Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 39, Number 71, Decatur, Adams County, 24 March 1941 — Page 1

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SENATE PASSES 7 BILLION AID BILL

lension grips hvs AS PACT ■signing nears <laU*inen EnK,utc Town S|M‘<i*l ■ Agreement” . I !• Th* Hr ..... . . •■((<•<! dra-tic ■T. .. - .in *1« jHF ■ ,n . •!••-<> '*><• louatry IK, ..,. , Jno-tov states- , night at 111 F M MT. n ■ i>l " '■<" * ♦*<•‘•l I V P.'jr I’e.ir • ■. . pur > > iin.'« lll.’rw’ . in I soldiers to | "arracks and .-d to -tamp ; 7 *ny |K , -f Indiana K >x , ... f- nm.-ni. and tr and order J, . w.-re lulled to j ■ h an> •aliotaae. foreign 1 ■•••:«fan<e to the I >' * iWt. . rrrd.r. would lie Kp the «W< Hing Op : «... Uli. .-Haiti The K>r<. ; . .. Serbian Asrar ■ >'■> ald-d by the ptwetfnl i o' -h- Serbian Orth >d<u Ki-a »»-d mtn the forefront uyniHituin. Kj <-r u ... affiliated with the Kr* i< a . |>.. -y and the lode Km--. I*:r. . a'n party tender-H-ser —ixna'rohs to the gov K-.' a i.- lad of their ■lni<ter<s Kir..-.- 1 nto.lav .iwopwni Kt a 'h <:■ many waa so angery K*' of-hat neutral dip Kt.'- "-ra d.-d the entire quea Ku- Mill tn the balance. .f tnea.age* of pr e ■ raarhed the government; . K a n. )■ educational. ».e Ki or«niiati<m« had sent reea ■pr or held mass meeting* deKadiiu -hat the country fight ■the- -han kneel t<> Germany and ■roue a route for war material! Bu attack nn Greece. ■ T Bal rt-poosd that the rablnet ■tetttate. nad agreed at ! a. tn ■ ».ept posts. and had confirm ■ their de< i. l( ,n later thia mornBl k 'ha- I'vethovl' h and Clncar ■krtrttrh could leave for Vienna Bw*' and sign a part with Ger■ay tomorr nr. [Mitral quarter* were fully ■pared for a last minute hitch, f for detetopntMla later that ■aid thaw plainly the popular ■eritioa to a pact with Germany a» the government proponed J tCOETINI’Xt) ON PAGE HIX) War Bulletins I taunbui, Mar. 24.—'UJC — I Diplomatic quartern reported I Wight that Russia la likely to I bp" a non aggression pact with I Japan to "balance” a eem- | I "un,que v.pact.d lato tonight I * tomorrow assuring Turkey ’hat ah« need fear no aggrss- **" from the Bovleta. Cairo. Mar. M—ijr —«r*t- * »*s.al quartan reported ! **»ght that Ronald Campbell, “'•‘•ter to Belgrade, had eent 8 "etc to the Jugoeiav govern- **« roetating BnUm'a attl- *“’>» appealing to them net to «t'*r their natlon'e poet, and •» '*• public opinion. Macow. Mar. M._ o .|r^ J *"• lonign mlnietor Voeuke ■•tauoka waa received today > J, a«f Stalin and Premier commlear V. M. Mole'"•ceptlon by Stelln of a diplomat io moot I Th * oHlc-al DNS German newe th*"2 ,rom Moocow Matauoka epent two houn e ®"*enatlon with Molotov.) &CMOCRAT THCRMOMKTER * : ®0 a. m. M »•*»—” ;•* * m. eg ,:00 ». m. Z M WEATHER

