Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 39, Number 39, Decatur, Adams County, 14 February 1941 — Page 1

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British carry war to south Italy

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DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT

U. S. REVEALS ANXIETY OVER JAP RELATIONS Roosevelt Tells Jap Ambassador Developments Os “Grave ( oncern” Waahlngtnn. Feb 14 <U.R» preaidont R<,..e,.|i told Japanese ambassador Kah hlaa Burn Nomura today that "there are development* In the relations lietween the I'nited State* and Japan uhli-h cause con <-ern " ‘ The new envoy in turn pledged himself to do all In his power to "bring almut hotter nnderatandIng" between the two nations. Simultaneously Sen Alexander Wiley. R Wl* . asked the m naie to rail aecretary of state Cordell Hull to an unusual closed, etecutl»e session of the entire chamber to give a confidential report on the l far eastern and middle eastern | (Itua'lon Wlley’a eatraordinary request reI fleeted the anglety felt In official icircle* here over development* Ini the far Pacific. Far.M* Attack London. Feb 14 <UF> fHplie matic quarter* today predicted a Japanese attar k on the Netherlands Fast Indies and British Singapore, timed with a German drive Into Bulgaria and p< rhaps Jugoslavia to force Greeks to make peace with ; Italy Il was evident that all the way I from Singapore to Hong Kong, hy way ot Australia, the British em- , plre was preparing for an Imminent I 1 Japanese move one which would ■ Ire taken despite the belief here that It might align the I’nited States as well as Greai ITrltaln against Japan Singapore reported It was taken for granted there that the Japanese ' would strike soon, and the Australian war cabinet held an emergency meeting in consultation with the chiefs of the fighting service* to I tCONTfNL'B’t ON PAOK FIVKI STRIKES DELAY DEFENSE WORK Defense Production Is Delayed At 10 Plants By Ijibor Trouble Work on defense order* was delayed at 18 plants today hy strike* involving approilmately 14,800 workers Negotiation* on the largest walkout. Involving 140.000.000 worth of defense contracts at the allis-t'hal-mers Manufacturing t'o plant at Milwaukee. Wl*.. were resumed at Washington under direction of federal government officials. Product ion at moat plants holding government orders proceeded normally however, and Washington official* reported that walkout* had affected only one-tenth of one percent of defense order*. This was the situation In brief: Washington Third day of nego tlatluns between Allls-f'halmers of■clala and representatives of I'nlted Automobile Worker*' if’IOI union failed lo xoduce settlement. Joint conference scheduled by federal oSciate. Strike of 7AW workers began Jan M to enforce demands for wag eincrease* and union "security.” Lansing. Mich.: Federal concilalor* called to attempt settlement of strike nt Motor Wheel Corp., where >.OOO I’nited Automobile Workers' lAFL) union are on strike. Gov Murray l>. Van Wagoner appeal* to worker* to return to work on defense order* totaling >1.400.000 of airplane propeller* and shell cases Walkout made Idle 200 employe* of Centrifugal Fusing Co., which supplies part* for motor wheel. Management My* principal demand was for closed shop. Youngstown O.: More than SOO cmMTtwtrrn mt oaor «txi " —a Hopkins Is Enroute Home From England Port of Spain. Trinidad. Feb. 14 —(UP)-—Harry L. Hopkins, observer in Ixindon for President Roosevelt. arrived at l:W A M. today aboard a Pan-American airway* clipper en route to Washington to report to the White Hou»e.

