Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 38, Number 269, Decatur, Adams County, 12 November 1940 — Page 1

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USPECT SABOTAGE IN PLANT BLASTS

Sy DAMAGE ®used by JpM MONDAY ■M*in<l' VK rcak Havoc \nd ( om'IK > i I I ‘ ly on the heels of ■ > "■•<• 1' ' *" HH 10l "t the > i'y . i ■ .j.t'to ii’.n. J|K '" |i|||» ■'* ' l,l *'" * playing in BevMonroe. j||M *..!»!,>. »,ok.- . 1&K ,; ‘ i: " r '*"" ’"■ ■ ■M< io- barber ami < nbb- l “ ' .p-brl, '>'• I through the cellOn All Side* the B^m■ iit.'y lat- Mml «y VI damage i > Fourth streets waa td and fell aero** the home. iio.-d by the Olen family. mi tin- n.i'.'.ia,. |.|»Otn| 1.|..»n • -teel flag I-01. 11l HBt park today t<the leaning to* * UI'I h.id * Il I'||| il > 45 degree allgh ■ IIS > •..••• ly 35 or 4o utility ■B -<- my light superin '<l Ihllliage to tele Many linen were torn h.imental lamp ponln MM 11 ■■ ' ••■•'l by the wind The .1 Hu- |H>ntn were either 3 Old broken or shaken fM" ’ oofs were damaged l|B ' n. hiding a numb, r ■M* A mien under lonmrm north section of th-- ’ ‘‘lugleg and section* of w ,. ri . blown in .i' BB -o I private home* I-llgi ■> • I *» ami bay window--uffered the greatent ■B■’ ”' 1 b.llboard* also -off-< SB I *-'’- Probably the lie.iih-st MB>'< Hitn phase of the damage Klbernon'n nervln- -’a BB '* ■■'• ■> large new mon sign iSI KI, ON PAItM * I VICI ■■emperature reading ■Mmocrat thermometer •- rn. 30 a. m. 30 mW 00 p m 35 |M :0 0 Pm. 35 B WEATHER MB Gener * l| y fair In north, InBM***' n a cloudin*** in *outh MM rt ‘ On - much colder tonight; »B«dn.*d*y fair in north . moit . cl °“dy with occaaional light ,n aauth; continued cold

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I’. 8. Army OllictT* Take Over Plant Site l.a Porte. Ind. Nov >’ tfpi--(Itficer* of the I s army quarter* ma»ter« corp« today had taken over nupervinlon of the government rntinHIM* plant nite at I nion Center and ordered the IJihmi acre area cloned to hunter*. Major Benjamin T Roger* and two aide* opened office* here and 1 had no trr*pa«»lng >ign« potted on j all roadt leading to the nite and ’ (tarred hunter* from the gone Irecaune of the danger of aurveylng partlen. LABOR RULINGS 81 HIGH COURT U. S. Supreme Court (liven Rulinx In “Little Steel" Battle Washington. Nov 1: tl'Pl The V. M. supreme vou.t ruled today that the national labor relation* Itoard it powerlen* to order Wagner act violator* to retmbur»e public agent let for notne paid »’rlkert or worker* dl»<harg.-d illegally. The « to 3 declalon came in one of a nerlen <»f litigation* resulting from the "little aleel" strikes in 1937. The Nl.llll had ordered the RepuliNc steel company to reimburse relltd agent les. chiefly the WPA. for sums paid those deprived of work as a result of the dispute The court, in another action, upheld an NIJIB order Invalidating a closed shop contract beiween the API. International association of machinists and the Herrick corporation a Muncie. Indiana part* factory The API. claimed a majority of tool room employe* while the CIO united automobile worker* claimed a majority of *ll plant em ploye* The court held that the company had engaged In an antU’lO campaign and that the election in the tool room, not being free, was Invalid. o Bids For New Roads Will Be Received Bld* on highway construction work in eighteen counties with an estimated co* of 13.557.0W'. will be recelvetl by the State Highway Commission on Tuesday Iter-. 10, it was announced today by T A Ulcus. chairman The 17 projrs t* for paving and surfacing 75 miles of state highways and feeder roads are he ated In Clay. Putnam. Bartholomew. Union. Davie**. Oreene. Floyd. Morgan. Johnson. Clark. Sullivan. (>r*nt. Tippecanoe. Clinton, lielawarr. Blackford and Hamilton coun tie*. Three project* paving almost five mile* of dual lane road on I' S. <o. east from Bra«ll in Clay and Putnam <-ountle»; paving almost eight miles on ,the Road 31 by pass around 4‘olumlms; and surfar Ing nearly eight mile* of feeder load in Union county between Roads 37 and 31 will be financed with federal aid funds. PETIT, GRAND JURIES DRAWN November Term Os Adams Circuit Court \\ ill Be Opened Monday Member* of the grand and petit * Juries of the Adams circuit court for the Novomber term, which opens neit Monday, were drawn toThe members of the grand Jury are: Cecil Harvey. Root; John H. Nevil. Wabash; Joe Teeple. Jefferson; Frank Shoaf. Kirkland. Alva Railing. Union; Charles Bittner, B°°* . ... u... The members of the petit Jury “'Ralph Chrlstey. Jefferson; Lester Pontius. Cenev*; Frank K Smith. Wabawh; John 11. HIHy. Herne; Fred Fox. French; IMiHel Roop. Blue Creek; Joon H. Peter*. Preble; Frank Baker. Washington; Otto F. Hildebrand. Preble; Martin Selking. Preble; Joe Sapp. Mon roe township; Harvey Schell. St M Judge J. Fred Fruchte and court attache* are making final plan* for the opening of the term neit Monday after two week * vacation.

