Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 39, Number 255, Decatur, Adams County, 28 October 1941 — Page 1

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kIMIIMIES foSTEAOU w front 1 Report New L nlical I Sector I Jr IsM Ku •teadily ■* Rtioun front today. re■7, pjn . <>n the critical ■Lor .nd *'«l propwanrip'sled with »n ■ pLodr-nted torrent of at Pre.ldem Roose- ■ o-njn ,|lMh ■tto aptafr us Kramatorsk. ■ josh of HUlilto. and Mid ■,. , w p, ha»e swept into E,.. io«n> The Russians fighting in the Im ■ ndslty «f Kharkov which Eadf claim’ Umdon said Em .re l« to th tnilea Li>r on the Moscow front r,r, arte reported COEE■rt.st l|>-Tun propaunda explos■gfwtad acalMt Mr. Roose-■fe-lr. that Berlin as pre■r'a e.j puns for < oust rueK "raasal states" In Central America and 17a u'wn of organized re■n i Xaiidomlnated new ■Nr' ■b al reaction In Berlin to Lt <har.es was one of “the ■ ttnuetnent.” A spokesman In a l.h point in RooseKuq had been achieved by ■d etecatlre and that the K were the product of a ■ third Imafination.” ■r tad this propaganda line k mt when the German* k ».gnal*. A second cumB«u iMied In which the > r.d.nls waa replaced by ■matin, ancer. TheYlooaokh *■« called a t'ongomIdatnputons. Insults. alnnkrt--— and imputation*.” ■ready Nail anger mounted laud hound. A little Inter kitement was made, couchIfmsihly the moat violent bftt employed by Berlin In ■ to* Roosevelt speech. I t'atement abounded with ■ that the American Preaidprar." An unnamed "high hyenmiality" waa quoted aa ■t Mr Roosevelt with the Im Udwi< of Bavaria. It k'sled that Mr. Kooaevelt bdosn a* the "greatert liar h ta bistory." Ifersur., did not indicate the knes behind their shifting line and unprecedented it appeared posk it might stem from unP. # ” r ,h * reaction of the k rtargss in au. h conn- ► Italy, France and Npafn. IGrrtnsoy has attempted to k-br.l capital of her aMHUm . f *’ * defender of religion f *»'.beist bolshevism.*’ k of these countries the ftbarch la a factor of maNasi relations with F* within Germany have P* itfttbled and any wide r** #f Mr. Roosevelt's P 0 * ’"toward Nasi Lnten r >r * f,ll «b>n might well PtfRD ON PAOg THHBbT muntt WNVICTED r , J ,e Convicted In M«rt Court Os Driving h"!. u*** le * of Pl ‘*»a*ni '""'«»«• by L Albr '-«ht In Van Wert CrJ ’ lw “ < O “H after belli. * ctar «« »t drlvF !| ’i Mot 11 " 1 lnlloence of hrTi' o’’ 0 ’’" 1 nU ‘ r of the L *?**• * bl, ' h Oollberat"*dici*, * i b * , ° r * return ' More v 0 ban.. ) UrJ required •Wtt'i. ' .’ ,llh U ‘ r ** wM ’ •*<aat mm* lhe ,tau and 1 i *b*lf Uk n * tlle * l,n<l ln ’opfomber 1» Hh ' rt,r R,,y com »r. Ohio. W»l bsea pus«d.

