Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 39, Number 116, Decatur, Adams County, 15 May 1941 — Page 1

J XXXIX. No. 11B ‘

BELIEVE HESS FLIGHT ‘HITLER PLOT

fcsTPONE AUTO I INT STRIKE IfOR 24 HOURS L n Delays General Lr* Strike: Hudson I Worker* Strike Lizton M*v 15 *U.R> The j r, u ,,.... .... Work, is union r, 4 . :i t.»l .» 'I K"i 21 K s . h. .|uh‘<l stilke at «! ■ y , . potation plant* » ..ill' tain tltui- Io K, ■ o ah. pt or reject K. mwi ,<t on hoard ret urn Eta.li> b't a settlement. E»n r«p!. •• "'ativet. have ac..to in-lit plan. sub r3 titi' > by tlii'ir mem 1, f .rtn..h'> Tin y agreed to E**d tl» ,tr -elks a, "' r ,h ' K rj-'y today gave the comK aßt il t i" 1 1,1 tomorrow to boar.) ommendallons Ean' meal'd and will not lie K pul.lt. nti'>l 'hey are accept • ■g rejected, Kgnnitn.i'' -ly Ifi'inOO worker*; Kbr affe.’ d by the strike Em oBI' al* say that work on K-».•««' *.. rli id defense ion-j E, would I" nipedul by a Work ■*- pottpoiiein. iit wa* annoum-1 Eu'illtatn II Davis. vice* hair ; Kof the mediation board, after ■> . hour night long I'onferem•• Bom. luded 11 day* of negotl-i Keil ofli. tai* indicated that the i ■r (tumbling blmk wan the ■*> demand for a 10-cent per Eu* **»*-• in wage*. Bothrr ponuibillty would Im- In■rt'.ou by Roosevelt. *<re. tn. nt in reached he ■r make a p tonal appeal after ■brwol ha« published Utt remlil■bl loti* Bu’ex ha> been watching the , ■r, Wufoitl \W negotiations ■ m-r.il day and ha* threaten. on . ..inpulsory mediation ■b'x.n util.-» the defence labor Bus.-, improve* The Vtnaon ■f "coolina off period" bill In Bpni’ion ..ti tit. house calendar Balled Up any time after thin ■boon l.y the house rule* comB» After seven legislative fciXTIVI t?|, os PAOK TWO) (ISE STATE MERITSTSTEM shf h, na League Os Wornrn Voters Celebrate Passage Os Act I*I*”' 1 *”' Ind May 15 -tl'Pi— B Indiana la-ague of Women f 1 la n* fourth biennial counheld a victory dinner ■ night eelobrating the passage ■» "tnfiloyno nt merit system by p tefblature. dinner w.is preceded by pre►T organization of a cam■tanned ~i making production ■J** war." ■k' laanateiy jmi persons heard ■ Utherine Roach. organisation F 4 ')' «f the National lamgue, F «« "The la-ague and Its proF In which nb? said the na- - F roup hope* to introduce a -■•lltliqUe In helping solve . "11' emergency liy encourrrotioti to Industrial pr idui • ' than military tomlmf ' ’lory of merit plan* under J?' ! ’.‘ or ' ht| ‘ o1 'he league of »otar* in other states also |r ’ • U ; ..d | ()r Mlm Roapl) ■Halter Greenough of Indwi. v|, .--president of the Ind--11 aystem association and m ° f ,h '' "*** m** l ' l ' 'old the history of the move- « l» Indiana £*• Stout of Indianapolis. I . * nwlt WMoclatlon. *”h the Republican party ik/' rn,,r for pannage act. He irltk-lsed the ""’•riglfKD ON PAGK g| X ) tMOC «AT THERMOMETER ®’oo | A. lioo ’ 2 66 | OO P- m. Jg . weather "•rthwest portion Friday.

