Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 39, Number 210, Decatur, Adams County, 5 September 1941 — Page 1

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IAVY HUNTS ATTACKING SUBMARINE

ailway Workers Jvenvhelmingly In Favor Os Strike

|ih» Percent For irike: Next Move Is amis' <>f Commit ion By Roosevelt. jiK wage boost Kept 5-1 VP» Nine railrMd brotherhoods an lodsy that their 1 Lrri blit >"'' l '•*•'' whelming ( .ink.- for ni.i-.i-cl »••*« from lite kMUing carriers so boui f'>r the strike wa* wt F m fb-pt II but thi* <l<»'» PM thu th- line* burdened *,(en<.- traffic will become It nut time Tin- att'ke call h prop-' <- <oiitroversy In lea -tar- *‘f mediation under fclional railway labor act. irtrikr I* poaslhle for at leant Hl poMlhly *' day* a .trike rote which swept pnhenhlp by 95 to 100 perqijoritle* brought to an end pnnd ‘tare «es up by the railbho- act after week* of direct -nilasy negotiation* had let •talemate it ,tep n for the national rail ■r-jlatM board sitting here, gify Preaident Roosevelt that ■ergency egl«la. The preslb expected to appoint a apefart finding commission to I th.- iaane. and no strike may t daring the «« day* thi* cornton ha« In whit h to make It* aaidentw of the '•big five" itinr brotherhood* declared member* ruled 98.7 percent walkout, the "largest rote In ihtory of the l.ig fire in faror Uribe" indicate*," they «ald, “a dotation on the part of railway ffe» in the transportation re to secure adequate comition for the service rendered tarrier. and the public ft lent* a determination to share » product of their labor In to meet the ever-soaring • of everything food, clothIkelter. taxes etc. *m» done to the negotiation* r put »everal Week* said the •t the currier* had come to ag the- brotherhood* demand* |lto II percent wage Increaaea an after of lit percent Increase the duration of the defense wry norm le brotherhood negotiator* f tvfaaed to consider any offer it did hot raise the basic wage !!a ’’ -We had no offer from railroad, on a wage increase * meant anything." said Ally Johnston preaidant of the Mrbood <>f locomotive englr' N Jewell head ot the API, rtment of railway labor emh «ho «p«ke for 9oo.(H» non Mtng worker*. *ald authorila- "» »»lk out nest Thursday today to the J 4 •» OS I tide the "big five " The •ting anion did not set a defl•trfke date Immediately, ji.t. ui said there “Is no way ON pg OB THMgg) msetohold UCSUNDIf W»l Picnic Os Moose «nday Afternoon At Sun Set Park WfiMl pintle, sponsored by k» Lo,al Ort#r ot lat «' h,,,d H “ n<, ay afterS X* p ‘ r ‘‘ » f f on federal road 33 O s ,2 y ’“‘W- ‘l* WObar. L? and ,h * ,r ,aml - u> att^ B aB i'iirr*n M a 0,h ’’ r ,ecr **lon have tas“.** d (Or b<rth a<,ol “ »“d ,r ° m lhe *»*wm'ta’ *" <l 01,, * r ra,r«htaVjT4 durla « ,he I th. J* . b * ’**«• la event of * wnion *X:: w 0 ; n ” ar * to clur,, "' of

