Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 38, Number 216, Decatur, Adams County, 11 September 1940 — Page 1

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|R WAR IS TAKING TREMENDOUS TOLL OMB DAMAGES BUCKINGHAM PALACE 0 ■ I ' ~ ‘ nr

I) Men, Women, Children iKilleJ In London School; ■RAF Planes Blast Germany

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To I read Service ' i * i * i 1 i i Signor Mario (’apelll noted Hal , I lan-Amerlran lenot. will rondarta preaching alnglng nilaalon al the j Ftrtt Melhodlet church In Ihla city * November * <o 17. Inrln»ive , HINT MEETING HELD TUESDAY 1 locator Rotary And Lions Clubs Hold Joint I Meeting Here [ —, — I Rev Frank Rapnow. pa»tor of the Bt. John'* Kvangeliral and ■ Reformed church of Fori Wayne. I delivered an inapiring addrena on ''Softening of the Heart” at a Joint meeting of the Decatur Rotary and l.lona cluba Tireaday evening In the dining room of the Zion Evan- > gelical and Reformed church in thia city. ' The Fort Wayne paaior pointed ' to the tremendoua advantage* of higher education, buainea* opp.rr ' t unit lea and better working condl > Ilona in the I'nlted State* a* coin I pared to conditiona In other : nation* * I Although atreaalng theae advant- ' area. Rev Rupnow eapreaaed fear that perhapa theae condition* are 1 leading to a aofteiilng of the filler > of cltitena of thi* country, particu- > larly the youth. Individuality. *Hf aacrlflce and aelf denial are reciulaltea moat ' needed for leadera in theae tlmea. I the apeaker aaid. warning that 1 ''might doe a not make right The Bcotllah Rite male chore* 1 of Fort Wayne preaei'ted two aplendld number* aa an added sea-, 1 lure of the program Cal E Peter»on waa chairman of the program, and Rev. Charlea M 1 Prugh introduced the apeaker Pete Rwynolda. preaident of the Rotary club, prealded aa toaatmaater. Praaent Concert Immediately following the joint | meeting of the aervice cluba, the 1 Scott lah Rile chorea preaenled an I outatandlng concert of aacred and aacular mualc to a large audience' in the church auditorium > Featurea of the concert by the choir, under diraction of Fred <J. Church, were vocal aoloa by David Erwin, former Decatur resident and piano aelectlona by Mlaa Non-' ’ da* Rudi*, choir aceompanlat and i concert planlit. During a ahort intermlaaiin. TmwnNftEh nw pant* thrkk> o Vincent J. Kelly Moves l*aw Office 1 Vincent 1 Kelly, dtp attorney. 1 today announced he haa moved hl* office from above the Morri* I x 10 cent itore building to room 1 10. K. of C. Building He ha* been ’ located at hi* former addre*a *ince 1 beginning practice here about three yeara a<o.

FDR DELIVERS LABOR SPEECH THIS EVENING Address Tonight Over Radio To Open Reelection Campaign Washington. Sept. 11 tl'Pt President RnoaeVelt formally open* hi* third term reelection lampalgn tonight In an add'e** geeking to hold the va*t labor electorate whh h aided hl* IMS and I*lo triumph*. He returned Io the While Houae from a weekend at Hyde Park thia morning Tonight at » *« p m iStT he will apeak before the annual convention of the A F. of l.'a international brotherhood of team«ter*. chauffeur*. *tablenien and helper* of America M' Roo*evelt may u*e the labor meeting to an*wer labor'* critlclam to peace time comuriptlon which originally wa» oppoaed by taab tb* r I O. and the A F of I. prealdent William Greene announced Monday however, that hl* organization now would sipport any draft bill pa*»ed by congrea* and *lgned by the reaident The admlniatratlon feel- It* labor front I* not *e'lou*ly breached and count* on Ita *upport In the November election. de«pile pre*!dent John I. la-wl*' !»♦« walkout Mr Rooaevelt ha* dealgnated bl* addreaa tonight a* political and hi* •ecretary. Stephen T Early. »ald that ‘ in all probability” it will lathe labor «pee< h of the campaign " The Democratic nationa' committee will pay for lime on the national ~>VI INl'k7> ON PAGE niHEK) Orders defendant Pay Support Money An interlocutory order for *uppo't money wa* *ybmitted to Judge IJ. Fred Fruchle in the divorce ca« ot Jennie agalntt Ja»per Hailer. The court, after hearing evidence In the ca*e. ordered the defendant ito pay |T» per week, the fir*t payinent to be made on Saturday. Sep-ternla-r H He wa* al»o ordered to pay ISO attorney fee* for the plaintiff. D Burdette Cuater represented the plaintiff The defendant wa* 1 not repreaented by coun»el. NOTED TENOR TO LEAD SERVICES Methodist Church Plans Special Services During November The official Imard of the Flrat MethodlHl church of Decatur an--1 nounced today that Signor Marioj < apelll, noted Italian-American tenor, will conduct a preachlngainging miaalon at the church from Wedneaday November I. to Sunday. November 17. InclnMve. Rev R W. Oraham. pawtor of the church, in commenting on the *peI dal aervice*. atated "Thl* will no doubt he one of the mo*t linimtal meeting* ever held In thia dty Hiffsor Capelll la a connecrated t'hrigllan gentleman. who ha* dedicated hfa talent to the In.plrtng and winning of men, women, boy* and girl* to the Chrlatlan way of life "Each evening he will present the Christian message In »on» and spoken message ■'Decatur and community are most fortunate to having thia celebrated artist, atid a cordial welcome I* extended to everyone to take advantage of thia great opportunity.”