WILLKIE’S IDEA OF UNITY TOLD IN RADIO TALK Believes In Loyal Oppossition; Says His l iitht Has Just Begun WaahlMlon. Nov. 13. — (U.» Wendell I. Wlllkle'* program for national unity today awaited Republican congre»*i«>nal ratification and I'n-sident IliHiweVelC* reaction | before It* ultimate scope could be ■ ' determined. outlined hl* program last night tn a rudlo address from New York, telling the million* who sup-1 - ported him for the presidency that . unity depend* upon adminlatrallon move* to prevent Inflation and correct "some of our economic err- ■ ora." Warning that natloanl unity wa* up to the admlulatration and that dl*< ord and disunity would arlae | from suppresaion of the minority. Wlllkle called Upon Mr. Hoosevelt I to take into account "the very pow-1 erful oppoKilion" which wa* record- i ed at the poll* laat Week. President Roosevelt pa*»rd Up an opportunity to cmninent on Willkie's five point proposal to "deal with .-conomic errors” when he cam eled his afternoon pres* conference on the ground* that be had no news to offer. Presidential swretary Stephen (Carly »aid there was no reaction to Wlllkle'* address. The only Republican leader in , emigre** available for Immediate comment wa* Rep. Joseph W Mar- , tin. Jr . Republican house leader and chairman of the Republican national committee He was glad that Wlllkle "I* to give his powerful influence to the support of the , American issuea for which he fought In the last campaign." "I believe." Martin said, "he iWlllkle! I* on honest and Bound ground when he says democracy HVINTINItKI) »M PAOK WtVß> DRIVE OPENED RT RED CROSS r Joel Reynolds Is First To i Enroll In Memberi ship Drive Joel Reynolds. Decatur school custodian, wa* the llr*t per»on in . Decatur to enroll In the American He<l t'ro** during It* annual campaign. Ml** Annie Winne*. «ecretary of the Xdam* county chap'er. who I took Mr Reynold*' fnrollment ye»- , lerday. the opening day of the drive , reported today that he wa* the , first to be enrolled. Before the close of the campaign I on November 30. local Red Cros* I leader* hope to have a total of 3.uoo enrolled. The quota set for the county I* 1.750 hut local lewder* have egpressed the belief thut with the cooperation of the public the Adam* county chapter will be able to reach I the two thousand mark. Walter J Krick is chairman of 1 the drive. Mr. Krick I* city achool superintendent. Monroe Women To Attend Funeral All members of the women's society of Christian service of the 1 Monroe Methodist church are re--1 quested to meet at the church an--1 nex Thursday afternoon at one- ’ thirty o'clock to attend the funeral of Mrs. James Beery O British Recapture Town In Ethiopia Ixmdon. Nov. 13 —(UPI —Britial-. ' forces In the Anglo-Egyptian Sudan again have taken Gaitebat. Wnpor- • tant communication* center on the Ethiopian border, military quarter* . said today I Gallabat wa* lost to the Italian* . by a weak British garrison soon after Italy entered the war but laqf - week a Britlab motorised column attacked In force and captured the town, taking large number* <rf Italians and their equipment. Later the British were forced to retire under a heavy Italian counter-attack but today It was understood that Gallate! again was in British hands.