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New Position Grorgr Auer, well known General Kloct.Tr official of thia rlty, today I aaaumed a new position aa superI Intetident of building fonr, floor titre*-, in the Fort Wayne works of the company. 6. E. CHANGES ARE ANNOUNCED George Auer h Appoint* ed Superintendent At Fort Wayne The appointment of George Auer, aupervlaor of planning and wage rale In the Greater work of the General Electric Company place December. IMd, aa superintendent of building four. Ewr threv. In the Fort Wayne G. K works, waa annoumed today by E. W. Umkenau. local works manager. With Mr. Auer's promotion. Mr Lankenau also announced the appointment of Hubert Houaor of Fort Waytto. as the former's successor. Mr. Auer's appointment became effecllvetoday and Mr. Ilouaer will assume his position tn the tacal oAce nest Mondr.y. Mr. Auer has been with the General Electric company for id years. Mr. Houser, a graduate of the G. K apprentice school has seen IS years of company service and was supervisor of planning and wage rate In building four, floor two tn Fort Wayne. Both mm have had their experience la the fractional horse power motor departments, their new duties continuing this line of work. Mr. Auer has been active in civic affairs in thia city. He Is president of the Decatur Homesteads Association. was recently re-elected director and vice-president of the Rotary club and is serving a term on the board of directors of the Decatur Chamber of Commerce. Hla promotion will necessitate his moving to Fort Wayne. Mr. and Mrs. Auer own their home In the Homsteads addition. OYO DEANERY MEETING HERE Annua! CYO Deanery Conference Will Be Held Here April 20 Plans are underway here to accomodate approximately too Catholic youths expected at the fifth annual deanery eoNference of the CYO to die held In Decatur Hunday. April 30 •Rev Joseph J. Hennes, diocesan and deanery director of the Catholic youth organlaation. la In chargo of arruncunnents for the conference. Cathoik- young men and women who are single and between the ages of id and SO are Invited, as well as adults interested In the youth program. Serrtces at the St Mary's Catholic church will open the conference with the following ssmloo to bo held at the Decatur school building. “Catholic Action In Action'* Is the theme of the convention. The complete program follows: • A. M. High mass. 8t Mary’s church. 11 A. M -Rnglstrntlon. 81. Josephs oehool. kt Noon—Luncheon. »t. Joseph's school. Address. Miss Miriam Marks, exocutlv* secretary of the Confraternity of Christian Doctrine. national office. Washington. D. C. IPM - Four sect tonal meet(COMTIMUgID OR FAGS «*>

BERLIN OBJECT OF ATTACKS BY BRITON AIRMEN — Britain Report* Nation Now Hak Largent Plane Supply In Hintory London. March l«~l(*P)--Brit-iWi planes heavily i aided Berlin. Hanover and Klei during the night, land I'oostal command bombers raked the Invasioa roast, a few I] hour* after lieaveidtrook. I mini-tor of aircraft production, j had announced that Britain now '|poas> med more planes than at any time in Ita history. Planes which took part In the Berlin raid reported several “very heavy" exptoakins ta he llanower area aa they passed It was the Mth raid on Berlin | and Hie first since March It. when I tb»usands <ff incendiaty hombs end tons of high explosive ones had been dropped on the Natl .-apltal Authoritative Informants said the Berlin raid was "thlriy substanHal'' but that it wa* not as heavy H as she March It attack, which was the greatest of the war. It was believed, however, that ' among the attacking planes were the huge new Stirling and Manchester four motored bombers and that they dropped unusually heavy jboMbs. Watchers aiong tne southeast coast reported that British planes , sharply attacked the Invasion roast especially Ibe Calais brm Heavy tMrtwb explosion■ were heard from the French side and the parachute flares and bomb flashes were seen. During the daylight hours yesterday Blenheim bombers had attacked German ships along the In- ' vasio m oast and a German roncentratton point at Qulbeean <Ri the south side M the Bsitany Penlnrala. A German an’lwircraft ship ‘ which waa em-ortlng a small convoy of supply ships waa hit. the air (CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO) USE IS THEN INADVISEMENT Suit To Prevent Erection Os Filling Station k Completed Judge J. Fred Fruchte of the Adams circuit court today had the injunction salt as Mrs. Bertha Rice and other property owners In ths Rice subdivision against Clarence Ziner under advisement. The trial before the court waa concluded tote Saturday evening after Judge Fruchte heard the arguments of opposing counsel. Presentation of evidence waa finished In the afternoon with th> calling of Mrs Rice and Kdwin H. Kaufman, deputy county recorder, as rebuttal witnesses for the plaintiffs. Previously. Mr. Ziner and Mrs. Ziner had appeared on the stand to testify in behalf of the defendant's case Charles Btitaer. a service station operator, was also called by the defendant's counsel. Ed A Bosse Before arguments of the counsel were heard. Judge Fruchte overruled a motion by defendant's counael for a directed verdict la behalf of his client The plaintiffs. In addition to Mrs. Rice, were Mr and Mrs. H. V. DeVor. Mr. ax>l Mrs Carl Gerber, Mr. and Mrs. Herman Braun. Mr. and Mrs. Dan Braun. Mr and Mrs. John Alberdtng. Calvin flteury. and Paul Strickler The plaintiffs sought to have Ziner permanently seatralned from erecting a service station on lots seven and eight In the addition on Mercer avenue. It was the contention of the defendant that hla con (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) ■ • Lion* Zone Meeting Here Tuesday Night The sone meeting of the Lions clubs in this district will bo held at the American Legion home In this city Tuesday evening at 7 o'clock. Lions club members and their wives from throughout the sone will ibe present. Judge Clyde Carlin of Angola will be lbs priselpa! speaker Special music will ho provided by the Julius Brito family

