Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 39, Number 38, Decatur, Adams County, 13 February 1941 — Page 1

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LINCOLN DAY BANQUET HELD ' William K. Barr Os Bluffton Speaks At Banquet Wednesday William It Harr <it Blutlon. a former alate llotary aoventor and preaident of the Indiana Mymrn’a I Haptlat aaaot tat kin uraed cooperation among the American people ' and constructive advice from the opposition. In his lilncriln day address before J4O guests at the meeting sponsored here last evening by the Adams <out>ty Kepub--1 llcan central committee Preceding Mr. Rarr's talk, a dinner was served in the basement of the Zion Evangelical and Ketormad 1 church, where the program waa held French Quinn, local historian and apostle of Lincoln, acted ' aa toastmaster Ralph W (Sates of Columbia City. H> puhiK an fourth di-lrb t < hairman waa among those who were called on for short talks, Several guests were present from Wells , and Jay counties Mr. Barr's address waa a tribute . to Mr. Un>oht with an emphasis on the Ideals and human kindness ~ which endeared 'he martyred preal- . dent Io every American i "In thia day. the aplrlt of Uni coin would say to me and to yon > Resist the inslduoua ad tames of > forces and philosophies which wIM . let down the harriers of the defenses of our precious liberties." ~ said Mr Barr Npeaklng of present day world > conditions and from the American • viewpoint. Mr. Harr advocated co- - operation in this country's stand to destroy the "forces of pagan totalitarianism " "Today grave danger confronts I the nation A condagration not of I our own starting and beyond our ■ ■ own control la raging. Hanlty and II coolness on our part are necessary Willingness to serve and to cooperate are essential Home one i must lewd We have selected lead i ent und-r the machinery of our I government Plans must he defi ' nite. Let’s make our voices of ad- • t vice and opinions definite and con-' | structlve. . | "Make our response to elec-twd >, leadership prompt and vigorous Pray that we may be big and ■ strong enough to prepare for Ibe 4 - -1 II - — , | tCoN'l Ib't El» OR PAOE HBVKXi DEiTH CLAIMS GEORGE KOOS Retired St. Mary ’s Tow nship Farmer Dies Wednesday Afternoon George Koos. M. retired St Mary's township farmer, died at II o'clock We-dnradsy afternoon at the home of a daughter Mrs Philip Rash, near Portland, where he had i mad- his home since last October. Heath was caused by Influenaa and compile at tans after an illness of three Weeks. He was born was horn near Boli var. Ohio. January IS. i»55. and had lived In St. Mary's township since he was nine years old He married Mary Catherine Lillie h February U. I’fiTfi. She preceded him In death. Mr Koos was a member of the i'nltecl Brethren church of Bobo.» Surviving are the following children: Ed Know ot Decatur; Frank L. Koos, of Fort Wayne; Benjamin Koos, of Ames. la.. Walter Koos, ot Angola; Vernon Koos, of Enid. Okla.: Mtn. Philip Rash, of near Portland; one brother. Jacob Koos of Decatur and one slater. Mrs. I Rebecca Jackson, also of liecatur. I One son and flue daughter are de- ! (CONTINVMD ON PAOE EIGHT) Former I-oca! lawyer Given Prison Term A. D. Vnversaw Sfi. former Berne ' • and Decatur attorney, who has ' • been practicing law at Franklin ■ for the past two years, has been i sentenced to serve 1-10 years In ‘ • the Indiana state prison • L'nversaw pleaded guilty to a charge of issuing a fraudlent check. He was one ot sis person* Indicted last week by the grand jury there. ' I but the true bills were kept secret ' until this week. 'I • — | , Boy Scout Banquet r Here Thin Evening ' I —— II The annual Boy Scout banquet I will be held at the junior-senior ' i high school this evening at «;1S > ’ o'clock. Member* of the Rotary i i and Lions clubs and Adams post I I 43. American Legion, will attend. » W Guy Brown will preside as toast- I t asasier. 11