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT

Graduate Speaker Cl ill |>r W I’ Ih-arins president of Oakland t'ity collegi' will deliver the address at the animal tom mem • men! I'srrclaes of the tineatur pitiioi -< nioi high nclmol Thursday < veiling May 32. DRIVER UNHURT IN CRASH HERE Authorities AKain Warn Against Speed On Road 27 By-Pass Anotln-r a. < id.-nt on fiileral road 27 by pann thin morning caused I city ami comity police authorities ' to unite ill issuing a warning to , motorists using the in-w .hort cut I through the city Especially while the road In mill I under coiintructhm. has speeding i !>.-< ome such a menace, tin y |*iint led out Thin morning's accident! I wan Hu- ». < oiid involving a truck being U-ed in completing the high way Sts per-mns hav.' been aent to the hospital from accidents since the by pans was opeii.-d they i stated I nleas earless driving on the new stretch it egeessive speeds is dis contlnu.-d prosecutions will follow, they asserted Wilbur Rrlm kerhoff. <•>. of Portland route three, narrowly escaped I serious Injury almilt H:3U o*< lin k this morning when his car crashe I into a construction truck, driven by Forest Wable of Molirw. route three Tin' Portland vehicle, after striking th.- truck, rolled completely over and came to a stop against an embankment ll't feet away. The accident occurred at the Intersoctlon of the by pass ami The river I road Th- Portland man escaped I with a bruised shoulder and a I severe shaking up lli» car was demolished The truck driver was unhurt Deputy Sh.-rlff last Gllllg mid police chief James Border* asserted that whether or not signs ptm-laim-Ing the limit are posted, the road is under construction and motorists are using it at their own risk Blower driving must li" enforced they asnertiul. to keep down the number of af< ideiits. Deputy Gillig pointed out that while sections of the by pass outside the corporation limits are not marked with I limit signs, the fact that the road Is still under construction calls for slower and more careful driving. FOUR YOUTHS ARE ACCEPTED All Replacements Arc Accepted For Selective Service All four youth* who left here Tuesday morning for selective service training were accepted by Fort Benjamin Harrison examiners, it was learned today. Word of the acceptance of the four. Anthony Bonflgllo. Roneld Byer. Holterl Meshlierger and Willard Btelner. was received hy the Adam* county draft board this morning. Miss Dori* Nelson, board clerk, announced TThe four went as replacements .for four who were rejected In the quota of 6H sent to Fort Wayne armory several weeks ago. While the replacement reported to Fort Benjamin Harrison It Is not known where they will be permanently stationed With a few exception*, the las' group was sent to Camp Shelby. Mississippi-