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Decatur. Indiana, Monday, March 24, 1911.

Ace United Press Reporters Return From Europe; Relate Conditions Behind The Lines I — aS I V ■6*l 7% i 1 v. . a- . Jrtflßni Jee Alex Morris Lyle C. Wilson (IditeCs Hots: Two top-fligM American reporters have just flown back to the United flutes after visiting both sides >n Europe's war Their stories of what they saw and hoard on this unique assignment begin today In the accompanying parallel diapatches Lyle C. Wilson. Washington manager of the United Press, finds Germany booming industrially and confident of ultimate victory. Joe Alex Morris. United Prose foreign news editor, describes British officialdom as swinging more and more toward a belief that the United States should enter the war.)

ICopyright, INI. by the VP I Th* page boy snapped on a rod light In th* lobby of a lamdon hotel and put up a sign that read: "air alarm/ Across th* afreet a little antiaircraft gun Bred three staccato rounds at the end of th* air raid siren's wall Through the lobby drifted the even role* of a news broadcaster: "the admiralty regret« to announce the loaa of . . ." Reside me. a lanky, thln-faced man who known as much about British foreign policy aa anybody uutstde th* cabinet lapped on th* table for emphasis ■We should be damn foola." h* said quietly. "If w* did not want the United States In th* war tomorrow " Hla words were typical of a change that has com* over th* privately expressed views of British officialdom as the winter war lull changes to bitter conflict In the air 1 and on the sea It tat a viewpoint that a visitor may mlaa entirely at Aral but which comes Into bold relief aa you dig beneath the surface. Everywhere I went in England the flrst question asked by cabinet ministers, commander of the armed forces, buslneaamen. soldiers, ptib keepers and workers was: "What is the United States going to do?" And everywhere I asked the same people: “Bo you want or aspect the United States to get into the war?" Por two weeks the answers seem ed to be similar and to correspond to the official position originally put forward by Ptlme Minister Winston Churchill - that Britain wanted all material aid from the MWiNTvmrwn nv esme rrv«» NONE HURT IN mo CRASHES Only Slight Injuries Suffered In Weekend Auto Collisions No one was seriously hurt In several auto accidents over the weekend, a cheeK with police authorities disclosed today. Three men narrowly escaped serious injury Saturday nlgbt about 7:10 o'clock when a car driven by Bobby Omer Block, of Portland, route four, overturned throe miles > south of Berne on federal road 37. Block and his two companions, whose names were not learned, suffered only cuts and bruises. They were treated at the office of a Berne physician. Block told Sheriff Ed Miller, who Investigated. that hla car left the highway when he triad to dodge a car approaching on a side road. The other car did not stop, he said. Sheriff Miller stated that the Block auto was almost completely demolished, having rolled over several times. Two Kendallville ladles were ah. so treated at a Berne physician a office for eats and bntlsas which they sustained Sunday afternoon In a two-car crash In Berne The accident happened about 3:lb p. m at the Intersection of federal nmd (CONTINUBD ON PAUffi FlVffi)