An .Mussolini Met Franco to Discuss M ar Pr<4>lvmM isl T7 W I

Premier Mussolini of Italy, right, Is pictured as he met with Hpaln’s Generalissimo. Francisco Franco, al Bordlghere. Italy, to discuss their respective iHMltions In regard to European reor- ■

SCOUT BANQUET HELU THURSDAY Annual Boy Scout Banquet In Held Here Thursday Evening The annual B<>y Scout banquet. I held Thursday evening at the Deca-! tur Junior-senior high school auditorium. was one at the finest ever held In thia city, with more than 160 person* In attendance. The meeting opened with Invoca , lion by the HeV George O Walton, paalor of the Fl rat Presbyterian church. Community singing waa led by Leo Kirsch Mush during serving of the banquet waa prevented by the Julius Hrlte family, and the Silver Star Hawaiian* W. Ouy Brown. high school principal. waa toastmaster of the meeting. A moving picture. "Scout Trail to Clllaetiahip.” waa one of the featured of the evening Key. Charlev M. Pnigh. paator of the Zion Evangelical and Reformed church, conducted an Investiture ceremony for three cub <mta Into the Hoy Scout organisation. Dale Hmltley of den I waa Inducted Into troop 63. Eugene Mover, den 2. into troop 63. and Philip Thomas. den I. Into troop 63. Lowell Smith acMtmaster of Lion a troop 62. and Clarence Weber, scoutmaster of American Legion troop 63. accepted the new scouts. Scout Don Klchar instructed the new Hcouta In the Ur-out sign and oath, and Scout Dick Linn prevented tenderfoot fudges to the new Scouts Joe Prairie, aaalatanl Scout egecu live of the Anthony Wayne l area, waa then Introduced and i I praised Adams county for Its lead <«»NTtwtt«n nw paow rtvgt DRAFTEE TELLS OF ARMY LIFE Wayne Johnson W’rites Os Experience In California Army Camp An intereating letter describing I army life for the selective service : trainee has been received by Mar-1 vel Johnson from hi* brother Wayne, who waa one of a group of 26 Adama county young men enrolled recently aa draftees. Wayne la atationed at Fort McArthur. San Pedro. California. In bla letter he tells of the location of the camp on top of a large hill, overlooking the ocean He des-; crlbea the huge cannona. some with barrels agout 90 feet long, which look out over Iho ocean. He also pictures the arsenal of the barracks, which Includes scores of army rifles and automatic pistols. some of which he says are kept about six feet from the foot of his bed. Drilling and marching routines are also described by the draftee. Other then army life he vividly described scenery and weather, telling also of seeing the big China Clipper land on the water, and asserting that the passenger plane which flies over Decatur is a “baby" In comparison.

ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER IN ADAMS COUNTY

Decatur. Indiana, Friday, February 14, IHII.

Chauncey Sheets To Head Root Institute Chauncey Sheets was elected chairman of the Root township farmer's institute, which was held Thursday at Monmouth. Charles - Kerning was refer ted vice-chairman and Mrs. Thuimatt Drew, secretarytreasurer. Charles W Masters of ConnersvlHs and Mrs. Elmer Waters of laifayette were the speakers The evening program was presented by home talent. JURY ORDERED IN FOR TRIAL I —— Juron To Hear Cruelty To Animals Charge Here Monday • The petit Jury for the February ■term of the Adams circuit court ’ 1 has been ordered to appear in court neat Monday by Judge J. ' Fred Frut hte The Jury Is scheduled to hear ’ | the case of the state of Indiana ' against William Lichtenberger. of 'least of the city, who is charged ' with cruelty to animals. This Is the first Jury trial ached tiled tor the February term Prosecutor Vincent Kelley will conduct the state's case and Hubert It Mci'letiahan has been appointed by ' the court to defend Lichtenberger as a poor person The members of the regular panel. who were summoned to appear, are: Edra Dellinger Decatur: Mary Ehrsam. Monroe; Erwin Stuckey. Monroe. Edwin Neuhauser. Wabash; Leo Eagle. French. Fred Baumann, Pleasant Mills; Vilas Luginblll. Blue Creek; O»- . wald Hogman. Preble; Helen I Kirsch. Root: Mrs. Charles lame. Decatur; Henry Macke, Preble; i Otto Hoile. Decatur. j Lichtenberger us present la at I liberty on his own recognisance as--1 ter entering a not guilty plea to I the charge, placed against him by i t CONTI VUNU ON PAOB SIX) * Valentine Day In Observed Today In Customary Manner • ~-w< "She" was the center of attention today Sweethearts and wives were showered with flowers, candles and other favorite gifts as tokens of affection from husbands and sweet-1 hearts on Valentine Day. For several weeks stores In the city have featured Items appropriate to the occasion and many re- ! ported a good business in meeting ■ the demands of the more thoughtful. The customary Valentine exchanges" were held in the lower grades at schools and were featured at oburch and Sunday school class parties. There was of course, as usual, evidence of the practical Joker, who each year sends to friends and enemies alike a selection of "comic" valentines. These valentines were especially prevalent at the court house, where most of the public officials received valentines with ludicrous figures and comic verses all apparently sent by the same person..

