Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 39, Number 207, Decatur, Adams County, 2 September 1941 — Page 1

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Lcatur Schools ■Shoiv Decrease In I First Day Pupils

Li of 1,339 Student* Enrolled On Opening In Public And ■Catholic School* LkIMOfiAKTEN ■ , L ■itinuM 'he "I*" ■ J .!»•»• 111 lh, ‘ and <>f Hl-' ‘"X r... indutiM •■i****’ " f ,M * ■ pinplojrmont for K l( t -'„pi. "< f>** h 1,41,001 M * w,-re riled as ■ nuv for » mok-<i decrease Hk, (irni dsy enrollment which y. mw amounted to T« more a lunb-rx*’ I ''" ! "-en ’ ,,rl Kr. for the fl'.' lime this year K in the Dreamt juniorE huh eh.»l •»’ Enordind to th.- figures to the E.rfWalfr J K " ,k ,lly p " b ’ •UlHr.nleu’le"' 'The ■u, that in.iiui'l.m ••• ,n Ea'i*"* l • i ' h ,MI y ** r ’ K7 K-„k attributed thia partly K, fe' 'ha' >'•'■" * K"" 1 " 3 ' *• In namher waa the L, in ft- history of the school -Bj- wo»-ral -indent* of high K, a<r preferred to keep John Kred faring 'he summer He E mi' It •»* likely several ska' rtudeiit. had not regEd and might .tart < laa.ea E It the Week pid-'o •» 1.-"- - >* u illy ahow Kais of rich: ov>r laat year'. Ert-oUmeni The «& kinder Htr- pupil- -r he Lincoln school Eiwlided ill 'hl- figure. how■r a-uih would el a Imsfa CONIEfhlr •<> I**' f'‘- ir -how a deE*e <*f S ' ,ur ,W " P l ** ll *’ E K 'k alar, (ailed attention Kk- fa-1 that protmWy IS to IS E ’♦»' ‘indent- were lost thia ■r karaiHe of the beginner's Kime i hj.liei, inn.l now he ■ j-r- >f a«r .in or liefore SepKv- IS i»»tead of December SI ■su-' th* term E 'he Cafholii- - hruda. the hiss ■bi 'b' high «< -bool and the ■f- “ho"i amounted to 21 Thia E ! b*r* »'re I*9 reported .on ■ in .oinpariaoh with E” 1 tk *' f |r< ' day laat year ■*-• year , senior class at the E* 14 ' t'atholn high school 14 ■ Miih-r la th.- largest In the ■«7 'h>- In.ti,inion according ■r»<-o-d. of th.- school It ia also ■ lt»—' t« hnl , th M | the flrat E* ,! 'b’ Lincoln school thia Eh“ 11 m “re pupil, than laat E '* he first day ile.pite the E *<*' raatrictlon. I. a Hat of the flrat Ifcovrimrin Tiw pagw rrrit ' ■ 0 IVar Bulletins I Jwisy City. N. J.. Sept. t- — T wo Amar lean travalE 1 rytamad from Roma today E<r !S ; , ne, M9< t 0 Preaidant E«*»alt from thair Italian E'*"** “img thia country’a E'ry i"U the war on the aid* E Gr?j! Britain to mv* Italy" E»" th* German.. t * 'bird American reported E*'_ ” Mre *"‘ ,h » Italian E*** 1 * *'• h ’P'"« I* • ®rHE* victory' to fra* thair eatinE > l»«i domination. u *’ 2-iUP)-Maal r" rn claimed tonight that a K' ■’*” Warhead had been E 1 **" to ,h * »«mm*r auburb E" ’“’•‘lb Leningrad and E " Ml fbop* stand in a half E/" **•**• ’* to 24 mil** outE” »»« number 2 Soviet elty • ring that apparently K,,, “ ,tr e4M »» ‘he Neva I wden, |«p t 2 _ __ A E. ihutaian) r>9W( agency Moscow t/utaw L**? of Rumanian oil had ■T M ‘hat more than a mllrm bbttroyed by Soviet air ■J*’" *1 field* and refinerKom !“* ' "umanlan *y half. t? 2 , A T Tu « «*o«no F THSRMOMITM Cz*-"*-J’S A«. n I c^.*J>0 TM . KR ltd th£? hMtUri' , "• rth I 7 WbdMaday.

