Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 38, Number 226, Decatur, Adams County, 23 September 1940 — Page 1

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IFUGEE SHIP TORPEDOED: 294 DIE

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‘Jeanette* Make*. Kimt Appearance Am Party Leader • ♦ "Jranrttw." 'hr Ai'mua ilnnkry puri baard l«jr Wrndrll I* Mm klln aa a gift to taw I oral llrmrvraili u-niral .cnnmlHw, haa already liravea bar worth The purrhaw ;»rirt* and uphi-rp are bwlng naid tiy Individual I'ontrlbutlmi* Jaanwtlai mada hrr flrat public appcaraacp Saturday prvvloua to the Schrlrker rally and wa* tremely popular with the young atera of the city Hhe *a* given a roualng welcome when »he appear ed on (be atage at the Hi bro ker meeting A living llkenea* of the party emblem. Jeanette la ekpwcted to lie aeen frequently here during the Democratic campaign frallvlllea She attracted ronalderahte pub. Ilrlty laat week via newepapana and radio when the alary of her being aent here waa learned Although her original coal waa only lib vet- . erlnarlnn eiamlnallona. eapreaa and t'Ull chargee made her final price above (he |ISI mark AUTO, CHECKS STOLEN HERE — McConnell Car Is Stolen; Two I’heeki* Reported Cashed Police author!! Ice late today were believed doee on the trail of a thief who tale Saturday atub- au auto belonging to Richard Mcfontiell. of McConnell * Sou* tobacco wholeaalera here Approalmately K.imni worth of rhecka In the auto at the time II waa atolen are affording cluea to authorltlea aa the thief eaehee l hem Tha rhecka were made out by | the local company payable to varloaa flrma and were to have been mailed iale Saturday Mr MrCowuell parked hla car. containing the checka and ~i rarlotia of rlgarettea. In front of the hualneaa ealabllah meat. He returned In about 10 mlnutea to find the vehicle ml*aIng. Marry Sheela. of the Sheet* Rroa firm neit door, aaw the vehicle I pull away but did not notice the driver. The thief a trail waa flrat picked up Saturday night when a young man ca*hed a check for 119 I# at aa O'Day -filling atallon In Kendallvfllr The attendant, who knew the Mrfonnella. checked the regiai Ira Hon of the cor and then notified j the local wholeaalera and Kendallvllle police. He had fled, however, i before police arrived Thl* morning anolher check for 117. M waa reported caahed at a business house north of Avilla. op erated by a William Berkea The man waa reported still driving the McConnell car. a 19.19 Hoick. The cashing of the check was reported to McConnell * Son* who Immediately notified local police chief. Jatnee Hordern He in lam called Columbia Cliy and a police broadcaal waa again •mat out for the man Payment on all of the check*, made payable to firm* #Uh which the local wholesale house does fCo*Ti*u«n nw PAOM riv«,» LOCAL Lion FATHER DIES Scott Graves Takes Own Life At Home Near Wolf Lake Sunday Funeral service* will be held Tuesday afternoon at 3 o'clock (CUT) at the Demoney funeral home In Columbia City (or Scott Grave*. M. near Wolf Lake who took hie own life Sunday morning Craves, the father of Mr*. Charles Morgan of Decalur. shot hlmaelf In the chest with a «hot cun The coroner there Indicated that hla verdict would be aalrtde. Surviving, bealde* Ihc widow. Marian, and the daughter here are two sons. Ernest of Ktmmell and Chnrles at home; another daughter. Ida. at home; a brother. Alexander of Whltetey cotinty and a »l»ter. Mr*. Ida Anderaon of Chumbuaco Qraves waa alone at the time, bat was dtcovered soon after by a brother-tu-Dw, Robert Bum*, who stopped at the Graves farm home. Bnrtal will be In the Kel River, cemetery, north of Fort Wayne.