(Copyright I*4l by I'nlted Preset War In Germany is businesslike, unspectacular. Inconvenient and a strain on th* capacity and nerves of the people. Any rubberneck American can discover that for himself with or without th* Herman language The war Is businesslike because Germans seem to regard II merely as incidental to larger objectives. It la unspectacular because the war that Germans at home really know Is a war of high-speed production and rigorously rationed consumption rather than a showy ’ engagement of men and machines In the field or In the air (The real war of (tombs and (Millets has not been brought to Germany proper. Air raids, yes. but they have been scattered and In many cases Irregular.! The war Is Inconvenient because war needs and war efforts take priority over practically every nonmilitary consideration from the repair of a watch it will take aa much as sig months sometimes if you are a civilian- to the purchase of a house key. a liter of gasoline or a metal hinge. The war la a strain on the capacity and nerves of the German people because they are not now merely tn the ISth month of farflung armed conflict but actually in the 27th war of an era that began In August. l»l4. with the start of World War I. Twenty-seven years of war. inflation, starvation, national socialism, and a form of recovery capped by today's war are enough to jangle the nerves of a brass huddha. The Germans appear to be confident of victory in thia latest war but. of course, not everyone is positive of that. One of the first things that strikes you about Germany la evidence that the boom la on. I counted 17 pages of help wanted advertisements In a single Berlin Bunday newspaper. There were jobs for every kind of skilled and unskilled worker. In looking over the social security set-up. ( Inquired what was paid in the way of unemployment benefits. "We don't pay unemployment benefits." I was told “We juat get the worker another job the same day." No Unemployment There to. In fact, more money in the pockets of the German people than there are goods and services to be purchased there. Bo Germany is a seller's market today, a ,boom-time bonansa — escept that the government has filed prices. Hied recta, filed wages and permits corporations to earn not more than < percent on pain either of reducing their prices or lending the surplus earnings to the state for the conduct of the war. 1 began my discovery of Ger-many-at-war In Munich. Getting Into Germany these days and getting out—to no simple matter. I flew In from Lisbon byway of Madrid and Barcelona In a series of two-hour hops and two or threeday lay-overs—a rate of progress which to typical of war-time transportation In Europe The big Jui gers plane crosses th* Gulf of Lyon and soars up thp valley of rhe Rhone river tn unoccupied France to a point north or the ssoantaiaa bristling In a x>-mi ( CONTINUED ON FAOB klVtoT*