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT

FDR CULLS FOII REDOUBLING OF FIGHTONNAZIS — Make* Severe Denuncia- , tion Os Hitler In tab* or Day Speech i Washington. Hnpt. J tl’Pi — I’realdent RooM-velt tw>glna a ner- ( lea of conference'today to Increaee'the Implementation of hl* re-ata'ed policy of tnarohalllng the full force of America to cruah Hitlerlmn and rtteck It* "Innane violence" Returning to the capital fr.mi Hyde Park where he made hi* monl forceful denunciation of Natl Germany to date. Mr. Rooaevelt will receive at the White Houne thl* forenoon the flrat congre«*lon*l reaction to hl* call for American* "to do everything in our pow er to cru*h Hitler and hl* Natl force*." White Home aide* had arranged a forenoon conference for him with vice president Henry A. Wallace. *enate majority leader Allien W Barkley, and other legialallve leader. In rhe capital He I* ethpected to confer with .ecretary of alate Cordell Hull tie-1 fore the conference The talk with Hull may give point to the reference in hi* Labor I Day addreo* to the neceailty of i providing more wifeguard, for war material, flowing from the t’nlted! State* to the nation, realatlng the axle power*. American pinker* loaded with gaaoline now are en route tn Vladivostok and are about to tmverae the narrow water* of the Km of Japan. Ow thw Attewffo doxen* of ve«»el« are threading through hatardou. water* toward Rrltaia. with food raw material*. | and fabricated weapon*. Inctructlon* Untied from the White Hou«e duiing the next few day* will determine what Mr. Rooaevelt meant when he declared that unlea* we "more greatly »afeguard It (war material*) on It* journey to the battlefield., lheae eiunnle- will take heart In puahing their attack In old field* and new.” Mr. RooaeveU'* chief point* in (COWTIMt’MD ON PAO» SIVB* — em— 0-..— —” Three Youth* Fined In Van Wert Court Three Decatur youth* were given fine* of l» and coat* in Squire W P. Giffin jmtfcc of peace court at Van Wert. Ohio Sunday afternoon. The trio entered plea, of guilty to charge* of <M»orderly conduct following an epiaode at the village of iM Iddlcdiury. Ohio Saturday nigh’ Robert Woodall and Howard KI *ey were arreeted here Sunday by Sheriff Rd Miller for the Ohio coun ty anthorltte*. while Fred "Hutch" Schelmann *urrendered to OWio police official* on the count. FALLFATALTO HENRY BYERLY Wells County Farmer Dies Os Injury Suffered In Fail Henry Clinton Byerly. 4«. who *i»Uln*d a fractured neck in a fall front the roof of a barn on hl* farm near Cralgvllle. died late Sunday night In the Well* county hospital at Bluffton. He waa married to Theo Barger Pabruary 24. IMS. He wa* a member of the Brethren church. Surviving be»ide» the widow are ( eight children: Mr* Dori* Paxaon , of Cralgvllle. Mr*. Alton Brisker of Iwdianapolla. Dale Byerly of Yo- 1 dar.-Maxine. Wendell. Donald. Wan- i da and l-eon Byerly at home: four| alatera, Mra. OMo Taylor of Penn-1 Ville. Mr*. Lula Arnold of Decatur. Mr*. Madtel Nauen»chw*nder and Mr*. Glenn* Scbwart* of Port Wayne; and three brother*. Ray Byerly of Oreiivni* »nd Dean and Lloyd Byerly of near Decatur. Puneral »arvicea will be held at 2 o'clock (CBT> Wedne*d»y at the PleaaatM Dale church. Rev R<*art Yunker officiating. Burial will be In the church cemetery.