BRITAIN SAYS NAZI INVASION CHANCES GONE Ktprpss Relief Weather M ill Foil Any Attempts At Invasion Leaden, kept 71—'UP*—K,ng George VI. broedceeting to the nation today from bomb scarred Buckingham pataca, told bit people that "we live in grim time* end it may be that the future will be grimmier yet.” By Called Press Stout Itrlllsh defense* flung hack wave* nl German planes fr«un the I lumdon area today aa belief that Adolf Hitler has missed hi* lu-st chance to Invade Britain shifted anilely to a possible ails Medlter ranean offensive and in Japan's; more Into French Indo-China The sun crossed the eqiilnnl I traditional harbinger of autumn | storms and foul Kngllsh channel weather, it I a a Wind, rain* and heavy sea* were reported from | the coast. I respite laid Weather. German planes came over the Kngllah ' coast In furce today but were turned hack British homliera raided Berlin and the coastal "Invasion" , port* lloitiiitles broke nut In Indie China Japanewe troop* crossed ihe border and fought an engage i ; meni with French defender* at the 1 border station of Dung Dung The |, lash apparently was caused by .faulty communications, as the ; French announced they had yielded , to Japanese demand* for use of j 1 IndieChiiu a* a base of operations against China's generalissimo fhtang Kai-tlhek The Vichy government of Fiance mid that aa agreement Imd pees signed giving the Japanese army and navy "iperlal facilities In French IndoChlna '' Keporta said -'hat Japan had peimlsslon to land t; lino iriMipa and set up three air J liases It wa* not made clear what (IktMISI Wi OS I’AGK TWO, UST CUSSES OF COLT SHOW - Berne Sucklinjf Colt Show Mill Be Held Saturday, Oct. 5 Archie StnllWy. chairman of the Adam* county horse Improvement association, today announced the following dasae* for the Berne aurkling colt show. Banmlay. Octoiler 5: Pure tired altld colts foaled on or hefore May 15. pure bied mare coll* foaled on or before May 15. grade alud colt* foaled on or Infore May 15. grade mare coils foal ed on or Indore May 15. pure bred •Mid colta foaled after May 15. pure bred mare roll* foaled after May 15, grade stud colt* foaled after May 15. grade mare coltr- foaled after May 15. alre Any colt owner In Adams county who weighed up His colt for the gold medal colt club Is entitled to •how without farther cost Other; colt owner* are welcomed to show j their foal* and the coat will he 50c per person, regardless erf the number of foal* shown The following Adam* county horsemen weighed colt* for the gold medal show Henry Aachleman. Noah Aogsburger, lUlslger « Sprunger. dolce Beam, Harry D Meaver*. Cheater Bryan. Adolph HuL'emeler. Melvin K. Buuck. Ralph Christy. Arthur DeArmond. Martin J Ora-, ber. John Gresley. Ell llabegget.! Rufus Hlrachy. O T. Johiiaon * Son, Christ Knlpsteln: Herman Koenemann, Wm Kohne, (rvvivTiwttwn nw waow kivbi Mm. Rachel Rayn Die* At Geneva Mr*. Rachel Allen Rayn. *3. died Sunday at her home in Geneva of a cvrebral hemorrhage. Hhe wa* the widow of the late Dr. Fletcher Rayn. who practiced medicine In Liberty Center Surviving nr# one daughter. Mis* Cora Rayn. at home, and two grunddaugbtera. Funeral service* will be held at the hotna at 3 p. m. (CBTf Wednesday. Burial will be In We»t Lawn cemetery near Geneva.

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I Kidnaped^’ hild Is Safe ! d l Pictured shove Is Mate lie Tristan. Jr. threeyeaMtld son of a wealthy California family who waa kidnaped Friday and wa* found unbanned Sunday III* kidnaper, a German alien, wa* raptured. j

NCCW MEETING NEXT THURSDAY Deanery Council To Meet At Fort Wayne Thur*day Ni|(ht i I Mr*. William J. funnlntham. d*4f>*rjr nmoJBcM a tjjaeetlna of ih** Fort Wayne Tery roifhcll of Ihe National Council ot Catholic Women, to he held (Thursday. September 2<th. it o'clock tCItTt at the Central Catholic high school In Fort Wayne. Featuring the evening program 'will lie C. Byron Hayes, who will, address Ihe assembly on "Christian Responsibility in a Democracy, i Mr*. J. W Kaufer. South Bend, dke | cesan chairman, and Mr*. Michael . C. Cass, deanery chairman, discus- J !*lon Group*, who will speak on the | "School of Catholic Action'' conducted by Rev Daniel J laird. S J. at Chicago. The goal ot the deanery council ! is to have every Catholic woman In an active discussion group, and with this in mind the first meeting has been carefully planned with this unit of Interest. “Every Catholic Woman in a Discussion Group." ' Rev. Joseph Heiiut- deatn-iy moderator, will give the invocation.' and will addre** Ihe assembly Mrs. Cunningham will preside. Reports will lie given Ity the five district j presidents: Mr*. George Deinlnger, j Mr*. Charles I'eber, Mrs Frank Walt. Mr*. Hen Hchelher. and Mrs. Paul Purman; secretary. Mis* Nel- • lie Cody, and treasurer. Mrs. Ella Hehoppman. A deanery meeting I# a general get-together of all Ihe parish units comprising the dislrlct*, and an Invltation Is extended to all clergy. as well as women of ihe parishes. g , WAR ORDER FOR G.E. COMPANY — Uncertain If Decatur Work* To Be Given Part Os Contract E. W Lankenaa. manager of the Decatur work* of the General Electric company, stated today he did 1 not know if the local plant would receive part of the Called Htates war department order for searchlight units, which was awarded to Ihe company last HaturJay. The order Is for 14.571.000 and Is listed a* being given the Fort Wayne works of Ihe General Eeleclric. Mr. Lankenau wa* hack on the Job today, following « two week#' absence from his office, due lo injuries received In an auto mishap, with Burt Gage, assistant superintendent. William Helm. William Kohl* and Cal Waite, while they were enrouie lo Wawasee to attend a a. E. outing. Mr. Gage, the more seriously injured. expert* to leave th,> hospital ~ tOONTINUKU ON PACMS HVKI

