Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 39, Number 20, Decatur, Adams County, 23 January 1941 — Page 1

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McMillen VS ill Speak At Meetinic Saturday 11. W M> Millen president nf the entral Huaar Company here will be the speaker at the annual storkholders meeting of the Adams coun- ' ty net loos I farm loan aanoelation j in the Kntyhts of Pythias lodge i building Haturdav afternoon at 1 30 o'rlotk. It wan announced today. TWO KILLED AS PLANE CRASHES AT ST. LOUIS Twelve Other# Injured As Airliner Crashes This Momtnx St. IxMtia. Jan. 31 -(VPI Two persona were killed and 13 were injured early today when a transcontinental and western airliner crashed about a mile southwest of l<ambert field. The dead were chief pilot P T. W Scott. M. of New York, and J. F. Mott. Kansas City, a TWA em- , ploye who was riding as a paason«*r Those Injured Included all the lo surviving passengers, the co-pilot and the hostess. Mias Mary T. Kwhback. Kstent of the Injuries waa not Immediately determined. Five were taken to thd’aul hospital in St. Ixtuia and the others to St j Mary's hospital. Apparently the plan- went into I a dive as It approached for an In--1 strument landing. Cou.inunlcations 1 With the field. I* miles west of St. Louis, were disrupted as the plane In crashing tore down telephone lines. Ucene of the crash la In a rural I section of rolling farm land about la miles from St. Lotto. Everything appeared normal as the big ship, en route from Loa Angeles to New York, appeared from the west at fill A. M It was dark with a slight ground fog and some mist, although flying conditions were not considered adverse Russell Blermann. control tower operator at the field, said the ship was gliding down smoothly until from an altitude between 300 and too feet It nosed Into a sharp dive. Ambulances were called from St. Ixiul, and removed the two Isajies | and the Injured. At 4:04 A. M . pilot Sco't reported to the field that the Douglas sleeper plane was over the radio range station at Ferguson. Mo. about four miles from the field The ship came over the field, circled It once and then came down for a routine instrument landing. It appeared that the plane landed at low speed as dirt where It crashed was not tourn up much and the occupants remained Inside the craft, It did not catch fire The plane left Loa Angeles at 1 P. M. yesterday and waa duo in St. Louis at 1:14 A. M. 'oday It was approximately two hours and 46 minutes late In arriving here. This waa due to weather conditions between lx»s Angeles and Kansas City. TWA officials said. Official Liat St. Lmtla, Jan. 33-tUPt -The official list of passenger, and crew < OMTINVEIt ON PA>JK EIOHTI LOCALFAMILY NC.E.EVENT Rev. G. T. Rouelot Family To Prenent “Africa Awakens” At Berne A pageant. "Light In the Darkneaa' or “Africa Awakens ". wilt feature the Adams county observance of the rainbow, jubilee of the Christian Endeavor to be held at the Trinity Evangelical church In Herne Monday evening. The pageant will be presented by the Rev Q. T Rosselot. pastor of the First I’nlted Brethren church here and members of his family. Raymen Johnson will present several vocal solos with’special music by the Mcnncnlte and Reformed churches of Berne. Everett Johnson will bo In charge of the evening devotional* The Rev. C. A. Bchrnid of Berne will also take part in the program, which will open at 7:M o'clock, following a cnrry-ln supper In the basement of the church.