LOSS OF THIRD BRITISH FEHRT IS ANNOUHCED Two Americans On Transport Os RAF Ferry Command Montreal. Sept. 2 — 'DPI — A t’nlted State* naval captain, an American flight engineer and the Belgian win-in law of an American mate department official were re- i ported mi.elng With aeven other* today aboard a tranaport of the Royal Air Force ferry command en route from Canada to Great Britain. The air mlniatry at Ixmdon announcetl that ib* tranaport wa* | mlaing "and preaumed loat" at m>* , with It* alx paanenger. and four crew member*. It wa* the third ferry command tragedy in three week*. On Aug 10 1 a tranaport crashed In taking off 1 from Kngland. killing 22 p-raon*. hicludlng aeven American*. On Aug. 14 In a similar accident the .ante number of peraon* wa* killed. among them 11 American*. The RAPFC reported here that among thore miaalng on the milling plane were ('apt. H. Picking of the I'nlted State* navy, flight engineer Charle* Alvan Spence Os lUltle Neck. N Y . and the Comte Guy de Ralllet Iji Tour Militant military attache of the Belgian emba«*y In Ixmdon. The Belgian I* the *on of the Comte Henry Ralllet de Im Tour of Brunel*, preaident of the International Olympic* committee and one of the world'* foremo*t iport* fig- i ur«w. The «on wa* married In Wa*hlngton on April 20. ISM. to Marianna I Armour Dunn, daughter of Jame* ' Clement Dunn, apecial analatant to , the necretary of alate. Among the other paarenger* waa ~<xnrri*tr«D ow ranw rival ADAMS COUNTY TRAINEE KILLED Herman W. Krick Is Killed In Accident In California Full military honor* will be accorded Pvt Herman W Krick. 28. the flint Adam* county eelectlve •ervice trainee to lore hl* life In army rervlce. Pvt. Krick died Sttnday morning at 2:15 o'clock tn the San Joae. California hospital of Injurie* au»talned In a motorcycle accident, ac- i cording to a wire received' by hl* parent*. Mr. and Mr*. Winfred Krick of thia city. Although the day of the funeral i ha* not been *el. pending notification of the arrival of the body. It , I* known that the rlt«* will be held at the Black funeral home with Rev. G. T. Ro*relot of the Flr»t Vnlted Brethren church officiating Member* and officer* of Adam* po*t No. 43. American Legion will be In charge of the military rile* I Burial will be in the Decatur cemetery. Detail* of the accident were not given In the telegram received by the parent*. Pvt Krick wa* one of 2S trainee* I rent from Adam* county on Janui ary 27 of thl* year. After undergoing preliminary training at Fort Benjat min Harrl*on. he wa* rent to March ' Field. California. It wa* known that i hl* du tie* Included driving a motorcycle. | Pvt. Krick wa* born In Decatur on Auguat 14. 1413 the non of WtnI fred and Mallnda Gauw-Krlck. H* ’ had been employed by Phil Sauer, i local contractor, before being called Into army aarvlce. He wa* a member of the Flral U- B. church. Pvt. Krick'* number in the Adam* county Hat of draft regfat rant* waa 32. After pateing hl* pbyaicai examination, he wa* placed In ciaaa 1-A and hto order* to report for military eervice followed. Surviving beside* the parent* are three *l*ter*, Eileen. Dorothy and Helen, and three brother*. Doyle, Hubert and Roger, all at home in thl* city; the maternal grandpar-! ent*. Mr. and Mr*. Homer Gau»e ! of Belmont Park. It I* conaidered likely that the I body will be ahlpped here by rail I under military eacort. It I* thought i that the body will not arrive for a | day or two. Business Analyst To Speak To Lions R w. Buehee. Fort Wayne. bu»lnee* analyst and coordinator, will ■peak on "Charting our couree," at the weekly meeting of the Decatur Lion* club at S:l4 o'clock tbl* evening at the K. of P home.

ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER IN ADAMS COUNTY

Deeatur, Indiana. Tuesday, September 2,1941.