WAGE SCALE IS ADOPTED HERE Wage* Are Set For Workers On New Infirmary Building A wane scale for common labor and trades required In the construction of the proposed new county Infirmary waa adopted last evening by the wage scale committee. composed of Cal Yost, representing the county commitstoners; Charles luihrman. repre senting Governor 8< hricker, and Charles II .McCormick, of the American Federation of lustier The scale Is the minimum to bn paid workers employed on the Job and la as follows: All rates per hour: Asbestos workers, skilled fI.M; bricklayer, skilled. II SO; carpenter, skilled. M cents; cement finisher, skilled, M cents; common labor, unskilled. &S cents; electricians, skilled, • 1.26; elevator constructor, skilled. II.IS; hod carriers and mortar tenders, semiskilled, fi" cents: Iron workers, skilled. Iron worker* rodmen, skilled. »<• cents; lathers, metal, skilled. Im cents; lathers, wood, skilled, ho cents; operators, power crane, dragline, pile drivers, derricks, shovels, skill*4. II.SI: air com pressors. skilled. cents; paintera and glaters. skilled, fm vents; plasterer, skilled. •» cents; plumb, er. steam fitter and gas fitter, skilled. SI STVs: roofer, skilled. <w> cents: ketlieman. semi-skilled. >& cents; sheet metal workers, skilled. 11; terraito and tile layers, skilled. 1147 H; helpers, semiskilled. do cents; truck driver, one and one-half ton and under, unskilled. 50 cents: truck driver, over ton and onehalf. semi-skilled, fio cents; hoist engine operator, skilled. 11. The agreement state* that where classifications are not covered in the above, that the prevailing wage shall be paid. Allowing for the time necessary In giving notice to bidders and the sale of the V>5.000 worth of hoods to finance the fSIi.OOO building, it is likely that proposals from con tractors will be received around the middle of December. PRE-INDUCTION EXAMS PLANNED Adam* County Draftees To Fort Wayne For Examination Beginning November 1, prospective Adams county draftees will go to Fort Wayne for a physical elamination before being sent to selective service training, it Mmounccd today by Mtes Dori* Nelson, draft board clerk. In conformity with a recent order from state selective service headquarters, eligible- 1-A men will be aent In groups to the Fort Wayne armory. There they will undergo the same egamlnaliou given at Fort Benjamin Harrison previously. If successful in passing the examination, the draftees will then be Inducted Into training without the Fort Harrison esain. This ruling does not affect the group of 10 that will leave here on November 13. It does affect all contingents after that time. The ffrst group 2d in number —will b« sent from the eligible 1-A list to Fort Wayne on November 24. according to the call received from etale headquarters. The second group will be called for examination on December 2d. A total of 29 will be called for this examination. The names of those who will be sent for their examinations will be announced In a few days. Th--examinations will require only a tew hour*, and those *ent will leave in the morning and return the same day. About five days notice will be given to the draftee* to be examined. —o — Local Man’s Mother Dies In Chicago Word wa» received here this morning from I. Bernstein, who wa* called to Chicago Bunday night by ths serlou* Bine** of his mother, that she died before .Mr. and Mrs. Bernstein arrived. The deceased, who wa* about HO year* of age, lived In Spring Valley, 111. She wa* preceded in death by her husband.

Bun in Which 15 PernonN Died After (Jas Blast " jt* **’**' _ * This Is the charred skeleton of a .Montgomery-Birmingham bus which wa* swept by flames when It struck a bridge railing near Clanton. Ala., causing a gasoline explosion and the death of 15 persona Seven other* were hospitalised. Parrish Aultman, the driver, wa* one of (hose who died a* result of the fire.

FRANCE FACING BITTER WINTER IN NAZI RULE Petain Refimc At Stake Under Domination By Germany ■■l I—.l ■■■ By Pres* Marshal Henri Petain'* future a* chief of the French state I* at stake In a deepening economic crisis resulting from French “collaboration" with Germany. " This picture was provided by authentic advices reaching the I'nlted Press today from sources on the Knropean continent. ( According to this Information. French Industry, commerce and agriculture has been geared so completely to the Reich war machine that little more “collaboration" can be expected except some arrangement to allow France, a* well as Germany, to benefit from the new setup. No far, France ha* received virtually no benefit. With minor exceptions, the Information reported, those French Industries which are working are working for German account. Meantime. German agent* continued to scour lutth iM-cupled and unoccupied France for food supplies and raw materials, shipping such vast quantities that France face* a winter of unparalleled suffering. Economic repercussion* of these developments, the advice* said, may prove extreme in lhe next few month*, particularly If the Germans continue to manipulate (CONTlNtrt?t> ON PAGE TWO! 15 MINERS IRE BLAST VICTIMS Bodies Os Victims Are Removed After Kentucky Explosion Nortonville. Ky.. Oct. H.—(UP) - Rracue squads pumped deadly gas-s from the Daniel Boone mhotoday and recovered the bodies of 15 explosion victims. The squad*, working in shift* of 21 men. had lowered themselves through the mine's airshaft on a bleak Kentucky hillside to repair the ventilating system and drive out the gases hampering their rescue efforts. The dead, badly burned, were lying in a tunnel 120 feet below the surface and I,5<M» feet from the air shaft. Forty-eight men were In the mine when the explosion occurred at 7:30 a. m. yesterday, but 33 were reacued two hours later. Shortly after 2 a. m. today four rescue worker* made their way from the air *haft through the tunnel and past the bodlea to the main entrance of the slope mine Mule* were hitched to car* and led in for the bodies iylng 4.000 feet from the entrance. The car* bearing the victims emerged between 3 15 and 4 a. m. Families of the victim* mingled IQONTINUMI ON FMMI F1V»)

