Democrats nominees for offices of jostles ot peace in Washington township. Both were unopposed in the primary Tuesday In the six Decatur and two Washington township precincts Little garnered 1.0J7 votes and Butcher X4I. The two were not running In opposition since Washington township la entitled to two justices of peace. Liat Candidate* In Welb County Huctessfel candidates on the Democratic ticket tor nomination at the Wells county primary election Tuesday were as follows; Prosecutor. George H. Davis; treasurer. Merle Wilson recorder. Franklin Brlnnesnan; sheriff. Harold Richey; surveyor. Charles HenIcy, commissioner, Manley HtlnaoU.

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Decatur, Indiana, Wednesday, May 8, 1910.

Head Democratic County Ticket ii % a w * I Iff ka “CSR Frank Corbett John L. DeVoea Th«- above men will head the Democratic county ticket In the November election They were nominated by large pluralities in Tuesday's election Mr. f'orlwtt la the Democratic nominee for congress from : the Fourth District and Mr. DeVoas was nominated for Prosecuting Attorney from the 2«h judicial district, which comprises Adams county.

SIDELIGHTS ON I PRIMARY VOTE Light Vote, Few Content*. Make Trend Os Sentiment U ncertain '' Indianapolis. May A.— (U.R) — Sidelights on yesterday's primary ■ .election: Dopeaters will run Into consider- ’ able difficulty attempting to ascertain whether fee trend of the vote was Bepubllcan or Democratic. This la true for two reasons: the I vote was too light, and there were too many uncontested races. In I most counties where congressional , candidates were unopposed the , candidates’ names did not even appear on the ballot and of course there were no votes cast. There were four Bepublicans and two Democrats without opposition but In a few counties complimentary votes were cast for them. IThe new central counting system which applies only to first and 'second class cities proved to work | , speedily in three cities Mnncie, Fort Wayne and South Bend but I She counting was extremely slow ’ In the other seven. Indianapolis. East Chicago, Gary. Hammond. An- , derson. Terre Haute and Evans- . vilie. Nothing except very scats tered returns were available from these seven cities early today ijwhile the other three poured in . i their returns within a few hours 'after the |a>lla closed. The heaviest balloting, propor- , tlonately. was In the seventh dis i < trlct and most of the votes were Democratic because of intense ini tereat In the race between State Senator Charles Bedwell of Sulil- ' van and D. Frank Culberts<m. Vln- , 1 cennes. Bedwell, who was backed ' (CONTINUED ns PA<IK l-’IVK) Misbionarics At I Friends Church r * ■■■ ■■■ i Rev. Jefferson Ford and his wife Helen Ford, rmumed missionaries I from Africa, will lie at the Friends church In Monroe Thursday even- • Ing. May ». They will bring a mes- ■ sage on the needs of Africa. Rdv . Vernon Kiley, pastor of the church Invites all members of the congre- - gallon and all othrs Interested to attend.

Noted War Correspondent For . United Press Killed In Fall

London. May I. — (UR) — Webb Miller, the famous United Press war correspondent. was found dead today beside a railroad track near ('lapham Junction in spulh weat London. It waa believed that he had fallen from a train tome time durinc the night while en , route to the country after cover- , Ing laal night'a debate on Norway , In the houae of common*. Miller was « years old. It was presumed that the accident hap , pened sometime after * p. m„ al-1 . x though the body was not found | until after dawn today. A bard , blow on the right aide of th* bead - apparently caused Instant death. The engineer »f the Brat daylight train throngb elephant Junction thia morning aaw a body beside the tracks and telephoned back from the neat elation Railroad police took the body to a hoe- ■ pltai and than to Battersea mortu ary. i Under the black-out restrictions the lights In a train are eatingplahed when it approaches a ata- . tlon and are not turned on until ■ the train Is under way again Po- • lice said they believed Miller In . tended to rbange trains at Clap-