20,(MN) Miles by Foot '| Julie C. Berrfabeitia Julio C. Berrlrfieitla. IS. Boy Scout 1 from Venexin-la. Ireve* for home tfaMird the Sant* Hoe* out of New Yuck after hl* four-year walk which ended In Waahingion. D. C. | He covered 2<t.eoo mile*. pa**lng through northern South America. Central America. Mexico and 47 of the 44 Rtate* In the V. K. HOSPITALHEAD IS APPOINTED Mrs. Nelle tawe Os Indianapolis Is New Superintendent The appointment of Mr*. Nelle Mae Lowe, of Indlanapoli*. a* *uperintendent of the Adam* county memorial hospital, waa announced today by John Stull*, prealdent of the hoapltal board of truatee*. Mr* Lowe ha* aaiumed her dute*l at the m*tltutlon. the appointment being effective September 1. She aucceeda Ml** Elisabeth Pitman. who rrelgned from the po*l-, lion aeveral week* ago after rervIng a* bead of the howpltal for five year*. Mr*. Ixiwe came to thi* city directly from the Alma. Michigan hospital where »he wa* serving In the capacity of assistant superintend|*t. She la a MHive of Indiana poll* 'and wa* graduated from the South , Shore hospital school of nurse* In Chicago In addition to her exper-1 1 lence at Chicago and Alma, she served for two year* a* director of nurae* at the Muscatatuk atate col-: ony at Butlerville. Mr*. Lowe wa* chosen from a field of about a doxen applicant*. : Mr. Stults stated. No other change* have been j made In the personnel. Mr. Stults •fated Mr*. Leona Down* of this city I* continuing in the capacity' of bookkeeper and the nurses' staff I remain* Intact. o Seaman Sam Wasner Returns To Hawaii aaww Seaman Ham Wagner of the V. S. Oglala, who ha* been enjoying 1 a 30-day furlough -with hi* parents. | Mr. and Mr*. Fred K. Wagner, left ' today for San Dingo. Calif , from which point be will sail for Pearl i Harbor, Hawaii He i* a seaman first class anti ha* been in the navy two yrera. ■ kwveiulsnonths of which were spent . In a hospital, following the frac tore of faith of his leg* in a fall. PLINHIRIHO OF AUDIOMETER City, Rural Schools Plan Hiring Machine From I. U. Trustees of Adam* county and school official* of Berne and Decatur plan to contract with Indiana university in affording audiometer teat* for county school students during the IS4I-42 school term, it wa* made known today. Lyman L. Hann, county school superintendent, stated today that the trustee* unanimously approved contracting with the university rather than purchasing the audiometer. The university, it I* understood, would furnish an operator and the equipment at the rate of 515 per day. Afoot 400 to 350 student* could be examined In a day | The truutM* in their meeting Saturday also discussed the attend unce law, regarding the school at- 1 tendance of all children under 14 year* of age and agreed to eaforce the law under Ito preset* interpretation. Attention was called to lhe safety meeting of all school bus drlv-' era, to 4>e held at the Monroe school Hwptemfor H