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT

TERRORISTS IN OCCUPIED AREAS ATTACK NAZIS Four More Shootings Are Reported In Occupied r rance Vichy. France. Kept f. tl'Pt — i Three more memt»er» of flern.uit I (M-cupalion force* an.l a French col- . lalatrallotilit were reported today I to have lieen ahot thl« week In the occupied gone Thoee attacked, allegedly by "communlM terrurl*t*," Included Marcel (lltton. former communlat deputy who turned collaborationl*t. He may have been fatally wounded in an attack in Pari* laal I night. The other victim*, believed to lie Herman officer*, were reported I 1 unofficially to have 4>een ahot on 1 Wedneaday and Thuraday in ieolaled caae*. Home report* Raid one or more may have died Two of them were «hot at Lille and another In a I’arla «uhurl>. where a noncommla«ioned (lerman officer prey-1 i lou*ly wa* wounded thi* week while walking with hl* fiance. tierman occupation authorltle* had threatened aevere retaliation agaiuat oppo*ltloni«t prisoner* held In France while Vichy authorltie* had been preailng a draatic campaign again*! terroriata in l«>th occupied and unoccupied sone*. Ilepreaaion of railwaymen charged with communiHtk’ affllatlona or •ooNTtNuan tut ritnu wivb» —■a—— 0 1 CLUB SPOHSORS DEFENSE HOUK Rotary Club To Sponsor Defense Training Program Here The Deeatur Roia.y dub, meet Ing In -weekly »e»»ion Thuraday evening at the K of I*, home, un anlmoualy voted aponaorahip of the engineering defen»e training program in thia city. Thi* program, started la*t year. I* to train worker* in engineering J<d>*. more particularly on defenae work, to make them better lectinl clan* and al»o to make promotion poacMa. The program la part of the federal government'* ddenat- effort*, and Instruction I* tuition free escept for test book*, which are recommended In some course* l»ut are not mandatory The training program i« carried on through 73 engineering *choul* In the country.-with Purdue univeralty In charge of moil of Indiana | The claaae* will be held two night* each week for 44-week term*, with daaae* of two and three hour* nightly. Kegiatratlon for Decatur workmen will ilte held at the Decatur Junior-aenior high edtool Monday evening, tiept. IS. at 7 P- m. The only requirement for enrollment I* a high achool education or It* equivalent In Induatrial esperience. Among the many courae* offered are Included the few following: production atapervlalon. production engineering, time and motion »tudy. coat control, metallurgy. phy*lca. tool and die deaign. mechanic*, chemlatery. safety engineering, elementary electricity Head* of varlou* induatrie* in th* city have more complete InforCOMTINtntP ON PAOB TH RIB I ■■■ 0 Abram Simmons Rites Saturday Afternoon Funeral aervlce* for Abram Simmon*. prominent Bluffton attorney, who died Thuraday morning, will he held at the home in Bluffton 2 p. m. ICHTJ Saturday, and not ! at the ciisrch. aa was erroneously 1 announred yeaterday.

Firwt Photo of Blasted SIIO,(MM),(MH) Soviet Dam .it, ,- twS PS Berlin ha* lamed thi* picture, a radiophoto, of the Muted Dnieper river dam. a 11D1.000.000 atructure deatroyed by the ltu«aian« In a de«perale effort to hall the (lerman advance in the lower I'kralne The dam I* located near Dnleperopetrovak In the picture a (lerman officer In allhouette obaervea the blamed dam. center, and burning Induatrial plant*, left.

ANNUAL PICNIC HERE SATURDAY Central Soya, McMillen Feed Employes To Hold Annual Picnic The annual picnic for employe* of the 4’enirul Soya company and MoMllb-n Fwd Mill*. Inc. will be held Saturday. September d. at Sun•ent Park from I to A I' M A record attendance of employe*, their wire* and kiddle*, la egpwted tbi« y»ur. became of the fact that plant operation* are *u*pe:ided thl* weekend pending completion of a •witch over of all unit* to a heavier electrical Inlet, luffh lent to cary I the capacity load anticipated thi* tall. The picnic runwnlttee. beaded by J 11. Ilrennan a* general chairman, ha* made egtenalve plan* to inaure the *uece«* of the fee thie year. A (‘apehart elertrical aelector and amplifying *y*tem ha* la-en metalled In the park pavilion to furnl»b mu«ic audible over the entire ground* throughout the afternoon. Luncheon featuring country linked ham. a selection of other meal* cbee»e, salad*. relishes coffee. Ice cream and soft drink* will fie *erv eo buffet style to the more that* goo employe*, wive* and children Various content* mid amuaemem* for the children a* well a* adult* have been arranged by the entertainment committee and prlge* will lie awarded the participant* proving their tuperiorfiy in each respective group Sofrlmil game* scheduled for various team*, throughout the afternoon, are alao planned to furnish keen rivalry in tcoNriMUlD on panic ntxi KU FUNERAL HERESATUROAY Military Services For Selectee Saturday Afternoon Military funeral aervlce* for Herman Willard Krick will lie held Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock nt the Black funeral home and burial will be In the Decatur cemetery. Legioana're* have been naked to meet at the Legion home at 1 o'clock, from wher- they will go to the funeral home to conduct aervice* for the Adam* county selective »orvice trainee who died in San Jo»e. California from hijurlea received In a motorcycle collleion. Enllited men In the city on Saturday afternoon are a»ked to meet at the Legion home and assist In the services. Rev 0. T. Rosnelot will officiate. The body arrived tn thia city early thl* afternoon and »a* taken to the Black funeral home, where It may die viewed after 7 o'clock thl* evening until time of the »ervieea.