ILLINOIS YOUTH I OIESINDRAFT DODGE BATTLE 1 ____________ Fatally Wounded In Battle Over RefuhinK To Serve Under Act Pontiac 111., Jan 33 UP> —A ■ 33 yea'-old youth who refused to I 1 register for the draft died today ' I because he ai,-i his father < hose to i fight It out with guns and knives when a V. H. marshal and a deputy - 1 sheriff came to arrest i,*m. He was Ernest Elsie, who declln-1 ed to register even after three war-1 Hings because hr objected to the I brutality of war. Ills father Martin. 4*. who had ,ii|>|M>rted him in ’ | his stand, was In critical condition . | at a hospital. Ea< h had been shot . three times through the body. .: The officers, deputy marshall I , Eugene Ahrend*. Peoria, and dep ’ Uty sheriff Robert Jones of Pontiac suffered knife wounds In the battle. They bad gone to Elsie’s , farm home, five miles west of Pon- | , tlac, yesterday on orders from asst | V. H atty. George Kennedy and | , carried a warrant signed by S C. Cotton, spec ial agent of the Feder , . al Bureau of Investigation, for the ! arrest of Ernest. The officers talked with Eisle ' ! and his son three-quarters of an hour, trying to persuade the youth > 'o come with them The father and , son declined but. the officers said. . the youth's mother was willing lo , have him go Finally Ahrends rose, put bls , hand on the youth's shoulder and "Let's get going " I The father jumped up and struck I Ahrend* knocking him across the room againat a stova. Jpues and ( the youth joined in the battle. The ( officer* said Elsie drew a jackI rGMfTtNUMD ON PAOIt PIVB?” i■ ■ p COMMITTEE TO : HEAR PETITION 1 —— House Elects Committee 1 To Hear Petition For Recount i , Indianapolis. Ind.. Jan. 33—Il’Pl —A seven-man committee to hear the petitlo nfor a recount In the . gubernatorial race in which Hen- . ry F Schricker defeated Glen R, Hillis by 1.474 vote*, was elected . today by the Indiana bouse of representative* 1 tienate leaders said their -even , member* for the committee would be named tomorrow. Republican leader* were emphatic In .statements that the 14-man committee is being selected only to study the petition a contest presented by Virgil Whitaker. Hammond attorney, and that no recount , of the race is contemplated at this time. 11l When the house convened today. , speaker James Knapp asked for the election of the committee as provided by statute without awaiting the report of a five member legal committee which he appointed last week to advise him on the proper procedure. The statute provide*. Knapp said. 1 for the committee to be elected by voice vote. To avoid confusion, nomination* were made by agreement of the floor leader* at>d the committee selected. ‘ -w EwapeH Injury An Car Hit# Abutment Robert Teeple. 30. bf this city, escaped Injury Tuesday night when hl* car struck a bridge abutment on federal road 334 near ths Decatur cemetery and rolled over. He was unhurt but the car waa badly wrecked. Deputy Sheriff Leo Gilllg 1 investigated - I I'. * I TCMFKRATURI RKADINGS i DEMOCRAT THKRMOMRTIR 1:00 a. m. 30 ’0:00 a. m. 30 Noon »— — 20 2.00 p. m. *0 3:00 p. m. 29 WCATHIR Cloudy, snow- mostly light, tonight and Friday; not much change in temperature.

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Decatur, Indiana, Thursday, January 23, 1911.

Appear At Vesper Service I i *■ *■ —■l" ■ ■ m ■ ■ . ~r aj ' ——■* »■ — ■—■■a— I Pictured above are Ml** Gloria t'nppelll soprano ixdotol and reader, and Master Amo <'ap.-111. talent,*l Isiy pianist, both of f'hl. ago. who will present a musical program al vesper services at the First Metholist church In this city Bunday afternoon at 4 30 o'clock

YOUNG ARTISTS TO APPEAR HERE Gloria And Amo Capdli At Methodist Church Sunday Afternoon Miss Gloria Hann*l!l. soprano soloist and reader, and Master Amo ' Cappelll. talented hop pianist. both of Chicago. will appear a* the Flrat 1 Methodist church at the vesper service Sunday afternoon at 4 30 o'clock lloth of these yon nr people will he remembered here a« having as-, slated their father in the p-eaching-singing mission at the church last I fall. Amo. 10 years of age. haa had wide experience playing before large audiences. He will play many of the maatera* compositions. which he haa memorized. He haa appear-1 ed on programs with such famous mualcal organizations aa the Phil-I j adelphia symphony orchestra. At I this time he played from memory 135 pages of music. Miss Cappelll is a m< inl«-r of the I Chicago Players and other dra- i matlc. literary and musical socle-' ties. She is a senior In hlgu school. Every effort will lie made to cats for the unusually large crowd expected at the service Sunday. The public Is Invited to attend. ' Some of the numlter* which will tie presented by these yonng artists are aa follows: Ave Marla -Schubert. Goin to Shout -Manney 11 Baclo L. Ardltl. -Gloria Cappelll Boat Song'—Heller The Murmuring of the Brook— Poldlnl Valse Chopin. Amo Cappelll. The Soul of Ann Hulledgi* By Gloria Cappelll. Poems (Selected) Gloria Cappelll Prelude In C Sharp Minor Hath(CONTINItED ON PAGE MHVHN) TDHDLDPARTT FOR DRAFTEES American I-exion To Honor 28 Draftees At Party Saturday Tribute to the 28 youths who will leave neat Monday for selective service training will be paid Saturday in a party at the American Legion home. Adams Post No. 43 is sponsoring the party with the draftees and ■heir girl friends and guesta. Other guesta will Include the memlters of the draft board. Ralph E Roop. O. N. Smith and Roy Mumma. with their wives; Earl B. Adams. draft board appeal agent ; legionnaires and their wives. Mtfsic for the dance will be furnished by Speck Hebble and his orchestra. The leader of the orchestra. Vernon "Speck” Hebble Is one of the 28 youths who will leave Monday. Commander Adrian Baker of the Legion post will be In charge of the event, which was decided upon as a means of honoring the youths. Instead ot the breakfast held when the county's first quota was called to service.