QUIETHOLIDAY OBSERVED HERE Only Two Minor Accident* Reported By Police Authorities The elty and community return I to * itate of normalcy today after i cinnmemoraiing one of the quietest Übot Day holiday* on record Despite the heavy flow of holiday traffii' through the city from Haturday night until an early hour thia morning, only two minor wreck* were reported. Waveland Fisher, of tbl* ' Itff.' escaped injury Monday afternoon In a freak accident when the car he w** driving, owned hy Cornelin* Geimer. crashed into a tree in front of the Mark Braden bom- on Monroe street. Fisher had borrowed the ear and upon hl* return shut off the Ignition. took out the key and placed It In hl* pocket while coawtlng to a I parked poaltlon along the cutdi. In > that model car. however, turning off the ignition look* the steering 1 wheel. The auto, with locked steering apparatus jumped the sidewalk and crashed Into a tr-'e. Officer Roy 1 Chllcote Investigated Damage was estimated it afioiK 3lf«” The other accident occured early Sunday morning at the Intersection of federal road 27 tiy-pa** ami Nuttman ave. Idem it le* of the two out of town driver* were not learned. No | one was hurt and only minor damage was done to the cars. Sheriff Ed Miller reported no accidents In the county over the holiday, with traffic proceeding at «n orderly pace Favorable weather added to the , enjoyment of holiday relehranta, although Sunday* temperatures were unusually high Builneaa wa* re--umecl as usual this morning after ' lielng suspended for the two day*. | FUNERAL RITES FOR WATCHMAN Services Held Today For L. E. Summers, Retired Railroad Employe Fun-ral rervice* were held thl* afternoon at 2 o'clock at the Swick funeral home for Lloyd K. "Zeke" - Summer*. 41. retired Pennaylvunla railroad crossing watchman, who ; dlml Sunday morning at the Adam* ! i-ounty memorial hospital of a cerej bral hemorrhage Burial wan made In the Decatur cemetery. He had been employed by the ' Fensylvanla railroad for 40 year*. | ! serving first a* a pump station operator and for a numb, r of year* a* watchman at the Monroe street | crossing. He was bom near Pm- on June 4, i IRMO, but had resided In thi** city i most of hfa life. Surviving, besides lhe widow, are four daughters Mt*. Dorothy Lunn and Mrs. Martha Lewi*, both of Fort Wayne. Mr*. Mary Neuen ! schwander of Paw Paw. Mlchii?a,t and Evelyn at home, four twin*, Edward Summer* of Fort Wayne. Walter. In the army at Camp Wail< oNTI.VI.EIi ON PAOK THItKM) o — Lieut. Bixler To Inactive Corps Lieut. Donald P. Bixler, of this city, ha* received word from the [ commanding general * office at Indianapolis stating that he haw been I physically disqualified from service In lhe active reserve corp* of the United States army. He I* to be I transferred to the Inactive corp*. —— o - ■ County Infirmary Report Is Filed Superintendent Ham Reinhart of lhe county Infirmary filed hl* report for August with the board of commla*loner* today, showing re-, celpt* of 1123 24 for produtp sold. The Hem* were: cream. 53335: eggs. 121.90: lard 111.11; 31 head of hog*. 1.230 pound* at 310.30. totai 1M&2.A5. «•* 0 The report showed 44 Inmate* cared for by the institution, 34 men. Hi women. oExpress Thanks For Gifts To Hospital Attaches of the Adam* county memorial buspluil th!* mstnlitg eX pressed their appreciation for the gift* recently donated to them by i the Business and Professional Women's club of thia city. The committea was headed by Mis* Grace Llchtsnataiger, prominent member I of the club. • Two 4>a**inets were presented to 1 the nursery and four electric fan*: were donated for the comfort of ( the patients.

CITiZENSPAY 1 IH LIVES FOR | I HOLIDIV TRIPS Three-Day Labor Day Holiday Toll Is Now Over 500 ■ By United Pre** The nation paid heavy tribal* in Jive* for it* three-day Ixdior Day weekend Traffic fatalities -bowed a sharp Increase over laat yaar's holiday toll despite President llooscv-li's: safely appeal and the national safe-1 ty council's warning that prut, ably would die on the highways A survey disclosed at least 515 person* were killed In accidents during the Htreeday period. That, figure Included 374 killed In high way accident* and 139 deaths from drowning, plane crashes slid other mishaps At the correaponding hour lan ; year, only 2<>t traffic death* had Iw,-ii reported The 1941 total was expected to lie swelled by later report* and by additional death* re-| suiting from holiday Injuries California led all *tates In the | number of vloleni deaths with 51, inclndlng 35 In traffic accident* Illinois recorded a total of 37. Ohio 34. New York 35. Michigan 24 Texas 29. Pennsylvania 31 and 'lndiana 22. Only Ninth Dukota. Houth Dakota and Wyoming reported no death* Midsummer weather favored most of the nation over the weekend and encouraged heavy holiday travel 22 In Indiana fly United Pres* A record-breaking total of at lleaat 22 person* died violently In* Indiana during the three-day holiday Despite plea* of President Roosevelt and Governor Hchrlcfcer for safe driving. IM perfaheit in' traffic accident*. Fifteen person* met death on the ‘highways Haturday and Bunday while four were counted dead of miscellaneous causes. The total Increased lasbnr Day ■ wirh the death* of F. Clitlr l.ln»ettmeyer 41. Michigan City; Philip G. ■ Prate. 65. Inmate of the Randolph I county infirmary, and Mrs Britll.i' , .McNary 42. of Oakland. 11l Litisenmeyrr was injured fatally when hl* aiitonudille careened out of control oft lilgh«My 3S north of LaPorte. He was thrown 50 feet from the vehicle and died three hour* later in a LaPorte hospital. A companion. Edna Holtx. 33. Mich-j Igan City, suffered injuries. Fmxe wa* struck by an automo-i . tmNTINYTRD nW ’•AOS! SIX* George Laurent Enters G. E. Training School George laiurent. well known t'en eral Electric employe of this city and former basketball couch of the Decatur high school Commodore bask-'-faill team, fa taking a four weeks' cimrse in flte personnel department at the Fort Wayne works ot the company Mr. Ixiurent etnered the special training school for employes today.. E W. lautkenau. manager of -the ■ Decatur work*, announced Full operation* were resumed at the Decatur plant this morning, foi-; lowing the Labor day holiday. About 7U<) persons are employed at, ; the plant, divided intn three shifts. Q COURT TERM IS OPENED TODIV September Term Os Ad- , am* Circuit Court Opens Today The circuit court room and clerk's office were busy scene* In , the Adame county court bouse today a* the personnel of the two began the -work occaiionwi by the opening of the B*(NMffb*r term of court. I The September term opened thl* morning and will cover a nine week's period. Judge J. Fred Fruchte presided on the bench a* attorney's appear- ■, ed throughout <he day to make the scorea of entries that are customi ary on term opening day*. At an early hour this morning. ■ It was estimated that nearly 80 en’trie* had been made in various cam. a good number ot thusa carrying court approval of entrlea mad* by the clerk'* offlca during , | vacation. The calendar for the term will likely be filled by Judge Fruchte' i later In the wm* Several jury I I I cates, a few carried over from the Sait term, ar* expected to be sat for I trial during the term.