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Decatur, Indianß, Tuesday, November 12,1910.

Rev. Fred Wamhsgan** To Speak Wednesday A* a special fea'ure of the guest day meeting of the Zion Lutheran , ladles’ missionary society. Rev. Fred Wuabsgana* of Fort Wayne has been engaged to give a leclure on Lutheran mission activities of the central district of the Ixitb->-ran Missouri synod Rev, Watrsb*ganss I* chairman ot the district mission board, organiser of the ; district Lutheran ladles' missionary endeavor and a Lutheran leader of note. The special meeting will be held Wednesday afternoon In the social room* of lhe Lutheran church and will begin at 3:W o'clock. The .peaker will lie Introduced by Rev Paul Kcbultx. pastor of the local i < hunch, who will al*o have charge of the devotional eserciaea. DEATHS FOLLOW INDIANA STORM Four Death* Are Attributed To First Winter Storm Monday (By United Pressl The *ea*on's Hr<*« cold wave h<iv- I ered over Indiana t<alay with temp- ; eratures dinging from 15 to 3" de- j i grees above xero In various se< - , Ikm* as the northern areas of the | state reported the Initial snowfall I I <»f the year At leant four person* were dead as a result of the plummeting temp i-raturea and high wind* which i presaged the movement of the cold • into the state. Doxens of others Were Injured In the terrific wind* J. Frank Fnteaiak. 37. was killed at South Bend yesterday when a 70-mile-an-hour gale toppled a brick wall. Harlyn J. Miller. 7-year-old daughter of Mr and Mrs Kd Mil- < ler of Rl< hmond. wa* killed when ! struck by a truck which the wind ; tossed Into a tree In the yard of Iler home larster B Thompson. 37. | <>t Winchester wa* fatally »h<n ked when he tom hed a high tension wire blown Io the ground. Harold Roebuck. Z<. farmer llv-1 Ing near Fort Wayne, died early thl* morning from a crushed chest 1 received late yesterday when the I wind toppled a three ton chit ken I coop on him. The chicken c<mp ' was rolled about 10 feet by the gale. Widespread damage wa* reported. Many buildings were badly injured by the high wind* while dogana of tree* and light pole* were blown down At Gary the broadcasting tower* of radio station WIND were blown over. At Pennville, near Portland five car* were demolished when a ledge of the high school building tore loose In the wind. At Talma, near Rmhester 155 pupil* and eight teacher* escaped Injury when the gale blew off the roof of the school building, causing several walls to collapse. Two airplane hangar* were blown down at LaPorte. and several plane* Inalde the building* were badly damaged At South Bend two factories were unroofed. The roof was blown off Wiley high school at (CONTINITKD ON PAGE HIX) DEATHCLAIMS BLANCHE BEERY Mrs. J. A. Beery Dies This Morning After Stroke Os Apoplexy Mr*. Blanche M Beery. «0. wife of J. A. Beery, died at 1:15 o'clock this morning at her home In Kirkland township, following a stroke of apoplexy suffered Monday evening at 5:30 o'clock. Mr*. Beery was born In Adam* county March S, HBI. the daughter of Samuel and Sarah Ann Wagner. Surviving beside* the husband la one brother. The deceased was a member of Hie Monroe Methodist church. Funeral service* will be held at the home at 1:30 o'clock Thursday afternoon and at 3 o'clock at the Monroe Methodist church Rev R F. Hart will officiate, assisted by Rev A. L Flesher. Burial will be In the Ray cemetery, west of Monroe. The body will be taken to the residence from lhe Lobenstoin tuners! home late thl* afternoon and may oe viewed after thl* evening until Hine of the funeral.