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Auks Knittinx Project Work Be Completed I Ml** Annie Wlnne*. secretary ot the Adams county Rod Cross, today iasued a statement requesting that | all ladle* engaged In the knitting project return yarn or project* a* soon aa possible. The work must be speeded up. she stated, to insure the local organization completing Ils quota of work in the time set by Red Cross headquarters. CORN HUSKING CONTEST HELD Warren County Farmer Wins Indiana Annual Content Nteve Taylor Farm. Woodburn. Ind. Oct. 2H. (VP) Ralph Ford. 31-year-old Warren county farmer, today banged 24 7 net bushels of corn Into a battered farm wagon to win the Indiana state corn husking c rown and qualify for a shot at the national title next week. Clarence Neal. Hoonc county, ended the HO-mlnute grind with 24.43 net bushel* to take second place In the annual Hoosier farmers’ "little world serie*.” A crowd estimated at 45.000 to 50,*M persons watched the 16 top Hoosier huaker* compete for the title. Gov. Henry F. Nchrlcker fired the starting bomb promptly at noon. County agriculture agent* from 1* northern Indiana counties. Including L. E. Archbold of Adams county, served as judge*, and Bob Nulf. Fort Wayne. North Bide high au-hool coach, wa* thi- official timer. Today'* winning mark waa far off the state record, set last year i at bushel* by O'Dell Iver* of J Knox county. 0 ■ Two Army Aviators Killed In CraNji Albuquerque. N. M. Oct. 23. — (UP)—Two U. 8. army filer* were killed early today when their attack training plane crashed in a sparsely aettletl area near Vauhgn. N. M.. air bwne officer* here announced. The victim* were tecond lieutenant* W. 11. Carpenter, and 0. W. Jone*, both from Kelley Field. Texas. The fate of three air cadet*, believed to have been passenger* In the craft, wae unknown. ■ O' I Mussolini Declares Ax« Powers To Win Rome, Oct. 21. (UP) Premier Benito Musaollnl, speaking from the balcony of Venice palate, told a cheering throng of 50,404 Fascist* tonight that the United Ntates and other anti-Axie force* will be crushed by the Axis. Mussolini appeared on the balcony of the palace in response to the shout* of the uniformed Fascial demonstrator* who carried placards) and poster* denouncing the United Slate* and President Roosevelt. The occasion was the 19th anniversary of the black shirt march on Rome which put Mussolini Into power In Italy.

SUBMITS BILL AIMED TO HALT WORK STOPPAGE Bailey’N Measure Would Make Stoppage Act Os Sabotage Washington. Oct. 2* — (UP — Ren Joslah-'W’. Bailey. D . N. Ca., ■ Introduced legislation today to dei fine sabotage against the govern- '' ment in away that he believe.! would apply to situations fit* the captive coal mine strike called by John L. la-wis. Bailey Introduced the measure as an amendment Io lhe neutrality act revision measure now being drafted in the senate. It wou>d Impose a maximum fine of |14.000 and in years Imprisonment fo>vlolatlon*. Under the terms of Bailey's proposal. which followed President Roosevelt’s third appeal to lewis to call off the captive coal min.' ■trike, naltotage would lie broadened to include stoppages in the production of “materials or articles ordered by any department or bureau or cabinet official or the national defense.” The coal strike, now in It* second day. was ordered )>y la-wl* when the mine owners seven major steel companies refused to grant the demands of the United Mine Worker* union (CIO) for a union shop. Benjamin F. Fairless, president of the U. N Steel Corp., the lead Ing captive coal mine operator*, said in New York that the corpora(CONTINUED ON PAGE HIX) LABOR HEARING DATE IS FIXED Adams County Firms Named In Portland Labor Hearing Federal Judge Thomas W. Slick has fixed Friday morning as date for hearing a hill of complaint filed In U. 8. district court at South Bend hy the Grain Elevator Worker* No. 22X46 (AFL). of Portland, ugainit the Hayne* .Milling company. a Portland corporation. Judge Slick also ruled that each ot the defendants named in the complaint should be restrained and enjoined pending final determination of the suit from joining or cooperating with any person, firm or corporation for the purpose of entering Into any unfair labor practice and from molesting in union activities towards collective bargaining. acts of violence, hiring of ■trike breaker* and other Judications a* asked for hy the plaintiffs In their complaint. Defendant* are listed a* the Hayne* Milling company. Inc., a corporation of Portland, and it* following officers; Edward M Haynes, John Mct'ram. and Joseph Hanlln. all of Portland; the Eastern Indiana Grain Dealer* association. Goodrich Elevator company of CONIINUKV UN PAGE THREW?