Counter Attacks By Russians Slow I One German Drive

RIGHT OF WAY PAYMENTS MADE Final Contract* Are Signed For Road 116 Right Os W’py Final payment* and rlgnlng of tight of way contracts for the lo.lt mile* of road ea«t of Geneva to ; th* Ohio stale line, known a* No. : 114. were made today hy the coun- ' ly <-mnml»sloners The lad two contract* covered l the Troy Huey property and the David Whitaker estate. The county has purchased all of the right of way at a coat id a fam l 17.044 and will turn the conj tract* over to the stale highway commission. «o It can Im- added to I the Indiana road system Contract* and payment* on roadj No 101. running south of U. H. rood 224. east <rf Decatur, were also made by the commissioner* covering right of way on the Esala* W Dailey and II <4. and Ma:y Colter farm*. The latter contract* had to losent to a nttmimr of heir* of the fate Mr. Dulley. living In different part* of the country. Mr Dailey wa* one of the largest land owner* In the county at the time of hl* death. There are a few condetnn.-itlon < suit* pending In obtaining the balance of the right of way grant* uu mad 101. which link* road* 224 and 124. DOARDCHECKS CCUNTT BUDGET Cuiunty Council Plans Final Adoption Os Budget Thursday Metrtber* of the Adams county council were making headway this afternoon on the preliminary check Ing of items In the ccunty budget preparatory to final adoption by I Thursday and tfo fixing of the i county tax rate for 1942 The various i-ounty officials were given the opportunity to explain to t the counci'mteti the need for the . appropriations asked The councilmen announced that every official would Im given an audience before - them, before any action was taken <>:t pruning or eliminating any appropriation listed. This afternoon the county commissioners appeared liefore the cnunciimanic faaly. item- In the i cotMtissioner's -budget, im-ludlng the county infirmary, lielng discussed. fly Wsdneaday noon It Is likely ' that a pretty good Idea of the total of the 1942 budget will lie Obtained, councilmen returning Thursday to . ratify their action and pass the formal ordinances, making the appro i prist lons and fixing the lax levy Tentative approval of the special .Appropriations as advertised was given by the Adam* county coun- ‘ ell In sooxlon this morning, final action Imlng deferred until tomorrow. le-iaus- the total asked ex- ; ceeded 515.040i Th, special appropriations conI listed of funds for the county In I firmary. thew elfare department, a i few of the county officers and apI proximately 413 otto for the highway department. The Latter includ1 ed fund* no: appropriated heretofore and transfer of unexpended appropriations from the state gas tax. Included In the Infirmary requests fa M.fatO for the care and board o ft he 34 inmates at the Allen county Infirmary, the amount I estimated -to defray the cost until tCONTINUMD ON PAOM FITS) — ' Pi - ~~ To Submit Tentative Draft For Infirmary Charles H. Houck, consulting architect, employed by the county commisloner* to prepare plan* and specifications for a new county Infirmary building. Informed the board today that a 'euUtlve draft would be available next Monday. Mr. Houck wilt meet with the commissioners at that time and submit a preliminary itudy of lhe ' proposed building. No estimate ha* yet been furnished, the plan* not being far enough along to cufo the number of floor apace In the building. Mr. Houck rtatsd.