ganlxation and their Mediterranean and African "problems." Franco* foreign muilcter. Ramon ' Herrano Hutter, la pictured at left A few hours later. Franco met Marshal Henri Petain of France

TO ENTERTAIN FARM FAMILIES Central Sugar Company To Entertain Tenant* Saturday The second annual farm tenant parly of the families living on the 3* farms of the Central Sugar com pany in Adams. Allen and Wells counties. Indiana, and Mercer and Van Wert counties. Ohio, will loheld Saturday at the K of P home In this city 1 Th-- annual reunion of the families was estalillsherl last year by Ralph McMillen, manager of the farms Mr M< Millen Is chairman of this year’s program The all day get -togetbs t will open at » 30 o'clock. continuing through the morning, with a dinner at noon and a program in the afternoon Places have been reserved for Ifo persons at the dinner for the farm tenants, their children and , other guests Priges will Im- awarded to the , farmers for their achievements during the past year. These In elude: highest yield of coni per acre; highest yield of wheat per acre; highest yield of oats per acre; beat yield of soy 'm-uiis per acre; biggest yield of sugar beets per acre; highest average cash returns per acre: master farmer An interesting program will b«glven during the day Talks will be made by If W McMillen, president of the company, on "The place the company farms should occupy 1 in the community." Dr F A Frank, research di-ec tor of the agricultural department . ictiNTiwt'icn nw pants viva. 40 ET 8 MEETS ' HERE SATURDAY Annual Midwinter Wreck At Legion Home Saturday Evening Plans have been completed for • the annual mid-winter "wreck" of Volture 37. 40 <-t A. to be held at the local 1-egion home Saturday ' night. It was announced here today. Members of the 40 et ». honorary ■ and sports organisation of the Legion. from Allen- Adams. Wells, and Whitley counties will be In attendance. Initiation will be held with the class of candidates. Including several inembprs of Adams Post No. 43. being taken Into the organisation. Voyageur James K. Staley of the local post is chairman of the local committee on arrangements and Ray Schornp. Fort Wayne, chef de gare, Is in general charge A dinner at 6:30 o'clock, served by the past president's parley of the auxiliary, will open the festivities for the evening and will be followed by the meeting and initiation. A dance at 10 o'clock will also be held. Leglnnaires. 40 et S memI hers, and their wives will be In attendance.

Rome Claims Daring Parachute Raid Made On Italian Mainland But Little Damage Is Caused