“Shooting Has Started”-FDR Tells Nation - Reveals Nazi Intentions In South America

JURY TO HEAR I CASE IN COURT Jury Trial Wednesday: New Suits Are Filed Here One change was to Im- made today in lhe Adams circuit Jury which I* Bcheduled to hear Ike suit of Mildred Hwygart against George Hlndeiilaiig. beginning tomorrow. Mura Leisure of Monroe township has been excused by Judge J. Fr- d Fruchte aud her place on the panel was to be tilled iale (hie afternoon by the board of Jury <-omml**loner*. Three name* were to be drawn by the commissioners, with th--first replacing that ot the Monroe township lady. • In the suit, as originally filed April 12. I9H. lhe plaintiff asked ' *1.520 from the defendant, her I father, for service* allegedly performed In caring for her mother, since deceased. Her mother, the complaint act I out. was 111 with cancer. The suit asks *1.512 and int-r--»t The other members of the regular panel have bran summoned to a|i|M-ur Wi-dn-vday morning. New Suit* Filed Th.- note suit of the Fort Wayne Typesetting company against the United Printing company. William J l*yk and t'lyd-- It burblti. has been vetiued to lhe Adams circuit court from the Allen circuit court. The suit asks *!'«'. H K. FrankI enateln of Fort Wayn>- is plaintiff's attorney. A note cull, demanding *2m), has been filed in circuit court by Harold Sautters against A. P. Mylotte. John L. DeVos* is plahitiff's at(OONTINI'BIt ON PA<JE:”tWO) MERCURV DROPS BELOW FREEZING Decatur Experiences First (’old Weather Os Season Today The mercury dipped below the freexing mark last night for the first time this seaeon. reportedly hitting a new low of 30. Temperalurra lived up to lhe prediction nt the weatherman yesterday by falling below 32 early this morning. It was a 30-degrra drop for the mercury. After starting a downward trek Monday afternoon, it fell below the *0 mark from a 6<tdegree high yesterday and kept i steadily slipping last night. By * a. m. today, it had climbed back up to 34 In the Itaily Democrat thermometer and wra still slowly rising Early morning forecast* of the weatherman said bright and sunny Tuesday, hut tather cold. He saw fair to partly cloudy weather for Wednesday, with slowly rising temperature*. Cold General (By United Fra**) A mass of cold air hung over a broad twit of etale* eastward from the Rocky Mountains today and depressed temperature* to wintry

levels. Snow flurries were reported In the northern and eastern Great laike* region and anow was forecast for the Dakota* and Mlnneaoia today. G. E. Dunn, U. 8 weather fore caster at Chicago, said the cold front was moving eastward rapidly. It pass'd Chicago yenterday morning and was expected to reach the eaat coast before noon today. HVINTtNItED UN PAG*) "IX) o " Decatur Man’s Trial Set For January 8 Fort Wayne, Oct. 23-The ca»* of Hubert R. McClanahan. Decatur, charged with driving while intoxicated. ha* been set for a jury trial on January 8 in Allen circuit court here.

F.D.R. MAKES THIRD DEMAND TO END STRIKE U. S. Steel Curtails Operation Because Os Coal Strike — 1 By I’niled Press The giant I'nlted Ntate* Hlrel corporation curtailed operations today because of the Work stoppage in it* captive mine* while President Roraevelt approached a showdown with John le la-wl*. chief of lhe striking I'nlted Mine Workers 11'III > Bemunln F Fairies*, president of I’. R Nteel. announced that the corporation's subsidiaries in the Chicago, Pittsburgh and Youngsj town district* would Im- required Ito reduce operatlrm* from l<m to HO or 9o percent of capacity today. Mr. RtHMevelt renewed hl* demand for resumption of work In the mines last night, sending hl* third appeal to Uewls. The I'MW president had replied to the president’* second appeal by blaming the strike on J. P. Morgan and the “ruthless t’. N. Steel corporation." Mr. R<M>sevelt countered with the charge that the union shop Issue wa* insufficient grounds for the walkout. The president Indi rated to congressional leader* yesterday that he was nearly ready to call for legislation to curtail ■trikes hampering defense production. The strike of 53.<140 miners was called at midnight Saturday bit it became effective yesterday, la-wls told the president the dispute could be settled immediately If the r. s. Nteel company would accept terms of the Appalachian agreement, which provides a union shop Congressional demands for acI lion came from Hen. Harry Byrd. D, Va.; Sen Tom Connally. D. Tex ; Nett. K K. Cox. D. G.i Ib-p Dan McGhee. D. Miss , and Rep William M. Colmer. D. Miss. Hentlmeni for no-strike b-gisla-Hon. which faded last summer, revived In both houses. The president reportedly told congressional leaders that coininandeet Ing coal mines would raise , difficult problem* but that he had conceived plan* for “protecting" coal stocks alMtve ground at mine , shafts and for allocating coal to : defense industries. In hl* navy and total defense ( day address last night. Mr. Roo»- , velt said that “selfish obstruction" by industry or labor must not ( hamper defense production , Annoiim-tng that operation* , would be curtailed immediately by