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Decatur, Indiana, Friday, September 5, 1911.

Hoosier Employment Hits Record Peak ■■l . HI — Indianopolis. Sept 5 (t'l'i -Em- | pioyment in lhe sta't's rapidly exI panding industries •urged upward to the highest peak in history durI ing August, the Indiana employment security division r«*|-orted today. The numlier of Hoosier factory , workers rose to 3»o.inhi with the ( addition of 9mn> men and women , In August, an iucreaiw of 7J500 workers over the previous record month of June. 1941 0 MOTION FILED IN DRAIN CASE — _ i Asks Rejection Os Remonstrances To C. S. Stengel Drain A motion ’o strike out and reject remonstrances in the ('. 8. Stengel dtaln case, commonly known ae the Blue Creek drain, has been filed In Adams circtii: court. The motion war, filed by D Burdette Custer, aa attorney for the petitioners and sot engineer Walter H Gllllom Three reasons are listed in support of the million. The first cites the allegation that none of the 137 . r?mon*tran<es were filed In dupll-! cate a* required by law. The second aver* that 60 of the remonrtrances are not properly verified by affirming or swearing before a proper officer of the law. The third avers that In more than a ucore of case* remonatratora signed (or Momeone else without showing authority to do so. or power of attorney. The hearing has been set for I September 15.

TODAY'S WAR MOVES (Reg. V. 8. Patent Office! By Louis F. Keemle Os the United Press War Desk

The war In Russia has eclipsed activity In the eastern and central Mediterranean but important activity la (ulna on there The unbearably hot antnmer weather of North Africa, which has slowed land action In Libya, la approaching Its end. Latest dispatches suggest that If the Russian cam pa lan la bogged down for the winter, the British and axfa forces will have another teat of strength there. If Britain la to attempt a continental expedition. Sicily and southern Italy would be as logical a point of attack as any other, perhaps more so than the channel coast If the British could establish bases there, they could attempt to knock Italy out of the war and give Hitler considerable to worry about on his southern flank It Is noteworthy that for weeks the British air force has been pounding at Sicily. Sardinia and southern Italy dally. The reglond

LECIONHEADS ARE APPOINTED District Vice-fommand-ers Are Appointed l,ast Evening The calendar of district meeting* of the fourth district of the American la-gion was »et at a meeting held at Fort Wayne Thuraday night. The April district meeting will bi- held In this city, with Adams post 43 a* the host. Thi* meeting will he held the first Thursday in . April. A. R. Vegalu**. newly elwtiil disi trict commander, lavt night appointed Fred Huffman of Bluffton *• southern district vi« e-commatid-er. and Dr John II Breneman of a» northern district vicecommander. Commander Vegalue* announced that the district now has a paid-up membership of 1.588 The northern •nd southern vice-comm*nder» will I serve a* the meiuliet «hip commitI tee, with Vegalue* as exsifficio member. W Carl Graham, newly-electwi state commander spoke briefly at last night's meeting, urging the la(CONTINUED ON PAGE TWOt o Hunt Is Continued For Bandit Couple No letup was seen today In the hunt for a man and a woman who at the point of a gun robbed the Htltzer service station here Wednesday night Although a number of clue* have been tracetl without reault*. city, county and state lailice are still following the meager trail left by the Imndit |>alr.

attacked Include the area where the British made an experimental landing several months ago. The Italians have been meeting the threat with counter-attacks on the British naval banc of Malta, lying just south of Sicily Now conies word of greatly Increased naval activity. In which supply ships and vessels used for troop transports to Africa are mentioned The British claimed today that their submarines have sunk three Italian ships. Including a large liner, and to have severely damaged another supply ship and a 10.000 ton cruiser. In the face of British naval superiority. the axis has retored with heavy aerial attacks on the British stronghold at Tobruk The Indications are that the British, bolstered by supplies and equipment which have been flowing Into Bgypt from the United Btales and (CONTINUMD <MS PAUB rouitT*

Roosevelt Says Naval Forces Informed To “Eliminate” Sub For Attacking U.S. Destroyer