The Vote For The I'noppoHed Nominee* Unopposed caudldatea In Tues-1 day's primary election received the following total vote: Democrat Ticket I Joint State Representative Adams and Wells counties, Robert II Heller 27'9 1 County treasurer, John W. Blakey 27<S County sheriff. Ed P. Miller 3272 County coroner. Harmon M. Gllllg ...... 2725 County commissioner. First district. Philip Strahrn .. 23*D Justice ot PeaceWilliam 0 Little 1037 Adam C Butcher Ml (Both nominated I Republican Ticket County coroner, J Jerome Yager .... .... 1122 GALLMEYERTO BE DELEGATE Henry Gallmeyer Wins Only Contest On Delegate Slate* In the only contest for delegate to state convention on either ticket Tuesday. Henry Gallmeyer won the right to represent district No. 1 at the Democratic state convention. Not until the last of three precincts in the district was counted was the outcome of this race definitely established. The final vote disclosed Mr Gallmeyer the victor with ICO votes over Hansel Foley with 119 votes The complete list of delegates in both itarlles follows. Democratic Henry Gallmeyer District No. 1 Charles Magley District No. 2 3»ton Thieme District No. 3. Ha-vi, Sipe-District No I Wlillgm fleeter District No. S Marshall G Reynolds — District No. (. O. N Smith District No. 7. Frank Brelner District No I. Boy Runyon District No. 9. John II Heller District No. Ifi. Ira Fuhrman District No 11 J. Fred Fruchte District No 12 Republican Ralph W Rice District No I. Milton Girod—District No 2. (CONTINUED ON PAGE THHEsT

ham Junction, and did not res lire the train had reached the station until after It had re-atarted. Thinking the train waa still running along the platform be jumped out the door of bis compartment, police thought. The body was lying about 10 yard* beyond the end of the station platform. Miller I* survived by hl* wife Marie and son Kenneth. 111. both of whom are in the United Mates. In his pockets. railroad police found a letter from his son In New i York and a letter from a Hollywood fan-telling how much he had enjoyed Miller's book. "I Pound No Peace." The famous reporter died at tl.e height of hla career. Hl* last atory describing the house of com--mons debate waa written yesterday and he waa tn good spirits when he left the United Preaa office at 7p. m. He had telephoned the ofllce around * p. m. saying he waa going to the country to get a good night's sleep before returning to commons for the continuation of the debate today. Before leaving United Press (CONTINt KtJ ON PAUH 1Wl»> j

Ehrsam Wins Feature Race Os Primary By 11 Margin; Fast Time Is Favored By Citizens