DAWSON LASHES ATSCHRICKER GOP Official Term* Governor Schricker "Rubber Stamp Indorser" Indianapolis, May 15 tl'l't II lieutenant governor Charles Daw* son today lashed Govt rn ir S. hinker as a "rt»lrt»-r stamp Indorser of the tilth' new dedl" and charged him with doing a *Mi Finnegan I Act" to save one man government I in Indiana Thu lieutenant-governor told the Marion county women's It.-iml.ln-an | < lull at a I urn hi* m that Indiana . had lieen a proving ground for the big new deal In Washington and that one by one Hoosier Democrats who had lieen repudiated by Indiana- had been "kicked upstairs" to bigger ami better Joi.s In llm national capital "No sooner had a publl.* official demonstrated his utter lack of capa. ity and ability to serve the people in an official capacity than he was ph'k.-d up by the leader of the national new deal to serve in a higher jol." Ihvwson declared. ’ Immediately after the election <»f | ISI2. he saiil. Democrats whose I "names hail never been seen on a i ballot" planned ami forced through I a subservient legislature the Me Nutt reorganization act making the ; governor a “virtual dictator." Under this program, the lieuten-ant-governor asserted. Henry F ! Schricker was "groomed" as a successor to governor* Paul McNutt , and tltfTord Townsend starting in the Indiana senate. "He (Mchriker) was a staunch supporter and eo-outlior of the infamous reorganization act of 1933 and swallowed the entire program of dictatorial government as ordered Ity Governor McNutt,' Daw -on charged. “Hi* roward tame in when he was made lieutenantgovernor." The Mr Finnegan A. t" came when a* a candidate for governor. Bihricker repudbiicd th- McNutt system only to veto the hill repeal Ing it. Dawson told the GOP • hth JoTnTINI El> ON PAGE HIX) COMMENCEMENT PROGRAM GIVEN Decatur II ik h School Commencement To Be Held May 22 The complete program for the goth annual commencement exercise* of the Decatur junior-senior high school to be held In the school auditorium on Thursday night. May 22. at s p tn . was announced today by Walter J. Krick, city school superintendent. Dr W. P Di*arlng. president of Oakland City college, will deliver the commencement address. ' our t'ommem eim-nt" will be the title of his address. R. E. Mumma. president of the Decatur school board, will present the diplomas to the »H members of the graduating das*, the largest in the history of the school. The complete program follow*: Processional. “March of the Priests" -M ndelssohn. Invocation — Rev. C. M Pruglt, pastor Zion Evangelical and Reformed church. Music "I Heard a Forest Pray1 ing" Peter Deßose "laive Song” (Londonderry Air) Irish Folk Hong. "Pities of Hprlng"—Drlgo-Wilson. Glee Club Address —“Our Commencement" - Dr W P Dearing, president Oakland City college. Presentation of graduating class - W. Guy Brown, principal Decatur Junior senior high school. Presentation of diplomas R. K. (OSTINt.'EII ON PAGK «IX> Subcommittee O. K.’« t Minton Nomination Washington. May 15 — <U.R< Tho senate Judiciary subcommittee today unanimously approved the nomination of former senator Nherman Minton. D. Ind., a* a judge of the seventh, (J. H. circuit of appeal*. No witnesses appeared before the subcommittee which was headed by Sen. Carl Hatch. D . N. M.. whose "purity in politics” act was strongly opposed by Minton, the senate's assistant Democratic leader until his defeat for re-election.

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Decatur, Indiana, Thursday. May 15. 1911.

Did Hess Fear a “Purge*’? a- • MrK| L■ “ >< The late Ernst Roehm and Rudolf H**« One of the theories advanced as to the "why" of Rudolf Hess' flight to Britain I* tha* he feared a "purge similar to that of seven yaars i ago when the trusted Ernst Roehm, chief of the Ntorm Trooper*, was assaaslnaled in a Hitler "housecleaning." Hess I* shown, right, with i Roehm when both were Hiller's most trustisi lieutenants.

TO PUT GUIDE BOOK ON SALE WPA Indiana Guide Book Will Be Placed On Sale In June Forri'st M Woodward, district manager of the work project* administration In the second district, ha* received word from the stat" ofliie. that the book titled "ImliI ana ‘A Guide to the Hoosier Stall'." will be placed on sale in bookstore* ' early lu June. According to the Information reI reived by Mr Woodward, no book, previously publisheil lias given so complete a picture of Indiana. It* history, resources, and its pi-ople Persons who know th.- Hoosier ' state will be interested ill the brief ' but accurate accounts of folklore, literature, art* and crafts, anhi--1 tecture. agriculture. Industry, commerce and labor, the Indians, the natural setting of Indiana and Its history. This guide I* profusely illustruted. has map* not only of i the state tint of it* principal cities, a tour map. and a complete index ami bibliography. Former Hoosier* now living elsewhere will be es|*'i ially interested lii the .publication of their native j Indiana. The Indiana writers’ project wrote and Illustrated the guide, and its publicatio ills sponsored by t the department of public relation*. Imllana Htate Teacher* college, Terre Haute. The Imok I* being puiiTi-hed in New York City by the Oxford I'niverslty Press. Inc.