BUDGET REVIEW IS SCHEDULED ■ — County Tax Adjustment Board To Meet Here Next Monday Review of the budget* In the van lon* taking unit* by the Adatnn county tas adju»tment board, ha* Ihh-ii *< heduled for a om-day event and little change I* e»pe< ted In any of the budget* or lai levlm. The board I* wheduleil to meet at S o'clock Monday morning In the office of the county auditor. A chairman will be elected and then the uoven man board will In-gin the work of reviewing the town*hlp budget*. From nine to 12 o'clock noon, the board will hear the town*hip tru*tee*. hi the afternoon the achool and library tru*tee* and clerk-treaaur-ern of Decatur. Berne. Geneva and Monroe will In- heard. The following nchedule ha* been , arranged: The budget* of the twelve townI *hip* will be reviewed from P:00 (I a. m until 12 (Mi o'ctock noon. The achool town of Berne at I:IS p. m. ’ The achool town of Decatur at I (5 p m. The civil town of Geneva at 2:15 p. m. The civil town of Berne at 2:45 p. tn. The civil town of Monroe at 3:00 P- ni The civil town of Decatur at 3:15 p. ni. i The Berne library at 3:45 p. m. i «— -(XINTINI'KII ON PAIiK rlV«> SETCALENDAR OFCODRTTERM Many Cases Are Set For September Term Os Circuit Court A glance at the calendar of the Adam* circuit court, ae prepared by Judge J. Fred Fruchte yeaterday. predict* a bu»y September term for court attache* and attorney*. Following I* a Hat ot the caae* now on the calendar: Sept. 6 ISS42. Ma*«otme<- v* Miu-HOlinee. Sept II I5R<3, Moaer A Co. v«. Lobenvteln (i«*UM). Sept. II l«20». Mortuary Hup ply Co. v*. Lobena(eln (ia*uea). Sept. 12 18121. (Illllok v* Frit*. Inger tlauueal Sept 12 181*3. Standard Sanitary V*. Ilebble <i**Ue*l Sept. 13 1M35, 11 oit g h v*. Hough, divorce. Sept. 13-14467. Schindler v*. Sdilndler. divorce. Sept. 1311 M, Guardlan*hip of Robert Lichtenberger. Sept. 15—16253. Stengel Drain ll**Ue*) Sept. 23 — 16558 Dailey v» Itaih-y. Sept. 25—Runyon v*. Kel*ey. Sept. 26—16509. Fau»t VU. Wi»e and other*. Oct. 8—15620. Flr*t State Bank v*. Magi- y. Oct. 8 15619, Flr«t State Bank v». Magley. Oct. 9-16286, State of Indiana, eg rel v*. Ryf (laauea) Oct. It) 16544. Monticello State Bank v*. Lehman (l**ue*i Oct. 13—16371. Flr*t State Bank v*. Landrum tiasuea) Oct. 13—1M10, Kaufman v*. McKean. Oct. 14 16614. Swygart v*. Ilin'CriNTINUBD ON PAUN HIVB, TEMPfRATURE READING DEMOCRAT THERMOMETER 8:00 a. m 74 10:00 a. m 77 Noon 80 2:00 p. m. 50 3:00 p. m. 82 WEATHER Fair tonight and Saturday: cooler tonight.