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Decatur, Indiiinu. Wednesday, September 11,1818.

Kinjj Irotpecta Bombed l*on<ion Areas Ai Fal > I lUinng a lu.i in the- alnu»' tmesaani German air rwei* over Imiu4*m, i King George makes a hasty tour of the moat heavily bombed area* He iis aeen talking with a home guard *oldh-r amidst ruin* tn Umdon's I tenement district

PLANS ANNUAL j FUND CAMPAIGN Annual Campaign For i Funds Will Be Opened Within Few Days Initial plans for the annual Salration Army campaign In Adams I county were announced tiwlay by Brain Stevenson, field representative from the public relation department at state headquarters. • Chairman of the drive for the sei - ond year will lie I’ete Reynolds, city editor of the Decatur Daily Dem®- ’ 1,-rat. William Lose of the First State Bank will act a* treasurer this year and all funds raised will be handled by him. Organization In the rest of Ad- ' am* county I* nearly completed Brice Bausertnan of Berne Is again 1 the chairman for that town. The ' quota for Adam* county I* 3750 This Is computed at 1500 for De-: catur. II”O for Berne, |75 for Mon-, roe and 175 for Geneva. The campaign will be of rapid- ' fire order and will be completed in five days after the "Kick-Off” din- 1 ner. which will lx- announced »horc 1 i ly. Fifty five workers will lx- need I . ,-d to adequately canva** Decatur. I The funds collet ted In this appeal I do not go to the support of corps ' in nearby cities, but are applied 1 wholly to the care of Adam* county unfortunates. Owing to the fact that Impostor* In Salvation Army uniform* have secured fund* which should . have gone for the care of the needy and underprivileged In this county, 'the old form of tamborlne solicitation has Ix-en discontinued and a dignified annual campaign ha* tak I en Its place. Thl* campaign I* headed by local bu»lne«» men with a purely volunteer group of worker*, lender this method, a person may contribute only ome a year. Thl* plan is more efficient, saves i K-GNTINI'En ON PAGE HIX) TEMPERATURE READINGS DEMOCRAT THERMOMETER 3:00 *. m. « 10:00 *. m S’ Noon i7 2:00 p. m. — 55 3:00 p. m. 54 WEATHER Gsnsrally fair, slightly eoolar tonight; Thursday fair and continued cool.

® ♦ REMEMBER? One year ago this we< k sch'Mil was dismissed betause of the extremely hot weather believe it or not. le>*t year on Wedneaday of the second week of *chixd the mer eury iti the Dally Dvimxial thermometer soared to a seasonal record of I<’4 degree* M-'inlx-r* of the faculty and ' student, sweltered for two or i ' three day* In the class room* and finally gave It up The t'athollc *<h>xd first dlaml-*ed and the public schools mhiii followed suit In comparison with the |«4 degree* last year at this time, tin- mercury In the Dally Demm-rat thermometer at Sam today *t<xxl at 4* degree* -17 degrees alxive free* ! I ,n * CHURCH MEN TO MEET SUNDAY Men’s Congress To Meet At Fort Wayne Church Next Sunday — Men of the Evangelical and Rei formed church in northern Indiana 'and Michigan will assemble at Ht. John's Evangelical and Reformed church. Fort Wayne, Sunday fothe annual men's congreas. The morning session will open at 10 o'clock. tri)T). and the after noon session at 2 p. tn. Guest speaker at each ot theae service* will be Rev I'aul H. la-inbach. D. D of Philadelphia. editor of the ''Messenger." weekly organ of the denomination. Hl* subject at the tnorn'ng session will tie 'What Christian Men Need Most In A Changing World”, and in the afternoon he will speak on "Wanted. Full-Grown Christians." A special feature ot the congress thia year will be the singing of a large men's chores, made up of men from the various churches In thl* area. The chorus will be directed by Dr Nevin E Bretz of Goshen. and will sing at luith session* of the congress. A service for ladies will be held Sunday mcrnlng at 110:30 A. M at the Salem Evangellleal and Reformed church In Fort Wayne. A number of men from the local Zion Evangelical uid Reformed church will attend. Including eight or 10 men who will sing In the chorus.