Herron Funeral Kite* Held Today Funeral services were held al Ihe llerne Evangelical church this afternoon for Mrs. Mary llurke Herron. • i;v. who died Haturday afternoon al her home In that town Burial was ill the M It E remetery at Berne. Hurvlvlng are two daughters. ,Mrs. Bewsle Kneus* of Berne and Mis* Nora Herron, at home; one brother. John J. Burke of Blue Creek township; and two slater*. Mr*. Husanna Helller of Moaioe and Mrs. Rosa Hchwartt of llerne ADDED FONDS ARE REPORTED ! , . —- „ Salvation Arm y ( ampaign Over *IOO Mark At l-atest Report latest reports from ihe second annual campaign of the Salvation Army In Decalur. show a total of »4<i7 5« contributed Three solicitI or*. J Fred Fruchte. M J. Mylott. i and Fred McConnell reported 19* j percent solicitation. Following l* a list of the contributors: l.iionas Mclntosh. A. De I.a Grange. William Helm. Lioyd Maker. G. J. Buckley. Carl Smith, Pete | Reynolds. A. Ilnffenbarger. George ; Auer. Frank Braun. Oath Lutx. G Retny lllerly. Charles Langston, l-eo Khlnger. Democratic central committee. Loyal Order of Moose. Edward llerllng, Decatur Dally Democrat. John H. Heller. Charles E. : Holthouse. Arthur R. Ilolthouae. Hr. Palmer Elcher, Fred Fullen--1 katnp. Klberson Service station, i Vance and Linn. Lee Hardware, : Ameriiwn Legion. Dr. W. K. Smith, il-ccatur Produce Co., Mrs. J. Smith. Hugh Andrews. Joe Hunter. Vaughn Millikan. H A. Adams. I Sylvester Everhart. Albert Hellerneyer. Harold Mumtna. Schafer Co., D. F. Teeple. George Krick. Ashbaucher Tin Shop. Charles Lose. | Kocher Lumber and Coal Co.. Walter Card. Decatur Auto Paris and | Paint Co.. Sinclair Refining Co.. Kenneth Arnold. P. D. Wilson cash grocery. John Barth. Hon-K-Krust Baker. Clem Kortenher. Sheets Bros., Ideal Dairy. Dr. Hen Duke. Dot's Shoppe. Suttles-Kdward* Co., Dr. Kay Stlngely, Peterson Clothing Co.. Decatur Hale* Co.. C. M. Ells- ; worth. Riverside Super Service. { CONTINUgt) ON PAtlB THHKWI Roosevelt Start* Draft Machinery i tlyde Psrk. N V. Sept 33 y.PJ 1 —President Roosevelt today formally set up the machinery under 1 which 18,600,000 American men on Oct. 18 will register for service In 1 the greatest peace lime defense < force in U. S. history 1 The president signed an exeru- ' live order which fixed the rules and regulations under which the first < peace Gm« draft In history will he t organised Only men between 21 I and 18 In the roiitlm-ntal l’. S arc affected.