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NEGOTIATE ON ALLIS STRIKE Government Official* Present “PropoHition*’ To End Strike 'By t'nlted Press) Negotiators attempting to set tie the Aills-Chalmers Manufactut ing Co strike at Milwaukee. Wls. largest of right walkouts hi pro grrss in national defense Indus trios, meet today for a third con ferrme at Washington to consider a "proposition" presented by government "Uli isls John R Htrrlman. chief of the I'. H conciliation service, announc rd presentation ot the proposition last night after a srwn-hour meet ing between representatives ot thr firm and thr I'nitrd Automobile i Workers (CIO) union failed to produce a aettlrment Hr refused | to comment iurthri on thr proposition. but some Washington quart era believed .t might be an ultimatum that steps would br taken to "take over" the plant by presl dentlal order unless a settlement Is reached at today’s meeting The strike of 7.1100 VAWCHi workers has held up production on defense orders worth 340.000.M0 at the Milwaukee plant, largest Indus trial unit In Wisconsin, shtce Jan 22. The workers are drma’iding an all-union shop and higher wages Home of the machinery produced at the plant waa r-mov ed when army officials protested that the strike was delaying th*defense program. HU other strikes In progress In defense plants and one at an Alaskan naval base were of less importance and moat of the nation's , Industries were operating at capacity production, many turning out government orders. Farm equipment workers' (CIO; . organising committee members who have closed International Harvester plants at Chicago and Rock Falla, 111., threatened to call a | strike today at the the firm's Rich (CONTINt:KI> <IN P*.;»K KI'HIT) NO ENLISTMENT AFTER ORRFTING I Youth* Called To Selective Service Not Eligible To Enlist i The attention of all youths registered under the selective service 1 act was called today to the fact that no registrant may enlist for I any type of military service after he has received his order to report I for selective service training. The statement was Issued by the I local draft board at the request of the state selective service head- I quarters. A number of youths have, however. enlisted for regular service since the draft lottery. The county. I It Is understood. Is to be given credit for these enlistments. Miss Doris Nelson, local draft 1 board clerk, stated today that no Information has been received from the state as yet relative to the three youths who left Tuesday for I Fort Benjamin Harrison to start a I year's military training. Word is expected to be received i soon, stating whether or not the three were accepted or rejected. I The neat group of draftees, sis In i num tier, leave for Fort Harrison I February M. . I <

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Decatur, Indiana, Thursday, February 13,1911.

* LAOOIE DIES Fort Ord. Cal. Feb. 13 <UJt> ,! ' | lanldle. a lOyear-old Airedale that waa fl-isrn 3.MS miles to be | I reunlied with his master, died | ; today. , | Th- dog. that went >m a hung er strike after his master en- | listed In the army, slowly wasted away and veterinarians said the only hope was to reunite 1 1 him with Private Everett 11. I Hcott here. | By trancontin-ntal and Western airlines the dog was flown here. Intravenous injections. | fort ed feeding and blood transfusion were resorted to and for a week laiddle put up a gallant fight. But the long period of starvation was too mu< h. ♦ ♦ MAN FINED FOR i EMBEZZLEMENT Ohio Man Fined 525 And CoHtH, Priaen Sentence Suspended James Bennett, 34. ot Washing- ' ton Court House. Ohio, was fined t'.'Tt and costs and given a sentence of 1 to & years In prison this afternoon by Judge J. Fred Fruchte on an embezzlement charge The sen- ' fence was suspended by the court. The affidavit against Bennett , was signed by Francis J. Hchmltt. who alleged that on January 3 at the Hugo Gerke home he consigned P.fifb pounds of hay to the defend- • ant. The affidavit charges mat Bennett feloniously and unlawfully cowi verted the hay to his own use and made only a l-'» payment Bennett came to the jail this morning and surrendered 11 Hherlff Ed .Miller. He proclaimed his InnoI cenca but asserted that he would I rather plead guilty than lose the - time and money hy entering a not j guilty plea and being held In jail f pending |hib ting of bond. It was pointed out to him that under the guilty pleu the <ourt had no alternative but impose the fine and suspended sentence.