Delayed Action Bomb Damages Palace Os King George VI In London; No Casualties Caused

REVIEW BOARD FINISHES WORK ON TAX LEVIES All But Three Os Levies To Receive Final Action By State Board All eicept three of the tax lev|e* of the various taxing unit* in the county will he submitted to the state iMKtrd of lag commla-l in--1 er* for final determination. Victor ' Eicher, auditor announced today 1 following adjournment of the Adatn* county 'ax adjustment luiard The laiard completed it* check I Ing of the budget* and adjititing I of the levies late yesterday t'tider i the law the hoard has until Oc--1 tober 1 to complete it* work, but Mr Eicher stated that the memI bet* would Io- called only to sign : the ordinance* and necessary pap- • j er* to submit their ar tion to the state board Th<- levies In the township* and 1 town*. Including fh-catur. all eg--1 reed th> statutory limitation* of II Ji In the township* and 12 In the town*, after allowing for deduction* of Imnd and county welI fare lerle* The town*hlp* which come under the II 2S limitation* are Preble and Root The town of Monroe I* under the |2 for Incorporated town*. The board proceeded under the assumption that the limitation i of the rate In th- town»hlp* wa* ' II IP. after allowing for the deiductlor*. The i*n*» Act* set the i maximum at 1125 on the linn I Auditor Eicher made the change Uil* morning and announced that all the levies, except three fell 1 short of the 11 25 limit No change wa* made by th* tax ' adjuster* in the couniy levy or in I the courtly welfare levy These ' two budget* were the last Io be ■ Viewed by 'he laiard The county levy I* 15 cent*, the botul fund ’ y nt* and th* *•■!!.i ■ I levy lb l ent*, a total of 17 rent*. ' compared with 111 <<-10* this year I The Berne ■< hool budget and I levy wa* O K <1 by the Iroard late | the laxly by E M Webb, snpertnj tendent of *< hmil*. No change wa* made In the levy . The Decatnr tax rate for next year remain* at 12 #6 on the |l<xt i No change was made In atty ot the :<N>*< i ini'KD on rAor thhx*i War Bulletins I London. Sept 11 —<U.R>— Prim* minister Winston Church ' s —Prime minister Winston 1 Churchill w*rn*d today that ' Adolf Hitler wa* making plan* for Invasion of the British Isle* but he declared tbit Britain'* land. **■ and air force* are “fully prepared to battle on to better days." 1 Churchill, in a radio speech today, said that German losses 1 i were 3to 1 in the air battle ‘ | over Britain. “We ar* much stronger than <: when the hard fighting b*g*n i in July.” Churchill said. ti it Dover, Sept 11—(UP) —German long range artillery emplaced on the French coast rei j turned shelling Dover late to- * ’ day. Guy Murcbie of Chicago t son of a well known Boston lawyer, wa* painfully but not t seriously Injured. The shelling es th* Dover I area wa* th* second of the day. I Explosion* heard In the area l thia morning Included bursts which wsr* described aa “cer- | tainly thotv of shell*."