TRIRUTE PAID TO NORTHMAN — Plaque To Former School Superintendent Unveiled This Morning - — Tribute to the memory of lhe late Martin F Worthman. former j school leader and superintendent of city school*, wa* paid this morning In a ceremony at the Decatur Junior senior high school. The unveiling of a plaque which bear* his likeness In bronxe. featured the ceremonies The plaque has been set up In Ibe corridor of the school. After the ceremony this morning, member* of lhe faculty, students slid guest*, were given all opportunity to view It. The ceremony wa* in charge of , Principal W Guy Brown, who In- | trodut ed Walter J. Krick, present . w bool superintendent and success- ' or to Mr. Worthman Mr Krick detailed lhe former M-hool leader’s part in the oducal Hon circle* of the city. He recall- : ,-d that Mr Wortbman had nerved In the schools for 37 years, serving a* principal of the West Ward In ' 190 M as principal of the Central school In 191 V and 1911. a* principal and tear her In the high s< hool j from 1913 to 1916. and as superini tendetit from 1916 until lhe time I <>f hi* death In 1934. "Hl* wa* a rare Judgment He had a keen Insight and offered a klndiy aid to students at all times He llvtd more for others than for himself," Mr. Krick slated. He also cited Mr Wortbman'* untiring effort* In the promotion of athletics for students Rev Charles M Prugh asserted tn hla address that "In one way thl* tablet I* not needed. Mr. Wortbman ha* left hi* stamp on j the civic, religious and school life lof the city. He will always be remembered He still Ilves In the ; Ilves of those he has left behind.” High tribute was paid the deceased school leader's efforts In the various field* of city life The Inscrip(CONTINUED ON PAOK FOI'ID LEGION MARKS ARMISTICE DAT James Patchel Speaks At Banquet Featuring Armistice Observance Decatur's observance of Armistice l»ay Monday was closed with a banquet and dance at the legion home First and Madison street*. More than 250 U-glonnaire*. their wives, and Spsnl«h-Amerl< an war veterans and their wives were present for the chli-ken dinner served by member* of the l-egion auxiliary Adrian Baker, commander of Adam* post, prodded al the mwting Invocation was pronounced by Ed Bauer. Immediate past commander, and a brief address of welcome wa* given by Mrs Ed Bauer. pr<widcnt of the anxillaiT. Mr*. James Patchel of Union City gave the response. Jamse Patchel. Union City, former commander of the eighth district. delivered a stirring addrea* <m "Americanism." Asserting that lhe American Logton I* the bulwark of this nation’s defense. Patchel called on the Legionnaires to combat subversive activities In thl* country, to do all in their power to defeat attempt* of unAmerlcan Iptereit* to undermine the govern- ' ment of this nation. "I do not want my son*, you do not want your son* to fight on foreign soil as we did in the World War.’ the speaker declared, "but we must be 100 preent behind the 1 preparedness program of the government of the United States." The day's observance closed with a dance at the Legion home, with music by Speck Hebbe and his orchestra. Two Candidates Show No Election Expenses Two more candidate* have filed I statement* with county clerk 1 Clyde O. Troutner. showing that they Incurred no expense tn con- ' ducting their campaigns in the recent election They are: W. O. Liti tie and A. (' Butcher, both candli date* for Washington township Jus- , lice of peace pods, unopposed.