Republican Campaign Expenditures Heavy Washington. Jan 33 - <U.R> The senate campaign expenditure* lommiltee reported today that the Republican party spent a total of 414.941 142 37 and received contrl-, buttons of |l< 474 03* 7o In the l»4o : campaign, and that the Democrats 1 spent |4 ><95.357.79 and collected ' 14 2*4 443.23 Committee officials said that both the Democratic and Rwpubll- , I can national committers had filed reports showing that they were j well within the |3.oo<> IMHI »|»-nding ; 1 limit of the Hait h act ONE INJURED IN LIBOR DISPUTE Negotiations To Be Resumed Today In Auburn Plant Strike Auburn. Ind Jan. 23 <U.R> i Negotiations were to be resumed i today In an attempt to settle a | labor disturbance at the Rieke Metal Products Co . that flared In-1 to violence yesterday. Company officials and representatives of striking employes seek to iron out a dispute over layed-off employes. In protest of which ap proximately 85 workers walked out Saturday and have picketed the plant since. A deputy isdlce officer. William liepew. suffered Injuries when struck on the head by a seven pound concrete block, reportedly thrown by a plcketer through the window of a truck attempting to enter the place Police and deputies have Iteen bringing In raw materials under anhed guard to some 6>< employes who have renialni-d In the factory and are cont inning production of fittings for steel oil drums Disputant* conferred last night on the selection of three-member board to arbitrate the dsipute over seven layed off employes whom the company said it would not rehlre because they were dismissed “for cause." No agreement was reached. Participating in the conferences were Louis Meisel, state labor mediator, and officials of the local steel workers organizing committee t(l<>) According to W E Whitaker. SWOC field man from Fort Wayne, the arbitration board would decide only the question of the dismissed employes. The <p*-stlon of bargaining rights, he said, was "another matter to be taken up later.” e »• —— Seeks Jury To Hear Salem Murder Trial Salem. Ind. Jan. 23—Another attempt will he made in Washington circuit court today to impanel a jury for the trial of Arch Bishop, charged with first degree murder in the fatal shooting Dec. 30 of "Sailor Bill” Gibson. Yesterday 50 veniremen were dismissed before the court adjourned. Gibson wax shot In the courtroom after both he and Bishop testified before a grand jury In connection with a disorder at the roadhouse owned by Gibson Ten year* ago four brothers of "Sailor Bill' engaged In a gun battle with police here In an attempt to release from Jail two suspects In the slaying of their father.