GERMAN CANNON OPENS FIBINC ON LENINGRAD Report Some Os M ar’s Heaviest Fin Ming On Front By I'nlled Pre** German cannon today opened a bombardment of la-nlngrad. northern citadel of the Soviet, deaplte a Kaw-tiHith Rttaalan counter-offenaive on the central front de*|gned to reduce Sail premmre on the N i ' 2 llu**ian city. The Klart of the bomliardment wa* reported by the German high command after report* from Berlin. Rome, lamdon. and Mokcow had made evident that some of the war’* heavleat fighting wa* In progre*« at the line* outaide Leningrad The new climai in Germany'* offetiaive agalnat lliiviia aroae a* a new cauae of Amerlcan-Alerm in ten*lon wa* presented by the firing of iwveral torpedoe* liy a Kttbmar Ine. presumably German, al the American deitroyer. Greer, en route to Iceland Initial Indication* were that the Greer Incident would lead to nothing more tangible than Increaned tenaion. Berlin had no comment , on the matter and Waahiuglon did not appear lucllned toward draatic action. In l-ondon the attack received wide iiew»paper play and wa* thought to bring the I'nlled Slate* clo*e|- Io war decl-lon* Tile Mali high command. In it* flr»t report in aeveral day* on *peciflc operation* in llil**ia. *aid that encirclement of U-ningrad I* progreaaing and that Kalotlia ha* now iiei-n cleared of luolaled Soviet troop unit*. There wa* no Indication of -he I weight of the bombardment of l.*-n---ingrad now under way Cannon fire Into the city ha* been po*»ltde (Ince the reported arrival of Nagi troop* within 12 to 15 mile* of Leningrad. announced by Berlin Tue»day. Report* from every source made ~<CONTINIIHI> ON PAOK FIVBI o ( have/. Arraignment Postponed One Day The arraignment of Je*u» Chavez, Meiican on a charge of a«*ault with intent to murder, which wa* vcheduled for thi* morning lu* teo-u poaiponed to Saturday morn ing proaecutor Harry T. Grube stated today. The poatponement wa* made because Judge J Fred Fruchte went to Portland today to preside as wpeclal judge In an action in th- Jay circuit court. Chavez I* charge with the count a* an aftermath of a brawl in Curryville in which he allegi-dly shot Je*u* Velez, aged Mexican, with a .41 calibre revolver ILL OFFICERS ARE REELECTED Citizens Telephone Compa nv Reelects Present Officers Officer* of the Citizen* Telephone company were renamed la»t night in the annual reorganization meet mg ot the board of director* of the company. The officer* renamed to their poet* are: Leo Tager, president; 8. E. Hite, vice-president: C. E. Bell, treasurer; A. E, Voglewere. general counsel, and C. D. KhMger, secretary. The above officer* were renamed Io the board of director* in a atockholder*' meeting that preceded the election of officers. Report* of the company were made during the stockholder* meetmg and other routine buslneai conducted.

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President Reveals More Than One Attack Made During Daylight Hours In U. S. Waters. SEEK MARAUDER Washington. Sept 5 (I'Pt — ' i President RMMevelt said today American naval force* are hunting for the iiibmarlne which attacked the V S destroyer Greer several time* In daylight on the American side of the Atlantic. The American naval forces had lieen Instructed to "eliminate'' the ! sttamariUe if they find it. he said. The pre,ldem mild that the Greer i Was subjected to more than one attack In good visibility. The attack, he said, definitely occurred on the American side of the At- | lantic oeran Speaking at a press conference. Mr. Roosevelt said that a search . for the mauradlng submarine |« underway. If it is found, he said. . the American naval force* will "eliminate” It. i "Eliminate" Is a very good word, i he added, granting permission to i put direct quotation* around the ; term. Tlie president, however, declined ' to discuss the suggestion that such ' action would living the I'nlled Slate* Into actual shooting warfare. > He said, with eraphaai*. that It was very fortunate Indeed that the I destroyer was not hit when the I submarine atackwd with torpedoe*. I He did not sper ify bow many ■ attack* had been made or how long .1 period of time they covered I When the submarine launched I Its torpedoes at the American de stroyer carrying mail to Iceland. i the destroyer was alone. The i Greer, lie said, was clearly marked I by the American ensign and her i identification numlier was plainly i marked on her aide* As to the possibility that the submarine fired a torpedo liy mis- ' lake he said the fact remain* that there wa* more than one attack. The president admitted the possibility that the submarine might have flri-d a torpedo by taking bearing* with it* listening devices and never actually sighting the destroyer visually But. he said sternly, thi* I* no ameliorating cli<-utnslance The consequence of launching a torpedo blindly at a ship identified only liy It* motors carries consequence* fully a* grave as launching a torpedo at a ship identified *|H-< i(l. ally aa an American naval vessel he said The president ezplained the American position thus It reminded him of an incident in which *ch<M>l children on their way to classes were fired on one day by a mmirander who spot at them from some bushes The father of the children, he said, took the position there wa* nothing Io do about it not even search the buslie* because the children were not hit liy the gunfire This I* not the position of this government In the attack upon it* destroyer. The bushe* are being searched, he said, and the government ot the I'nlted State* specifically reject* the position of th- allegorical father and takes the position that (CONTINUED ON PA<IK THREE) Eliminate Community Property Provision Washington. Sept 5 (I'l’t V majority of the sena'e finance committee, yielding to the de'etmfned opposition of 16 sen itor* from community property state*, agreed today to eliminate th- controversial community property t*z provision from the pending 83.613.800.000 revenue bill. 0 Senate Confirms Biddle Nomination Washington. Sept f- (I'Pt— Tho senate today confirmed the nomination of Francis Biddle to h< attorney general The nomination was confirmed without detmte when Sen Tom Connally. D. Texas. Interrupted consideration of the tax bill to permit action on It.