Hess, .Certain Os Nazi Power, Sought To Start Peace Moves

By Wallace Carroll, (Copyright 1941 by United Press) London- May 15. <U.P) Thia la the true story as much of it ua can be told now of the reasons behind Rudolf Hew' flight from Germany to Great Britain. Hess believed or pretended to believe In a series of lettera to the Duke of Hamilton that Adolf HUler'a German? waa Invincible and that If he would talk personally "to a few men of good will" In England he could end the war. The story compare* in many i point* with what haa already been said by informed sources In lamdon and Berlin and it may be lacking In certain detail*, but the picture a* given here la definitely not guesswork. It began geveral month* ago when He** flr»t Rent a letter to the Duke of Hamilton, whom he ‘ had met at the Olympic game* in

Scout Campaign To Close Here Friday Ib'catnr'* annual Boy Scout cumpaign for fund-, which opened Monday night, will lie concluded Friday evening with a dinner meeting at tlie Amerhan Legion houi- al <; "« o'« loi-k Herman II Kruecktdieig. chairman of the campaign, will conduct the meeting. All workern are requested to attend the dinner and make their complete report*. SEEKS TURKEY IN AXIS GROUP Hitler Repeats Friendship: Implies Joining Axis Important Ankara. May 15 il'pt Adolf Hitler's letter to Turkish prealden* Gen Ismet Inonu. delivered yesterday by German ambassador Franz von Papen. repeated friendly , assurances to Turkey hu' implied I tlu’ the time lias come for Turkey ■ to abandon In-r alliance with Bri- ! tain and line up wilh the axis "li.-w order in Europe." it was * learned today. It was und'-rtitood that the letter I drew attention to German occupation of Gi'-ect' and the Greek Is--1 land* and suggested that the occuI pation ami other events li.ol doomed British pow.-r in the Near East Officially, the government did not disclose detail* of the visit paid ■by Papen io Inonu. A communique !<•! iNTINI'ED on PAGE HEVEN)

Berlin in IMfl and with whom he formed a friendship inaplred largely by their common Interest in sports. From the content* of the letter, which have not been made public,, hut on the ba*ia of Information gathered since He** dropped by parachute 12 mfleti from the duke's estate In Scotland, it lit po«*IIIB< to conclude that He** still Is fanatically loyal to Adolf Hitler and to piece together what he had In mind. Hess, believing or pretending to believe that Germany was unbeatable took th,- position that if the war continued Britain would be annihilated. He believed or pretended to believe that Prime Minister Winston Churchill and a small “gang" around him were the only people In Britain who wanted to prolong “ kUuMINL’EU VN I’AGK MIX)

British Labor Minister Calls Hess “Murderer;” England To Reject Any Axis Peace Terms

DELAY SENATE SHOWDOWN ON CONVOY PLANS Isolationist XVheeler (’alls On F. I). R- For Negotiated Peace Washington, May 15—’U.R — The senate today passed and returned to the house a bill authorizing requisitioning about 100 foreign ships in United States ports, after de featmg an atempt to forbid their transfer to Great Britain. Washington. May 15 (IT) A ■ •■iiati' showdown on convoy* wg* | diifinltr-ly postponed today, while | Senator Burton K Whei-lrr. I) Moul., calbsl on Prosidi-n' Rooar ■ vi-lt to seize Illi' m i asion of Ru I dolph He**' flight to Scotland to | propose a negotiated peat ■ Senator Charles W Tolw-y. 11 . i N II .iniioiiiii ml Imlay that In would not introduce hl* anti-con-voy resolution a* an amendemeiit to the pending foreign ship requisition bill, which was expected to conn- to a vote today He Indicated instead that be probably would await Mr Rooo-veit's address lo the nation on May 27 bofore taking any action. Tolo-y issued a formal statement on hi* decision saying he had divorced th.- convoy issue fiom the ship bill "in order lo insure deci*, ive victory " Wheeler's peace suggestion I* likely to l-oltie up 111 the senate discussion of the ship requisition bill If It doe* it may cause more heated dispute than tie- proposed Tobey convoy tian. Wheeler, leader of the non-inter ventionlst congressional bloc, accompanied hi* suggestion with an attack on "blood thirsty war monger*" Which seemt-d to to- aimed ill jiart at Mr Roosevelt's close associates if not at the president himself. o Copper Wire Thief To Serve 10 Days Ranza Wolf. 115. of Rugg *tre>-t, was fined ll<> ami costs and sentenced to serve 10 day* in the Ad am* county Jail thi« morning The sentence Was imposed by Judge J Fred Fruchte after Ranza entered a plea of guilty to a < hargi- of petit larceny ami an investigation was made by the court He wa* returned to jail in the custody <»f Sheriff Ed Miller to serve hl* sentence Wolf wa* charg>*l with stealing 2d pound' of cop per wire from the Krick-Tyndall company property. GERMANPLANES LAND IN IRAQ Cairo Reports Number Os German Aircraft Arrive In Iraq Cairo, May 15 (DPI The middle east command reported today that "A certain number of German aircraft' have now arrived in Iraq The middle east command did not indicate how many Gennnn planes had arrived in Iraq However, it said that the planes nave brought into Iraq "propagandists. agitators, and similar special--Ist*.” The revelation by the middle eastern command followed reports from Syria that Gentian Infiltration by air Into Syria I* now underway tlxmdon reported that a strong British warning ha* been dispatched to Vichy that German aircraft will lie attacked in Syria If they are found at Syrian airports.• The Nazi planes were believed to have moved Into Syria hy way of —— .CONTINUED UN FAUE SEVEN)