Child Refugee Liner Is Sunk Without Any Warning By Nazi U-Boat; 85 Children Perish

KIDNAPED CHILD RETURNED HOME; WITHOUT HARM Kidnaper, German Alien, Nabbed And Beaten By Lumberjacks Hillsborough. Calif. Sept 21 — 'U.Pk Three year-old Marc In- Trl* tan. Jr. rescued unharmed from a kidnaper by two woodsmen In the Sierra foothill*, romped acroaa the estate of hla nobleman father again today, bringing to a happy ending line of the most spectacular ahdui 1 tlons since the Lindbergh ease The kidnaper, reportedly given | "the beating of hi* life" by moult tain town lumherjaek* before he wa* turned over to the federal bureau of Investigation was Identified a* Wilhelm Jakob Milhleui broich. 40, a German alien. G-men held him at an undisclosed place, investlgallng hla haikgrounil to learn 4f he were literate enough to have wrtllen the scholarly. fc*«v ' word note demanding gimi.inai ; ransom from the child * family, or whether he had accomplices FBI men said they had obtained la signed confession trout MnlileoI broich who. like llrumi Richard Hauptmann, kidnaper -slayer of -Charles A. Lindbergh. Jr. wa* an alien from Germany. Muhleujbrol, h entered thl* country In 1915 For this elalairately pi,, Me,I and | Imldly eve nted crime, the kidnaper got no tloo.omi hut he got a black I eye. a gushed head, a bruised lardy, j and he faces almost certain Imprluotimeiit for life. The lumbermen lof Eldorado county manhandled him when they found him and the ! child in all automobile on a dead- | end road yesterday. Muhleubroich wa* blubbering ; when G-men arrived al the hamlet of River Plan. 125 miles easi of here, to handi tiff him and rush him I to prison In a city they iV tied to name. Sheriff J. J McGrath, of San Mateo county, and police chief Claude lllrschey of HHlslmrough. at the request of federal authorities. waived any present claim to the kidnaper, although no federal taw was violated Nat J L Pleper. head of the San Frandaro FBI office, told the local authorities he desired to retain Muhlenhrolch'a cuatody "for a few daya" lo question him about another case It was believed Pleper referred lo the kidnaping of lit-year-old Charles Malison of Tacoma. Wash , nearly four years ago ! The case never was solved Coant lie Tritan. who reeelved hla child In San Francisco late last night, rolled Into the gravel drive of his estate lo the cheers of Ills neighbors, who had walled hours (CONTINUUM ON PAOK > IVKi ORDER CYCLISTS OFF SIDEWALKS Police Chief Also Orders No Cycles Parked On Sidewalks Police chief James Borders today Issued a request to all cyclists of the city to keep hlryrles off downtown sidewalks. This request applies troth lo riding bicycles on the sidewalks and parking them. Arrangements have been marie to park the vehicles in the alley east of Second street rather than on Second and Monroe streets, the chief reported Numerous complaints hrve been received regarding the youngsters of the city parking Ihelr bicycle* on Ibe sidewalks while their attended local picture shows, he stated. Chief Borders asked the cooperation of parents In reminding their children of the ruling. If the rule is not observed, the chief pointed nut, the bicycles will be moved by officers

MAKE CHANGES IN REGISTRARS Four ChangeM Made In Resist rant For Selective Service Four changes In Ihe list of preclad registrars for the conscription here on tb toiler It. a* approvled by the stale, were announced to- . day. Everett Johnson of route sll. liejcalur, has been named as registrar -in South Washington, teplaclng t'arl Adler Frank John-xm of Monroe has - tieen named in North Monroe, replacing John llaltsell. Jesse t) Teeter has been named l in West Jefferson, succeeding lla* .Duff. The registrar* In Ihe other Ift precincts unchanged A tegistrar has le-en named lor each of the 34 i precincts to handle the registration No further word ha* been recelv- , ed by county clerk Clyde O. Trouti ner regarding the selection of the draft Iwrard members and the ap- > [teal agent. It is believed that county clerk* will lie called to lndlana|H>ll* perI sonally to receive the list of these appointment and material necesI -ary to conduct the registration ( Selection of the 14 registrar* was , made after consultation with Ad- . - rian Itaker commander of Adams Post No. 43. American l-egion. otto I Case, commander of l.lmherlost Post. VFW. and Jesse Roop. representing Arthur Miller Camp. Kpan- , i«h Ainerl( an War Veteran*. The name* of these men were »ent to ,'the state for approval. _o HOOSIERS MEET WITH WALLACE Yicc-I’rcsidential Nominee Speaks At Indianapolis Today Indianapolis ffept 21 — <U.R) — 1 Henry A Wallace. Democratic nominee for vice-president admitted today that Wendell L Willkle’s greatest support was In ihe farm state, the area the former secretary of agrh ulture was delegated to tarry lit November. Wallace, who Just completed a swing through Illinois Nebraska anil Minnesota, told newspaper men that little dissension against the New Deal farm program hail reached his ear* although he knew some ! existed "In the drought area of Nebraska ant! southern Illinois I heard some complaint against our program." he said. "They asked for a five-year loan on l<> bushels of corn per acre.” Wallace indicated hi* disapproval of this suggestion, recommendI ing crop insurance Instead. Referring to Republican strength in the corn hog states, he explained that such support lies In the small towns rather than in Ihe farmers themselves He refused to say that his party wa* confident of overcoming thl* lead la-fore Ihe fall election. He, retary of Agriculture Claude R Wiekard asserted here today regarding the election that the Democrats "have been winning games quite regularly" and that It la uoi "a good Idea lo lire the whole set." Hpeak ing before approximately 1,000 lloosier farmer* and Demo*”(CONTINCKIt ON I'AGE HIX> It — ————• TEMPERATURE READINGS OEMOCRATTHERMOMETER •:00 a. m. 0 58 10:00 a. m — — *4 i Noon — — 7J 2:00 p. m. 80 3:00 p. m. 82 WEATHER i Mostly cloudy, occasional light rain Tuesday and in west tonight; slightly warmer in north tonight.