Three Terrific Explosions, Fire Destroying Much Army Material, Are Being Probed

RUSS PREMIER I MEETING WITH NAZI LEADERS < Britain Takes Gloomy View Os Outcome Os , Russ-Nazi Confab 1 By United Pre** I, Soviet premier V. M M-dolov , was at Berlin today for confer-. i ence* with Adolf Hitler on which , may hinge axis plan* for contln , ental orgaiilxation of Euroje- and , an offensive to strike the British ( Eniptr*-. root and branch, from lhe , stormy English channel to the , China sea* , The British took a gloomy view of the Molotov conference* and < doggedly hewed to their tasks of | war. raiding the great Italian naval liase at Taranto for the first time | by air and aiding their Greek i allies to smash at dlsorganixed Italian troop* In lhe frontier iimiiiii ! tains of northern Greece. < Molotov arrived In Berlin at 11'1 ja. m <3 a m t'STi today accom 1 panled by 33 aides Within *n hour ' he had gone Into conference with Reich foreign minister Joachim | > I von Ribbentrop, who met him at < , Anhalter station ( There was vast speculation a»i 'to the purpose and possible out-1 <-ome of the Molotov disc Ujisioil* I but few concrete fact*. It was noted In Berlin, however. 1 that the welcome for Molotov was H not a* elaborate a* sonic which the Natl* have provided In the past for distinguish**! foreign I (tatesmon despite the fai t that | thl* I* Molotov* first visit beyond the soil of Russia and the flr*l | occasion In history that a Soviet . premier ha* visited a foreign land At the station to greet Molotov i were Ribbentrop, who paid two I visit* Io Moscow last year to I ' negotiate the Naxl Soviet underi standings, field marshal Wilhelm : Keitel, chief of the German supreme iimimand. Heinrich Hininij ler. head of the German geitapo I whoso chief task tor some year* , wa* ferreting out communist opposition element* In the Reich, and ' Robert Ley, leader of the Nail labor front Into which German trade union* were Incorporated , when Hitler came Io power The station wa* barren of flag* , or other decoration* except for , evergreens and chrysatiiheinums and a single Nail Swastika paired . with a Russian hammer and sickle which bung In the station reception hall ( Trmip* In field gray were drawn , up In the street* around the »ta- , tlon. A band played lhe "Present (CONTINUBD OS PAOK MX) TAXPAYMENTS ARE REPORTED 1 ■ I More Than $250,000 Collected In Fall Tax Installment A total of R 252.903 o» waa collect- , ed in taxes during the fall taxpay- , Ing period which ended here November 4 it was disclosed today. Announcement ot the amount | collected wa* made by Treasurer John W Blakey after the balance wa* reached. Record time wa* e*tabllahed by the peraonnel In completing lhe work thl* year Deputy Alice Lenhart and Mr*. Alice Christen assisted Mr Blakey Os the total collected. 1343.036 12 wa* collected In current taxes. |5.461 02 In delinquent. 3905 62 In moratorium. and 33.449.43 in corpor- t ation taxes. The report also disclosed that a I huge business was done by the treasurer's office on the last day. On that day 345.612 0* In curent. ' 31.167.35 lln delinquent, and 3164 46 I rn moratorium taxes wa* collected, i The ofllce* of the treasurer have 1 been reopened as customary, fol- I lowing the balancing.

HONOR IS PAID TO CHAMBERLAIN Churchill Says (’hamherlain “Cheated By A Wicked Man" — lamdon. Nov 12 <U W Prime minister Winston t'hurchlll paid tribute today io the late Neville t'hainlH-ilain In the house of >yin molls, asserting that "he wa* deceived and cheated by a wh ked man." "Whatever else history may or may not say of these tremendous and terrible year* we can be aure that Neville t'hamliei lain acted perfectly alncerely according to Itl* lights." Churchill said "He waa deceived and cheated by a wicked mail" Churchill disclosed that after reKlgnlng a* prime minister Chain lierlaln had refu»ed all honor* "He would die like hl* father, plain Mr. Chamberlain." Churchill •aid "Hiller protest* with frantic word* and gesture* that he only desired peace. What do thesg ravings and outpouring* count liefore the silence of Chambei lain’s tomb?" Churchill said that "the fierce and bitter controversies which hung around Chamberlain In re I cent times were hushed by news lof hi* illness and silenced by til* 'death." Chamberi-itn. he said | "met the approach of death with a •teady eye.” “If he was grieved at all it was that he could not be a spectator of our victory." said the prime (CONTINUED ON PAOK FIVEI CONTERPOSTS $5,000 BOND Former Decatur Man Returns To Face Grand Jury Indictment Fort Wayne. Nov 12 (U.P) lattil* F. Conti r. forme Lak--county treasuier. surrendered to U. S. comml*»loner William D Remmel here today to face federal Indictment for alleged violation of the 1934 securities and exchange act In the redemption of Lake county bonds Confer, returning from Florid.t to an*wer the Indictment, appeared with his father. Herman Confer. Decatur, and poaled 35.0U0 bond In government securities ami wa* r<leased. He probably will in- arraigned at the opening of court here, now set tor Dei-ember ?. Remmel *ald Conter. Edward L Rell. one time employe of the latke county treasurer's office, the Central Securities Corporation ot Fort Wayne and Edwin H Dlckmeyer, president and treasurer of the corporation, were charged by the grand jury with alleged conspiracy to redeem Gary. Hammond and East Chicago municipal Improvement bonds for from 25 to 70 percent of their fanvalue after the county arranged re damption at 100 percent The grand Jury aicuseil them of splitting lhe difference bet ween the amount the county paid and the amount allowed the customer* The Indictment alleged Conter gained 342.000 by the arrangement. Rell 313.000 and Dlckmeyer 339jm0 Dlckmeyer surrendered Saturday and was releaeed under *5.000 bond. Fined For Hunting Out Os Season Three men were each fined 310 and cost* by John T. Kelly In Justice of Peace court this afternoon for hunting out of weaxon. They were arrested by Game Warden 11. W. Wyndham who slated the men were shooting rabbits from a combine on the Homer Ginter farm Saturday. The men were William Kruslek. Homer Glnler and Gerald la-n (•rich, all of rural route two Decatur. __