END STRIKE AT LAPORTE PLANT Nine-Day Strike Ended: Morgan Packing Plant Picketed Ijporte. Ind. May 15 'U.R> Striking Aills-Chalmers employes will parade back to wotk tomorrow moitiftig. ending a nlni-day walkout as conference* between the Farm Equipment Workers iC|<>> and the management open In Washington before the national defense mediation board. The parade will start shortly after an ti a m. nia*« meeting which was announced yesterday. Di<-k Marhanku. union president, Alois Hagenow ami Tom Hall. I FEW delegates, b ft yesterday for ' Washington John Finch works ' manager, and K. (’. Glassman will i leave tielay to represent tin- com ! puny at the hearing*. Demand Increase Austin. Ind May 15 <UJD Strik- ' ing employ-'* pi< keted the Morgan Packing Co. plant early today as ter approximately 1.200 workers walked out in a demand for wage Increases yesterday. Observers said no union had bei-n organiz'd but workers in the ware ami packing room* sought a I seven-cent hourly wage increase with a frneent minimum L'tiiomzed truck drivers and garage and print shop employes who hold a contract with the company, did n<4 join th*- walkout. The company, which can* soups ami vegetables, also has plants at Scottsburg, Brownstown ('olumbus Edinliurg ami Franklin. JOHN W. CONTER TAKEN if DEATH Native Os Decatur Dies Wednesday At Fort Wayne Hospital John W (’outer, a native of this city, son of the late Mr amt Mrs l-ewl* (’outer, died at Ht Jos* ph hospital In Fort Wayne Wednesday afternoon from cirrhosis of the liver and complictlon- after a month's illness. Funeral services will he held from the Minigovan A- Sons mortuary in that city Saturday morning at 10 o'< lo< k and from St Patrick'* Catholic church of which he was a member, at 10:30 o'i loi k The re ! mains may be viewed at the mortuary up to the funeral hour Burial will be in the Catholic cemetery in this city. Mr Confer wa* born here Aligns) 22. I**9. was reared and edu< ateil here ami learned the tailoring bnInes*. He left here when a young man and was engaged in business In Mi Keesrock Pa., and Detroit, Michigan, many years Following : the death of his wife laitta Birchi fleld-Conter. about 15 years ago. he I continued to reside in Detroit until about six years ago when he located in Fort Wayne where he wa* employed hy the Ruiz Tailoring company. Survivors Include two brother*. Herman I. and Frank E Confer of this city, and four sisters. Mr*. A. <nr>NTINCED ON PAGE MX) —o — Ordination Service Is Planned Sunday Ordination service for Mensllth Hprunger in the Evangelical and Reformed church will bo held at the «t. Luke's Evangelical and Reformed church In Honduras Sunday evening Mr. Sprunge.- graduated from the Mission House theological seminary at Plymouth. Wis.. 1 in l»40 and received his A. M. degree at Princton theological seminary. Princeton. N J during the past year. The ordination committee con- ' sl»ts of Rev. Otto Hcherry. Rev. i David Grether and Rev H. Meek- I •troth. .Mr Sprunger will begin his « first pastorate at Mulberry June111. 1