(CUNTINt'KI) <>N PAGE UIX) THEFT SOLVED DT CONFESSION Fort Mayne Nefro Confesses T<> Theft From Daniel Durbin Truck The theft of 1140 from a truck ,

driven by Daniel Durbin, of this , city, while the vehicle was park- j nd in Fort Wayne last June, lias , been cleared. ) Solution of the theft ha* mulled In the arreet of Leonard Allen. 24 ■ alia* Ike Price, colored, of Fort Wayne, on a charge of »econd degree burglary. Allen, no Detective Sgt Oliver Lee and Detective Ed Rose of the state police asserted, has confessed to burglarising the parked log truck and taking a wallet containing the money, which Durbin had left on the seat. The alleged robber I* also said to have confessed to a filling station holdup In Kokomo late last June and I* being questioned concerning a number of other crimes In northern Indiana. The offender is on parole at pre-1 •ent. I

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\ast Radio Audience Hearn Rooncvcll Say U. 8. Navy In Action: Banishment Os Reliff* ion Told. SEC RET PLANS ” r r Washington. Ort. 2* (I’Pl — President Roosevelt'* emphatic statement that "the shooting ha* started” was spectacular notification today that the nation I* movIn gbeyond short-of war lM>undarles Into the field of limited caval hostilities. America has lieen attacked. Germany fired the first shot. Mr. Roosevelt last night told hl* w old wide radio audience and the total defense and navy day diners who heard him In person at the Mayflower hotel here. Hl* address revealing Nagi plan* to abolish religion and to take over Nouth America and part* of Central America, Including the Panama Canal, seemed significantly to combine with a dramatic reminder that the dead and Injured aboard the destroyer Kearny were the sons of many stales. The whole appeared to Im- a summons to the hesitant at home. In Latin America and perhaps, even In the Vatican to Join the crusade against Hitler. Mr. R<M>*evelt'a own estimate of hl* speech wa* I hat the religious phase wa* the most newsworthy. He called again last night for Ute speedy arming of our merchant ■hips, insisted that they must be free to carry munition* directly to British (torts and promised that the navy would protect our shipping. The neutrality act has bran “outmoded by force of violent circumstances." Mr. Roosevelt wa* Interrupted 12 times by applause hut the big outburst of whoops and cheering came when he directly denied the tight of president John L la-wis of the I'nlted Mine Workers of America to shut down production In captive coal mine*. In 11* razor sharp word*, the five most significant of which were wholly extemporaneous. Mr. Roosevelt dealt with business and labor obstruction to national defense. “Ye*, our nation must speak from every assembly line yes. from every coal mine." the president began but was Interrupted by a burst of ch-erfng at the interpolated reference to coal “and In the all-inchlslve whole of our vast ittduntrliil ma< hlne our factories and our shipyard" are constantly expanding. Ottr output must be multiplied "It cannot be hampered by the selfish obstruction of a small but dangerous minority of Industrial manager* who hold out for extra profits, or for 'business as usual.' And It cannot be hampered by the

selfish obstruction of a small hut dangerous minority of labor leaders (more cheer* mid shout*) who nre a menace for lalmr as a whole know* that lhe small minority I* a menace—to the true cause of labor Itself, (more cheers) as well a* to the nation as a whole." He said that we must supply the British and the Russians and lhe Uhineie and that “we dare not fall.” “We have wished to avoid aha >tlog." the president said “But the shooting Has started And history will record who fired the first shot. In the long run. however, all that will matter will be who fired lhe last shot. ''We Americans have clean'd ’TcoN iiNtncD on »«<iv ' xHtcao TEMPERATURE READING DEMOCRAT THERMOMETER 8:00 a. m. 34 10:00 a. m. - <7 Noon .. -.41 2:00 p. m. - 46 3:00 p. m. -*8 WEATHER Fair, eoolsr In vast *nd treme south portions, killing frost twiight: Wvdnssdsy fair with rising tempvrstur* but Increasing cloudiness In afternoon.