Price Two Cento.

Berlin Claim* Advance On taninxrad Front; Rain* Are Reported Slowing Germans. FINNISH PEACE? By United Pre** Russia counter-attacked Nall lines In lhe central »ecior today, bringing German advance* the highway toward Moscow to a hall. In th,- north Perl In claimed a new succes* against Boviet force* protecting the Luga route toward Leningrad. 44 tnlles away. Berlin and Moscow nppeared to agree that persistent Russian attacks In the Smolensk-Gomel-Bo-bruisk sector had brought German forward movement In the central area to a halt and pnshi-d liack Naxl line* at some point* This relieved, for the time lielng. the threat ot a German push toward Moscow or a sudden swing south !<> cut behind Russian positions on the eastern bank* of the Dnieper However. Russian counter action In lhe sector apparently WM-MM yet powerful enough to force the German* to relax their pressure In the north. German official new* agency reports claimed that Naxl troops north of Luga *n mile* due south of lx-ningrad had overcome the handicap of waler-bogged terrain to breach Russian defense* and force the Red army to retreat, leaving IwhlnJ much heavy equipment and many guns which e (Ml |,| not be moved over mud-choked roads. Southward, in the Ukraine. Russian atiwiipla to establish new bridgehead'- on the western bank of the Dnieper still Were In proxies* tint Naxl accounts claimed I they had l»e,-n repulsed with heavy losre*. In Britain a political storm wa* blowing up over the question of I British aid to Russia. Jack Tanner, leader of lhe powerful amalgamated engineering onion, charged that deliberate efforts are being made by officials in positions of power to sabotage British aid to the Soviet He cited Lieut, t'ol. John T. (' Moore-Bra-baxon, minister of aircraft production. as having expressed hope that Russia and Germany would fight each other to exhaustion, leaving Britain dominant in Kurop,-. There have le-en previous London press charges of lack of wholeheartedness In Britain's cooperation with Russia and ft appeared rCONTINUKD ON PAtlB THRKMt —o Bovine Winner In Fair Sweepstake* An Adams county man carried away high honors in the wheat exhibits al the Indiana stale fair. It was revealed here t-xlay Robert Hovitie, well known Ht. Mary's township farmer. was awarded the sweepstakes prlxe on wheat sample Mr. Bovine received word of the award today In a postal card from the fair. This I* only the third linn- he has shown the wheat and the fourth year he has grown that type, he stated. ORDER TAX BILL UP TO SENATE Senate Committee Orders Consideration On Wednesday Washington. Sept. 2—dVPl—Th4 senate finance committee today or* tiered the 53.872.400.000 tax bill re« ported to the senate tor consld 'ra« tton tomorrow Chairman Walther F George. D. Georgia, who estimated the bill will bring in nearly llOOorMWiooo ill) more a year than lhe treasury figure of 53.872.400.000. said this bigge»t tax bill in history wu« approvSenator Robert M Lafollette, rd by a voice vote. Progressive. Wfa.. served notice, however, that he was opposed to the bill and Would f'ie a uliuuiit/ report Senator Tom Conn illy. D. Texas, also reserved the right to file a minority region <-pp tsing the bill'* provision relating to community property taxation. Senator Bennett C. Clark. D.. Missouri, reserved a similar right In connection with the reduction and individual exemption.