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British Express Belief Adolf Hitler Knew Os Aide’s Incredible Trip To Scotland. NO ( (INFERENCE By t'mti-d Pres* Great Britain offlr tally expte erl belief today that Adolf Hitler knew of the Im redlble flight of Rudolf j Hess to Siotlalld ami reje. t.-d any attempt to -tart a mov tor p< ac<» oti axis terms Attempting to keep the Nazis guessing as to what He** has said In Britain, prime minister Winston Churchill jiostponed a formal report OU th'' No 3 Nazi but he permilled minister of laluir Ernest B'-vim- to Issue a statement describing lies* as "a muiderei who eame with Hitler'* knowlwlge ami declaring li* would not mzotial" with the Nazis. ' I do not believe that Hitler did not know that He*« was coming to England." B'-vliie said in the first ; offii lai siatvim-nt on the mibject, "From my point of view H<-*« is a murderer." "He Is mi man I would ever negotiate with and I don't < hang" even for diplomatic reasons. I am not going to Ih- deceived. Churchill appeared before the house of commons and promised tn- would make an '-xl'-iid'-d statement at the first opportunity compatible with public Interest on the H' -s i ase and oil the Duke of Himlllon to whom Iles* talked after landing on the ilnke's estate. < hurl hill defended th" governs mi'iii * handling of th'- He** < as* land the fact that the new* of th" | arrival of the N" 3 Nazi had lieen j withheld from the public until the fact* have !»•"!) fully '-alaldlshed ami Incidentally until after the German* had aiim>um<-d that H'-s* wa* mls-iug It was denied ogh tally that foreign s'-'iitaiy Xnth'iny Eden had talk"! with II- -s and it w h said mi ' imviT-.ition between t huta-hill Hid Hess was likely lb s' Initial obj'-'-fiv. n comini* to Hi it.tin it b'-iam*' <b ar today, wa • to in* i-t and talk Kith the Duke of ll.iinlitoil. premh-i |.»-er of Sioilaml Tlii'-i' month- ago, it k.is revealed. Hess Kioto Hamil'on a letter, thought to ileal with the "insanity" of war between Britain ami Germany and urging efforts for peace Hamilton, tin- British i i-iisoi -hl|i reveal'-d belat'-dly even after til" outbreak of war between Britain ami Germany in th toiler, i'l.l't • )-xpi>-so-d the ii> k m i jettei to I the Loudon Times that. I look forI K.ird to the day when a trusted <;• i m.iiiy < oim - Into her own W-« will not gi inl. «• Germany la-ben-sr.mm . ” liii'idltig to th> II i’i-h I' l-luH, the letter Hess wrote to HaiiiHtotl time months ago was turned over to the government and Hamilton (CONTIMI EDON I'AGC SGVEN?” REVIEW BOARD MEETS JUNE 2 Annual Meeting Os Coun* ty Board Os Review To Open June 2 Notice of the annual meeting n| th" Adam* county board of review, which opens June 2. wa- issued today by auditor Victor II Eh iier. The meeting will b< held in thn commissioner's room of the court house. Complaint* on assessment* will be heard. All a»se»»ment» will be reviewed, errors in names or valuation* deemed proper will bn corrected, and anything else m*<u** •ary. Hpeciflc dates for hearing objectors of the various taxing units will be set hy the board alter Hie sc»*« ion Is underway. .Mr*. Maude Baumgartner ot Berne and Wilson F Beery of Decatur are members ofthe board in addition to those who serve i-x-of-ficlo, assessor Ernest Worthman, auditor Eicher and treasurer John W Blaki'y.