Local Girl Corresponds With Girls Os Many Other Nations ■

Correopoiuling with girls of her age all over the globe that la the fascinating hobby that Miss Rose Mark Kohne. !4-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Haymond ft Kohtu*. la now carrying into ita fifth year. Unusually Intereating ia her bobby because It gives an occur-1 ale accqunt of the comparative Uvea of youngatera before and as- i ter Europe -was thrown into condiet. Roae Marie's "pen pals." how-, ever, are not only those In the warring countries of Europe but some are In more diatant plates. At present she Is corresponding with girls In England. Eire. New Zealand. Fiji Islands. Australia. Dutch East Indies. Scotland and Holland. Rose Marie, now a freshman at Decatur Catholic high school, has most recently received a communication from one of her correspondent friends In England. betters are not so frequent from these girls as they were. In fact. I one letter purportedly written by the English girl was never delivered.

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SET MINIMUM REET PRICES Government Action To Have No Effect On Local Contracts Washington. Fell 13 'U.R' — 1 h*- sugar division of the agricultural department today announced minimum prices to be paid for the ISio and IP4I crop of sugar tieeta i hy pr<»cessors who w ish to qualify tor payments under the sugar act of 1P37 The act requires that process »rs purchase lieets al rates not less than those determined by the secretary of agriculture to lie fair and reasonable The price range as announced for the seven districts Included District 1 Ohio. Michigan Indi ana and Wisconsin the price per I ton paid by all factories shall not - he less than the prices provided for in contracts pursuant to which the IP3» crop waa purchased The above action in no way affects the 50-sii contract between I the growers and the Central Hugar company of thia city The company la offering the aame kind of a contract to the growers thia year, as it did in IN3* The So-50 contract aa ft la known, provides that the growers share In 5o percent of the sales of sugar, pulp and molasses process e<l from the current crop of beets The company guarantees a minimum price of 35 a ton and the net price received every year en eed* that amount from 5d to «<> percent. — o -i — Former Kinjj Os Spain Suffer* Heart Attack Rome. Feb. 13 (I'Pt- Ex King Alfon-e* of Hpaln as suffered a mild attack of angina pectoris. It was reveah-d today, but physicians said ' that he appeared to lie out of danger for the present. The seizure oc--1 curred yesterday afternoon, it was revealed Angina pectoris Is a serious heart h*-ar> disease which often recurs in seizures of in< rearing violence. causing death

The last one carries a war note ! behind Its entire theme In one - place she mentioned the fact that, j accompanied by her boy friend, she went to a party and that they had a good time hut that the shadow of the war la always hanging i over them. Rhe gathers consolation from the I fact that “it won't last for long, however, since right must always i prevail over might.'* in still an- : other place she asserts that she ‘ “hopes to go to the pictures on Saturday to see 'You're Not Ho Tough' -that Is If there are no air raids. '* Miss Kohne's hobby was started through an aunt of her father's In Kansas This aunt gave the girl's name to a girl In Kansas, who was carrying on correspondence with girls of other countries and she in turn passed it on. i She has received photographs of most of her correspondent friends by this time and has also sent her i picture. School activities, syclal events and other events Interest-11 Ing to girls of her age form the t tnahi part of the ucbanges. . |