Huge Fund Voted To Provide Great Britain With Immense Quantities Os War Supplies

3,500 RESUME WORK TODAY AT STRUCK PLANT AFL Workers March Through CIO Picket* At Chicago Plant By United Press An estlmaird 3.5** AEL work era marched through a <T<> picket line today to reopen the International Harvester To . t'hlcagj Mct'ormlck works, one of 3T defense Industries plant, shut down by strikes. Cordons of police .u-rounded the plant and escorted the uorker, Ita.k to their jobs, turning out mobile equipment for the govern ment services. The striking IK) farm equipment workers' organising committee ofi’ered no physical resistance to the hack to-work movement Picket lines bad been reduced to In members at each gate under court order Company officials ordered the plant reopened, they said. In com pllam-e with request, from Workers. Police sent I 300 officer, to the plant to prevent violence. The action set rolling production lines idle since Feb 2k when the FKWOC called the strike to enforce demands for recognition, eflmlnaHon of piece work and higher wages The plant la one of four middle western Harvester plants closed by FFWtN' alt Ikes. The firm’s eight plants hold government orders worth IIO.SOfI.ggO. A strike at the aluminum company of America’s Edgewater. MJ., plant, which began March 12. ended today after the CIO Aluminum Worker, of America voted to re- , turn to work in to Impede | work on 115.n00.000 worth of national defense contracts. A 10-day strike at the Inglewobd. Calif , plant of the llarvlll Die Casting Corp., was settled, ending I a dispute that had threatened to shut down all west coast aircraft plants which produce 55 percent ot the nation's airplanes. Members of the CIO die casters' union vote today on whether they will ratify the agreement. Strikes were threatened at th) Bethlehem. Pa . plat of th Bethlehem titeel Corp, which holdi fl.500.1(00.000 worth of national de sense orders, at the lx>, Angele, Aluminum company of America airplane parts plant, and at l«fl Ran Francisco bay area shipyards iCONTINUE'i ON PAGE FIVE) LAUNCH PUNS OF STOCK SHOW Cattlemen And Horsemen Meet W ith President Os Decatur Fair Representatives of the various cattle and horse associations of Adams county, meeting with George A. Thoms, president of the Decatur Chamber of Commerce, launched plans for the annual Decatur Free Street Fair and agricultural exhibit. Horse show classes will be practically the same as In other years and an effort will also be made to have a pony show, held tost year for the first time. Mr. Thoms invited the various breeds to have representatives meet with the fair'board. Millard Schwarts will represent the Holstein breed; Homer Arnold the Ayrshire breed. Roy Price the Jersey breed, Peter H. Lehman the Guernsey breed, and Archie Smitley the horsemen. Those who attended the meeting, held at the office of L E Archbold, county agent. Included: Peter B. Lehman. Chris htnlger, James Mooes. Clinton Soldner. William Lurka. Reuben Steury. Roy Price. C. J. Korte. Archie Bmltley Henry L Dehner, Adolph Bnltemeier, iCXtNTINUBD ON PAGB F1VII)

LABOR HEARING STILL UNDERWAY McMillen Arbitration Board Resumes Hear* ings This Morning The labor arbitration board hearing the case of the 12 discharged employes of the Central Hoya company and McMillen Fred Mills, resumed ita session today, with Walter Harris still on the stand Harris testified before the board Saturday morning and wax the flrat called today. He will be followed by Manes Levy, the seventh employe to testify. A number of witnesses for the plaintiffs followed by representatives of the company management, are summoned in each Individual case. The board la acting aa a court, each complaint being presented by affidavit, followed by testimony of the plaintiff, supported by hla own wltneaaea and rebuttal by the management. The board, composed of Judge John F Decker of Bluffton. H. J. lame. CIO secretary of Chicago, and Harry Offutt of Fort Wayne, tepreaneting the Induatrles. la closeted in the library of the circuit court in the court bouse. Aside from the fact that six men have been examined, the progress of the hearing remained about the same, no sla'ement being issued by I either side. Mwrence Morrison, flnant lai secretary of Local U. United Grain and Processing Workers of America- slated that “the strike remained effective and that the mass picket of the plants continued. The GNtNTINttED OsTfaGW FIVB) DEATH CLAIMS HENRY DIRKSON ——— Prominent Root Township Farmer Dies After Long Illness Henry W E Dirkson. 75. prominent Root township farmer, died this morning at <:OS o'clock at the residence of Lloyd Kless. four and one-haff miles norsh of Decatur on federal rood 27. Mr. Dlrkson was born in Root township June 3, 1M62. the son of John and Chrlstlna-Dirkson. He was married to Caroline Heckman on June 11. tin. He was a ntemiiei of the St. John’s church. Death was attributed to complications. following an Illness of two year*. He had been l>edfo»t for 10 ! days and bad suffered several strokes during the past week Surviving, besides the widow, are two daughters. Mrs. Caroline Bosse of Corunna and .Mrs. Karl N'uerge of Preble township; a broaber. Charles of Montana and a slater. Mrs. Christine Hcheumann of Hoagland: seven grandchildren. ; including Mr Kiess. and six great grandchildren. Funeral services will be held Thursday afternoon at 1:30 o’doflk at the Lloyd Kless home and 2 o'clock at the St. John s Lutheran church, R«v A. R. Treulxsch officiating Burial will be in Ute church cemetery. The body will be removed from the Zwick funeral home to the Kless residence at 10 o’clock Tuesday morning and may be viewed until time of the services. Grandfather Os Local Man Die* Saturday Fred King recelued word Sunday of the death late Saturday of his grandfather Sam Stetler. 59, at hla home la Ohio City O. He and his family had lived in Willshire. 0.. until 15 years ago. Surviving are nine children. 3.7 grandchildren and 21 great grandchildren. Funeral services were held at rhe Methodist church at Ohio City this afternoon, with burial at Willshire.