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Federal, Stale. Anil Local Authorities In Probe Os Widespread Lidssis In Nation. AT LEAST 13 DEAD By United Pre** Three terrific plant explosions itl I the Industrial east, a spectacular fire In the south that destroyed 31 ihio.ihhi of army material, and the suspicion of salertage a! a far western shipyard engaged In government work were ordered Investigated by federal, state and city authorities today. At least 13 and probably more - persona were killed and score* Injured In the plant blast*, two In Pennsylvania and one In New Jersey. all of which took place at approximately the same time Imlay betwei-n 9 and 9 a. m National guard official* ordered an Immediate sweeping investigation into a fire of myaterloua orlgin which swept the municipal auditorium at Atlanta. Ga In which ! the state national guard trains, and in which mon- than 31.6M.0M worth of arm* and equipment wem stored Virtually all ot the equipment waa destroyed Damage to ' the building Itself wa* put at 3250 iron The auditorium manager public1■ ly called the fire a result of "aalmtage" Army losses In th« ' lilaie included 35 llowltxer sight*. 'i 10 range finder*. 922 automatic i pistol*. 1? 35-mlHlmeter cannon* and supplies of blanket* and military clothing At the Todd dry docks. Seattle, Washington, a county prosecutor charged that emery dust had In-eti placed 111 vital machinery Two vessels are 10-ing converted Into naval transport* there It was reported that the federal Imreati of investigation had begun an Inquiry. Al Washington It was revealed that the FBI had ordered Invest!gallons Into the the.- plant explo« •lons, two of which were at site* where government order* an- Itehig exet Uteil Seven Killed Woodbridge N J Not 12 <U.P) At least seven person* wen- killed and 3* others lnjnri-d Imlay when a violent explosion rm kml the plant of the U S Railway Sig--1 mil cot pot ation In this east central New Jersey town Five bodies were extracted from the ruin* by 9 30 a m (’ST . about two hour* after the explosion which /rocked thl* ami adjacent comtnun- ‘ Itlt-s as far a* 20 miles away Eighteen of the Injured were In I'ei th Amlmy general hospital. 20 others at Rahway hospital An Inquiry wa* In-gun by the federal bureau of investigation. Blown Te Bits Edinburg. Pa. Nov 12 <U P> - Three men Were blown hi bits he day when dynamite they were .packing in the gelatin tank houaa ICONTINUKD ON PAOK KIVU I -o OBSERVE WEEK OF EDUCATION ’ I National Eduration Wrek To Be Featured By Reception Wednesday Leaders of the Decatur Junbis senior high school made final prepa rat ions today for It* part in the I celebration of National Edus-atioß , week. , The feature of the local achool'6 part in lhe qh»ervance will bi- the reception for parent* »tag<*i by Ihn school faculty Wednesday afternoon. I Parent* of all student* of ihn M-hool have been invited to this reI ceptlon. to be held in the niusla . rooni* of the building, on the third i floor. The memlier* of the faculty - will genre a* host* and hosleMei. The reception, which will begin i at 3 p. m . I* held for the purp<»-e* . of affording parents and teacher* an opportunity to discus* mutual . problems W Guy Brown, school prlnrlpal, ■ Is In general charge of arranges