Senate Committee Approves War Aid Bill; Concessions Made By Voting Aid Limit

STATE LIQUOR SALE PROPOSED Pro pose State Operate Package Store*; Sale* Tax I* Opposed Indianapolis, Feb 13 qjF) Blate operation of the package llq-1 nor busln» M» moved to the for*- aa I a possibi- solution to Indiana's | budget dilemma today while sales : lax talk allpfted Into the back ground with Governor Bchrlck-r's official frown of disapproval Memltera of the house ways and means lommlttee. the senate tin-' am e committee and the state hnd-1 get tommittee met with the governor late yesterday to discuss the advisability of new proposals for raising revenue Rep Thaddeus R Baker U In diana|M>lis. told the gathering that If Indiana were to operate package liquor stores aa does Ohio, revenue from liquor would lie Im reused by approximately 33.5M.Mfi annually I'nder such a setup, the stale would b.- the only package retail- ! er but tavern* would le- |*ermltted Io continue selling liquor by the drink. The sales tai proposition waa summarily dismissed when Ren. ■ Harry M Bliull. It Auburn asked Governor *> hrlcker If he would recommend a general sales tax aa away out. The answer waa an emphatic "no." His only reactnm to the state I liquor store idea waa: "Many of these things look much ►letter from a distance than when you get up dose to them " The governor suggested that the senate hold In abeyance a bill al-1 ready passed by the house to cut i the gross Income tax rate for re-1 tailers from one to one per cent The measure waa calculated , to cant the state 34.300.0 M annual iy Other retailer relief proposals tCONTIMI'ICD ON PAGE HUVEN) DISCORD RIFE IN GOP RANKS Republican Party Involved In Seriou* IntraParty Row By I'nited Press The Republican party, plagued by landsliding defeats in every election since IS-lo today faced a serious intra party row The Republicans' troubles focus upon their HHo standard Itearer. Wendell L. Wlllkle. who opposes moat of the party leaders and agrees with Democratic President Roosevelt on I'nited Btat.-a foreign policy There are other reasons behind th-- growing G. (). P dlac.’rd Willkle's former affiliation with the Democratic party never having set well with some Republl'an big-wigs l>ut his strong support of the administration's Brltlah-ald bill has | set off what may become an all-out I fight over his titular leadership ot the party. The battle lines were clearly drawn last night at Limoln Day dinners, celebrating the birthday of the Republican party's first president The tribute* to Abraham Lincoln were overshadowed hy clear signs of discord. Notably missing among the Lincoln Day speakers were former president Herbert Hoover and Alt M Landon. 1»3« G. O. P standard bearer. Both Hoover and laindon oppose the Administration's Brit-Ish-ald program. Wlllkle. addressing a New York dinner and a natlon-wldo radio audience. challenged the party to tt'ONTINCED ON PAGE EIGHT) File Application* For Rural Carrier A number of applications have been filed with the I'nited States civil service commission for the powltott of rural mail carrier on route six, out of the Decatur post office, according to reports. The applications must he In Washington. I). C. before the close of business tomorrow. February 14. which was set as a deadline. It Is believed that the examination date Nwill be set after the application ex plration date.

WAR ALARM IN FAR EAST IS LATEST CRISIS Alarm May Forecast Mizhly Spring Offensive By Axi* Power* By I’nited Press A war alarm swept the Far East • wtiuii may rat lira pat . tern of a mighty axis spring often- ! alve, striking at Great Britain from i the shores of the British Isles to far flung Pacific outposts Py coincidence or thr timing of master axis propagandists reports from the war fell Into a pattern today that apiwared to lift a curs tain on the shape of things to come These Were the developments An urgent war alarm waa sounded in the far east: Australians called an emergency defense meeting; Americans In China. Japan and even some In thr Philippines were urged to return home, big Japanese naval concentrations were reported off Thailand and French Indochina: Dutch merchant shipping was warned into nnetral ports An Montpellier In France Gen Frfinclaco France and Ramon Herrano Suner of Spain conferred with Marshal Henri Philippe Petain: yesterday they met with Benito Mussolini and achieved "complete i identity of Views" on the European I situation Off the snores of Portugal German naval forces. Including surface vessels, were reported by Berlin | to have struck a crushing blow at ia British convoy, sinking 13 ships including large liners. Ixmdon reported a powerful British naval I , force had swept 1 <MH) square miles | of the Atlantic, possibly hunting | j the nazi raiders The Balkans resounded with a' din of rumors, ranging from a fals*report of a British declaration of| war on Rumania to allegations ihat huge nazi forces are almost ready for offensive action in Rumania and Bulgaria Lumped together, these reports lent support to suggestions that when the nail spring offensive starts It will be confined to no I single front but Will seek to engage the British at every potential weak point of the empire's lifelines girdling the globe Ruch -in offensive if today's dispatches bear fruit In later developments would include a far eastern attack, presumably by the axis partner Japan, an all-out blow at British sea lanes in the Atlantic, "collaboration" by Hpaln and possibly France In support of an attack In the western Mediterranean, presumably at Gibraltar, and a Balkan smash, probably heading for Balonika and the vital Dardanelles These blows. It was suggested, would tn* accompanied by mass air assaults upon Britain on a finale hlthertofore unattempted as a pos-1 slide prehide to an actual invasion (IX)NTINVDD t>N FAGB TWO) FARMER SLAVS MOTHER-IN-LAW Steuben County Farmer Kill* Mother-In-Law After Quarrel Angola. Ind Feb 13 <(j.R) Blate police today posted a guard before the Garrett hospital room where Earl Parr. 57-year-old tenant farmer Iles seriously wounded Police said he shot and killed his mother-in-law. Mrs Nettle Hobarter. 67. and wounded her companion. Mrs. Frank Chamberlin, 26. In an argument over division of livestock. The shootings incurred yesterday at the farm near Helmer which Parr rented from his motherin law The killing culminated n two year quarrel between Parr and Mrs. Hoharter. David Wright, who had been appointed hy court to divide the disputed property, told police he met Mrs. Hoharter and Mrs Chamberlin at Parr's farm yesterday. Wright said he stepped around the ham with Mrs Holiarter to look at the livestock when he heard a shot. Rushing bask he found Parr with (CO.NTINI'ED ON PAGE EIGHT)