Prefers Negotiated Peace In European War, Wants Neither Britain Nor Axis To Triumph

30,000 TAKEN PRISONERS IN FALL OF TOBRUK Tw<> Italian General# Amonic Priaouer# Taken By Britain Ixmdon. Jan 33 - <U.B - British advance forces have reached « line lu-'ween Derna at.d Meklll. 100 j miles westward of Tobruk, mill- ( tary Informants said today, a* news , reached lamdon that two Italint- ( general* and up to 3P.U4M men ! equivalent to two division*, hail ' lM>en captured at Tobruk It was indicated that the ad | rance force*, tanks and armored! 'cars, already were sounding out. In I the de*ert. the extent of resistance I i which might Ih- expected at Derna i |the last but one of Italian strong . . holds In eastern Libya and next oh ' jei-tlve in the great offensive of I the army of the Nile. Huge store* of guns. tank*, motor I vehicle* ammunition and othei supplies had fallen into British I hand* at Tobruk, reportsto auth I orltatlve quarters said, and all but i two tiny pocket* of resistance ha*l been elided It wa* estimated that the total I of Italian prisoner* taken In the British empire African offensive' had reached loootm I One of the two Italian generals | i taken, a military spokesman re-j . vcaled. waa the commander of the I ?3nd Italian corps and the other Icommandwd the fixed defense* of I i the Tobruk area tn the harlnrr. the British forces’ found three ship* a blase. Including one big passenger vessel British empire casualties were reported light but there were no definite figure* for lo»*e* to either side. Authorities disclosed that the! British were making steady progress In their drives from Sudan into Italian Eritrea and from Kenya Into Ethiopia and Italian Somaliland British forces had driven the Italian* back in several sharp en ' gagement* on the Eritrean front. It wa* said, and the Italian* were retreating on the Kenya front. It wa« understood that th.- British near east command believing that the Italian army In Libya had been smashed beyond hope of repair. had determined to sweep westward lo Benghaxi by spring Fulfillment of that program would leave the Italian* only In lh« Tripoli area of far dbstern Libya, with the formidable French North African force*, eager to lake < a crask at them, for their next door ICONTISTED ON PAtIE MBVENJ RED MEN HOLD GROUP MEETING Lodtfe Notables Among Crowd That Attends District Session Approximately do member* of Red Men lodge* In this vicinity were present last night at the group meeting of the order held In the Decatur Improved Order of Red Men hall. The group present imluded 37 past sachems, the lodge tilling officer and five present sachems. Three "great officers.” officer* of the state order, were al»o present. Ed laiwson. of Dunkirk, great sachem; A. L. Snell, also of Dunkirk. great sanap. and Dryer Arnold. Fort Wayne, guard of the wigwarn.were guests at the meeting Degree work wa* confe-red on a class of candidates by the local de gree team After the business meeting. the men marched to the White Spot case for luncheon. Mr. Lawson wa* awarded the door prtxe. The prfxe. a cigar box bearlng*an Indian * figure, wa* presented by Frank Brefner and made by bls son. Roma.

LOWER HOUSE PASSES STATE HIGHWAY DILL Another “Ripper” Measure I# Passed By Republican House Indianapolis. Ind . Jan 33 — <UJD Another Republican "ripper" bill I —to create a new state highway i I commission was passed today hy ' the Indiana bouse of repreaentatlv- ! es and sent to the senate The measure wa* approved. M : to 33. The hill would abolish the present < omml**lon - which I* appointed by th, governor and establish j a new four member commission to ’ lie appointed by the governor. Ileu- . tenant-governor and treasurer of 1 *tate A* the bill passed the house, It provides that the commission members shall work on a per diem basis although Republican leader* *ald they were in accord that It should I Im- amended to put the commissionI <-r* on a full time basis. Much amendment would be adopt‘*d by the senate. Rep II JI Evan*. R., Newcaatle. promised the house. If the amendment I* approved hy i the senate, the four commissioned I member* would receiv* annual salI arte* of 15.300. A highway dirtator i would be employed a* the adminisfCONTINVHD ON PAOK TWO! FORMER LOCAL PASTOR DIES Rev, S. I. Zekiel Die# Wednesday At Hi# Home In Culver Rev. #. I Zekiel. former Decatur I and Monroe pastor, died yesterday | at hl* holhe In Culver, according ■ to word received here today The Rev Zekiel served us pastor of the Monroe Methodist church in 1919 and 193 b and sometime previously had served a* paster of the llecatur Evangelical church. He had retired from active service in the church about rix years | ago and established a residence in < Culver. Surviving are th» widow . and a son. Norris Zekiel of Columbus, Ohio and two grandson*. Leon and Jack, also of that city Funeral aervlce* will be held Saturday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock at the Culver Methodist church Burial will lie In the Culver cemetery. Word of hi* death was received here this morning by the Rev R. W. Graham an intimate friend of the deceased Willkie*# Plane Reaches Azores Horta. Axore*. Jan 23 <U.F> i Wendell L Wlllkie arrived today aboard a pan-Amerlcan Clipper which is making a stopover here. The Clipper set down at Horta at 9 a. m. The weather wa* bright and sunny lint a southwest gale wa* blowing Wlllkie. who I* en route on an Inspection tour to Britain, went to the Pan American hotel and then left on a brief sightseeing trip. O' ■— Former Ixical Man Dies In Chicago Word wa* received here late today of the death of Charles Lock. 54. a former Decatur resident, who died Tuesday at his home in Chicago. Death wa* caused by pneumonia, following an operation in November Hr- was the *or of Noah Ixxtk of the firm of Schafer and Lock in this city The widow. Georgia Miller-Lock, and two son*.. Jack and Miller survive Funeral arrangement* were not known here.