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Survivor* Os British Ship Ifalatf Horror* Os 21 Hour* In S«*a After Tragedy. 112 ARE SAVED Al A Northern British I'url, Hepl, 21 'U.© — Twenty four hours of horror were dcacrllied inday by survivors of a child refugee liner which was torpedoed without warnI Ing In a stormy sea at In o'clock at nigh! film miles from land ' j The ship sank within 2" minutes, i Home of those aboard were killed Iby Ihe torpedo Home went overboard trying to get on life-hoata. Home drowned when Imata they had taken were swamped by heavy waves Malty died of exposure 111 the boat* before a warship arrived. fit all 113 person* were saved on! of 4m> alMiaid Out of 90 refitI gee rhildreil. seven Were saved t>f eight other children aboard, six were saved Seven of ihe nine women who were raring for the chtl- . | drett perished Os the total of 191 passengers. 18 women and 45 men , ! were saved, of ihe crew of 215, _ - 18 Were saved Among those who died were t five children of a single family, whose mother and father are refugees In lamdoti because their home has lieen destroyed by German Imil'li* Among the grown-ups who died Were Col J Baldwin Webb, mem- ' Iw-r of the house of eommona: a * Dr. Gallinsky. on his way in Washington lo Ih- charge d'affaires of 1 the I’olish embassy: Rudolf oblen, pre-llltler publisher of the then famous Beilin newspaper Tagehlalt. and Mrs. Olden. 1 Among those saved were Arthur Wltuperls. playwright, on hi* way to Hollywood lo confer with Alexander Korda, and Prof. G C Day, professor of economic* at McGill University Canada 1 Two of ihe children who ilh-rf, I Patricia Allen and Michael Brook--1 er. had been on an evacuation ship which the German* torpedoed last month. Tile youngest of the refugee children was five: Ihe oldest 15 One of the survivor* wa* a 71-year-old woman, on het way lo visit a married sou In faiiail.i Survivors loid how. In the moon- . light which prevailed .o fust after the torpedoing they iotil:l see thn bullies of dead babic* thrown about by the angry sea They told hour their lifeboats tapsiXed and they clung to upturned boais They told how women and chllilieii died as Ihe Iniats fought through the storm, i snd how of the .12 people In one 1 boat, eight were living when the ' rescue warship arrived. Four of these were children, of whom two died ahoanl the warship A l.nndon publisher held .1 dead baby girl In his arms for hours and pretended to feed It from lla nursing holtle, so its. mothei would think it living Hhe ami her son of rcviNtiNCKn nn i»ai»r vivkT" OBSERVANCE OF WEEK PLANNED I Better Parenthood Week Is Beinjf Observed In This City fj Plan* for Ihe observance of bet* ter parenthood week in Decutul l thl* week were announced today hjt Mrs. Russell Owens. The event here, Beptember 21 r<l 29. Is being sponsored hy Ihe Litt* coin school parent-teacher asst*, elation. The event Will be featured FrU day al 2'in o’clock (CDTt In till Lincoln school auditorium with aR appropriate program Co-chairmen of the event are Mr 4 Robert Freeby and Mr*. Brice Buts ler. Other* tin the committee aid Ed Jaherg. Electa Oliver. Mr*. Ctiaiw le* Hammond. Mr*. William Bell, Mr*. J abets and Mrs. G. T. Roast* lot. Purpose* of the week, alms of tht group and other cooperative incuts ures are to be discussed, ,