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Senator Josh l*ee Tells (olleaKUe* England I* Only Barrier Between Hltler-U. S. Youth. 15 To M VOTE Washington. Feb, 13 'U.Rt “• The aenate foreign relations c >mmltle etoday apptoved the war aid bill authorizing President Rtatsevelt to lend, lease or give away ILjtat.iHHi <mmi of armaments to foreign powers as a new deal leader In the senate declared that "England la the only barrier between Hitler's blitzkrieg and the American youth." "As long as Hitler is on the liaise. It Is sub Ide for America to place her faith In neutrality and appeasement.” Ben Josh D. Okla., majority secretary, told the senate a few minutes after the committee had approved the bill by a 15 to k vote lx-*- t<mch*-d off senate discussion of the hlsto.il measure although senate Democratic leader Allwii Barkley of Kentucky announced that formal consideration W.iahlngton. Feb 13 (U.RI — Becratary of navy Frank Knox and Preside^ < Rooseveir conferred tiwjay on the disputed question whether American defeuse would permit transfer of additional destroyers to Britain. Knox announced after the conference that he has not revised his opinion that the navy cannot afford to release additional ships. But he did not preclude the possibility that his opinion might be overruled by Mr Roosevelt as commander In chief of the nation** armed forces. of the measure would not be conducted until Monday Making concessoins designed to I win votes of middle of the road I senators, the .idminlatration majority limited to fit fitMi iWHi.fioo the |amount of aid which President Ill<M>seve|t could lie authorized to give foreign power* without further action hy congress. The administration majority turned down. 13 to 9. a suggested provision that nothing in the hill would confer additional [lower to send I' H army or navy forces outside the western hemisphere and territories and possession* of the I'nited Btales including the Phlllpptne Island* Senator Allen J Ellender, D.. La . was the author of the rejected amendment declaring that "nothing contained in thia act shall be deemed to confer any additional power* to authorize the employment or use of persona in 'he land or naval forces of the I'nited States at any place beyond the limits of the western hemisphere, except In territories and possessions of the I'. S. Including the Philippine Island*. The senate committee acted rapidly on the momentous bill Testimony was concluded Tuesday afternoon when Wendell I. Wlllkle I touched off a controversy by declaring ’hat the I'nited Stales should transfer to Britain 10 to 15 destroyers a month Secretary of navy Frank Knox said he was again*! depleting ih>- fleet of any more destroyers Wlllkle countered that he had the opinion of a high official presumably meaning the president that such transfers could be made without seriously Imperiling the American navy President Roosevelt appearel to be the only person who would bo aide to settle the argument over destroyers between Knox and Wlllkle. and White Hous*- sources Indicated that he might remain silent until congress disposes of the Brltlsh-ald bill. Howeve* ho will be given an opportunity to comment at hl* Friday press con* ference. Knox Insists that the t'nlted (CONTINt'KI* ON PS<tr SIX) ——— ll - o TEMPERATURE READINGS DEMOCRAT THERMOMETER 8.00 a. m. 42 10:00 a. m. 42 Noon 42 2:00 p. m. 42 3:00 p. m. 42 WEATHER Rain and colder, changing to light snow in extrema north portion, and snow flurries >n central portion tonight; Friday clearing In south and central portiena. cloudy with snow flurries In extreme north portion;