Residents Os Decatur And Berne Vote For Fast Time. Becomes Effective Saturday. AT MIDNIGHT Decatur and Berne residents will move their clocks ahead one hour at midnight Saturday night, following referendum votes In I Tuesday's election, favoring the adoption of daylight saving time 'during the summer months. Imcatur voters east a total of 2,157 ballots on the time question, with 1,139 favoring the change and J.OIX balloting against fast time, 1 giving daylight time a majority of 121. The vote In Berne was more decisive, with 406 voting for daylight time and 234 opposed for a majority of 172 votes. Immediately following tabulation of the Decatur vote, the city council. under suspension of the rules, adopted an ordinance making day- ' light time effective at midnight Saturday night. May 11. laite this afternoon the imard of county commissioners had not made any decision alxtut setting up the court house clock on day light saving time schedule. City attorney Vincent Kelley notified the board this morning of the voter's action in Detatur on the time question and Informed the members that the council has passed the regulatory ordinance. The commissioners were debating the question about leaving the town dock on standard time or shoving up the hands one hour at midnight Saturday. The Berne town council had previously indicated they would abide by the vote in Decatur and Berne, i and the town of Berne will also J go on fast time Saturday night. The daylight saving time will be In effect until Saturday night. September 2*. when the dty will , return to central standard time. It ia believed likely that all churches of the city will conduct services, starting Sunday, on the daylight saving time schedule Rev. J. J Seltnetx. pastor of the St. Mary’s Catholic church, and Rev. Paul Sc huhs, of the- Zion Lutheran church, staled their churches would abide by the- fast time Rev. George S. Loafer, president of the Decatur ministerial assen latlon, was out of the dty today, but an unofficial spokesman for the association. stated his belief that the Protestant churches would also I abide by the time change. Vote By Precinct Four of the six Decatur precincts returned a margin favoring daylight saving time. Opponents of the- time change carried only two precincts, first ward "B" and second ward "B." The vide by prei clncts follows: Precinct For Against First ward "A" 246 2'«2 First ward “B” 147 177 Hecond ward "A" 215 16a Hecond ward "B" 76 121 Third ward "A" 217 167 Third ward "B ' 236 I*2 Total 1139 lois Majority 121 Voting booths were placed outside the official primary voting places and two clerks supervised the voting on the question. At 6 o'clock the ballots W»re delivered to the city hall, where the members of the council supervised the (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) INDIANA BANK ROBBED TODAY Lone Bandit Loot* Denver Bank Os $2,400 Thi* Mominic Peru. Ind., May s <U.R> \ lone bandit, described as about 2* years old. held up the Wabash Valley Trust company at Denver. Indiana today and escaped with an estimated 12.4<m in a taxi be had hired Ray Hlahaugh. a Peru cab driver, reported to police that the man had hired him to drive to Denver under the pretense of doing “business" there M the point of a gun the bandit i look the money and walked to the cab. telling Hlabaugh his iranuc tlon was completed and to return to Peru Htate police spread a net ahont the city but found no Immediate I trace ol ihe man.

. - 1 11 • Gillie Renominated Congressman George W Gillie of Fort Wayne almost had things all to himself In Tuesday s primary election He was renoinlnat -d by a Urge plurality over the other two Republican candidates COMMinEEMEN RACES DECIDED Committeemen To Meet Saturday To Select County Chairmen Results of precinct committee races in the primary Tuesday Indicate a change in the choice of the Adams county GOI* of county chairman. It was believed today. Os the 31 races for GOP committeemen Cal F. "Smoke” Peterson. insurgent candidate for the post, last night claimed 23 favorable cominit’teemen were named. Other Peterson sdocatM Ibis morning asserted that Ralph Yager. present GOI* county chairman, would Ire defeated by a "landslide" vote. Selection of the county chairman will Ire made Saturday afternoon at 1 o'clock in a closed meeting of committeemen and vice-committee-women Th,- place of the meeting haa not been derided On the DemtM-ratlc ticket Frank J. Singleton was named ov-r John F. Schurger In West Root. Lawrence Green over Richard J MarkI lln and Robert Gaaa In Decatur 1-A. Harry Heblrle over Robert Aeachllman and Lloyd Baker In Decatur l-B Fred llancher over Ih-n l*ange in Decatur 2-A. Bernard Clark over Floyd Hunter and Harold Sautter in Decatur 3-A. Herman c Keller over William Lister In Decatur ’’ It. Howard Brandyberry over Andrew Brewster In North Monroe. Elmer 8,-er over David J Schwartx In Middle Monroe. Elmer Winteregg over Ervin Felber In Berne II The Democratic committeemen and vice-commitleemen will meet at 1:34 Saturday afternimn inDrmoeristic headquarters to select a party chairman and other officers. The Republican committee In Its Saturday meeting will decide the winner In South Preble where Glen Baumgartner and Charles Fuhrman tied with six votes each, party leaders stated today. The vole for prechn t committeemen: DEMOCRATIC East Union WHHam Krtfeckeberg 43 West Union Victor Bleeke ... 71 East Root Hugo Boerger ... . 69 West Root John F Schurger . 63 Frank J. Hingb-i.ih • 93 North Preble Theodore ttslermeyer 91 South Preble Rudolph Llnnemefer 97 North Kirkland Rudolph H. Koller 71 South Kirkland James D. Brown 16 North Washington Frank I*. Heimann 101 South Washington Frank C. Baker ... .. 97 Decatur 1-A Lawrence Green 133 Richard Mai kiln . 96 Rolm-i i J. Gass . 53 I D-catur I B Robert ArM-ltllmati 701 ■ Lloyd V Baker 45 ( Harry Hebble 73 | Decatur 2-A I. Fred P. Hancher 166 Hen Laugn — 126 -icnNTINUBD <>N I*AUK du7~|l