OFFER 21-40 AGE LIMIT ON : CONSCRIPTION i Senate Conferees Offer Compromise On Conscription Measure Washington. Sept. II UP) -*•'•>• 1 1 nt<-him»<• i imfrrne* on the < <m- *< rlption bill today elimltiatrd a 1 houiw provision that would hav«"'barred alien* from filling private r. job* left vacant by men d ifted , I into the army .I Another hoitxe provision, harr--1 Ing Communists or memlier* ot the i German-American bund from >he«e . job* was retained > Chairman Morri* Sheppard of | the senate military affair* comt mil tee chief aetiate conferee said i-' that after a luncheon receea the i * group would stay at work until I I we finish the Mil." '■ I The morning * conference did I not t«u<h u|mhi the more <<mtr>> I versial aspert* of the tMoeure ■ |*u<h as the house provision Io f i raise the draft age limit from -11 l'to 45 House Khiferees Would it say whether they would agre to ■a senate proposal to reduce the I maximum age to l« r j Similarly, the controversial house • amendment io delay <ou-i riptlon - until a S"d.<y voluntary enlistment I drive I* attempted did not come up r at the conference t The proposed compromise on the • draft age limit was expectml to I come rip soon after th- conference • reconvenes, Tl)e compromise, one of two *ng-t ' 1 gi-sted by the senate eonferee*. ' wa* advanced a* the conference I committee sought to put the bill In final shape for White House api proval before the end of the week I The house bill provided that all , men between the age* of 21 and 45 would have to register for a |xis-, f j glide year's military training The I ‘ senate bil (carries an age span of I 21 to 31. House conferee* after more han six hour* discussion, rejected a II senate offer to adopt a 21 to US age - limit ami Indicated that th» 21 to i 4<t proposal was equally unsaii*- . fa< tory Howev . they <on-• ii'i 'U I'ONTINI'KD ON PAGE THHEffI MRS. WORTHMAN TAKEN DY DEATH Mrs. Amelia Worthman Os Preble Township Dies Last Niicht Mrs. Amelia Worthman. HI. wl- , do* of the late Henry Worthman of ; Preble township, died last night at ' 1l:5o o'clock at the Adatn* county I memorial hospital Death wa* attributed to complications. She had. been ill since January. Th.- deceased wa* born in New |Haven August lt> 195*. the daugh- ■ Iter of Mr. and Mr* Rudolph Welleman She was married to Henry i Worthman In 1878. He preceded her In death on August 4. I*l4 Surviving are the following children: Mr*. Fred Goldner, route I two: Mr*. Martin Schrader, Fort Wayne: William Worthman, Osklan, route one; Mrs. Owen Doadt, Cold* r- Me higan; Rev. R. A. Worthman. Millersburg: Mrs. Carl Worden. Geneseo. Illinois: Mr* Alvin Egley. Decatur; a brother. Rudolph Welleman route five; IS grand children. Five children, ’wo brothers, two sisters and a grandchild preceded her In death. Funeral services will be held Frl-' KCONJTNVIUt UN I’AUK kvUUi

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Kim; (icorxe’s Study And Queen's Drawing Room Damaged; I’rincernes' Swimming Pool Hit. FAMILY ABSENT London. Sept II <URJ A 25t’ixuiiid delayed action Ixmib dropped from a German war plane exploded on the grounds of Buckingham Palace early Tuesday, damaging Klug George's study and Queen l-3ftabrth'* drawing r xml Almost all of the window* on the north side were shattered, a 15foot deep crater wa* torn in the ground. 2b holes were punched In the roof by flying masonry and the swimming pool used by Prlnresses Ellzabi'h and Margaret Rose wa* wrecked The royal family wa* absent at the time of the blast and there were no casualties The Ixunli exploded alxrnt I 3# a in . on Tuesday The king and queen inspected the damage later on Ttlenday. The household staff of footine* . and maid* wa* In underground I shelters when the 25« pound Ixmib explixl.xl Tha'. together with the delay in the exploaloii. accounted for the fart that there were no casualties. The Ixnnb fell mar th, Belgian suite of the palate Amon* the rixitna which suffered shattered window* were the king's study and ■ the queer,'* d'.,w liig room If they had been <upled by their majestie* they ilivioitsly would have Ix-en endangered by flying glass The palate al the west end of ,St James Park, originally wag IXlXriNt ED O.N PAGE THBEK) $20,000 LIBEL SUIT IS FILED Suit For Libel Is Filed In Circuit Court This Morning A I2n.(hm libel suit was filed In I Adam* circuit court this morning by Allx-rt H< heum.inn. of north ot Decatur. The «ult names as defendant* hi* sister, Mr*. Amanda Hernling and her husband. Charles Berning The suit I, filed In two paragraph*. In the first parag'-aph it is charged that “on or about the 14th day ot September the said defendant. Amanda Berning published of 'and concerning the plaintiff certain false and defamatory *ta,ement*. Iby the said defendant writing and .ending rv» Clara Hcheumann a letIter, a copy of which is made a par: hereof and marked < xhlhi' A ” The first paragraph avers that i' in the said letter the said defend- ' ant falsely and maliciously and intending to degrade and di*sra< e and bring Into contempt the said plain’tiff, charged that the said plaintift had been m trouble with other wo. men and that Helen, wife of tlid .said plaintiff had told Charles, buss band of the defendant, that said <or»NTIS'I'EI: GW PAGE RIX) Youth Seriously Hurt In Accident Tuesday Chaimer Hart, 21, of near Dixon. Ohio, is confined today to the Adam* county memorial hospital In a serious condition as result of a freak accident late Tueadny. Hart, the son of John Hart, of Dixon, route one. was reportedly running toward the bouse when he stumbled over a ridge in the ground. He fell hard and ruptured hid spleen, the attending physician stat, ed. He wa* admitted to the hospital I following ’he accident. Thu attendI Ing physician refuted his luudltiuu remained serious. _