OFFER OPEN TO AGREE ON BILLS Schrieker Tell* G. 0. P. Way Still Open For Agreement Indianapoll*. Fob 14 —il’Pi— Majority reorganisation plan* •wept forward today de*plte a re- - minder from Measured governor i Kcbrlcker that the way was "still I ! open to suggestion* fu n «en*ible . agreement." The governor announced late yes-1 terday that he had «ent written in- ' citation* to lieutenan'.governor [ IhiWMin. president of the senate, and speaker James M. Knapp of ' the house, pointing out that hl* recent veto of two majority "ripper' ' bill* did not necessarily mean the . end of all hope for compromise. There wa* no sign of weakening 1 . in the chief esecutlve's camp, how- j ever, as he prepared to turn thumb* ' down on two more Republican mea , *ure*. one of them the Key-time de- i ' centralisation bill. The second bill j scheduisd for veto wa* the GOP highway tommlsslon reorganlsa- ' lion. At the same time another important link in the chain of measure* to strip the governor of meat of hl* . patronage powers the in-titutlon* I 1 bill needed only house concurI rente in some senate amendment* ', before falling under the veto stamp. The bill, placing control of institutional appointment* in the hands of bi-partisan committee*, was passed by the senate yesterday 1 Principal question mark* of the (CONTtNPKP nN PAGK »’IV’B> FEW IMINES j TOIIDFOHCE I-ewi Than 400 Os 1940 Production Went To U. S. Air Force Washington. Fell 14 <UF' '■ Iws* than 4«0 of the 2 son bombers and pursuit plane* produced In the I I'nited State* In I»4<i were delivered to the air corp*. It wa* learned today The majority of them went to Great Britain and France According to defense source*, only 441 military plane* — other than trainers were acquired by the air force last year Almut TS lof these were observation, cargo and photographic craft. All told 5.88 b combat and trainj Ing planes were produced here last year. Approximately S.OOO were ■ trainer*, the majority of which were delivered to the aimy and I navy, and the bulk of the combat i ships went to Britain and France, {official* said. Tails of Contract Washington. Feb. 14 <4lP’ I Francis Blossom, a war department official, told the house military affair* committee today that hl* iCONTINttim <»N WAOIB rtv*i —-- —— — Liniger Funeral Is Held This Afternoon Funeral service* for Benjamin Liniger. prominent Adame county retired farmer, were held this afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at St. John'* Reformed church. Vera Crux Hi* death occurred Tuesday. He was the father of Frank Liniger. county commissioner. Burial wa* made in the Vera Crux cemetery. Seven Men Killed In Oxygen Plant Duquota. 111 . Feb. 14 d'P) Seven men were reported killed today In an explosion at the liquid oxygen plant of the United Electric Coal company here The explosives were used in the company's mine and were being made In. the plant. The blast occurred shortly after 8:15 a. m. and wa* felt throughout the area.

BILL DESIGNED FOR NEWSMEN IS MUTILATED Bill I’axM’d By House To Protect Newspapermen Is “Defaced” ! Indianapolis, Ind. Feb. 14 ’UP*, Senator Roger II I’hllllps. D.> I New Albany, dliclweed today that |a bill passed by the house which: I would protect newspapermen from ' divulging In court the source oft | their inftrrmaiion had hewn "liadly | 'mutilated and defaced" while rn l ; route to the -w-nate and the upper j chamber Immediately appointed an Investigation committee Phillips explained that the hili' , had been marked with red ink and ' pencil, words and phrase* stricken out and new ones Inserted, much a*i ] though it had l»een amended In ' committee 'Tbl* might be an Inadvertent mistake or It might be a malicious attempt to change legislation.'' Phillips said He explained that defacing of I b'.lls is a criminal offense and that j i the guilty person or persons might be liable to a flue or penitentiary: sentence The bill was pas-ed A2 to 7. by j the house on January 27 and forwarded lo the senate Aiqmrently the mutilation m-curred tretweeiij that date and It* discovery today I Gov Hchrlcker's proposal fori multiple adoption of text Issiks in ■ Indiana schools received a setback , when the senate approved a committee report recommending single | adoption In all grades and multiple' adoption In high school* Bchricker supported the multiple I adoption plan during the campaign and recommended its adoption In his Inaugural message to the legislature. The house concurred i»y voice vote In senate amendment* to two Republican platform measure*, sending both to Gov M< hrh ker. One of the bills was the GOP institutions bill passed by the senate yesterday and the other the financial institutions hill A measure proposing to prohibit county official* from becoming candidates for any other office during the term for Which they are elected was defeated In the house J»y a 50 to 33 mixed party vote On a special order of business, the house passed, tin to 8. a bill peimittlng residents and patients In certain county institutions to be registered and vote in the township where they resided before entering the institution. — — W MEN'S GROUP TO MEET MONDAY Zioi. Reformed Men’s Brotherhood Will Meet Monday Evening The Zion Evangelical and Reformed church men’s brotherhood will hold their next meeting Monday evening. February 17. Members, their families and friends are Invited to attend the first part of the meeting, starting at 7 p. tn., to witness the showing of six reels of motion pictures with sound and color. Through the courtesy of the Banta Fv. Canadian National and New Haven railroad*, a very Interesting and entertaining program is promised, including old and new modes of travel along the famed Santa Fe trail, a strip on a streamliner from Chicago to the Pa< lfl<. Indian Pueblos, Indian harvest dance* and the country around Santa Fe. New Mexico; "New England Yesterday and Today,” showing recreational and historical atmosphere of New England, and two reel* showing scenery and game Ashing In the wilds of Canada. Cletus Miller Is In charge of the evening’s program.