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DeVoss, Hollinfsworth And Dubach Other Winners In Primary Election Held Tuesday. NO RECOUNT Official tabulation of Tuesday's primary vote today disclosed no major changes In any of th,- contesta. Harley O. Ehrsam. of JfotvrM, who was given the Democratic nomination over Walter H. GilHorn, Incumbent, for county surveyor, maintained his 11 vote margin in the official tabulation. Th)- official vote was: Ehrsam. 2061 and Gillium. 2050 Mr. Gilliotn stated this morning that he would not ask for a recount. In a race probably carrying the most interest in the county. John L. DeVoss, of Decatur, was selected the Democratic nominee for prosecuting attorney by a substantial margin In a three-cornered race. In the official tabulation. Mr. DeVoss has a plurality of 562 votes over his nearest opponent. Christian li. Mtiselman of Berne. D. Burdette Cucter. of Itecatur. was third. The official vo.'e was: DeA’oas. 2.269; Muselman. 1.495 and Custer, 1.066. For several hours last night this race was considered exceptionally close about 2o precincts had reported, however, with Museiinan retaining only a small lead and five Decatur precincts yet to report.' DeVoss was generally conceded Ibe nomination. Other races for county offices occurred in the contests for county commissioner, third district, and county recorder. Ell Dubach was given the Democratic nomination to the office of commissioner, (bird district, by a pluralUy of 3M votes over I-eon Neuenschwander. his nearest opponent Moses Augsburger. the Incumbent, was thltd The official vote was: Dubach, 1596; Neuenschwander. 1.M2 and Augsburger. 933. Mrs Ruth Hollingsworth. Incumbent. established the biggest margin of victory In any of the races, In winning the Democratic Tounty recorder nomination. Mrs. Hollingsworth's vote was 2.736 against 1.759 for her opponent. Dee Fryback Both are resident aof Decatur. More votea were cast In the prosecutor race than in any other contest The Iota! vote In that contest was 4 763 Four years ago the largest vote cast was In the county recorder's race A total of 4.129 votes was cast for the candidates in that race In 1939, the combined vote tor the county sheriff nomination was 6,201. In yesterday's primary the voters cast 4.763 votes for the candidates for prosecuting attorney and 4,435 for the recorder candidates The iH-miicrallc candidates for congress received a total vote of The Dally Democrat received hundreds of calls last night from IMtrsons Interested In the outcome of the election. All pret Incts reported by I 30 a. m. and a special election edition forth. tural routes was sent to press shortly after 2 o'clock. LIONS PLEDGE CAMPAIGN AID Decatur Service Club Pledice* Aid In CleanUp Campaign The fecatur I. ion a club in It* regular weekly meeting at the Rico hotel last night pledged its cooperation In the sponsoring of “Clean-I'p, I’alnt-Up. Fix-Up" campaign In thia city. The clnh also voted financial support for the movement and nsmed the civic Improvement committee of the clnh In charge. Dr. R. E. Daniels, city hralth ofi fleer and a member of the executive committee of the cleanup campaign. appeared before the cfeß during the meeting. Dr Daniels explained Ihe phase* of the campaign and asked Ihe dull to take an active part Ed Boknecht was In charge ot the pro■ram'