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| Knudsen Testifies U. S. i To Produce Material* Twice As Fast As Nazi Industrie*. VOTE 67 TO 9 Washington. March 21 'UP, -* Th* senate today. In record tlm' 1 , completed congressional action oti the fl7.ooo.tMMt.iMM) war aid appro prlatlon to provide Great Britain and perhaps other axis foes wllh large quantities of warplanes, ships, tanks, guns and food. By a roll call vote of <7 to 9, the senate passed the hill In the exact form In which the house bad approved It. No amendments were offered. The measure, carrying funds for the war aid program authorised In the lease-lend act. was expected tfl be flown by naval plane to President Roosevelt, who Is on a fishing cruise In southern waters. HIS signature will release the money for the gigantic arm* program. The senate appropriations committee. In placing the bill before the senate, discloaed testimony by defense production director William * Knudsen that the United Plates will be able to produce war materials twice as fast as Ger* many In bringing out the house approved bill, the senate commltteq made public part of the testimony before the suh-commlttee which conducted two days of secret hearings on the measure Secretary of navy Frank Knot was revealed to have told the subcommittee that nn definite decision on the number of planes, tanks, ships or other weapons purchased with the fIT.ono.tMMI.OOO to he released to England. Greece and China will be made until the materials come off the production line Knox also disclosed that Mr. Roosevelt had created an Interdepartmental committee of secre, tary of state Cordell Hull, secretary of the treasury Henry Morgenthan. Jr. secretary of war Henry L Stimson and Knox to hand!, release of all war materials to for* sign governments under th" lec.sos lend hill Knudsen's optimism regarding this nation's productive capacity waa shown in his replies to question* a’>out the ability of Industry Io absorb order* for t7.flflfl.nuO.(H)fl in the next two years. “Yes. sir. that will Ite my nrole lem," Knudsen replied "Os course there's a lot of do«3>l In people's minds as to whether we could pr e duce that many man hours In America within a given time, but we have such great reserve <up(CnNTfNt'En OX PAGE WIV*) ” INSANin PLEA FOR MANGANO Alleged Berne Killer's Attorney Fight* To Save Client’s Life In hla attempt to mv« Jerry Mangano. Chicago rop-klllcr, from the electric chair, hla attorney will attempt to show that the youth is not mentally responsible, according to reports from Chicago Mangano. once convicted for fb<» (laying of Harry Francois, the Chi* cago policeman. Is again on trial for the charge, after being granted a new trial by the Illinois supremfl court Mangano has also been Identified as the killer of Anthony Michaud* aged Berne fruit dealer, who died after being shot twice in a robbery of hla small market In August, 1939. The Identification was mad« In December of the same year by Mrs. Sam Schindler of Berne, who saw the alleged killer flee from Ihfl building. Ballistics tests further corroborated her Identification. The selection of tne jury la now underway In the criminal court o| Judge John Nbarbaro in Chicagy. “1 am just flghtlng to save my client from the chair," defense st. (CONTINUED ON FxQff FlviF’