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('<>l. Lindbergh State* Invasion Os U. S. I# Impossible; I nee# Ain Force Strengthened. OPPOSES BILL Washington Jan 23 'U.F‘ - I Col. Charles A. LitKßo-rgh told the house foreign affair* committee to day that he would prefer to see “neither side win" In the EuropaM war “and would like a negotiated peace." '1 would prefer to sec neither j side win." Llndla-rgh said. "I'd hike to nee negotiate,! peace ( I la-lleve a complete victory for either side would result In th* prostration of Europe such as we never l»efore have seen." Lindltergh. opposing the administration'* British aid bill, expressed hi* view when Rep. Luther Johnson. D. Texas, noted that Lindbergh never had expressed sym- - pathy for either side "ft would l>e better for ns If the war end* without a conclusive victory,” Llndl>ergh said. "It would not be best to sec- Germany defeated. A negotiated peace I* the best for u* I have sympathy for the peoples of both side* and not with their aim*." Lindbergh added that th,- fall of j the British navy would "not seriously menace the I’nlted Slates.'* “The main problem here," said l Rep. Charles A. Eaton. R. New Jersey. "I* th* pending bill, oaten- , slldy to aid England Do you favor . It-" "I am opposed to It.' said LindI bergh "I'm opposed fortworeas|ons: first. It I* one more step away I from democracy. Second, it is one | step closer to war and I don't know how many more step* we can take I j and still Ih- short of war " lu hi* prepared statement Lind- ' bergh said that he did not tH-lleve that the I'nited States need fear invasion by air or sea a* long a* It ' ’ maintained an army navy and air I force nf "reasonubl*- sin-" Lindbergh said that neutrality haw revision brought tile nation closer to war. a,ldel to PloodHhed abroad, and will not have much ' effect on the outcome. "An air invasion a, ro«* the ocean I*. I believe, absolutely Iml possible at this time or in any predictable future," he told th<» committee He advocated that the nation "construct as rapidly a* possible a total air force of about in.mm thor oughly modern fighting plane* plus reserves." Ruch a number, he said, i would be "adequate to hisnro | American wcitrlty regardless of I the outcome of the present Eiir<e 1 pean war " He strongly discounted the pos- | Nihility of air invasion byway of j either Alaska or Greenland bur proposed that we "wage war with all of our resoitcres" If an invasion of Alaska or any other portion of America were attempted Appearing a* an opposition wlt<C,»NTINCEI> ,»N MEVKNt ' LEGION PLANS HOUSEWARMING Adam# Post To Hold Housewarming For New Home Monday Night Plan* are now underway for ( "housewarming” party of Adams Post No. 43. American Legion, next Monday night at the fa-gicn home. Member* of the cantractlng firm*. Including official* and worker* will be guest* at the party. City official*, head* of the city ' department and departmental employes have al*o been Invited to attend the event. The party will he observed lit conjunction with the regular Le. glon meeting, beginning at X o’clock All memliers are urged to attend A "dutch lunch" will he served. In ,-harge are Henry Faurote, chairman; Pete Gallogly and Ralph E. Roop, member* of the board of trustee* and commander Adrian Bak< ' r ' wanswto