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Intense Aerial Activity Breaks Out In Engibh Channel Area; Heaviest Since September. H ATCH FAR EAST By United Press The Italian high command claimled today that a daring suiclda 1 Imnd of British parachutists had I carried the war to the Italian | mainland for the first time Air war broke out In the English | channel area on a scale reminiscent 'of last Heplemtirr's huge battles. The RAF swept the French Invasion eoaai with a heavy bombing I attack and a great German air squadron battled for 15 minutes [over the British coast, trying to drive through defending British fighter forces Berlin reported that nine British ! Spitfires were shot down In the sweep of the Invasion const are* land that long range German guns > opened a bombardment of objective* In southeast Britain about ' n<x>n. Th4*re wa< no Indhaiion of th* l *itf of fparachutist forr* which was said by the Italians to havo ! dropped down In the Calabria area tin the toe of the Italian Immh and the Luranla region south of Naples. Report* have indicated that Ger- ’ man air force liases have been set I up In these region* In nddltlM to | Hicily. The British offered no conI firmation of the report whiAi did foot Indicate whether the put butlists had Inflicted any damage Thu 'Rome communique said the paraI chutists were rounded up beforw i they could "cause the grave damage they had in mind '* Home said the parachutists wern | dropped the night of Feb 18-11 * ta night when British Immblng force* were reported over southern Italy. The dramatic Italian parachutist re|Hirt came when Biltlsh attention was concentrated oil the far east In-cause of grave indications ol possible spread of the war to that area. Japanese diplomat* today weru busy expressing surprise at British and American concern They said they could not understand all thn excitement. But In the Tokyo parliament foreign minister Yosuke .Matsuoku spoke on a subject Intimately Involved with any Japanese war plans. Matsuoka said that Japan Is do* Ing "everything possible" to adjust Soviet apanese relations and that condition* favored Russo Japanese rapprochinent He hinted that Japan might be willing to renounco the antl-comlntern pact If n full understatpllng could be obetalned with Russia Germany has made no secret of her Interest In arranging a Russo Japanese non aggie.sion pact and malty observers have long felt that signature of such an agreement would be the prelude to a full-acalo Japanese offensive Into the south Pacific If there was apprehension concerning a Russo Japanese pact In the far east. There was comparative certainty In larndon that Russia had decided against Interference with a German drive south through the Balkans. Sofia, the capital moat Intimate, ly concerned with naxl plan*, aai<| today that the queatlon no longerwas where or whether the German* would move but when they would start. The Bulgarian* foresaw the po*. slblllty that the German morn might be directed against Greeco through both Bulgaria and Jugoslavla whose statesmen today wen* in Germany where the naxl plana ICONTINt.’EIr GN PAGE t-’IVbJ - ' ' ■ O TFMPFRATURE READINGS DEMOCRAT THERMOMETER 8:00 a. m. 34 10:00 a. m. ... 34 Noon 34 2:00 p. m. 34 3:00 p. m. 32 WEATHER Partly cloudy tonight and Saturday; colder tonight.